Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.
IN YET ANOTHER example of blatant greed, the Victorian government has mooted that it will impose its own luxury car tax (LCT) on vehicles over $100,000. Obviously, there’s a degree of self-interest for the Federal
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IT SEEMS NOTHING will stop the interest in classic cars, as proved yet again at the Shannons Late Autumn Classic Auction in Sydney on 20 May. There were some amazingly strong results and a clearance
Continue reading… it’s called a “clutch”, children. THERE’S A WHOLE GENERATION that doesn’t understand the sensation of enhanced car control and greater driver involvement that comes with a manual gearbox. Fortunately, most of them probably couldn’t
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IT’S FAIR TO SAY Lexus is probably better known in Australia for luxury models rather than performance models (after all, the LEXUS acronym was originally Luxury EXport to US). But a closer look at the
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“$100k for a Toyota sounds a bit rich to me. Is it worth the money? And what else should I consider for around the same money?” IT’S ALWAYS GOOD SENSE to see what your options
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THE TOYOTA SUPRA will be keenly sought-after when it arrives in Australian showrooms in early September, so much so that Toyota has set up a ballot to allocate cars to keen buyers. Toyota has now
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FOLLOWING THE RELEASE of the Mazda3 hatchback, the new Mazda3 sedan has arrived in Australia. The distinctly different body style shares the underpinnings, advanced features, safety equipment and revised powertrains of the hatchback, adding the
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THE SIXTH MEMBER of the Mercedes-Benz compact car family has arrived in Australia with the introduction of the first variants of the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan range. The roll-out of the A-Class sedan begins with
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CAN IT REALLY BE 35 years since BMW created a new vehicle category? The M5 was the first high-performance sedan to combine the driving dynamics of a sports car with the comfort and functionality of
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THE MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class is one of the more interesting offerings currently on the market, and certainly appealing to over-50 drivers. The new model is larger and more practical inside than its predecessor, more technologically advanced
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