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Low emission rental cars

January 29, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

WE WERE RECENTLY ALERTED to an interesting article by rhinocarhire.com regarding the hire of eco-friendly rental cars. The article, written by travel writer and car rental expert Phil Partridge, points out that price is often

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CES 2020 in Las Vegas showcases flying cars and outrageous concepts

January 22, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Concepts, Need to know

Prepared by Tim Stevens for The Road to 2020 World Car Awards The show “floor” at CES continues to expand and evolve, gobbling up greater and greater stretches of the city of Las Vegas. Likewise,

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Motor giants merge to create mega-company

January 15, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Need to know

IT’S BECOMING QUITE challenging to know which company is responsible for your vehicle, regardless of the badge on the front. In the latest mega-merger, Groupe PSA (Citroen, DS, Opel, Peugeot and Vauxhall) has joined forces

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Hot weather is another reason not to drive with low fuel

January 14, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Need to know

NOW THAT MOST CARS HAVE a low fuel warning light, people are even more likely to drive until there is just a splash left in the tank. There are a number of reasons why this

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Electric vehicles need care in slippery conditions

January 10, 2020 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

Electric vehicles are fast gaining market share, especially in Europe, but they can require totally new thinking and skill-sets when it’s slippery.  Prepared by Toni Jalovaara, director of Inmen OY Helsinki, Finland Whether we’re ready

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Cheapskate SA government kills older driver program

December 31, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Need to know

GOVERNMENTS HAVE AN AMAZING ability to find money for all sorts of programs that take their fancy, especially when they see votes in them. But when there’s a real initiative that might actually save lives

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So you think you’re a better-than-average driver? Prove it!

December 19, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

STIRLING MOSS, ONE OF THE BEST DRIVERS ever, suggested that there were only two things you should never say to a man: that he was less than a good driver or that he was less

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Auto design is advancing by leaps and bounds

December 12, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

FROM MATERIALS TO manufacturing execution, the automobile industry is undergoing massive and rapid change. In a presentation for The Road to 2020 World Car Awards, Siddharth Vinayak Patankar, editor-in-chief of Indian magazine CarAndBike outlined some

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Recall woes continue as Toyota calls in Coaster and Camry

December 12, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Need to know

A PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT LOCKING mechanisms has resulted in Toyota recalling Coaster (14 vehicles) and Camry (including Hybrid models, 1044 vehicles). The affected vehicles are equipped with seat belt assemblies with a dual mode

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Holden drops the Commodore brand

December 10, 2019 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

IT WAS PROBABLY INEVITABLE, but many rusted-on Holden fans will be in mourning after Holden has announced it will “focus on the largest and most buoyant market segments”. And that means the end of the

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