The Truth About Why Nobody Is Buying New Cars Anymore (The 17-Year Legend)

The UK’s average car is now kept for 17 years—and the numbers reveal why sticking with your “old faithful” might be the smartest move you can make

Something strange is happening in the car market, and it’s not what the glossy adverts or showroom smiles would have you believe. People aren’t rushing out to buy new cars anymore. In fact, many are doing the exact opposite. They’re holding on to what they’ve already got. Tight. The average age of a car being scrapped in the UK has now climbed to 17 years. Let that sink in. Seventeen years. That’s not just a stat – it’s a seismic shift in how we think about cars, money, and even the environment. So what’s going on? Are we broke? Disillusioned? Or… are we just being logical?

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Salon Privé London 2026 Videos!

Walkaround, American Muscle Mayhem & Unfiltered Car Talk

The 2026 Salon Privé London served up a heady mix of million-pound classics, modern hypercars, and boutique builders. I spent the day there capturing the spectacle, the engineering, and the honest conversations that happen when petrolheads find themselves surrounded by awesome cars.

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BrownCarGuy Books!

Four books. One journey. From high-octane thrillers to real-world automotive insight – explore the full BrownCarGuy collection on Amazon.

From a political thriller that eerily predicted the introduction of Pay-Per-Mile in the UK’s “War on Motorists” (The ULEZ Files), to a bold new international spy series launching with Silent Ruin, a collection of thought-provoking short stories spanning two decades (Quantum Races), and a semi-autobiographical no-nonsense insider guide to breaking into the automotive media world (How to Be an Automotive Content Creator)…

This is the complete BrownCarGuy library. Whether you’re here for action, ideas, or real-world experience, there’s something here for you. Available now on Amazon or Read free with Kindle Unlimited.

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My New Book – Silent Ruin – First in a New Jamshed Khan Series, Out Now!

From comic book to full-blown international thriller, this Jamshed Khan reboot is a story that’s been 30 years in the making

A relentless chase. A deadly secret. No way out. That’s the promise at the heart of Silent Ruin, my brand-new international spy thriller and the first in a new series featuring Jamshed Khan. This is a character I originally created over three decades ago, now reborn into a far more grown-up, high-stakes world of espionage, danger, and consequence.

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Are Toyota and Honda Really in Trouble? How China Changed the Car Industry Forever

Japan once rewrote the rules of the car industry — now China has changed the game again, and even giants like Toyota and Honda are feeling the pressure

There was a time when if someone asked you what car to buy, the answer was almost automatic – get a Toyota, get a Honda, and sleep easy at night. These were the brands that built their reputations not on hype or gimmicks, but on something far more powerful: trust. Cars that started every morning, ran forever, and asked very little in return. They weren’t just manufacturers, they were institutions. Which is why hearing senior figures from these companies openly express concern about their future feels less like industry chatter and more like a tremor beneath the foundations of the automotive world itself.

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The Ultimate Lotus Esprit? Inside the Encor Series 1 – A Modern Reimagining of a Legend

The Lotus Esprit reborn: inside the £430k Encor Series 1 V8 re-engineering of a true British icon

There are certain cars that don’t just sit in your memory… they take up permanent residence in your soul. For me, the Lotus Esprit is one of them. That razor-edged wedge, the Bond connection, the sheer audacity of its design… it wasn’t just a car, it was a spaceship.

So when I first heard about the Encor Series 1, a modern reinterpretation of the original Lotus Esprit S1, I started wondering if aliens had probed my mind, and stumbled upon my dream car – the purity of the original shape Esprit combined with a V8 drivetrain and all mod-cons. I’ve been salivating since the first moment they started releasing teaser images, lost my mind when they revealed the car and details, and could barely contain my excitment to finally see the car in person yesterday.

Here’s my video of the car, including a full walkaround, interior details, and an in-depth discussion about the “Esprit Remastered” with one of the founders, Simon Lane.

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£100 Million of Supercars on One Street – Salon Privé Sloane Street London

£100 million worth of hypercars and classics take over Sloane Street in a spectacular Salon Privé London preview

You don’t expect to stumble across £100 million worth of machinery on an ordinary London street… but then again, Sloane Street isn’t exactly ordinary, and Salon Privé doesn’t do things by halves. Ahead of the main concours event, Salon Privé Sloane Street London delivered a spectacular preview, transforming one of the capital’s most exclusive shopping destinations into a rolling showcase of hypercars, rare classics, and cutting-edge automotive art. For a few fleeting hours, Central London felt less like SW1 and more like a curated slice of Monaco during Grand Prix

weekend.

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11/04/2026 0

Kia EV5 Full Review

Kia’s EV5 aims to replace the family SUV with electric practicality, strong range and serious tech — but as I discovered, it’s not always keen to show off its clever features when you need it to

The EV5 is Kia taking its best-selling formula – the Sportage – and rethinking it for the electric era, not just swapping out the engine for a battery, but genuinely reworking the whole idea of what a family SUV should be when you start with a clean sheet, and if they’ve got this right then this could end up being one of the most important EVs on sale right now, because it slots along the combustion-engined powered Sportage as the electric equivalent. And the Sportage is a best-seller for Kia.

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09/04/2026 0

The World Didn’t End… But Fuel Prices Are Still a Mess

Oil prices have dropped, there’s a ceasefire… so what about fuel prices, why are we still paying through the nose at the pumps?

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and—somewhat miraculously—the world hasn’t ended. Now, I don’t say that flippantly. Because just 24 hours ago, it genuinely felt like things were teetering on the edge. When world leaders start throwing around phrases like “destroy a civilisation forever,” you do tend to sit up a bit straighter and think, hang on… where exactly is this going? And yet here we are. A ceasefire has been announced. The immediate threat of escalation appears to have eased. On the surface, you might be forgiven for thinking, right then, crisis over… back to normal… fuel prices will drop again. Yeah… about that.

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08/04/2026 0

Fuel Prices Are Rising – These 10 Cars Could Save You £800 a Year

Fuel prices are climbing again and shortage fears are back in the headlines – but instead of panic, here’s a practical guide to the cars that could actually save you serious money right now

Fuel prices are on the move again – and not in the direction anyone wants. With global tensions flaring and supply chains under pressure, motorists across the UK are once again being warned about rising pump prices and even the possibility of shortages. Whether that happens or not is still up for debate, but one thing is absolutely certain: driving is getting more expensive again. The increase doesn’t look dramatic at first glance. We’re talking about just 3 to 4 pence per mile more than before. Doesn’t sound like much, does it? But over a year, it adds up alarmingly quickly.

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