Skip to content

seniordriveraus

Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.

  • Home
  • Contact
  • Why a car site for over-50s?
  • Home
  • Welcome to seniordriveraus.
  • Contact

Author: murrellp@bigpond.com

More cars score 5-star ANCAP ratings. But do we need an independent body?

December 5, 2018 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Need to know

INDEPENDENT SAFETY AUTHORITY, ANCAP, has released its latest round of findings, announcing that the Ford Focus, Hyundai Santa Fe, Genesis G70 and Jaguar I-Pace have all been awarded five stars. The new Ford Focus stood

Continue reading

Suzuki Swift Sport 2018 review

November 16, 2018 murrellp@bigpond.com New car reviews

Paul Murrell tests the 2018 Suzuki Swift Sport with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and everything the over-50 driver needs to know. Summary: Over 50 and looking for an affordable injection of youth?

Continue reading

Get some training before getting back on a motorcycle

November 9, 2018 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Need to know

Motorcyclists continue to be killed at a far higher rate than drivers, so what measures can be introduced to make them safer on the roads? EVERY YEAR, MORE MOTORCYCLISTS are killed on our roads (as

Continue reading

Dangerous drivers should face tougher penalties

November 8, 2018 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Need to know

Drivers who kill on the roads have been getting away with minimal punishment for far too long. Now the UK has introduced much tougher sentences. Australia needs to look at similar penalties. THE UK HAS

Continue reading

Buying an old luxury car can be very appealing, but do your homework

November 7, 2018 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice

 Cars you couldn’t afford when they were new are very tempting when they get old, but there’s plenty to consider before you make the leap.  MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, I worked with a managing director

Continue reading

Reader enquiry: How dangerous is holding a steering wheel incorrectly?

October 31, 2018 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know, Reader enquiries

“I see a lot of older drivers, driving their cars, hanging onto the steering wheel at 10 to 2 position (as were taught pre-airbag days) or, shock/horror! even 5 to 1. “The issues of Takata

Continue reading

Existing Mazda owners can now upgrade to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

October 31, 2018 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

IT’S ALWAYS FRUSTRATING when you buy a new car and a few months later, it’s upgraded with features that you really would have liked, but couldn’t get, at the time of purchase. Usually, it’s either

Continue reading

Australian motorists still at risk with Takata airbags.

October 31, 2018 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

AFTER MONTHS OF HEAVY PR regarding the need for Australian motorists to contact their dealers and have faulty Takata airbags replaced, it seems many are still at risk. Victoria’s automotive association, the RACV, has called

Continue reading

Toyota announces new Supra

October 31, 2018 murrellp@bigpond.com Upcoming new models

To be unveiled in Detroit, and due here in the second half of 2019 Many of us have fond memories of the Toyota Supra, a more grown-up version of the Celica in the 90s and

Continue reading

How to pick up a bargain at a car auction

October 26, 2018 murrellp@bigpond.com Auction action, Buying advice, Need to know

CAR BUYING AT AUCTION HAS SOME TRAPS FOR THE UNWARY AND THE UNPREPARED, SO DO YOUR HOMEWORK FIRST     Many people will warn you against buying a car at auction because you can end

Continue reading

Posts navigation

«Previous Posts 1 … 221 222 223 224 225 … 230 Next Posts»

Find Us

Address
PO Box 505, Macclesfield, South Australia 5153.

email: murrellp@bigpond.com

Search

About This Site

seniordriveraus is written by experienced motoring journalists who understand the value of doing their homework and providing information that is useful to over-50 drivers, everything from car reviews to maintenance, towing to practicality – in fact, everything you need to know about cars and motoring.

Recent Posts

  • Hyundai Santa Fe XRT Calligraphy Hybrid large SUV 2025 review
  • Xpeng P7+ makes global debut outside China and Europe
  • Elderly drivers in the firing line yet again
  • Mahindra brings in the XUV3XO
  • Mercedes-AMG shows off Concept AMG GT XX

Categories

  • About
  • Aging driver challenges
  • Aging driver threats
  • Auction action
  • Autonomous cars
  • Barry Green
  • Buying advice
  • Car care
  • Classic car buying advice
  • Classic car news
  • Classic car reviews
  • Concepts
  • Electric vehicles
  • Jim Myhill
  • Motor sport
  • Need to know
  • New car reviews
  • New releases
  • Reader enquiries
  • Selling advice
  • Uncategorized
  • Upcoming new models

Find Us

Address
123 Main Street
New York, NY 10001

Hours
Monday—Friday: 9:00AM–5:00PM
Saturday & Sunday: 11:00AM–3:00PM

WordPress Theme: Mercia by ThemeZee.