Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.
AS THE MARKET CONTINUES to heat up, expect to see plenty of pencil sharpening by manufacturers and dealers. Hyundai’s entry compact SUV, the Venue, has been a winner with buyers and Hyundai is determined to
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INDIA PROBABLY HAS SOME OF the cheapest cars on their home market, but some significant compromises must be made to meet the low entry prices. And scrimping on safety features may help explain why India
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THINGS JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER FOR car buyers with longer warranties and some innovative servicing deals. However, most existing owners miss out because they only apply to new vehicles. Not so with this deal. Volkswagen
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IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WILL send ripples right around the motor industry, Mitsubishi Australia has rewritten the warranty rule book. Effective today, every Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited vehicle will be sold with the new Diamond
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IT LOOKS LIKE the traditional handbrake is making way for electronic parking brakes, whether we like it or not. The parking brake, often referred to as the “emergency brake”, used to be operated by a
Continue readingIN AN EXTRAORDINARY reaction, buyers have rushed Toyota to get their hands on the new GR Yaris hot hatch. Ahead of its November launch, 560 cars were ordered when pre-sales began yesterday. Extraordinary demand, fuelled
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ACCORDING TO A RECENT study by JD Power China, Chinese carmakers are still lagging behind international companies in terms of energy vehicle quality. JD Power is a company that provides consumer insights, data, analytics and
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PRICING FOR THE NEW MAZDA BT-50 has been eagerly awaited and is broadly within expectations. Despite a higher level of standard spec and safety, the new model is priced from $44,090 plus on road costs
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WE’VE ALWAYS ARGUED that good design is in the eye of the beholder (and consequently limit our comments on car design because it is the buyers who will make the final call) but when a
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IT HAS ALWAYS WORRIED US that vehicles used by tradies and travellers seemed to skirt safety regulations, especially since they probably do more kilometres and their owners spend more time in them than everyday sedans
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