Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.
THINGS ARE TOUGH FOR HOLDEN at the moment, and they’re doing everything they can to push sales. The latest incentive being dangled in front of Colorado 4×4 buyers is sure to have an effect. Holden
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MOST CAR REVIEWS blather on about all the wonderful new technology that’s fitted to the latest model, but talk to owners and you quickly learn that a lot of the so-called features are superfluous to
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WHILE OVERSEAS CAR BUYERS are well protected with so-called “lemon laws” if they buy a vehicle with documented faults, Australian buyers have no such protection. Some time ago, we suggested there might be hope on
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WHILE MOST BUYERS are fixated on the purchase price of new cars, the actual cost of owning and running one over the ownership period depends on a variety of factors, many of which buyers tend
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MOST PEOPLE ARE FIXATED on the initial purchase price of any car they’re thinking about buying, but the real cost of ownership depends on a number of factors over the full period you have it.
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FINALLY, WE’RE SEEING some significant safety initiatives for commercial vehicles, and not before time. These improvements are worthwhile on at least two levels: these vehicles are often not bought as commercial vehicles but by private
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IN SOME WAYS, car owners have never had it better – longer warranties, fixed price or capped price servicing and even, in some cases, guaranteed resale value. Volkswagen has just announced a new service plan
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IN ANOTHER MOVE designed to lure buyers into VW showrooms, Volkswagen has announced driveaway pricing for the entire Mark 7.5 Golf range, including the Alltrack and hugely popular GTI. The compact luxury Golf Highline hatchback
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TOYOTA HAS ANNOUNCED significant increases in the safety technology offered on its HiLux. Despite commercial vehicles often acting as a workplace for many owners, they lag behind in the safety features now standard in most
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“A great in-depth article on ANCAP testing. However, you omitted to mention that some models within the range, say Hyundai i30 Go, do not score equally with a more up-spec model. So caution: reading ANCAP
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