Articles by Stephen Corby

Stephen Corby

Contributing Journalist

Stephen Corby stumbled into writing about cars after being knocked off the motorcycle he’d been writing about by a mob of angry and malicious kangaroos. Or that’s what he says, anyway. Back in the early 1990s, Stephen was working at The Canberra Times, writing about everything from politics to exciting Canberra night life, but for fun he wrote about motorcycles.

After crashing a bike he’d borrowed, he made up a colourful series of excuses, which got the attention of the motoring editor, who went on to encourage him to write about cars instead. The rest, as they say, is his story.

Reviewing and occasionally poo-pooing cars has taken him around the world and into such unexpected jobs as editing TopGear Australia magazine and then the very venerable Wheels magazine, albeit briefly. When that mag moved to Melbourne and Stephen refused to leave Sydney he became a freelancer, and has stayed that way ever since, which allows him to contribute, happily, to CarsGuide.

How long does it take to charge an electric car?

5 July 2020 by Stephen Corby

Should I buy a diesel or petrol car?

5 July 2020 by Stephen Corby

There’s long been a bit of a stench around diesel, but with the...Read more

Should electric car owners be taxed for road use?

2 July 2020 by Stephen Corby

The NSW state government could charge owners of electric vehicles (EVs...Read more

New Toyota HiLux, Isuzu D-Max and Mazda BT-50 2021 on shopping list as tax write-off extended

9 June 2020 by Stephen Corby

The only bad thing about the government’s instant asset tax write off...Read more

10 of the most reliable used cars in Australia

28 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

Now look, obviously telling anyone that a particular second-hand car will have bulletproof reliable is a bit like telling them that skiing is a totally safe hobby, or advising them to invest in blue-chip stocks. Sometimes, things just don’t work out and if your friend ends up with a broken leg, an...Read more

How Long Do Speeding Fines Take to Arrive?

28 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

Back before the wondrous invention of speed cameras - or “road-safety...Read more

Best used cars under $10,000 in Australia

28 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

The problem with cars is that all the ones you really, really want - the ones you’d have posters of on your wall if you were still young enough for that to be acceptable - are too expensive. In the real world, most of us don’t have $100,000-plus or more to drop on a car, as much as we’d like to. So...Read more

How long do demerit points last?

28 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

You might as well ask “how long is a piece of string?” or “how long...Read more

How to buy a car that's been financed

26 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

There are some small but important differences between buying a house...Read more

Toyota, Hyundai and Kia car hack vulnerability discovered

22 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

After years of feeling like our cars are reasonably safe from thieves...Read more

Why Australian petrol prices are back on the rise

20 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

After so many weeks of laughably low petrol prices - driven by one of...Read more

Could the new Mazda CX-5-replacing CX-50 gain an inline six-cylinder engine?

17 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

The replacement for Mazda’s vitally important CX-5 SUV could be a rear-...Read more

Why you need to take advantage of the instant asset tax write-off this EOFY

16 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

The government wants to buy you a new vehicle so much that it’s willing...Read more

New Mazda MX-30 2021 charging towards Australian launch to take on Hyundai Kona Electric

15 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

You can forget the chat from Mazda HQ about how its first-ever EV, the...Read more

How to check if a car has been stolen

13 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

It’s tempting to believe that clever technology can outsmart thick-...Read more

How to make the most of instant asset tax write-off this EOFY

11 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

Clearly, we live in strange times, with the Australian Government...Read more

What will the automotive industry look like post-pandemic?

9 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

As motor vehicle sales in Australia drive off a cliff, falling by an...Read more

Top 8 driving myths busted

5 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

If you're having a dream about falling and you don't wake up, you'll die. This is one of those myths that at least makes some sense, because it's true that if you don't wake up, ever, you will die. There are plenty more alleged factoids we all take as read, like being able to dissolve a tooth in...Read more

Top 10 SUVs in Australia: The definitive list

5 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

SUVs were once the rarest of automotive species; big and boxy things, usually covered in mud and driven by off-road types with non-ironic. beards that rarely ventured into urban areas. But then, quite suddenly, all that changed, and SUVs became something else entirely. Or, to be totally honest,...Read more

You might never have to visit a car dealership again

1 May 2020 by Stephen Corby

In a society in which pretty much everything in life can now be...Read more

Articles by Stephen Corby

Stephen Corby

Contributing Journalist

There are some small but important differences between buying a house...Read more

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