Set for a mid-year sales debut, the Colorado’s new powerful diesel power-trains will deliver outstanding towing capacity and impressive performance.

There are many reasons why this truck will make its presence felt when it arrives at Col Crawford Holden in 2012.

Contact our Holden Sales Team or call 02 9941 1500.

In the words of modern day Shakespeare (MINI) – to Coupé or to Roadster: that is the question.

If Hamlet were here today, my guess would be the Coupé?

Which one would you choose?

Come in to Col Crawford MINI Garage this Saturday and take your pick!!!

 We are having a party to celebrate the adventures of these awesome 2-door MINI’s. 

Purely for 2 – you and a friend are invited!  

• Where? Col Crawford MINI Garage
• When?  Saturday March 10 @ 9:30am-11.00am
•  Enjoy? MINI nibblies, fun & a “Coupé” of Coffee
•  Book for a test drive and go in to win a MINI Coupé for a weekend.

What are you waiting for – Get away with more – get away with MINI!

Visit the Col Crawford MINI Garage or contact us today and see what all the Motor Report fuss is about.

Come in and get up close & personal with the two newest members of the MINI family, here at Col Crawford MINI Garage.

Like with every MINI, the Coupé and the Roadster feature the brands go-kart handling and jaw-dropping agility.

Well, what are you waiting for?

MINI Coupé

Whoop whoop – a MINI 2-Seater! Genius.  The MINI Coupé embraces the essence of the MINI brand.

It is a compact 2-Seater with a large boot & different storage options. It has the  go-kart handling capabilities & customisation options that no competitor can match!

Come in and check it out. 

MINI Roadster

The MINI Roadster is sportier & encompasses an elegant way of MINI driving. It really does embody a true Roadster! A car like no other

Come in and check it out.

Visit the Col Crawford MINI Garage or contact us today and see what all the fuss is about.

Caroline Buchanan, is Australia’s most accomplished female in BMX racing circuit,  and with the support from Mitsubishi Australia, looks confident in a podium finish at the London Olympics this year.

The self confessed competitive adrenalin-junkie, Caroline (21) credits the great Aussie outdoors for her success. She began her cycling career with BMX but was too young to compete in the Beijing Olympics in 2008,  and decided she needed a new challenge –  so she started mountain bike racing.  BMX she says “is the grass roots for all cycling disciplines”.

Training up to 20 hours a week, Caroline said,” It is not always the strongest that wins, it’s about power to weight ratio, as well as strength, fitness, skills, technique – and quite a bit of luck on the day”.

We wish her all the best in her fight for gold. Good Luck, Caroline.

Caroline Buchanan loves four wheels as well as two, and is thrilled to be driving a Mitsubishi Outlander as part of her sponsorship by Mitsubishi Motors.

Quotes taken from her recent interview with Eclipse Magazine.

Here is a little recap on the history of the BMW 3 Series – Our Bread and Butter!

Some 35 years ago, the arrival of the first BMW 3 Series identified the beginning of one of the most notable success stories in BMW model history. We were introduced to an entirely new vehicle that was both compact and sporty.  And then there was the most distinguished design feature of the front, which became BMW’s biggest and most recognizable feature even from a distance – the BMW kidney grille.

In the years since 1975, the face of the BMW 3 Series has constantly developed. The designers have always managed to incorporate dynamics, innovation and aesthetics into a well balanced, modern and future-oriented overall concept, whilst at the same time maintaining BMW’s traditional values.

As a result, each BMW 3 Series has retained its unmistakable brand identity and can be identified as a BMW at very first glance.

 DRIVING SHOULD BE A PLEASURE.

Every BMW is meticulously designed with near-perfect 50:50 weight distribution and rear-wheel drive to give you more precise steering, maximum traction and greater control. Put simply, it makes our cars more fun to drive.

When the 6th generation of the Ultimate sports sedan launches on 25 February, it will feature state-of-the-art engines, unequalled technology, which will include optional full-colour Head-Up Display that projects key data on the windscreen so you can take in information without taking your eyes off the road.

Reading about the all new BMW 3 Series Sedan in the enclosed brochure is one thing. Experiencing it for yourself is quite another.

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO TEST-DRIVE THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE.

CONTACT OUR BMW TEAM TODAY

Around 30 of our apprentices from 4 workshops were treated to Korean BBQ fun, games and prizes, organised by Apprentice Master – Les Brumby and hosted by Service Manager Phil Ward.

Our most gifted apprentice’s won the following awards:-

Congratulations to all involved and good luck to the year ahead.

Sandi’s story.

Little Mia Warren, my granddaughter, now nearly five years old, was diagnosed at 6 weeks with the condition known as Cystic Fibrosis, the most prevalent, life shortening disease affecting people of European ancestry.  The incidence in Australia is about 1 in every 3000 live births and about 1 in every 25 people are carriers of a genetic mutation responsible for CF.  Caused by the pairing of two recessive genes, it requires both mother and father to be carriers, a fact of which our family were unaware at Mia’s birth.

With each pregnancy, there is a 1 in 4 chance of the baby having the condition, 2 in 4 of being a carrier with no symptoms and 1 in 4 of being healthy.  The condition impairs the lungs and pancreas with thick mucus preventing normal function.  Physiotherapy is a daily and lifetime necessity as is the requirement to take pancreatic enzymes with each meal to aid digestion and food absorption.  Click Cystic Fibrosis for further CF reference.

Sandi Warren

On Saturday 16th July 2011 our family held their 4th Salty Sea Dogs Dinner at Peppers Anchorage, Port Stephens, in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Research.  The dinner is so-named because the sound Mia makes when she coughs (worse when she also suffered from Tracheo-malacia, which caused a partial flattening of the bronchial tubes) reminds us of a seal, also known as a salty sea dog, barking.  Therefore the logo was created and this year baseball caps have been made with the logo embossed, and are selling these to raise extra funds.

The theme of this year’s event was James Bond and invited guests to wear formal attire.  The tables were each named after a James Bond movie starring the particular guests seated, and the tables were adorned with over-sized martini glasses filled with water and candles, and placed on a mirrored disk.  The colour theme was red, black and white. Drinks were served in an adjoining room where guests could also peruse the items being offered for the Silent Auction, which included signed football jerseys from each code, selections of wine, magnums of Verve Cliquot, accommodation packages, a leather handbag, pre-paid telephone packages, a 1973 Commemorative Port and much more.  A raffle was also conducted on the evening with prizes including dinners donated by local restaurants, accommodation packages, clothing, beauty and theatre ticket prizes.
The evening began with Kent Warren, Mia’s father, my son, who is also the General Manager of the Anchorage Resort and always takes the role of MC, arriving into the room to the James Bond theme being played and shown on the screen, wearing full wet suit and brandishing a toy gun before stripping down to his dinner suit underneath and ordering a martini from the nearby waiter.  It was all great fun and totally unexpected even by those who had organised the evening!

There was a delicious menu created by the Anchorage team, with all meat, seafood, wines and beers for the evening, donated by local suppliers, allowing an even greater financial outcome for the fundraiser.

Games of Heads and Tails had a James Bond theme and centred around True or False questions based on the films, their stars and characters.  The guest speaker on the evening was Dr Adam Jaffe, a respiratory specialist from the Children’s Hospital at Randwick who discussed the condition of Cystic Fibrosis and where research is taking those afflicted.

After dinner, the Loud Auction was conducted by Paul Gamer, a local licensed auctioneer whose professionalism and humour make for a most entertaining and successful auction.  Prizes included fabulous accommodation packages donated at the major Peppers Resorts around Australia, Qualia accommodation on Hamilton Island, accommodation at Peppers Beacon Hotel Queenstown, New Zealand together with a Golfing Package at the nearby The Hills Golf Course, a golfing package for 16 players at our local Pacific Dunes Golf Course, and of course, the BMW Baby Racer donated by Col Crawford Motors which raised the phenomenal sum of $1050!!

An amazing figure of over $33000 was raised on the evening thanks, not only to the generosity of those attending on the night, but to the individuals and companies who donated prizes, goods and services for this worthy cause about which we are so passionate. 

The monies raised have been sent to Cystic Fibrosis NSW for use in research into a cure for this, as yet incurable, and life-debilitating and life-truncating disorder. We are in the process of determining a date for the 2012 dinner which will, once again, be held at Peppers Anchorage, Port Stephens.

For more information regarding this event, please email Nikki.

Labelled Australia’s Best Cars – Best Sports Car under $80,000 - the BMW 135i Sport Coupé wins for the 4th year running.

Beating its stiff competition – the likes of the VW Golf Trilogy, the Subaru WRX, Audi’s TDI TT – the judges declared the BMW 135i Sport Coupé  as “the complete driver’s car”.

In 2011, BMW 135i Coupé saw a price increase of $2200, but that simply was not enough to knock it from its pedestal.
Since its introduction in 2008, it has cemented its status as a champion among the BMW family and as the ultimate driving machine.

Not only blessed in the looks department, it has the performance to match – an almost perfect 50/50 weight distribution, RWD, tuned suspension, superior braking system and a comprehensive tyre and wheel combination.

Call into Col Crawford Motors today and speak to one of our BMW specialists. 

Renault Aus MD announced that the Mégane Renault Sport 250 has been a stand out since it hit the streets, October of last year.  He said ” We were delighted, though not surprised, last year when the Mégane Renault Sport 250 won”….”but to retain the(…) position among a very tough field. There is true depth(…) not just in terms of performance (…) also in terms of it appeal to car enthusiasts”.

Although it may have been a tough competition, the judges agreed that the Mégane Renault Sport 250 won with a unanimous vote, declaring that the engine, its grip, sporty interior and its dramatic looks were the winning factors.

Come into Col Crawford Renault today and see what a winner looks like!

Bev Fagan, Eve Burns, Adele Brimmer, Katrina Brown & Nick Robb

Now the team from Cromer have finished their 3-day Australian National Final Championship round at Twin Waters resort in Queensland and they are on their way to China next year for the China / Australia Holden Scramble Championship!! 

Since they arrived for their practice round on Friday, they have played exceptionally. Yesterday, they played in the final 6-team play off.  The 3 winning groups go to China…and they won their match!! 

Cromer Team picture courtesy of PGA 2011

When we spoke to them, they are so excited they can hardly speak.  They are off to the presentation dinner and although they don’t have all the details of their prize as yet, we think they may have won 3^rd place over all.  There were 25 mens teams and 4 ladies teams and these final rounds were a combined field.

Here are some articles from the PGA website from Saturday & Sunday.  The photo shows 3 of our girls in the Cromer GC colours (yellow & black). We will keep you posted as more news comes to hand.

CONGRATULATIONS!  And well done Cromer!