If you’re planning a Big Lap with your beloved family and the in-laws, buying a dirty big caravan comes with inherent compromises in both safety and legality. Here’s why you’re doing towing wrong…

Okay, that’s it. I’ve had quite enough of our cars being demonised. Cars are a small fraction of the CO2 problem, and yet they cop 90 per cent of the climate criticism. You want to fight this? Here are the facts…

If you've been screwed over at your Toyota dealership long enough, due to that dodgy 2.8 DPF in your Hilux, Fortuna or Prado - rejoice. It's payback day.

Struggling with Amp-hours, Watt-hours, energy, power, inverters and solar? This report breaks it down in simple terms.

ANCAP gave Hyundai’s 8-seat Palisade SUV a 4-star rating under false pretences. But on the verge of an update, why spend on a soon-to-be-redundant crash test? The answer will make you mad…

Thinking of buying a 4WD capable of keeping your young-adult children safe as they venture out into the world? Here’s how the deathtrap Jeep Wrangler rolls…

Australasia's so-called safety authority continues to augment reality, rating the Hyundai Palisade SUV four stars amongst old five-star company. Here’s how they got it wrong…

Nissan has announced the new, sleep-inducing 2023 Pathfinder. If you’re shopping for a 7-seat SUV, this is your official warning about buying two tonnes of boring, uninspiring disappointment…

Yet another disgraceful transport industry PR stunt uses greenwashed ‘hydrogen steel’ to sell the reputation of Volvo trucks. It sounds great, but here’s the problem with pipedreams…

Think a surge of shiny new environmentally-friendly plug-in hybrids is going to fill driveways, like yours, right across Australia? In the current market, think again. Here’s why…

Let's talk about how to save thousands on a new car despite current supply problems. Four actionable techniques for you that will minimize the financial pain of a new car purchase, even today…

Independent journalist Michael West returns to the FatCave pre-election, along with Australian hero David McBride, the Defence Force major turned Afghan war crimes whistleblower…

If it weren’t for Honda’s trajectory, Nissan Australia’s future would be more predictable than the sun setting, based on the new product range. Here’s why 2022 could be Nissan’s beginning of the end…

Considering an EV for your next new car? Do you actually know what the worst part of the ownership will be? It’s not the fanboys or range anxiety, it’s not Elon Musk, either. It’s far more basic…

Seems like Toyota, the hybrid hero, wasn’t paying attention to what happened with Volkswagen just a few years ago. Get ready for the mighty to fall spectacularly from grace…

Have you heard the news about the new Range Rover Sport? And did you here: Alfa Romeo has done something for its customers. Here’s the latest shitbox brand news…

According to official Australian car industry rhetoric, new car sales are pretty grim, based on April results in isolation. But is it really that bad? Also, here comes China…

The shiny brand new Ford Ranger ute is here in all its glory! It’ll tow 3.5 tonnes according to the marketing. But let’s look at what that means for practicality in the real world, shall we?

Here are the basic tools you need to stay alive in your garage when working on your own vehicle. Plus, some important best practice tips for using them…

When you have a problem with your late-model car today, the single most infuriating and soul destroying part of the relationship is the experience after purchase. Here’s why…