Hello, Bob Aldons from Car Business on something not to do about cars – almost. If you don’t know me or haven’t met me before, here I am. I was born in Ceylon, (now Sri Lanka) 59 and bit years ago. So apart from that 1%, I’m all Aussie – even when the Australian cricket …
Curry some flavour with Bob Aldons & Curry Traders Read More »
Hello and welcome to Saturday morning. October is nearly over and we’re fast approaching the silly season. Car Companies are very happy to hang their hat on what they think will be the next big thing in cinema. It’s Nissan’s turn this time as the auto sponsor of the soon to be released Rogue One: A …
There’s no argument that Mercedes X-Class is late to the SUV Utility market. Toyota, at last in Australia, is the undisputed king of that segment and others, Ford Ranger, Mazda BT-50, Nissan Navarra, Isuzu D-Max, Mitsubishi Triton and others have a materially giant head-start. Car Business presents recent information about the luxury SUV So why …
Mercedes X-Class Truck – Car Business on the Job Read More »
Hi. Bob Aldons from Car Business with number 10 in my series of tips about 10 Mistakes that Car Buyers Make. This one is all about After Sale Extras.When you finally sit down to sign the deal, invariably you’ll be introduced to the customer care manager, delivery coordinator or aftermarket person. Get ready to say …
Good morning and welcome to Saturday in Australia. So tell me, have you heard about Geely? It’s another Chinese Auto Manufacturer, but unlike most of the others, (think Chery, Great Wall, SAIC,) this one owns Volvo. So they’ve purchased some credibility early on. Now have a look at this picture. What does it look like …
Hello there. Bob Aldons from Car Business with the first look at official information from Honda about the new Honda WR-V. Decidedly smaller than the CR-V and HR-V, the new Honda WR-V will compete against the smaller offerings from Mitsubishi with the ASX and others. Honda today provided the first official look at the design …
Official rendering of the Honda WR-V released in Brazil Read More »
Hello and good morning. It’s Bob Aldons from Car Business with number 9 in the series of 10 Mistakes that Car Buyers Make. And this one is pretty important. From 1 car to another of another brand, the difference in the whole of life cost can be staggering. If you compared a Hyundai I30, with …
Hi, Bob Aldons from Car Business. Let me do some numbers for you before handing over to Autoweek to comment. $US30k is $AUD39.5K Aussie dollars. Add some shipping and GST that equals $46170. And it’s a Roush RS Mustang, with colour, badges, exhaust, mats, gauges, 19” wheels, hood and body scoops, spoiler, front fascia kit. …
2017 Roush RS Mustang review: Getting by on looks alone Read More »
Hi, Bob Aldons from Car Business talking about the new Great Wall tradie ute. In its home country of China, it’s called the Great Wall Wingle – which translates to Horse, hence Steed. Barry Park of Which Car tells us 8 things we probably didn’t know (or arguably care) about the new incarnation of the …
Hi there, Bob Aldons from Car Business with one of the first shots of the new Hyundai small SUV. Whilst the Tucson and Sante Fe have been performing well for the Korean manufacturer, there’s been a gap in their product line up. Enter the yet unnamed small SUV to compete against the like of Mitsubishi’s ASX, …
