30 March

It's a shame Australia is increasingly moving towards the US in its culture, politics and tastes. Like the RAM. Americans (sorry my American friends) make almost universally rubbish cars. (We don't make any at all now, so you're better than us.) Huge clunking engines, and huge chassis that are super dangerous for everybody else on the road. A real 'fuck you' vehicle, libertarian politics sculpted in metal and oil. The fact easily the highest selling cars in Australia now are 'pickups' (as the US calls them) speaks volumes for the shift in Australian culture. Most of these cars aren't towing anything, or involved in any trade work. It's about an image. An American image.