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10 Mar 2023

How to choose the perfect car… for you

When it comes to buying a new car, people often consider price or performance, but there’s so much more than that involved in choosing the perfect car.

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24 Jan 2023

How to buy a car on finance

Practical Motoring investigate how to buy a car on finance, do you buy outright; take out a bank loan, novated lease, or a balloon payment lease?

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12 Jan 2023

Are Chinese 4WDs up to the task?

We drove across the Simpson Desert in two Chinese four-wheel drives. The seven-part series is complete and this is everything you need to know about it.

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06 Jan 2023

Should I buy an SUV or 4WD?

Sports Utility Vehicle or 4WD? SUVs are so popular it seems like you’re not doing family right unless you sell the old wagon/sedan and ‘upgrade’. Sure, some SUVs are bigger than sedans and some wagons, but then again, many SUVs are more like crossovers and make sacrifices compared to a

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15 Dec 2022

Do you use more fuel at start-up than idling?

This is one that divides opinion even in the face of reason; do you use more fuel at start up than when you idle your car?

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07 Nov 2022

How to clean the worst mold and smells from a car

The state of this car is disgusting, and the amount of effort required to clean it is extensive, but it is possible to make this toxic bimmer safe again. Sightly mold inside cars is not common and what we have here is an exceptionally ruined BMW 5 Series thanks to

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22 Sep 2022

Are fuel additives a waste of money?

Some fuel additives do what they say on the bottle but the ones claiming more performance or fuel efficiency…there’s next to no evidence to support the claims.

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2018 Audi RS4 Avant Review
30 Aug 2022

Is it bad to redline your engine?

Take it to the limit…movies and accepted wisdom that redlining your car extracts the last drop of oomph out of it do more harm than good. We explain why it’s bad to redline your engine.

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19 Aug 2022

Understanding hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric cars

Explaining the difference between a hybrid car, plug-in hybrid and battery electric cars.

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What is driveaway pricing?
16 May 2022

What is driveaway pricing?

When buying a new car you’ll often see the price ‘Driveaway’, or maybe it will be plus on-road costs. But what does that mean?

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16 May 2022

What is DAB or Digital Radio?

Digital Radio… it’s appearing in just about every new car. But what is digital radio?

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29 Apr 2022

What is Apple CarPlay?

Apple CarPlay… it’s talked about in just about every new car review… but what is Apple CarPlay?

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12 Apr 2022

Should you wear sunglasses when driving in the rain?

While it might sound like the opposite of what’s best, but wearing sunglasses in the rain and fog is likely to improve visibility…

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05 Jan 2022

How to replace your car’s air filter

An easy DIY is replacing your car’s air filter. It will save you money and keep your car running efficiently.

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19 Nov 2021

What is a car recall and should I be worried?

Manufacturer safety car recalls can affect hundreds of thousands of cars around the world, so, should you be concerned if your car is recalled?

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