I prefer Italian cars (for both irrational and rational reasons!) but if was in the market for a Japanese one the Suzuki Swift would have been top of the shopping list. After years of making worthy but dull small cars (Cultus, Ignis etc) they hit the jackpot with the Swift.
Seeing a double at the traffic lights
Great new(ish) podcast where Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews famous women about their life and the cars that had been a part of it. http://pca.st/op29
On the way home from BimAkl happened to notice, and pull over for a photo, when the Bravo odometer hit 222,222km!
After a night at Ahi Kaa Motel, a lovely breakfast at the “Flagship Café” it was time for a quick look around Gisborne then home via Taupo. Having been to the US Space port (Cape Kennedy) I think Rocket Labs new one on the Mahia Peninsular has much more attractive
Awoke to a nice day in Coromandel and after a cheapskate breakfast (Up & Go, coffee and an apple) headed for Driving Creek Railway for the 10:15 departure. This was short drive from the Anchor Inn Motel (nice) where I stayed. I thought I had been here as a
Way back in 2009 I drove the 5 cylinder Ferrari to Wellington to see the "Formula One ™ – The Great Design Race" exhibit. I have a week off and decided to give it some exercise and explore one part of New Zealand I haven't been to before.
Neat story about a little Fiat in a big country. Fiat Panda in the Northern Territory – Wheels Magazine We check out the Northern Territory’s new unrestricted-speed highway for ourselves. Not in a Ferrari, but a baby Fiat…
The ‘new’ (not by the time I posted this) Fiat 500 TwinAir meets its older sibling. While the new one would be fine as an everyday car the old 500, or Bambina as it was known in NZ, is one for my “When I win Lotto garage”.
Does this explain why I — who doesn’t like any other SUV (including the podgy Fiat 500x) — find the Cactus rather appealing? The 2CV is one of my favourite cars and certainly my favourite Citroën. That is saying a lot given the brilliance of the DS and Traction Avant. I
No cup holders, but noodles are fine
There aren't many places in Auckland where you can still buy orchard fresh fruit — grown, picked and sold at the gate — but Dragicevich Orchard, Oratia near my home, is one. Along with freshly picked apples, pears, plums and grapes Karmela Dragicevich and her son Mate sell the best
