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ACCC allows Mitsubishi’s game-changer 10-year warranty to stand

December 23, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Need to know

WHEN MITSUBISHI INTRODUCED ITS ground-braking 10-year warranty with the proviso that owners have their cars serviced by authorised Mitsubishi dealers (or accept a shorter, but still acceptable, five-year warranty) there was an outcry from independent

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Aussie Mercedes-AMG 45 S owners offered high performance tyres

December 22, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Motor sport, Need to know

AUSTRALIAN OWNERS OF THE MERCEDES-AMG A 45 S 4MATIC+ hatchback and CLA 45 S 4MATIC+ Coupé now have the opportunity to extract even greater grip and dynamic performance from their vehicles. For the first time,

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Toyota recall woes continue

December 17, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

Toyota Australia has today announced that it will initiate a safety recall involving Yaris and Yaris Cross vehicles produced between October 2019 to September 2020 (inclusive). The total number of vehicles involved in Australia is

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Toyota recalls HiLux and Fortuner over brake booster problems

December 9, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

TOYOTA AUSTRALIA HAS TODAY ANNOUNCED that it will initiate a safety recall involving Diesel HiLux and Fortuner vehicles produced between June 2018 and December 2018 (inclusive). The total number of vehicles involved is 23,957. Within

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Toyota under pressure over consumer rights

December 8, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

AFTER AN INVESTIGATION, THE ACCC has accepted an undertaking from Toyota Australia in relation to the statutory consumer guarantees in the Australian Consumer Law. The investigation focused on communication with consumers about their rights under

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UK drivers use dash cam to dob in other drivers

November 30, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Need to know

HERE’S A STORY FROM the UK to send a shiver down your spine. UK motorists and other road users have sent 52,174 dash cam recordings of potential traffic offences to UK police forces since 2017.

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Mercedes-AMG GT Black nails Nürburgring in 6’43.6”

November 20, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Motor sport, Need to know

TOP GEAR PRESENTER JAMES MAY once famously said that he wished car companies would stop testing their cars around the Nürburgring because it actually makes them less pleasant everyday cars. He has a point. Cars

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Call for ban on cyclists wearing headphones

November 12, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Need to know

CYCLISTS SEEM TO get away with all kinds of bad behaviour, and that goes some way to explaining the antagonism between cyclists and motorists, even though many drivers are cyclists at various times, and many

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Indian Maruti Suzuki scores zero safety stars in testing

November 12, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Need to know

INDIA PROBABLY HAS SOME OF the cheapest cars on their home market, but some significant compromises must be made to meet the low entry prices. And scrimping on safety features may help explain why India

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FCAI slams SA decision to tax electric vehicles

November 11, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know

IN WHAT WE BELIEVE will be a tsunami of criticism, the FCAI (Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries) has commented on the South Australian Government’s proposed road user charges for electric vehicles. Tony Weber, the FCAI’s

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