Traffic Light Thought — Fifteen Week?
* This week marks fifteen years working at The Warehouse * Tonight the 5 cylinder Ferrari clocked up 150,000 kilometres!
Fiat Bravo
Othello, a Peach Theatre Company masterpiece
This isn’t a review from an avid theatre or Shakespeare fan. In fact I must admit I didn’t pay for the ticket and distantly know the Director. My Aunt was Principal of Jessie’s Primary School, his Mum taught with her and I first knew him as the
Fiat and Ferrari dominate 2011 Engine Awards
In my experience Fiat engines have always been great. It’s the bits surrounding them which usually account for the demise of the car! The images below are two I’ve owned, Uno Fire & Bravo HGT, but the awards went to the amazing 875-cc TwinAir mill in the
The Abarth 500, arriving soon in New Zealand
The Fiat New Zealand Auto range, if you can all is that, is currently a matter of “Which 500 would you like”? I guess (lack of) demand, volume and margin were responsible for the Grande Punto & Bravo disappearing some time ago. However it has been announced that the slightly
Why the Fiat Bravo HGT Interior photo?
Fiat Bravo HGT Interior, originally uploaded by RobiNZ. I mean it's just a snapshot of the dashboard of a rather ordinary (but fun) Fiat. Of the 7,109 images I have on Flickr this one gets three times as many visits, 7,376 as of today, as the
The Fiat Bravo that speaks Italian thanks to TomTom
The new iOS4 update for TomTom had me delving into the settings to try some new options. I don’t really need navigation around Auckland but usually have the GPS running for speed check (it chimes as you go through the limit + 5%), estimated arrival time and just for fun.
Why “850” on a Ferrari 599?
Tonight I followed a stunning (and not red!) Ferrari 599 through Parnell tonight, oh the sound as it went up Parnell Rise!, but one thing had me wondering… What is significant about the personalised number plate: 850 Not Horsepower*, maybe $x1000? * In spite of using the only sensible measurement system
Traffic Light Thought – Follow that Bravo!
Tonight on the way home I had this view of a Bravo. Given I was behind the wheel of mine (below) and they aren’t common in New Zealand it’s a rare pleasure. It was actually GT, without the H which brings an extra cylinder and few more Kw,
“Route 66 in a Fiat”, a blog of Multipla travels
Route 66 in a Fiat isn’t new but I haven’t blogged about it before, think I did Tweet at the time. It is here for my future reference as I’d love to do a road trip in the US one day. We got the Multipla in New
The 2010 Alfa Romeo Giulietta, the most important Alfa ever?
I’ve read this is the Alfa that will decide the fate of Alfa Romeo’s return to the USA, perhaps even the future of Alfa Romeo itself. The platform has to be good as it’s going to the base for a range of Fiat Group, maybe even Chrysler,
Over the Paekakariki Hill Road
One of the criteria for route selection on a recent trip to Wellington was; "Roads I haven't driven before". Heading into Wellington on Saturday afternoon it all got a bit boring and processional then I spied the Paekakariki Hill Road. As you can see the weather
Comedy
My new car, was $617,000, now only...
I wonder what they'd take, considering the Ferrari 430 Scuderia is ex-demo and a Fiat Bravo HGT trade-in...