RobiNZ Personal Blog

Maybach redefine pointless

Maybach, verging on irrelevant anyway, produce the useless Landaulet. Remarkably, it manages to be even uglier than a normal Maybach. Who asked for it? Car try to work that out. Maybach's £67... Read more →

The demise of Bertone

In January it appeared Bertone might survive . Cardesignnews have an update and the news isn’t good: Trouble at Bertone - cardesignnews.com It has now emerged that Bertone will not be making an a... Read more →

Fiat's little 500 grows up - Is this the real 500 Abarth?

Fiat’s new baby, gets teeth! I suspect this re-invention of a classic is going to cost more than nz$37,000 but will be a hoot it will be to drive. For a proper look click through to CarScoop... Read more →

Fiat sale to GM shock!

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Was the reaction when I saw this headline in my feedreader, then I saw the date. Phew, but why did it just show up today? Fiat set to axe... Read more →

HD DVD is dead, the best format won!

It was compared to the VHS/Beta format war but in the case of HD DVD vs Blu-Ray Sony appear to have won! This time it also means consumers get the best format. It’s often said this will be a short liv... Read more →

Watch out Phil Plait...

This awesome video shows Wanderer has found the next Bad Astronomer ! Read more →

Penn knows who'll be president...

From Crackle: Penn Says - Hillary Joke Predicts the Future Read more →

Outnumbered, a family sitcom worth watching!

If you want to see the most natural child acting on TV have a look at Outnumbered (TVNZ One Friday). It’s a family sitcom which is distungushed by letting the children improvise a little. The result i... Read more →

Spend $37k, Create your own Fiat 500!

Having spec’ed a 500 I got to $36,990.Quite a lot of money for a little Fiat! Create your own Fiat 500! - Fiat NZ As you build your Fiat 500 your choices will be displayed along with the cost of... Read more →

Psychic Spam, fraud from the future!

I got this phishing spam today, February 12 2008, warning me of unusual activity in my PayPal account which will happen in 3 days! Seems the spammers fake “ Account Review Team” have psychic abilities... Read more →