How to pick up a bargain at a car auction
CAR BUYING AT AUCTION HAS SOME TRAPS FOR THE UNWARY AND THE UNPREPARED, SO DO YOUR HOMEWORK FIRST Many people will warn you against buying a car at auction because you can end
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Some surprises in car buyer “must haves”
A RECENT NATIONAL SURVEY has supposedly uncovered what new car buyers most want in their next new car. Most motoring journalists may be surprised to learn that performance doesn’t make it into the top five
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How not to put yourself at risk after a mechanical breakdown
BEING STRANDED ON THE ROADSIDE because of a breakdown is a stressful experience. It invariably happens at the most inconvenient time and often in less-than-ideal circumstances. However, it can get a lot worse if you
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What to do when seat belts are too short for bolster seats
SOME VEHICLES, AND PARTICULARLY OLDER CARS, have seatbelts that are too short to accommodate a child in their restraint when used with a bolster seat. So far, we’ve heard of the problem with large family
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How to avoid kangaroos and other roaming wildlife
MORE THAN IN MOST OTHER COUTNRIES in the world, Australian motorists need to drive to avoid kangaroos, dogs, cats, cattle and any number of other creatures that infest our roads. A little anticipation can go
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Adopt this simple habit to protect vulnerable cyclists.
ANYONE WHO RIDES A BICYCLE knows it’s a case of Russian Roulette when riding beside stationary vehicles. At any moment, a driver or passenger may unexpectedly open a car or truck door straight out into
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Speeding tickets get automated
THE FUTURE FOR SPEEDING MOTORISTS looks ever more glum, with a strong possibility that speeding tickets will be issued not by police officers, but by new automated law enforcement systems. Such systems are currently under
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Baby boomer blokes lead the way in connectivity
A recent US Nielsen study came up with an unexpected finding that the majority of connected car users are males from the Baby Boomer generation. Most people would have assumed that younger drivers would have
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Nissan gets serious about its electric Leaf
IAN CRAWFORD attended the glitzy (and very premature) relaunch in Sydney. Here’s what he learned. NISSAN HAS STAGED a mega presentation at Sydney’s historical Carriageworks complex to preview its next-generation Leaf electric car. The nation’s
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Is car technology advancing faster than legislation?
Authorities are failing to keep pace with technology. Are we creating a potential problem by allowing people to sit tests in automatic cars, or by not acknowledging improvements in safety on modern cars? One of
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