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The return of cheap cars? In your dreams

February 21, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice

ONE OF THE INEVITABLE consequences of COVID, supply problems and the shortage of the all-important computer chips is that car prices are on the rise. And the bad news is that the trend is unlikely

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What do all those electric vehicle terms mean?

November 22, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles

JUDGING FROM THE QUESTIONS we get from seniordriver readers, there is a lot of confusion about the various terms used to describe electric vehicles, and how different EVs differ from each other. As always with

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It will soon be EV or nothing

November 18, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, Need to know

THERE’S ONLY ONE WORD FOR the push into EVs and that’s “relentless”. Certainly, governments are pushing ahead with their plans to have us all driving EVs by 2030 (or 2050), but it’s the car companies

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More EV charging stations promised, but no subsidies or incentives

November 11, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles

YOU CAN TELL AN ELECTION is imminent when politicians start making big promises (and kissing babies, but that’s another subject altogether!) About two years ago, the Coalition ridiculed Labor’s intention to introduce a policy to

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Will E10 destroy your car?

November 9, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, Need to know

THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF talk and very little hard information about how using E10 fuel in your car will affect it. Of course, governments are pushing for E10 (fuel with 10 percent ethanol

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Honda explains its new sales model

November 2, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Need to know

HONDA and MERCEDES-BENZ are introducing a new sales model and changing the way we buy cars. Will it increase what you pay? Here’s HONDA’s explanation why it won’t. THERE HAS BEEN MUCH DISCUSSION and not

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VW calls for consistent emission vehicle policy

October 25, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP AUSTRALIA HAS APPEALED for a nationally consistent approach to low and zero emissions vehicle policy as the New South Wales Government seeks to encourage uptake. The NSW proposal, described by VGA as “world

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Toyota clarifies supply issues

October 7, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice

 COVID HAS HAD A DEVASTATING effect on the supply of vehicles, and rumours are rife. One such rumour is that customers may have to wait literally years for delivery of the new LandCruiser, with other

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Land Rover Defender tops retained value list

September 20, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice

ONE OF THE MOST COSTLY elements of owning a car is often overlooked. Depreciation can drain thousands of dollars from your pocket, almost from the first moment you drive out of the showroom. The more

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RAM trucks claim top spot in US quality survey

September 6, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice

RAM TRUCKS HAS PLACED FIRST IN THE INFLUENTIAL J.D Power IQS new vehicle quality survey in the USA, marking the first time a full-size pick-up truck brand has claimed the top spot. Cementing a meteoric

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