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Articles by Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien is a CarsGuide contributor, having previously founded The Motor Report and served as managing editor for over a decade. An automotive expert, O'Brien has decades of experience as a motoring journalist.

It’s winter and snow-goers are heading to the fluffy white stuff for a...Read more

So, you’re ready for a winter trip into snowy climes. You’ve prepared...Read more

To best understand the Gawler Ranges, and to uncover all of the reasons...Read more
Buyer remorse, it's such a downer. You know, you get it home and you're suddenly hit by a wave of sinking clarity that had deserted you when buying, "What the hell was I thinking?" Those jeans, or that couch... in that colour? "OMG... I'm an idiot...!" This new car? Whoa, that's a biggie. That's...Read more
Mazda Australia might be reluctant to admit it, but it has always been a...Read more
Crest the Strzeleckis above Foster in Victoria’s south-east and the...Read more