OK, it’s that time of year when we hang up our new calendars and decide to turn over a new leaf at the same time as we start a squeaky-clean new diary. We make New Year resolutions. But as well as the usual ones we generally vow to do (e.g. lose weight, give up smoking…), don’t forget that our motoring habits usually need improving as much as our habits in the rest of life. Here’s some suggestions for New Year resolutions for drivers:
I shouldn’t have to list the reasons why you should drive more frugally and use less petrol. You can probably think of the same ones as I can, and possibly more. But this is where the rubber hits the road: how do you drive more frugally? How can you cut down on petrol consumption without selling your family-sized Ford Falcon or similar and squashing three teenagers, two adults, the dog and the luggage into a pint-sized hatchback? (However, if you are a singleton ......
I know. You’d love to give that special someone who also happens to be keen on motoring a new car for Christmas. Some of us are in a financial position to buy a Porsche Boxter, VW Beetle convertible or the new model Alfa Romeo Guilettta as a Christmas present, but the average Joe and Jill Australian can’t quite afford to do this – as much as we would like to. So what do you buy that driver in your life for Christmas that ......
We don’t like spending it, but if we don’t we could be in for bigger bills around the corner. A little bit of money spent in maintaining your car is well worth the bother. With the school holidays around the corner, many of us will want to head away for a break. This usually means longer journeys in the car, and longer periods away from home and the normal routines we find ourselves performing on a weekly basis at work, varsity or school.
If ......
We’ve told you about the World’s Fastest Lawnmower, and we’ve seen the film clips on jet powered roller skates.
Well, move over PR powerhouses! Oz V8 Supercars have announced a V8 skateboard.
Don’t believe it exists?
Oh, yes it does…. and it’s going to be rolled(?) out this weekend at Homebush for the controversial street race.
The State government has come in for a lot of stick for the amount of money it has given for the street race, so I guess that any prank ......
