Category: Diary

Ageing Out or Levelling Up? Why Older Workers Still Matter

Approaching 57, I ask if age really sidelines us – or if experience, insight and resilience make older workers more essential than ever

In just a couple of months, I’ll be 57 years old. And honestly? Some days, I feel it. The knees creak more than they used to, the waistline’s trying to sneak past the speed limit, and let’s not even mention how often I forget what I came into the room for.

Now… where was I? Oh yes… Professionally, too, the landscape has shifted. There’s less work floating around, fewer calls coming in, and a niggling voice that asks: maybe I’ve had my time. Maybe I really am edging towards my sell-by date.

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Britain’s New Wave of Racism: Why It Feels Like the 70s Again

From doomscrolling into the late hours to reliving the scars of the 70s, I can’t help but fear that the immigration debate has unleashed a wave of newly emboldened racism

It’s 3 AM and I can’t sleep. I’m doom-scrolling – and I literally mean doom. The algorithm has me in its prickly, unyielding grasp. Not showing me what I love or what inspires me, but what I fear. What I worry about.

Racism. Rage. Riots. Rampage. Right-winged rants.

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Bye Bye Boxster!

Farewell to the Porsche 718 – Why We’ll Miss the Boxster & Cayman

It seems 2025 has become the year of goodbyes. Not to friends or family, thankfully, but to some truly iconic cars that shaped the modern motoring landscape. Recently, I waved off the Nissan GT-R, then the Honda Civic Type R. And now, with a lump in the throat and perhaps a tear in the eye, it’s time to say farewell to the Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman. This is one that hits hard.

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Goodbye Honda Civic Type R

My Stories, Memories and Honda’s Dream Drives Map

2025 seems to be turning into the year of goodbyes. We’ve already waved off some truly iconic cars, and now another legend is leaving the stage. The Honda Civic Type R – the hot hatch that became the poster child for every petrolhead who loved high revs, razor-sharp handling and red-badge bragging rights – has been discontinued in Europe after nearly three decades.

But Honda hasn’t just shut the door and turned off the lights. Instead, they’ve given us a parting gift: an interactive Honda Dream Drives Map, packed with over 120 of Europe’s greatest driving roads. It’s their way of saying “thanks for the memories” – and a reminder that great roads, great cars and great drives will always matter.

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BrownCarGuy August Round-Up

Legends, Controversies & Car Culture Uncovered

From the farewell of Nissan’s mighty GT-R to shocking truths about touchscreens, the classic car market shake-up, car show fatigue, Polestar’s bold new SUV, Desi nostalgia, licence changes, giveaways, and even the culture war hitting your garage – August 2025 had it all. Here’s your one-stop catch-up on the biggest, boldest BrownCarGuy.com stories of the month.

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Goodbye Godzilla: The Nissan GT-R R35 Bows Out After 18 Years

The Nissan GT-R R35 is dead. Long live Godzilla.

After 18 years, production has finally stopped. Forty-eight thousand units later, the last Nissan GT-R R35 – a Midnight Purple T-Spec – has quietly rolled out of Nissan’s Tochigi plant, bound for a lucky customer in Japan. Perhaps not for too long, but for now, we have a world without the GT-R – and that’s a significant moment in automotive history, for this has been one very special monster. So let’s rewind.

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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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It’s back!! 300BHP Mental Micra from 2002!!

I Rode in the Bonkers Mid-Engined Nissan Micra 350SR!

Think the Nissan Micra is a sensible little supermini for your nan? Think again. Because this one… this one is utterly mad. I’m talking about the Nissan Micra 350SR – a rare, rear-wheel drive, mid-engined Micra, powered by a V6 and tuned up with 350Z bits to produce a whopping 300bhp. I remember when it was first unleashed 23 years ago as a mad marketing exercise by Nissan. Never thought that one day I would have a go in it – well, a passenger ride to be precise – at Millbrook Proving Ground during the 2025 SMMT Test Day. And yes, it was just as unhinged as it sounds.

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