A announcement has been made for the Aston Martin Vantage to be recalled globally due to a fault resulting from a transmission software update. Aston Martin Vantage models recalled were produced between June 2010 and September 2013. These are models with the Sportshift I or Sportshift II automated manual transmissions. Apparently, Chinese owners were the [...]
Talk about a throwback, do you remember how some of these governed our lives? Here are some things that will create a nostalgia hole in you… 1. The cassette walkman was once the height of portable music 2. The king of transferable storage - the mighty floppy disc 3. The friendly reminder on a video [...]
This is the story of how an American man, living in South Africa, equipped with a Japanese car, breaks the world’s longest drifting record title. A title currently held by a German man. Have you ever woken up one morning, logged onto Twitter, come across some random guy’s profile and decided "I want his title!"? [...]
World Road Crash Statistics show that almost 1.3 million people die from road accidents every year, making that an average of 3,287 deaths a day. We take every precaution to protect the lives of our kids, but how many are putting a price limit on it? Source: Wikipedia.org These stats clearly show how dangerous being [...]
Fitbit out-steps Apple Watch I pitted Fitbit against Apple Watch in a step count challenge. I wore the Fitbit Flex and the Apple Watch 1st generation 42mm stainless steal. The step count challenge started at 6am and ended around 6pm, 12 hours later. My goal was to cut the challenge off as soon as the first [...]
General Motors pull out of SA General Motors announced today that they are pulling out of South Africa. While painful, understanding the whole story is important to understanding its effects. General Motors in summary have said: The production of the Chevrolet brand will be ramped down with the view to stopping manufacture by end 2017. [...]
Step aside high crime rate and junk status. Fuel prices also want to trend as a label for the country… As much as we complain in this country about our fuel prices, we not the only ones to feel the pinch of an increase. The Bloomberg global fuel price index, as of April ’17, mentions [...]
Printed publishing makes way for digital, as we turn the last page on our AutoTrader magazine For 25 years waiting rooms and living rooms have been anchored by the thick wedge that was AutoTrader’s flagship. A magazine with pages that were densely packed with cars for sale from all around the country. This month the magazine says [...]
You take out your phone, and open the Uber app. Ten minutes later you get into a car that matches the description and registration number of the car on your phone. You exchange pleasantries with the driver. You are completely at ease, because soon you will arrive safely at your destination. Or will you? There [...]
Special Edition Rolls-Royce Dawn Unveiled for 2017 Unveiled for 2017, ‘Dawn – Inspired by Fashion’ is a new special edition Rolls-Royce model. It’s not the first time that a car turns to fashion for inspiration. However, the automaker has incorporated aspects in a unique way. The marque’s third convertible in 45 years is receiving special [...]
