Let’s answer your questions and correct some misguided comments from my recent reports, while shining the light on an electric vehicle compliance & safety mistake…

If you own a big, heavy, aging four-wheel-drive, you’re probably looking for some kind of fuel saving. Your best bet is to start with changing your tyres. But it’s probably not the solution you’re thinking of…

If you’ve just rigged up your precious four-wheel-drive with thousands of dollars worth of aftermarket dual-battery system to power your dreams of venturing into the outback, here’s a much more elegant solution…

What happens next when your shiny new vehicle is damaged on the dealer’s lot before you’ve even taken delivery? Should you gear up for a fight, or be calm and pragmatic? This should be customer service 1-0-1…

Reacting to your awesome, interesting, misguided and absurd comments about the thermal runaway in EV batteries which probably sunk the Felicity Ace cargo ship...

Australian Mercedes-Benz sales have fallen to their lowest level in a decade, after the price-fixing agency model switch. According to them, it's not their fault...

When it comes to battery design deficiency, the electric Porsche Taycan and many other EVs have a potential design defect. Here's the truth about what probably really happened on the Felicity Ace cargo shop...

Is Pajero Sport the best value proposition for family adventuring all-terrain driving? A little bit of towing and getting you and the kids to the school and the shops. Let’s break it down…

A pensioner, whose Outback CVT failed, got a rather large bill from the dealership to replace it. Then something good happened...

What should you do if the dealer says your new car will cost thousands more, but can’t promise when it will be delivered? Of course, you already signed a contract. Now what…?

Here’s why affordable performance cars, which have never been faster or gone harder, have lost the ability to tow anything. The facts are in…

Affordable performance cars have never been better or gone harder. But they’ve all lost the ability to pull a trailer to Bunnings. Here’s why…

Jeep Australia cancels existing orders; imposes price hikes, while Jeep USA orders urgent 'stop sale order’ on sleepy 2022 Grand Cherokee. Here’s what’s happening…

The consumer caravan buyers checklist for you outback adventurers seeking to drop your money. This checklist is free and it's the protective due diligence you need…

Panoramic sunroofs exploding as you drive. What should you do if the dealership says it’s your problem? Let's prepare you for that...

This is how relationships with brands can get destroyed in the service department. If car companies still wonder - or care - why people never come back, here’s why…

Buying the right new car means understanding powertrains and transmissions, at least on the surface. Here’s a good example of how to take a test drive and ask the right questions of different drivetrains…

Moving interstate is common, but does your warranty move with you? If you paid for ‘additional warranty’, on your fleet/work vehicle, is it void if you cross the border? Let’s talk about how this works…

Safety systems designed to save your life are far from perfect. But does that mean you have a solid consumer law case when these computer-based features get it wrong? Let’s unpack that…

The urge to allegedly fix a problem that doesn’t exist in your next new performance car is likely to ruin a perfectly good engineering set-up. Here’s how you might be thinking before spending your hard earned cash…