Meet Tim Nicholson

A recent addition to the CarsGuide editorial team, Senior Editor Tim Nicholson jumped into automotive media in his early 30s after spending his 20s working in state government and the tertiary education sector. Prior to that he was the head party host at McDonald’s in Prahran and ate a lot of ice cream cake.

While studying a Master of Arts (Media and Communications), he realised that his ability to talk a lot might translate to half-decent radio content. That led him to conceive the wellreceived car show, Fender Bender, on LGBTIQA+ community radio station, JOY 94.9.

During that time, he landed his first job at industry publication GoAuto and eventually held the role of Managing Editor for five years.

Tim changed direction in 2018 with a stint as Motoring Editor at RACV before shifting across to work with a team he greatly admired at CarsGuide.

While journalism became a passion in his 30s, an obsession with cars was there from a young age. Tim’s grandfather ran the local Holden dealership in a regional Victorian town, and his father passed that passion on.

Unlike some colleagues, Tim does not have a cool catalogue of cars that he has owned. A 1996 Holden Nova GS hatch and a 1999 Mitsubishi Lancer MR Coupe may harm his credibility in some circles, but fits CarsGuide’s consumer focus to a tee.