DriveLife

Fred Alvrez

How an earth to start this? I've been car/bike/truck crazy since I was a teen. Like John, I had the obligatory Countach poster on the wall. I guess I'm more officially into classic cars than anything else - I currently have a '65 Sunbeam Tiger that left the factory the same day as I left the hospital as a newborn with my mother. How could I not buy that car? Recently my wife and I drove across the USA in a brand-new Dodge Challenger, and then shipped it home. You can read more on www.usa2nz.co.nz I'm also an Observer for the Institute of Advanced Motorists - trying to do my bit to make our roads safer.

Author's Posts

Electric / EV

MG ZS EV arriving in mid-2020, with launch offer priced from NZD$49,990 plus ORC for the first 50 pre-sale models until December 2019Boasts 371km City Range and rapid charge functionBacked by a 7-year/130,000km new vehicle and battery warrantyMG Motor today announced launch pricing for its first electric model for the New Zealand...
X Series

I’ve always been a fan of the BMW X3; sitting between the X1, and X5 in size, it feels like the Goldilocks of the range. The X5 is an excellent SUV, but it’s definitely on the large side of things. The X1 is a great little driver’s car, but for a Daily Driver, for me it’s on the smaller side.The X3? Just right.I’ve...
Vans

Hands up who’s never been in a Toyota Hiace? Let’s be honest; there’s not many of us that haven’t. Toyota mentioned last year that a high percentage of the Hiaces registered new in New Zealand are still registered for the road. That’s a pretty impressive claim to fame.There’s no denying that it’s one popular van, but...
Ranger

Ford Ranger FX4 Bi-Turbo Special Edition to join MY2020.25 line up with a distinctive identity, and offered in either 4WD or 2WDThe return of the Ranger FX4 to the line-up, now with the Bi-Turbo powertrain as standard, brings customers a unique Ranger that combines upgrades with enhancements and individualisation.New Ranger FX4...
Hatchbacks

I can’t believe it – that last time I tested the Mazda3 GSX was three years ago. The thing is, I still remember it being a great drive.There’s been a lot of hoo-haa over the new Mazda3, but you know us at DriveLife – we use these cars as our Daily Driver for the week we have with them, and we don’t mince words on things we...
Road Trip

In the last article on our upcoming Route 66 road trip across the USA, we made a decision to stick to looking for one type of car only; a C4 Corvette from the years 1990-1996. The C4 Corvette fits our criteria and our budget of US$5,000 (hopefully), and so the hunt was on to find the perfect C4. More days and weeks of trolling...
Audi

“Electric has gone Audi”, we are proudly told. The most important Audi to be launched this year, DriveLife was invited to Queenstown to see the car in its natural habitat, and take it on some of the South Island’s excellent roads.In May, we attended the release of the car, and came away impressed. An electric SUV with an...
Advice

Like many guys who are into cars and maybe just a little geeky, I’ve always wanted a dash cam. Not only because they seem quite cool, but there’s always that sense that if something hits the fan and it happens right in front of you, you’ve got it recorded.I long for that day in court when someone has crashed into me and I...
Road Trip

Last month, we were still umming and ahhing over what car to buy. We were leaning towards a car built in the 1980s or 1990s, and under our new, lower budget of US$10,000.Then, we received another financial hit, and our budget had sunk to a new low of US$5,000. That’s not a lot of cash to play with, and trying to find something to...
Page 1 of 31123...
© Drive Life NZ 2017. All rights reserved.
Drive Life NZ - NZ's Enthusiast Driven Motoring Publication