The consumer law regulator has dealt Honda Australia a substantial penalty for misleading consumers during the fallout of their special dealership-culling operation. If you’re buying a new car, here’s why naughty corporate conduct matters…
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With over 60 brands of vehicle on sale in Australia and even more models to choose from, hard times are ahead figuring out what your next new car needs to do and have. Here are the most common mistakes you’re likely to make…
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Australia's most objectively deceitful car company, Toyota, is already hosing down customer complaints about allegedly excessive engine oil consumption in that obese, planet-killing, waste-of-resources also known as the Land Cruiser 300. Here’s what you need to know about Toyota’s oil burner…
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Nissan Australia continues to prove that it will continue doing the one thing that it achieves with seemingly effortless excellence: throwing customers just like you under the bus. Here’s what will probably collapse Nissan, sooner or later…
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Let’s fantasise together about a space-efficient, single post vehicle hoist - except it’s real. With this non-sponsored report, you can dream, and maybe even start thinking of how to justify the expenditure for your home DIY workshop or garage…
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If your car starts making noises and you're forced to take it to the dealership, where do you stand under Australian Consumer Law if asked to pay a fee to diagnose the problem? Is this fair, and should you pay?
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When you have a problem with your late-model car today, the single most infuriating and soul destroying part of the relationship is the experience after purchase. Here’s why…
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A pensioner, whose Outback CVT failed, got a rather large bill from the dealership to replace it. Then something good happened...
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More Volkswagen ownership hell: Here's an unfortunate Amarok owner who’s replaced an A/C compressor 10 times! When is 'enough' enough?
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Toyota’s fake PR agency, the Australian car industry lobby group, recently jumped in the hot tub with the Australian Border Force for high-stakes tactical warfare against an enemy of the state: fake parts.
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Modern cars clog up on the inlet side, commonly. Not every car, but some. It’s a symptom, not a disease. Simply cleaning the inlet doesn’t cure the underlying problem…
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Mitsubishi Motors Australia wants to give you a decade or 200,000km warranty on your future new triple-diamond-badged whatever. But there’s a catch, and you might not like it…
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If you don't get your car serviced at the authorised dealer, you might lose your 'free' roadside assistance. Even if you got it serviced on time by an authorised mechanic.
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Not using your car that much on lockdown? You’re not actually thinking about letting the servicing slide, are you? Bad idea…
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Is it safe for a virgin engine to turn and burn for 15,000km before its very first oil change? Plus: Sticking one’s hand in the discount car cookie jar twice…
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The logical fallacy of ‘sealed for life’ transmissions means you should change the oil anyway: that’s right, they’re bullshit…
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If your car has a problem and you're not getting it resolved at the dealership, here are the essential steps you must take…
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It’s very tempting to let those services slide - especially if you don’t drive very much. But this short-term expediency can result in epic financial disaster. Here’s how
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