At the eleventh-hour, a saviour has been found for Wheels, Motor, 4x4 Australia and WhichCar - one which is committing to print publishing. Are they prolonging the inevitable?
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Fiat Chrysler Australia (finally) adds the full 21st century safety suite to the Guilia, in the hope someone might buy one…
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Nissan wants you to consume your way to reduced greenhouse emissions. By buying an under-engineered electric car. Here’s why the experiment won’t work…
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If you still can’t understand why I warn against buying a Jeep, after all these years, just let Joel’s story explain it for you…
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Still uncertain about which octane fuel is right for your car? Think you’re benefiting by tipping in premium? Do you even know what octane ratings mean? Warning: facts are imminent.
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Dud brands have a way of pulling you in, grabbing your attention and not letting go. Don’t be the lab rat in their mad car ownership risk experiment.
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Why is the car industry so emphatically, notoriously crap at customer care? These things are expensive, so in a sane universe you’d expect car brands to be above average looking after you. But they’re not…
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If the service department of your local dealership is trying to extort you for expensive repairs, whilst trying to burn the brand’s reputation with you, it’s time to take the gloves off…
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Depreciation is such an insidious, covert car-ownership cost. Here are some tips for kicking depreciation’s arse now and in the future…
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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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New Kia Sorento has just been released with 500kg less towing capacity than originally teased. It’s the WonderBra tow capacity reveal of 2020. Let’s unclasp this conundrum and uncover what went wrong...
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Unsure whether you should buy a brand new car or stick with a used one? Jason is in this pickle, but has ideas of modifying, tuning and adding extras.
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The albatross around Volkswagen’s neck, which we know and love as ‘Dieselgate’, is certainly not flying away any time soon. Here’s the latest uplifting development…
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Sometimes you just can’t be completely unreasonable at the dealership, especially when the dealer is doing right by you. Here’s a textbook example of how not to try buying your next new car…
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If you’ve had a serious post-service oil leak problem like Wendy, it can be hard for some to determine who’s at fault. It can be easy to only see symptoms and not the root cause. I can help you with that…
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While a national vehicle faults and defects register sounds like an excellent idea for offering consumers a resource when shopping for their next car, in practise, it has some basic problems. Here they are…
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How do you choose the right vehicle suitable for rural extremes, long-distance driving and getting around in the big smoke? Does such a perfectly well-rounded vehicle exist? Not exactly…
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Is the Volkswagen Camper classified as a luxury vehicle or a recreational/utility vehicle? Should you be paying Luxury Car Tax on one?
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It’s very easy to feel you deserve a refund when something goes wrong with your new car. But, despite an unfortunate situation, you can’t just spit the dummy. Here’s why…
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Daimler’s claims about its robot S-Class being comparable to the moon landing are proof the divorce from reality has settled...
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