Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.
ACCORDING TO RESEARCH released recently by the RACQ, more mothers are teaching learners to drive than any other supervisor. More than 53 percent of learners surveyed reported they were mainly supervised by their mums or
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A SURVEY OF 1000 British motorists (and sure to yield similar results if held in Australia) has highlighted a worrying lack of knowledge when it comes to car maintenance, warning lights and habits. The survey
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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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WE SEE IT ON OUR ROADS every day … people on their mobile phones while diving, glancing down to read text messages or, even worse, send one. And despite all the warnings and increasingly onerous
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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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BENTLEY MOTORS, as you may or may not be aware, turns 100 this year (July 10th, to be precise). To celebrate, they’ll be unveiling what they modestly call “the future of grand touring”. A physical
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