Touchscreens Will Kill You! Worse Than Driving Drunk or High

At first, I didn’t mind touchscreens in our cars – but then they took over, pushed out the buttons and left us in lethal danger!

I’ve been reviewing cars long enough to remember when car dashboards had more buttons than Nasa’s Space Shuttle! You could reach out, jab a button, twist a knob or flip a toggle, without looking, barely using any brain processing power and still get the job done.

Today it’s swipe up, left, right or down, tap a menu, navigate a load of icons, drill down the page and finally you… crash into a pier and die. All for the sake of turning on the bum heater.

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29/08/2025 1

Classic Car Market Crash? Or the Best Time to Buy in 2025!

Is the classic car market falling apart – or are we witnessing the best opportunity in years to buy your dream motor?

The classic car world is buzzing right now, and not necessarily for the right reasons. Prices that seemed unstoppable in the post-pandemic boom have cooled dramatically. Nearly 90% of collectible cars either dropped in value or stayed flat last year. That sounds grim, doesn’t it? But hold on – it’s not all doom and gloom. Around 8% of models did rise, and the surprising part? It wasn’t the usual suspects like E-Types and DB5s. No, it was the Datsun Zs, Toyota MR2s, Porsche 996s, and Cosworths that stole the show.

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27/08/2025 2

Ferraris, Fumes & Feeling Burnt Out – BCG Therapy with Sy of Drivers Union

We talk burnout, classic vs new cars, event ticket prices, and why car culture still matters – even when it feels like it’s slipping away.

This week’s BrownCarGuy Therapy Session is one of the realest yet. No fluff, no filters – just a proper sit-down between me and Sy from Drivers Union, talking about the realities of being in the car world in 2025. We kicked off with the pressures of creating car content. Sy, also a brilliant automotive photographer, and me, running BrownCarGuy on YouTube, both know the hustle: hours of editing, planning, shooting, posting – and often, the payoff? Barely a blip. Creating content in a saturated space can feel like shouting into the void, and the mental toll is real.

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23/08/2025 1

Bank Holiday Traffic Chaos! Here’s How to Avoid It

Nearly 18 million drivers are expected to hit the road this August Bank Holiday – here’s when, where, and how you can dodge the jams

The Calm Before the Jam

It’s Thursday 21st August 2025, and we’re about to head into the last long Bank Holiday weekend until Christmas. Yes, brace yourselves – this is it, the final three-day hurrah before the tinsel comes out and you start panicking about where the year went. And, as ever, the great British tradition of the August getaway is alive and well. Whether you’re off to the seaside, visiting family, or making a break for the airports, one thing is guaranteed: traffic chaos.

According to the RAC and transport data crunchers INRIX, nearly 18 million leisure trips will be made across England and Wales between Friday and Monday. That’s enough cars to fill the M25 ten times over – and then some!

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21/08/2025 0

The Truth About Classic Car Emissions – You’ll Be Shocked!

Classic cars aren’t eco-villains – new data shows they’re cleaner than ever, making them one of the greenest ways to enjoy motoring today

Some people still think classic cars are dirty, polluting dinosaurs that should be shoved into museums, crushed for scrap, or worse – replaced by soulless cookie-cutter EVs. But here’s the bombshell: classic car emissions are lower than ever before. Yes, really. And that’s despite the fact that the number of classics on Britain’s roads has more than doubled in the last decade. From fewer than half a million in 2013, there are now over one million classic cars rolling proudly around the UK.

So how is it possible that emissions are falling when the number of cars has exploded? Here are the facts.

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20/08/2025 1

Why Your Favourite YouTubers Might Quit (Unless You Do THIS)

Free content isn’t really free – here’s the truth about how YouTubers survive, and how you can keep your favourite creators alive

So here’s the thing most people don’t realise: YouTube isn’t actually free. Sure, you don’t pay to watch it – but behind every video is hours of work, not to mention money spent on gear, software, fuel, or even just coffee to keep us awake at 2am (I’m not even joking!). And unless you do something very simple, YouTube quietly buries that content.

That’s why so many creators (including me) are constantly reminding you to “hit the like button” or “don’t forget to subscribe.” It’s not just nagging – it’s survival. Here’s my full video explainer – watch this first, then read on.

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Polestar 4 Comprehensive Review

The Fastest Polestar Ever! But No Rear Window

Before we get into all the details of the Polestar 4, let’s answer a question that might be preying on the mind of the uninitiated – what exactly is Polestar? Well, it used to be the performance and motor-racing arm of Volvo. After Chinese giant Geely took over Volvo, Polestar was separated into a standalone brand in 2017 to focus on producing only electric cars.

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18/08/2025 1

BrownCarGuy Therapy Session: Supercars and Sh*t – with Sy from Drivers Union!

A no-filter car conversation that petrolheads didn’t know they needed – but absolutely do.

Sometimes you just need to talk it out – rant, rave, reminisce, and reflect. That’s what BrownCarGuy Therapy Sessionsare all about: putting the car reviews and news aside, sitting down with fellow enthusiasts, and just having honest conversations about where we’re at as car lovers in a world that’s rapidly changing.

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15/08/2025 2

Top 13 South Asian Cars That Defined Desi Driving

Celebrating South Asian Heritage Month, Pakistan & India Independence Days

August is always a special month for the global South Asian community. Not only are we marking South Asian Heritage Month – a celebration of Brown culture, history, and achievements – but it’s also when we celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day (14 August) and India’s Independence Day (15 August). And if there’s one thing that unites desis from Karachi to Kolkata, Bradford to Birmingham, and Toronto to Tokyo – it’s cars.

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14/08/2025 2

Over-70s Licence Rule Changes Coming!

Major changes to the driving licence rules for over-70s are on the horizon. Here’s what you need to know

If you’re 70 or over and still enjoying the freedom of the open road, change is coming – and sooner than you might think. The Government has confirmed that this autumn it will launch a public consultation on proposals to overhaul licence renewal rules for older drivers. At the heart of the plan? A new requirement for mandatory eye tests every three years, replacing the current self-declaration system. It’s part of the biggest shake-up in road safety regulations since 2006, and it could mean the difference between keeping your car keys or handing them in.

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