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Beware of new cars about to be delisted due to ADR

February 10, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Buying advice, Need to know

BUYING A NEW CAR IS DIFFICULT enough without other factors coming in that may see you buying one about to be removed from the Australian market. A new ADR (Australian Design Rule) is about to

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VW Amarok supply problems fixed

February 10, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, New releases

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE SECOND-GENERATION Volkswagen Amarok launched in Australia, strong supply is now available on the in-demand offroad-focused Amarok PanAmericana and the flagship Amarok Aventura variants.  The Amarok PanAmericana is available from $86,557

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The real costs of car insurance – EV vs PHEV vs ICE

February 7, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, Need to know

WE’VE TALKED A LOT on various podcasts and in our own articles about the surprisingly high costs of insuring an electric vehicle, compared to insuring a similar internal combustion engine car. This has elicited a

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Nissan introduces 10-year, 300,000km warranty

February 5, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Need to know

BUY A NEW TOASTER OR KETTLE and you’ll probably get a 12-month warranty. But cars are incredibly more complex, with a lot of things to go wrong, so it’s quite amazing how warranties have stretched

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More companies step back from EV promises

February 3, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, Need to know

WE ALWAYS THOUGHT SOME OF the promises being made by car companies to go fully electric (in some cases as early as 2030) were ambitious, premature and, in some cases, potentially financially catastrophic. Well, it

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Group calls for removal of FBT for EV home chargers

January 31, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, Need to know

IN AN OPEN LETTER to the offices of Chris Bowen MP, Catherine King MP, Senator David Pocock and leader of the Greens, Adam Bandt MP, manufacturer of Evnex home EV chargers, has called for a

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Deepal shows intent with five-star ANCAP rating for S07

January 30, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, New releases

IN ANOTHER SIGN OF JUST how much of a threat Chinese brands pose to existing manufacturers selling in Australia, new brand Deepal has attained a full five-star ANCAP rating for it launch model, the S07. 

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Škoda adds value to Octavia RS

January 24, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, New releases

ŠKODA IS DELIVERING ITS MOST POWERFUL and best-equipped Octavia RS ever, with the upgraded performance sedan and wagon arriving in March priced at $58,490 and $59,990 respectively (both plus on road costs). Now with 195kW

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A modified car can be worth much less than an original

January 24, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Buying advice, Need to know

IT’S A BEHAVIOUR WE MORE usually associate with a much younger age group than the over-50s, but modifying cars is something that people of any age can be tempted by. But it’s worth thinking carefully

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GWM plays hardball with coming Haval H6GT PHEV

January 13, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, New releases

GWM IS MAKING ITS INTENTIONS clear as the launch of the Haval H6GT PHEV approaches. In order to increase interest, the brand has unveiled compelling financial incentives for the coming Haval. Designed to reward early

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