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  1. Michel

    Comparison - W124 vs XJ40

    Great report... Not sure about both... I have an S124, so the Jaguar would be welcome ☺️
  2. Michel

    Sydney German Car Show

    I should make it this year!
  3. Michel

    C107's C107

    I see you've been quite busy!
  4. Michel

    Continental tyres

    It's the sign of the times, especially in Germany, where manufacturing companies are closing local production and moving it to Eastern Europe or SE Asia.
  5. Michel

    Tyres

    I checked Bob Jane's website and here's the offering: https://www.bobjane.com.au/collections/tyres?filter.v.m.tyre_spec.width=205&filter.v.m.tyre_spec.aspect_ratio=70&filter.v.m.tyre_n_wheel.rim_diameter=14
  6. Michel

    Patricks Trucks

    I must say... Black and white suits you very well Mr R :cool:
  7. Michel

    Patricks Trucks

    Retirement... That is the dream that we pursue only to find that we get bored very quickly! 🙄 Congratulations Pat! I'm sure you'll enjoy the new challenging role and excell at it. Happy New Year!
  8. Michel

    Car of the week

    My two favourite colours Yellow and Red... 😁
  9. Michel

    C107's 1981 240D W123

    What a good happy ending to the fuel tank saga!
  10. Michel

    6.9 values

    I have my 6.9 for Sale 😉
  11. Michel

    EV or Not EV?

    I'm sure they will have service centres and spare parts, but not dealerships as such. (like Tesla)
  12. Michel

    Red Bull (5541)

    Have you actually sold it?
  13. Michel

    EV or Not EV?

    A dealership is as we know the way cars are sold with showroom, service and spare parts. An outlet is a shop front only, pretty much like Tesla and Genesis sell cars.
  14. Michel

    EV or Not EV?

    They're only having outlets. No dealers
  15. Michel

    EV or Not EV?

    Earlier this week, I attended the launch of the new Cadillac LYRIQ in Sydney. Built in Right Hand Drive, it is an impressive machine.
  16. Michel

    This Week's Test-Drive

    Let's put it this way. It's very drivable. I was apprehensive at first (the same when I got an SLS to test) but then it is so tractable and easy to drive (so was the SLS).
  17. Michel

    This Week's Test-Drive

    While I get a few cars to test drive throughout the year, I don't mention them all here. Only when it is a 'different' or unique vehicle do I report on it here. And this week, it certainly is different. It;s a 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray running a 6.2 litre LT2 V8 engine pumping 369kW of...
  18. Michel

    EV or Not EV?

    You are partially right Sean, and that company is Aisin Corporation. Kabushiki gaisha Aishin, is a Japanese corporation that develops and produces components and systems for the automotive industry. Aisin is a Fortune Global 500 company and is a member of the Toyota Group of companies.
  19. Michel

    Annual road trip

    Great commentary and description of the cars!
  20. Michel

    Car colours

    I've been complaining for the last decade about Mercedes colours (and car colours in general) in Australia particularly. M-B for example would have all sorts of bright colours on its cheaper cars, mainly A-Class but would refer back to the boring Black/White/Dark Blue and fifty shades of Grey...
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