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John Cadogan John Cadogan

Top 20 Lemon Cars Named & Shamed

Consumer Reports surveyed almost three quarters of a million new car owners to find the least reliable cars. Here they are (at least the Aussie-applicable ones).

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John Cadogan John Cadogan

Message from a Former Car Salesman

I just wanted to say that I am so impressed with your forthright advice and integrity, and particularly what you had to say about the VW debacle >>. I agreed with every word. I think many other so called journalists are prepared to let them off far lighter than they deserve for this shocking betrayal. Your indignation expressed precisely how I felt, and it was great to see it expressed so well!

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John Cadogan John Cadogan

Help: My Toyota RAV4 is a Lemon

Hi we bought a brand new Toyota RAV4 via lease in September this year, and since this time we had the car in the service department five times now. Each time something different on the display shows up and they fobbed me off saying it was all okay.

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John Cadogan John Cadogan

Why are car dealerships so bad at customer service?

Independent research online means many dealers today are in fact disinclined to assist with anything other than a purchase transaction. If you're not buying right now, you might as well be a hologram on the showroom floor - in many dealerships. 

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John Cadogan John Cadogan

How do I tell what a used car is worth?

I have been looking at some used cars for a while now, and seems like everytime I mention values with car salesman, they all say the don't regard Redbook as a guide at all: "only insurance companies use the Redbook to calculate payouts". The guy who said that is a buyer, and he said because he buys 100 cars a week, so he just knows what is selling and how much for.

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