Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.
ON TUESDAY, JUNE 25, FORD ANNOUNCED a concerning issue with its 2014 F-150 model and recalled 668,000 pickup trucks worldwide as a result (although we are yet to confirm that Australian owners have been notified).
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IN A DISTURBING TREND, radar detectors are being offered for sale online in pop-up ads. Now, in the interests of transparency, we have to admit to owning a series of radar detectors way back when
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MANY READERS WILL RECALL THE shocking scenes as the Felicity Ace car carrier burnt off the coast of Portugal in 2022. The fire is alleged to have been ignited by a malfunctioning electric vehicle, and
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CONCERNS ABOUT EV SAFETY continue to arise. Latest example is the implementation on some South Australian ferries in response to an official alert about the dangers of electric vehicle fires. Despite regular advice from EV
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BACK IN THE DIM DARK ages, checking your tyre pressures was a weekly event (assuming you followed the advice of tyre companies and safety experts). However, the advent of Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) now
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND’S INDEPENDENT consumer voice on vehicle safety is strongly reminding new car buyers and fleet purchasers to check the ANCAP safety rating before purchase, with two zero-star ratings published today. Local testing
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IT’S ALREADY BEGUN, AND will only get worse: police forces across the country have embarked on the latest seasonal drink-drive enforcement campaigns. seniordriveraus suggests that all drivers should plan their journeys and celebrate the festive
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MANY OF US REMEMBER the days of hefty bumper bars and even, on some cars, protective overriders. Moden cars seem to crumple from even the most delicate of bumps, and they can be hideously expensive
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IT WAS ONLY A MATTER of time before insurers took a close look at the fire risk posed by electric vehicles, especially when they are parked in and near homes, in garages, in underground carparks
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THE SPATE OF CAR CARRYING transport vessels going up in flames continues with reports of a Panama-registered ship catching fire off the coast of the Netherlands. The 18,500-tonne Fremantle Highway was carrying almost 3000 vehicles
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