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W126 300SE: Day 1!

The 300SE is finally on the road. Just when you thought this was the end to the restoration work, think again

May 8, 2022
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W126 300SE: She’s shaping up!

Our W126 finally resembles a car

April 20, 2022
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Homebound – Driving To Toyota Motor Thailand’s Assembly Plant (Ban Pho) During Songkran

Having spent three days in Bangkok during Songkran, we felt that it was time to venture a little further…

April 17, 2022
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Toyota GR Supra 3.0: The transition from hot hatch to sports car

Hello everyone, my name is Jasper and I was invited by James to write and document my car journeys…

April 17, 2022
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W126 300SE: What did we get ourselves into?

OCD-ness has come full force. The car is still in pieces. Will this resto-job ever be completed?

April 15, 2022
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Honda Accord Wagon (CM1): Beater gets some TLC after ~6 years

We write about our CM1... After 6 years

April 12, 2022
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400km Weekend Trip From Bangkok To Rayong

By Gerald Yuen A week before Thailand’s new year (Songkran) – not a wise move to make a short…

April 11, 2022
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W124 300E: A broken bumper and mysterious scratches

The daily grind is making the 300E worse for wear, but it still soldiers on

April 8, 2022
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Toyota Yaris Ativ Ownership In Thailand

It must have been a shock for me when my wife and I decided to take the plunge and buy…

April 6, 2022
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W126 300SE: Yet another young timer Mercedes Benz

Introducing the 'other' new-old lenspeed staffer - just that this one is in pieces

April 5, 2022
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New to #LenspeedOwned: Mercedes-Benz W124 300E

We get a new staffer - or rather a 30+ year old one

March 22, 2022
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New to the Lenspeed fleet: 435i GranCoupe

Our new staffer BMW joins the fleet, with some special eyes

December 12, 2015
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Citroen DS3 100,000km report

Staffer reports in with 100,000km DS3 report

November 2, 2015
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Staff fleet update: Porsche 991 GT3

Read what our turbo-loving contributor thinks of his 991 GT3 as he writes with a unique owner's perspective

May 24, 2015
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Black over White

Our tame racing driver shares his ownership experience of the C63 AMG Black Series

April 28, 2015
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VW MkV R32 – First Impressions

Reacquainted with a familiar variant. How did it fare after 2000km of hooning?

March 6, 2015
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FD2R: 130,000km report

Can Lenspeed’s staff car survive the treacherous pockmarked tarmac around his neighbourhood?

December 25, 2014
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Range increases, but looks wrong lipless

Our staff S204 is getting great mileage these past few weeks, but really needs to look the part again

December 23, 2014
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1 of a M-kind

1 leaves and another 1 comes. Read what new staff car has joined the fleet, and left

September 19, 2014
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We’re back to Michelins again

Our staff S204 finally ditches its bald PS3s for a new set of tyres

July 31, 2014
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1000km Report: Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002

Can this new set of rubbers deliver a more rewarding driving experience? Read on.

July 7, 2014
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BRIDGE THE GAP

Lenspeed’s staff car gets a new set of rubbers

June 19, 2014
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The LS460 gets a $15,000 bill

Japanese cars aren't spared - our staff LS460 gets a huge bill

June 6, 2014
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Mid-Year Update: Achievement Unlocked

Best mileage per tank of fuel for Lenspeed’s Citroen DS3 Staff Car

June 1, 2014
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FD2R Update: 115,000km and running

New knees for an aging car...

April 25, 2014
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Fuel consumption milestone!

Aimed for a lofty 400km figure on the trip computer for my full tank of fuel last week ...

April 11, 2014
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Rubber can’t be that exciting…

The 1.4 TSI is a spectacular motor. 170bhp and 240Nm is more useful on the road than...

January 4, 2014
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Tyre pressures off – due to hard driving?

After a quick Saturday morning wash I was off to the pumps to get the tyres inflated ...

December 25, 2013
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Your “own” car with its blemishes

It’s been about three weeks now into Subaru ownership, and one thing apparent about the ...

November 30, 2013
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First tank of fuel: not a shade too bad at all

I chose a coffeeshop where I can sit on a table while looking at my car. It’s been ...

November 14, 2013
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New arrival: Subaru Impreza S204

It’s 2am at night so I will not say much for now, but having covered about 130km so ...

November 7, 2013
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End of term: MkV Golf GTI

And (gasp!) it has happened – the Golf GTI in our staff car fleet has found itself ...

November 7, 2013
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My Dog Skip, but with cars.

In the movie My Dog Skip, a jack russell grows up with a boy, going through life’s ...

June 29, 2013
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Back in its element.

After shedding some of its brownie points in the long motorway trips, the Clio got a ...

June 28, 2013
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20,000 mile service: is the Clio ready for Europe?

Finally, after what seemed like a prolonged spell, the Clio finally got to embrace the loving ...

June 1, 2013
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New rubber untested

The LS460 got its new tyres fitted just before I left for the UK (OK, I admit there is some ...

May 24, 2013
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New arrival: 2006 LS460

Following the end-of-term report of our E250 CGI, we’ve quipped that we’ve got something ...

March 16, 2013
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End of term: W212 E250 CGI

Me and my dad have always been Mercedes fans. We used to have the W126 300 SEL ...

January 18, 2013
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Brands Hatch Taster Session

I thought I just got the upper hand with the weather when I arrived at Brands Hatch ...

October 10, 2012
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What’s the deal, going back to FWD?

As it were, it’s appearing quite possibly that I like my hot hatches a lot more than ...

October 8, 2012
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Sacrifice demands greatness

A couple of weeks ago, it dawned on me. If you drive a two-seater (not two plus two) sports ...

May 12, 2012
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It could be better

Time and again we hear complains about people being unreasonably defensive about their cars ...

April 10, 2012
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Notes about the MR2

Worringly, I’ve reached a point when I am feeling like I’ve learnt all of the car has got to ...

March 29, 2012
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Notes from the first drive of the Toyota MR2 SW20

So in a rather hasty fashion, I’ve went ahead and bought the third MR2 I saw. That’s a ...

February 18, 2012
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Pistonheads Hertfordshire Drive

By James Wong I’m supposed to be starting on my law revision now, but in the interests of keeping…

February 27, 2012
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The search reaches its crux – just a matter of days now

Just a quick update here. The search for the replacement has finally made some progress ...

February 9, 2012
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Old cars are magic, but it isn’t all easy

I may have been driving my 2006 MkV GTI for quite a while, but my car ownership history ...

January 26, 2012
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The search for a replacement

Selling a car has always been difficult. There’s the emotional attachment, part of which stems ...

January 14, 2012