As faceache have announced a move to make Reels a more prominent part of the social media platform, I’m 50/50 on whether to embrace the move and make snappy, short, scrollable videos that you can enjoy whilst having your morning poo, or double down on what I usually post which is long form, complex, lexicallyContinue reading “Guess who dead?”
Category Archives: My Writing
The Rolex Incident
Fashion Shoot Fursday! MrsGeoff wears ‘Miami Volvo Big Logo’, by Geoff Buys Cars, whilst also sporting a Rolex Datejust. The T shirt was £19, and is unique, printed to order and rare… I’ve not sold any other than this one, so like MrsGeoff, the T Shirt is 1 of 1. The Rolex Datejust was aContinue reading “The Rolex Incident”
Which ex-Geoff Buys Cars cars are no longer with us?
It’s been a long journey so far in the saga of Geoff Buys Cars, so let’s take a look back at some of the cars that didn’t make the cut… Sent to the big scrapyard in the sky. Considering Geoff Buys Cars cars tend to be at the lower end of the automotive budget, onlyContinue reading “Which ex-Geoff Buys Cars cars are no longer with us?”
The story of the World’s Worst Volvo 850 T5
From the archives… or the hard drive full of photos from back before Geoff Buys Cars was Geoff Buys Cars Years before Geoff Buys Cars began, I was buying cars here and there but not on an industrial scale. It was still the mixture of Swedish and German metal that would grace my driveway, andContinue reading “The story of the World’s Worst Volvo 850 T5”
The Mercedes-Benz S320CDI Road Trip Review
A few short words on an accidental road trip in an S class, by Geoff Buys Cars:For a number of reasons we decided to part ways with the family wagon, aka the blue Volvo 940 that we have poured so much time and effort into. Although we love the car, I have 3x Volvo estatesContinue reading “The Mercedes-Benz S320CDI Road Trip Review”
Driving a £600, 255k mile BMW to Geneva
An old friend got in touch, saying she’d started a new job but her trusty Mitsubishi truck had given it’s notice. The request was simple – could I buy a car and deliver it for less than a grand… The catch? Harriet (and the new job) were 850 miles away in Geneva. Like many men,Continue reading “Driving a £600, 255k mile BMW to Geneva”
How many text messages does it take to buy a Jag?
Not many, actually. These are screenshots, real screenshots, from a real conversation.The car was real too, and it even made a profit when we sold it. And that was that! We rocked around in the Jaaaaaaaaaag for a little while, then sold it for a profit, because that’s the Geoff way to do it.
The Volvo 850 Practical Classics Feature
This post originally appeared in Practical Classics Magazine, August 2018 ‘Bangernomics’ Feature With our daily driver off the road due to an ominous electrical fault, we were faced with a dilemma – hire a car in the hope the Golf can be fixed, or buy a cheap alternative? Three weeks in a rented Corsa costsContinue reading “The Volvo 850 Practical Classics Feature”
Fear and Loathing at Bristol Classic Car Show
This post was originally written back in 2014 or 2015, when I was working for a classic car insurance company. There is actually a photo of me from this show, in just my pants, sitting on the bonnet of a Jensen convertible, but luckily for my viewers, I can’t find the picture. Anyway, here’s aContinue reading “Fear and Loathing at Bristol Classic Car Show”
When the small guys used drug money to defeat Porsche on the track
This post originally written back in 2019, when I was doing a little writing work for a car finance company. I found this story fascinating, so turned it into a blog. The March 84G was built to compete in the now defunct IMSA GT sports car series. In 1981 the GTP introduced a class forContinue reading “When the small guys used drug money to defeat Porsche on the track”