RobiNZ Personal Blog

Lucire’s Car to Be Seen in for 2008 - Fiat 500

While there are many more powerful, expensive, bigger and (to be honest) better value cars out there it’s the new Fiat 500 which takes the “ Lucire Car to be seen in ” prize this year. I saw a preview... Read more →

It's a BMW Honda?

The BMW X6 is a strange, ugly and useless mix of XWD and Coupe. I’m pretty sure David Linklater knows what they look like but maybe this just looked better on the page. From memory the sleek beast pic... Read more →

Sony BRAVIA TVs will feature built-in Digital HD

Finally a TV with built in Freeview (Digital) HD for New Zealand. Pity, I still need that Sky Box for Formula 1 BRAVIA TVs will feature built-in Freeview HD tuners - Sony New Zealand Making the... Read more →

Top Gear - Jeremy and the Boadicea’ed Fiat Coupe

I watched the latest Top Gear , don’t ask HowTube, even though it’s months/years away from screening in New Zealand (as I write we’re just getting the 2007 series). I must admit that Jeremy’s treat... Read more →

George Carlin, dead but not forgotten

After years of hearing George Carlin on the radio, or video tape, I had the pleasure of seeing him perform in 2004 . I was in Vegas for Autodesk University and he was performing at the venue, the MGM... Read more →

Ed Murray, New Zealander of the year

He did what many would like to do… Angry resident rams boy racer's car after 'gutsful' - 21 Jun 2008 - NZ Herald: New Zealand National news Police are yet to decide whether to lay charges after... Read more →

What do you think?

I’ve made a couple of changes to the site wonder if anyone has noticed? Navigation Bar: TypePad have added the “Navigation Bar” which sits below the banner. I’ve currently got links to my other... Read more →

'Enjoy life while you can' - Prophet, Grumpy old man, or both?

Over-abuse of the word “sustainable” just grates. Is it too late to be sustainable? Is Carbon offsetting is akin to a fat man sitting eating donuts while paying a thin man to exercise for him? I... Read more →

Car brands that you can’t buy in the US, but can in New Zealand

Poor old America, they miss some great cars. This is a New Zealand’ised version of Justinsomnia’s post… Car brands that you can’t buy in the US - Justinsomnia Alfa Romeo Citroën Dacia – Not s... Read more →

My car gets Wordle'd

It’s the text from this post , made into a world cloud with www.wordle.net found via www.ted.com Read more →