BLOGS     This CARtoday.com section is tailor-made for the CAR editorial team and approved contributors to share their experiences of motoring life, air their views on various aspects of the automotive industry and interact with you, the automotive enthusiast. Follow CAR editors on their automotive travels, experiences of several types of vehicles in various conditions and add your comment to the lively debate.   Our bloggers Mike Fourie Gareth Dean John Bentley Hannes Oosthuizen Jake Venter Mike Monk Ian McLaren Peter Palm Sudhir Matai Ian Dinan Ray Leathern Gautengjimmy   6 May 2008 Great Expectations (Hannes Oosthuizen) Every long-term test car comes with its fair share of hopes, fears and brand reputation thrown in, but my latest acquisition is something of a foray into the unknown… 24 April 2008 Safety Issue: Suffer the children (Kyle Kock) During a trip to Van Reenen’s Pass as a guest of Dr Philip Hull and the Van Reenen’s Community Medical Services volunteers, I came to the conclusion that many motorists have an atrocious lack of regard for the safety of children in vehicles. 17 April 2008 What to play, what to play…? (Sudhir Matai) A few days behind the wheel of BMW’s M3 saloon and Sudhir Matai rediscovers an old favourite in his CD case. 15 April 2008 Road safety…or the lack thereof (Kelly Lodewyks) When CAR Magazine was invited to accompany CAR safety award recipient Dr Phillip Hull and his medical team to Van Reenen over the Easter weekend, I was eager to take the opportunity. The experience put a lot of things into perspective for me and showed me that the things that make the biggest impact don’t necessarily have to have the biggest budgets. 14 April 2008 1000km per tank Nissan Micra dci (Ray Leathern) As unregulated Diesel prices seem poised to turn the diesel car market on its head, Nissan’s Micra dci reaffirms all that is good about diesel motoring. 1000km from one tank of fuel. No jokes