Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.
Hyundai Australia has announced pricing and key specifications for the all-new STARIA-LOAD (we’ll leave it capitalised for the time being) range, on sale locally in September. With an all-new platform, space-age design and cutting-edge standard
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CUE GOLF PUNS GALORE for the new Volkswagen Caddy van. It’s probably the spiritual successor to the iconic VW Kombi camper van, but in a more modern and user-friendly size. The Caddy California Maxi is
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BARGAIN BASEMENT PRICING and good value for money are working for Chinese brand, LDV. For the first half of 2021, the brand delivered 7184 units in June YTD, against 3163 over the same period last
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VOLKSWAGEN’S BEST-SELLING commercial vehicle is the versatile Caddy. Now it’s back in showrooms in its fifth generation. While not an immediately obvious choice for the over-50s, its wide range of applications makes it worth considering
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IT HAS LONG BEEN our contention, here at seniordriveraus that people who use their vehicles as mobile offices or workshops are probably in greater need of safety than others who use their vehicles on a
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ALWAYS POPULAR AS self-contained escape vehicles, the Volkswagen Transporter range is a canny purchase for over-50s with a yen to discover Australia. Volkswagen Group Australia has released the expanded ‘6.1’ generation range of its Transporter
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ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO, the thought that a van from China would have the effrontery to take on Mercedes-Benz would have been unthinkable. But in a sign of how quickly and dramatically Chinese manufacturers
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EXACTLY 70 YEARS AGO A FIRST generation dove blue panel van with chassis number 20-1880 rolled off the production line in the Wolfsburg plant. It was delivered to Hildesheim to start a life of service,
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RE-PURPOSING A COMMERCIAL van for private use is something quite a few people consider, especially if they want to pack up and see Australia (and having a van converted might mean it’s ready when our
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WHILE THE VOLKSWAGEN Caddy van is aimed at business customers, many lateral-thinking over-55s have seen the advantages of a capacious, well-equipped and comfortable load lugger for their daily needs. The new, limited edition Caddy Urban
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