It's time somebody set Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese straight on the issue of battery electric utes. They won’t sell in numbers here for a long time. Here’s why…
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Car dealership salespeople are experts at extracting the maximum amount of money out of DIY consumers like you - especially if you’re not combat ready. Time to suit up…
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Leading Australian brainiacs, with actual qualifications and credibility, have called bullshit on the car industry in Lobbyland, in its attempts to slow progress on emission reduction…
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Driving in Australia is fraught with risk and hitting a kangaroo is a high likelihood. So how do you give yourself the best possible chance of not crashing into this iconic rodent? It’s (mostly) all in your head…
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Single cab utes and their alleged one-tonne payload capacity: How accurate is that really?
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If you pick up your freshly serviced car and the brakes fail, putting you in a multi-car crash, you're flooded with paperwork, dealing with police, hoping your insurance covers it. But what do you do, and who’s at fault?
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Are Chinese utes a load-carrying bargain begging to be had, or a trap waiting for you to step on the X? Let us discuss whether buying a cheap Chinese-made ute in Australia in the latter stages of 2022 or even in 2023…
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When it comes to towing and dynamic stability, should you get all-wheel drive as the safest option, or is a cheaper two-wheel drive wagon going to be suitable? Let’s break that down…
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Driving a manual or normal auto transmission for decades and suddenly switching to a DCT - a dual clutch transmission - is a very different scenario. It functions differently. So what sort of adaptation do you need to make?
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If you’ve noticed your SUV drinking oil on a regular basis, should you be concerned? Is the dealership doing the right thing, or trying to keep you in the dark? Let’s take a look…
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Leaf springs sagging over time - that's less than ideal. But what exactly can you do about it? Should you tackle this at home or do you opt for a more conservative approach? Here's how you might go down either side of this fork in the road...
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MG has leapt from obscurity to become a proper top 10 carmaker on the Australian car sales hit parade. Is it time for you to put MG on your new car shopping list…?
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CarExpert has done it again - this time, misinforming you about fundamental 4WD ute design. Here's why fact-checking in journalism matters to you, the consumer audience...
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If you're in the market for new tyres anytime over the next 12 to 18 months, here's something you need to know - but probably haven't considered - before paying for the most fundamental safety aspect on your car…
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Both remaining hot hatches in Ford Australia's vehicle inventory have been taken out to pasture. Here's what happened, why it happened - and what happens next for the one-trick Blue Oval pony...
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What should a carmaker do when complying with one law means you're going to be breaking another completely different law? This just happened, in Australia. Welcome to the wacky world of automotive catch 22.
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Leading Australian lobby group, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, has solved the thorny problem of climate change. All it took was a buzzword. If only it was that easy to reduce emissions…
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If you’re one of the eager few looking to buy a full EV or even a hybrid, the new-new Kia Niro is going to offer you bang for your buck, as long as you don’t compare it to internal combustion. Could be worse, like a Tesla.
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The only problem with lobby groups and corporate interests agreeing to unite on the transition to an EV fleet is the facts don’t. Internal combustion is only dead if you ignore the truth…
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Toyota: still spending a fortune marketing the myth about its unrivalled quality, yet still seemingly dropping the ball on car making fundamentals such as painting cars. Is it really that hard?
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