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LEMON LIST: The top 20 worst cars to buy in 2019
LEMON LIST: The top 20 worst cars to buy in 2019

Australia has 51 automotive brands selling passenger vehicles. Let’s shred that list, so you don’t buy the wrong new car

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lemonJohn Cadogan15 October 2018 Comments
Is your car distracting you to death?

Is all the clever tech in your shiny new car helping or hindering your attention to the core driving process? Do you even know what all the beeps and chimes mean?

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tech, safetyEditorial Team14 October 2018 Comments
Lemon list: The top 20 worst cars to buy in 2019

2019 lemon list - the essential guide to the cars and brands to avoid buying in 2019. Unless of course you’re a masochist, in which case, knock yourself out. Literally

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Car BuyingEditorial Team14 October 2018 Comment
What to do if you put the wrong fuel in your car

This is a dead-easy mistake to make - especially if you are new to diesel. And it can cost you an arm and a leg. Worst-case scenario: you’ll be on the hook for $10,000+

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tech, FuelEditorial Team10 October 2018Comment
Should I let my car warm up before driving?

Warming up your car up before driving it: With a modern car is this a good idea or bad idea?

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Q&A, techEditorial Team10 October 2018 Comment
The truth about 12-month service intervals

Cars have become astonishingly reliable and durable - as evidenced by the proliferation of 12-month service intervals. But these do have a dark side…

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ServicingEditorial Team9 October 2018 Comment
New car snob effect (& how much it costs you)

This is where price and perception strap on their Wonderbra to convince you that the product is far more desirable than it actually is. Is it costing you thousands?

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Car Buying, Hyundai, Mercedes-BenzEditorial Team14 September 2018Comment
Could we replace diesel with kerosene as a fuel, and would it be cleaner?
Could we replace diesel with kerosene as a fuel, and would it be cleaner?

Why don’t we go 100 per cent ‘bush mechanic’ and run our diesel cars on kerosene? That’s a question from you - well, one of you at least.

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John Cadogan12 September 2018tech, fuel tech Comments
Elon Musk smokes most expensive joint in history; millions burned
Elon Musk smokes most expensive joint in history; millions burned

Battery-powered CEO Elon Musk just smoked the most expensive joint in history - live. Unfortunately, a new high for the $20 billion space boy also means a new low for Tesla shareholders

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John Cadogan11 September 2018tesla Comments
ACCC signs deal with devil (by 'devil' I mean 'VW')
ACCC signs deal with devil (by 'devil' I mean 'VW')

The ACCC channels Faust, while VW’s lawyers train for the 100m ‘bend at the waist’ at the Tokyo Olympiad - metaphorically. Move over Cirque du Soleil...

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lemonJohn Cadogan11 September 2018volkswagen, consumer Comments
Will Australia ban diesel cars?
Will Australia ban diesel cars?

Will our fine regulators here in Shitsville follow in the knee-jerking footsteps of the Eurostanis and ban diesels in our so-called cities? Let's find out if that might work

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John Cadogan10 September 2018tech, fuel tech Comments
Will Australia ban diesel cars?

Banning diesel would be practically impossible here in ‘Straya. Politically impossible and logistically very difficult

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Coal, Diesel, FuelEditorial Team6 September 2018Comment
The impossible complexity of choosing a safe new car in Australia in 2018
The impossible complexity of choosing a safe new car in Australia in 2018

ANCAP (the crash testing dudes) have lost the plot, and it's time we said 'enough' to their mentally retarded safety ratings nonsense. Because they used to make sense

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John Cadogan6 September 2018safety Comments
How to negotiate a new car deal on your terms and avoid the 'false urgency' scam
How to negotiate a new car deal on your terms and avoid the 'false urgency' scam

Dealing with a new car dealer: So much fun. Like taking a toothpick to a knife fight in a phone box. Let’s deconstruct a classic rip-off that happened just last week

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John Cadogan3 September 2018car buying Comments
Volkswagen's Mexico hail cannon fiasco
Volkswagen's Mexico hail cannon fiasco

Volkswagen has whipped up a shitstorm in Mexico, attempting to control the weather, using massive gas-fired, sonic shockwave cannons blasting at the sky every few seconds

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John Cadogan29 August 2018volkswagen Comments
How to jump start a car (best way ever)
How to jump start a car (best way ever)

Wouldn’t it be excellent if you could jump start your car using the energy trapped in a notionally ‘flat’ battery, or even a USB power bank? Let’s do that.

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John Cadogan23 August 2018diy, tech Comments
Federal Government declares Ford 'biggest loser' over past five years
Federal Government declares Ford 'biggest loser' over past five years

Official Bureau of Statistics research into the mix of vehicles on Australian roads has found Ford to be the biggest loser from 2013-2018. But, of course, Holden will fight back...

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John Cadogan19 August 2018ford, news Comments
BMW develops whole-car CT scanner (& finds lost Frankenpretzel)
BMW develops whole-car CT scanner (& finds lost Frankenpretzel)

Just when you think all ze Cherman carmakers are good for is gassing a few monkeys, BMW has been found guilty of committing actual hi-tech R&D...

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John Cadogan14 August 2018bmw, tech Comments
Easiest ‘fail safe’ jump starter - ever
Easiest ‘fail safe’ jump starter - ever

Wouldn’t it be impossibly excellent if you could jump start your car using the energy trapped in a notionally ‘flat’ battery? Now you can

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tech, How toEditorial Team5 August 2018Comment
The truth about new automotive A/C refrigerant R1234YF
The truth about new automotive A/C refrigerant R1234YF

It’s time for a chill pill - literally - the new twelve-34 refrigerant is not going to burn you to death in hellfire … or is it?

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John Cadogan25 July 2018tech Comments
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