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Is technology really improving your driving life?

June 6, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

WE OFTEN HEAR from readers complaining about technology, everything from it not working to it being an expense for something they rarely or never use. One reader asked a not unreasonable question about touchscreens mounted

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New Range Rover Evoque coming

June 5, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Upcoming new models

THE “MUST HAVE” fashion accessory, the Range Rover Evoque, has proven itself a remarkable success story. While it’s been phenomenally popular with the young trendies, it’s also been a success with fashion-conscious over-50s. But like

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Volkswagen Touareg Launch Edition 2019 review

June 5, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com New car reviews

Paul Murrell tests the 2019 Volkswagen Touareg Launch Edition with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and everything the over-50 driver needs to know.  Summary: First we drove it in the sands of the

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FCAI calls for improved ATV safety initiatives

June 4, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Need to know

WHILE NOT STRICTLY part of our brief, plenty of over-50s ride and use ATV (all-terrain vehicles) for pleasure or work. Following yet another fatality involving an ATV, the FCAI (Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries) has

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Alfa Romeo releases Veloce S Edition of Giulietta

June 4, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com New releases

ALFA ROMEO HAS ALWAYS had a romantic image, and it has been said that every driver should own an Alfa at least once in his/her life. This may well be the one (assuming the 4C

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Kia’s new small SUV gets a name

June 4, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Upcoming new models

KIA MOTORS HAS ANNOUNCED that the name of its new global compact SUV is to be Seltos and it will be launched in the (northern hemisphere) summer. The name, according to Kia, is inspired by

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Jeep Wrangler scores woeful ANCAP rating

May 28, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Buying advice, Need to know

IN WHAT IS SURE TO BE bad news for the multitudes of Jeep fans, the new Wrangler has scored a truly abysmal one ANCAP star in the latest ranking released by ANCAP today. This is

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Affordable head up display

May 28, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

IT IS INEVITABLE that new technology will become more widespread, more acceptable and, best of all, more affordable. The first head up displays offered as options in cars were limited to high-end luxury cars and

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Victorian government to impose luxury car tax

May 27, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Buying advice, Need to know

IN YET ANOTHER example of blatant greed, the Victorian government has mooted that it will impose its own luxury car tax (LCT) on vehicles over $100,000. Obviously, there’s a degree of self-interest for the Federal

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Classic cars sell strongly at Shannons

May 25, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Auction action

IT SEEMS NOTHING will stop the interest in classic cars, as proved yet again at the Shannons Late Autumn Classic Auction in Sydney on 20 May. There were some amazingly strong results and a clearance

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