Let’s not beat around the bush – fuel prices are crazy high at the moment. This is a phenomenon being felt across the world, but here in little old New Zealand there is a great deal of “sensitivity” to the current cost of living crisis. With that in mind, every sensible consumer – myself included …
I presume that the New Zealand retail fuel market is similar to most other countries, where suppliers/retailers are always vying to have the “latest and greatest” technology. I remember as a kid when Shell (which is now Z Energy in New Zealand after various ownership changes, for anyone who arrives into the country and wonders …
When it comes to making great station wagons, arguably no company has a better reputation than Volvo – at least when you look back on a historical basis. For the longest time, Volvo meant safety, and Volvo meant brick-shaped wagons designed for everything life could throw your way. Modern Volvos have gone substantially more upmarket …
Welcome back to another Garage Dreams “owner’s review” where our team gives you real-world, long-term reviews of various cars we own (or have owned). Recently instalments include: 3rd generation Suzuki Swift Sport 5th generation Subaru Legacy Fiat Stilo Abarth In today’s review, I’m going to give you a rundown on the first generation Volkswagen Touareg. …
I’ve been on a bit of a roll recently giving “real world” owner’s reviews of cars that I’ve owned in the past. You can check out my two previous entries here: Subaru Legacy 5th generation review Suzuki Swift Sport 3rd generation review Today, I’m going back to the archives to review a car I owned …
I recently did a long-term owner’s review of my 3rd generation Suzuki Swift Sport, which you can check out here. I thought it might be a good time to look at the other set of wheels in the garage (not counting my trusty eBike) and do a long-term owner’s review of my fifth generation Subaru …
I’m coming up one year now on my time owning a third generation Suzuki Swift Sport (model ZC33S). It’s a 2021 car in silver – colour name XYZ – with a six speed manual transmission. I purchased this car brand new from my local Suzuki dealer back in late 2021. With around 4000km and the …
Welcome back to another Garage Dreams’ review. Today, I’m looking at another car detailing product, and continuing with a recent theme of testing and reviewing car wash and wax products. You can check out my recent reviews of Meguiar’s Ultimate Wash & Wax and a basic Turtle Wax product for comparison’s sake. In this review …
Introduction In the early-mid 2000s, if you were on the market for a European performance hatchback, then your first port of call would probably have been a Golf GTI or possibly one of Peugeot’s GTI models. However, for those who fancied something a bit different, Fiat happened to provide their own alternative – the Fiat Stilo Abarth. In this Fiat Stilo Abarth review …
