Now whereas we don’t publish as many opinion items as we do automobile information or evaluations right here at CarExpert, this yr we revealed many who received the eye of you, our loyal readers.
Our opinion items are simply that, opinion, however we open up the ground to you to share your views. On that notice, tell us within the feedback what your favorite op-eds had been this yr.
The automobile that killed Holden in Australia
“The story of Holden’s precipitous fall from being the primary model to disappearing completely is an extended and tortuous one,” mentioned William Stopford.
“There are lots of the explanation why it misplaced its spot on the high, however one automobile encapsulates them greater than most: the Holden Captiva, or the Craptiva because it’s derisively recognized.”
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The utes the CarExpert group would purchase
Australians can’t get sufficient of utes.
Whether or not you name them utes, pickups or bakkies, you may’t ignore simply how frequent they’ve turn into. Now not merely workhorses, these automobiles have turn into common household automobiles in Australia – to the delight of some, and to the chagrin of others.
The members of the CarExpert group have shared what utes they’d purchase… even when we’re not all ute folks.
MORE: The utes the CarExpert team would buy
Has Subaru misplaced the plot with its electrical automobile?
“Bear in mind again within the late Nineties and early 2000s when Subaru was a model many desired to personal?” requested Alborz Fallah.
“Bear in mind when the Japanese model offered vehicles that genuinely turned heads and excited not solely automobile individuals however the common client alike?
“As a former Subaru WRX proprietor, I can attest to the pull the model had again 15 years in the past, when it provided reasonably priced vehicles throughout its vary that weren’t solely finest at school but in addition extremely fascinating.
“However over the previous couple of generations, it has seemingly completed all the pieces it will possibly to turn into as generic as potential and now with the pricing of its new electrical automobile, it seems the model has utterly misplaced the plot.”
MORE: Has Subaru lost the plot with its electric car?
What the CarExpert group would purchase for the value of a brand new Ford Ranger
Australians love the Ford Ranger, however there’s numerous different automobiles you should buy for the value of 1.
On this op-ed, we checked out simply what automobiles we might put our cash on as an alternative.
MORE: What the CarExpert team would buy for the price of a new Ford Ranger
It’s time for Australia to have fun the unexceptional vehicles of its previous
“I’ve been to loads of beautiful, welcoming automobile exhibits – Brisbane’s common All-Japanese Day at Banyo is one among them – however others have given me the vibe some vehicles are extra welcome than others,” mentioned William Stopford.
“Think about pulling as much as an American automobile present brimming with ’65 Mustangs in a Chrysler Neon, for instance, or a JDM automobile park meet filled with stanced Skylines in a Nissan Prairie.
“I can solely think about organising an occasion like The Competition of the Unexceptional is tough work, notably discovering an appropriate venue. However I additionally reckon it’s excessive time now we have a present like this in Australia, and I’d like to see it occur.”
MORE: It’s time for Australia to celebrate the unexceptional cars of its past
