Plenty of media and comments section hype will tell you hybrid and fully electric utes are coming - they’re right around the corner. Except, the facts disagree with this narrative. Here’s why diesel utes are staying put…
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If you’re a complete electric vehicle novice - and you’re shopping for one - you’ll probably be asking how you’re going to charge it at home; the key advantage of buying one. Let’s talk about DIY home charging…
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This brilliant $1698 portable power combo kit could be yours free - but act quickly because entries close February 20, 2023
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What happens when the cosy motoring media and carmaker PR collapses? Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the bad incentives influencing the reviews you watch…
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If you own a performance focused car, but the new tyres are almost bald, you could have a problem…down there. Here’s an example of how you might be getting it wrong when it comes to getting a grip.
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Reports involving a Mercedes sunroof shattering are continuing, like a bad action movie franchise that won’t quit. Here’s the scientific reason they keep going pop and what you can do about it…
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If you’re trying to decide on your next new car based on some notional future market that nobody can predict and is wholly uncertain, here’s how to boil your choice down to a more relevant time frame with realistic expectations…
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It seems Jaguar Land Rover Australia has not learned its lesson from the expensive case of Sally Morphy. Here’s yet another example of why you should not buy Land Rover or Jaguar in 2023 and beyond…
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If you’ve ever wondered why your caravan or box trailer is built so differently from a heavy haulage truck, this report will reveal why extreme towing is not a task for your light-duty passenger ute or 4WD.
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Weighing-up the replacement of your car because of one part has reached the end of its life is foolish. Here’s why servicing one major part is a better option than replacement of the entire vehicle altogether…
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If you’re bigger than the average bear, you need a ute that fits around you. Why bother with the lightweight, pretend pick-up when a genuine truck is more capable than any of the toy utes can imagine?
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Admit it: you’re a fully fledged hardcore off-roading beard-stroker. That’s okay, as is acknowledging your impulse control problem when it comes to abusing your 4WD’s transmission. Here’s how things break…down there.
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Carmakers and their product marketing teams, along with their army of in-house lawyers, are very good at sounding like they mean one thing when they’re actually omitting something else entirely. Here it is in relation to ‘genuine’ bullbars…
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Heresy is telling you the truth about bullbars and vehicle safety. If you're a stubby and blue singlet-wearing bogan boomer in thongs and a croc-toothed Akubra, you're probably not gonna like this facts-based report…
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The secret life of three kinds of corrosion eating away at your precious car, 4WD, caravan and exactly what can you do about it in your own FatCave…
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Let’s talk about the lack of integrity in dealership service departments: how they try to brush you off and deny you a legitimate consumer law or warranty claim simply because it's convenient and there's more money in it for them…
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A full-day unlimited-lap thrash test, wet and dry, in the new pre-production prototype Hyundai i20 N. Is it as much fun as i30 N? Can you live with it, day to day? Let's find out…
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This report is squarely for you, if you are considering buying a BMW 420i, or any other luxury five-seat sedan in Australia. Here’s what you should know..
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Has your extensive on-road heavy-towing temperature testing revealed your 4WD is overheating and can’t handle the hard work? Lets diagnose your ute’s imminent heatstroke symptoms and sort facts from false alarms…
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Recent allegations about Hyundai and Kia vehicle recalls, potential fire risk and a dirty big class action are probably scaring you. To make sense of everything, here are the facts, while trying to avoid contempt of court…
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