Honda Australia bravely announces driveaway fixed pricing for their new small SUV, the HR-V. It's the cheapest Honda you can buy. Surprisingly, sales have flopped…
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Toyota Australia is looking at a potential billion-dollar class action in Federal Court. All thanks to dishonesty and those poorly designed DPFs…
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It must be election time. A politician has a $6b dollar brainstorm, tells the mainstream media, calls it a policy. Problem is it's preposterously unrealistic. Here are the facts about building EVs in Australia…
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Got six-figures burning a hole in your Armani? An electric BMW could be right up your alley. But some consumers, have 20 questions around this new car-buying frontier. Here are the main ones…
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Poor old Mercedes-Benz, always the sad story. The German autogiant could probably be seen hobbling out of parliament house recently, after a ferocious reaming by senator Deb O'Neill. Here's what happened...
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If you’re looking to take your dearly beloved to all your favourite camping spots, a light camper trailer can be a great idea provided your modified 12-year-old 4WD is up to the task. And you pack light…
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Here's everything you need to understand when it comes to doing-up and undoing your wheel nuts: the rules, the mistakes, tips and tricks. Plus, how they actually work…
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The Australian car industry wants you to think it's fighting climate change. Protecting the planet for your children, only nauseating. And misleading...
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When you’re struggling for a straight answer between the dealership and carmaker, but neither wants to do the right thing by you, the customer, you can either be a victim, or fight.
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If you’ve spent countless visits to the dealership getting no answers, while your vehicle is plagued with seemingly unfixable problems, should you be seeking legal advice? Here’s the straight answer…
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You can’t jumpstart an electric vehicle in the manner of a convention internal combustion car. But can you use a portable power station like the Bluetti EB150 to juice-up your flat EV?
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We all hate lawyers, until we need one. Getting into a consumer law related warranty and repair issue - against a trained professional, known as a car dealer - is only going to end one way unless...
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Polestar, Volvo's nearly-Swedish Chinese EV brand, seems terrified of your future resale value, should you buy one, in Australia. Here's how the finance trap was laid...
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Reacting to your awesome, interesting, misguided and absurd comments about the thermal runaway in EV batteries which probably sunk the Felicity Ace cargo ship...
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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...
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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...
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