1. Know what you want. A sales person should just be there to facilitate what you want. Do the research by asking friends and colleagues and reading reviews and articles. Find out about cost, economy and servicing. Most importantly if you’re buying with a partner – agree on your requirements and your budget. Don’t forget [...]
4.4 lite twin turbocharged BMW V8 Businessman Patrick Coward’s car is a real eye turner. The distrinctive Westminster Blue Bentley with its parchament leather interior is the height of style. The owner of the Margaret River Chocolate Factory, Margaret River Providore and Coward and Black Winery admits to a long love of cars, ‘I think [...]
Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m a queer transguy, West Australian born and bred… I live with my partner, my dog and an ever-changing array of houseguests. I spend just under half the year in Sydney, which I really enjoy too. I go there for work – I’m the Director of Research & Public [...]
This month we continue our series of LGBT people and their cars and we get some tips on buying a second hand car. It’s a known fact that writers don’t have the most outrageously paid careers. But the more successful among us are capable of producing not only a secure income, but also an interesting [...]
hoon (n.): The term orginates from the 1930s and refers to a lout or loutish behaviour, particularly behind the wheel of a car. A hoon will be engaging in any of the following activities while in control of a motor vehicle: 1) High speed driving, defined by the Road Traffic Amendment (Hoons) Act 2009 as [...]
Tim Brown and William Stuart on their Mercedes Benz SL W113 and the art of everyday glamour. Tim Brown 1965 230SL W113 off-white ‘Pagoda’ Mercedes Benz. Red leather and Chrome interior. Scheduled for restoration later this year, ‘Audrey’ has been roaring around Perth with Tim for around 18 years, on and off…. First and [...]
OUTinPerth talks to Stuart Pekin about his love of the Citroën 2CV Why I love My Car… The car is the campest thing on earth – it’s hilarious they’re so fun to drive. The suspension is unbelievably soft. Essentially they’re designed for unpaved roads, cobbled roads and ploughed fields. One of the principle design briefs [...]
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