Toyota is an Aussie religion that says you’ll (probably) buy a Kluger when shopping for a big three-row family SUV. But is devout popularity and resale value an objective reason to make this choice? Let’s find out…
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The Hilux is more than just an immensely popular 4X4 dual-cab ute here in Australia, it’s an icon. Toyota Hilux offers reliability, towing, good resale value and occasional family duties.
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Should you buy a LandCruiser 4X4 wagon or a Nissan Patrol? Here’s why you might consider the big bruiser for heavy towing and serious off-road driving assignments, or possibly its closest rival…
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Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling medium SUV in Australia, offering good resale value and envious fuel economy. If you need an enormous boot and a simple, functional family vehicle, RAV4 is hard to beat.
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The Toyota Camry is a medium sedan with a high-value, modest pricetag. If reliable, economical and mundane daily driving is your family’s mission, before SUVs came along, a proper Camry sedan got the job done.
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Toyota Corolla always cops flack for being bereft of character or colour- because it is. But if you just want a tool for the job, the new one is razor sharp…
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It’s the trophy truck every Aussie tradie wants to own, and every owner knows will (probably) live forever. Here’s why you’re (seriously) stroking your chin over Toyota’s new LandCruiser 70 pick-up - sorry, ute…
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Here's everything you need to know about Hyundai's new workhorse van, and how it compares to the Toyota Hiace, so you can make the informed choice about your business's next new van...
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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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The Federal Court of Australia recently rammed an industrial strength decision up Toyota regarding its appeal over that nasty dodgy DPF business a few years ago and the company's misleading, deceptive conduct generally, at the time. So that's nice. But that’s only half the story…
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Think biofuels are here to save the planet? Despite being touted in the media courtesy of a recent Mazda press release, here’s why so-called green fuels are nothing more than greenwashing marketing spin. The culprit behind this latest biofuel bullshit won’t surprise you…
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If you’re trying to decide on your next new car based on some notional future market that nobody can predict and is wholly uncertain, here’s how to boil your choice down to a more relevant time frame with realistic expectations…
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Carmakers and their product marketing teams, along with their army of in-house lawyers, are very good at sounding like they mean one thing when they’re actually omitting something else entirely. Here it is in relation to ‘genuine’ bullbars…
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Let’s talk about the lack of integrity in dealership service departments: how they try to brush you off and deny you a legitimate consumer law or warranty claim simply because it's convenient and there's more money in it for them…
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Australia's extreme beard stroking and 4WD modification porn problem is getting out of hand. Let’s do a technical deep-dive into the operation of modern turbocharged diesel engines in order to prevent self-inflicted injuries to your wallet and…down there.
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Toyota is now giving just one smart key to each of its customers, on 14 different models. But hey, it's not their fault. Thank God for the pandemic, which has become the #1 corporate incompetence justifying excuse...
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Toyota has recently pulled the Rogue and the Rugged X from the range on its website. Can Toyota get its act together to deliver a Land Cruiser engine V6 Hilux anytime soon, or is it actually game over for Hilux on top?
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Toyota just went so far off the reservation at a recent press event when asked about the brand's lacklustre attempts to produce an EV. Here's the epic tantrum and the fact-based rebuttal...
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If you've got a 300 Series LandCruiser, a Kluger, RAV4, Corolla or a Hilux on order, bad news: prices are about to rise. Even if you're already in the queue with a contracted price, chances are you're not protected.
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Toyota: still spending a fortune marketing the myth about its unrivalled quality, yet still seemingly dropping the ball on car making fundamentals such as painting cars. Is it really that hard?
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