Buying and owning a car in the Philippines, explained properly
Honest guides on which car to buy, how to buy it smart, and what it really costs to keep on the road
Aston Martin, Maybach to build concept
Unlike other supercar makers like Ferrari and Lamborghini, Aston Martin seems to carry an air of sophistication with their cars. And a great deal of sexiness. Part of their direction is to distance themselves just a tad more from common peasants and third-world...
F1: Button wins Canadian GP
Last season made McLaren's Jenson Button look like a fluke after failing to contend seriously despite being the defending champion. This win in Canada, at least earns him a few credibility points that he seriously needs. Wonderkid and defending champion Sebastien...
What makes a cool car
We Filipinos do have a totally different take on what's a cool car. Being sort of a maverick when it comes to preferences, I do (now) have a distaste for all that Banawe culture of slapping on all possible plastic body panels, useless dash instruments, mile-wide...
Motoring megalomania
Yesterday was a pretty bad day for me as a motoring - one of those days when I wished that I was driving a much better car or not having to drive at all. So curse you, Hyundai dealership service and the MMDA. I am dealing with a bad case of quarter-life crisis these...
More of the bad of casa maintenance
I'm revisiting my take on casa maintenance. I'm adding a few more entries to the con part. Particularly because of what I experienced today. Now irritated by the noises being made by my Hyundai i10, I scheduled my car for servicing this morning. Only thing is, after I...
My speedometer is broken
At least that might be according to the MMDA I still don't get how the MMDA properly enforces the 60 kph speed limit along Commonwealth Avenue. They have this no-contact and contact policy in place that you just wouldn't know if you've erred or not. Not until you get...