So what was all the fuss about, again? The new Jaguar launched its new Type 00 Concept in Miami today. Thankfully, we still have an internet as there were zero androgynous models in sight. (To be fair, I think the models might have made an appearance if the kerfuffle of the last two weeks hadn’t turned out the way it did. But that’s neither here nor there.) The new car was shown in two bold new colours – London Blue and Miami Pink – yet another signal of Jaguar’s determination to shatter some expectations. Here you go…. —— The outside […]

It’s early in the morning of December 2nd as I write this in Australia. Around 1pm in Miami on December 1st. Right now in Miami, there’s a bunch of very nervous Jaguar executives awaiting a new vehicle reveal on Monday December 2nd that will either crown, or cut the throat of, the ambitious Jaguar re-brand launched a few weeks ago. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks (completely understandable, given the US election results), Jaguar launched a teaser video and some pictures a few weeks ago. They show a re-branded Jaguar with an avant-garde […]

Tim, from NYC, asks which Porsche 911 he should buy….. A brief question, if I may. If you were to choose your favourite 911 year models from an enjoyment of the vehicle perspective, and investment hopeful return perspective, and in an attempt to mitigate maintainence costs, would you have any suggestions? Tim wrote correctly in his email that I’m a fan of the Porsche 911 but sadly, I’ve never owned one. I came close once, but I hit the chicken switch because the price was ‘a whopping’ $37,000 AUD so I spent 30K on a 968 ClubSport instead. What an […]

Back in January 2014, I wrote a post called Swade’s 7 Investment Cars for Less Than $30,000. It’s been said that classic cars were one of the better-performing investments over the last 10 years and I’ve noted in a previous post that Classic Car prices have gone completely maaaaaad. Consider this an extension study to substantiate that earlier work. I’ve recently revisited the 2014 post and looking at the results, I think that maybe we should have put a consortium together to dump some money into these cars. They’ve done OK. The 7 investment cars I highlighted and their selling […]

I must apologise for this post taking SOOOOOOOOOO long. It was way back in August 2022 that I appealed to the collective wisdom of this website’s occasional readers, to suggest vehicle options for our upcoming move to Sweden. We arrived here late-October 2022 and I’ve been driving this BMW 328i GT since Day 2. That was 8 months ago! Some follow-up is WELL overdue. The criteria I set at the time: There are going to be a lot of furniture and appliance purchases in my near future, so the ability to cram a lot in the back makes some sense. […]