John Cadogan
AutoExpert
AutoExpert is all about cars from Australian automotive expert, journalist and engineer John Cadogan
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Reacting to your recent comments (Season 1 Episode 5) 27.11.2022 31:58
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2023 Nissan Pathfinder: 'Don't buy' recommendation 25.11.2022 38:00
2023 Nissan Pathfinder 7 seat SUV has just been launched. Nissan Australia claims this one is the resurrection of its 'capable' breeder bus to redeem itself after the dog-like deficiencies of its predecessor. Sadly, the press is in full-on Nissan appeasement mode hoping their reviews do their small bit to keep those rivers of advertising revenue flooding in. If you're shopping for a fu...
Engine knock, pinging, pinking & detonation: Need to know 24.11.2022 19:54
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Reacting to your recent comments (Season 1 Episode 4) 20.11.2022 30:15
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Caravan from Hell: How an owner got a full refund, eventually... 20.11.2022 17:18
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What to do if your new car is a lemon 18.11.2022 20:12
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Should your next car be electric? Is it all over for internal combustion? 15.11.2022 18:34
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Land Rover launches limited-edition 'pro-Russia' watch 15.11.2022 13:33
BREAKING NEWS: Brand new limited edition Land Rover Defender watch (that's right) is from Russia with love, apparently, and in a sense is therefore the anatomy of a ridiculous hilarious scientifically-illiterate marketing own-goal. But hey, 'what's Russia ever done wrong?' Right, Land Rover? Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact Get reliable 240-volt pow...
EVs & climate change deception. We're trashing the benefit. 12.11.2022 40:37
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Navara, Prado, Triton & Pajero Sport to lose ANCAP safety ratings 08.11.2022 20:29
Australia-Kiwi new car safety ratings agency ANCAP has just had a makeover of its website. Riveting stuff. Hilariously though, they've just become - unwittingly perhaps - the architects of the next great safety related new car buying disaster and we really need to talk about that... OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC Save thousands on any new car (Austral...
4WD recovery: How dangerous is drag chain? 08.11.2022 38:45
The beer garden physics, need-to-know briefing on off-road specific high-tensile drag chain: if you use this in four-wheel drive recovery is it likely to fracture and recoil and kill someone. OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here >> Help support my independent re...
The plan for 1 million EVs by 2027 is bullshit: Here's why... 05.11.2022 20:07
Dear Electric Vehicle Council, the real world's lawyer just called apparently reality is filing for divorce. How else do you contextualize this thought-bubble about getting one million EVs on Australian roads by 2027? Here's why such a claim is unfeasible bullshit... OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by cont...
You versus rust: How to win. 05.11.2022 16:17
In today's report we're going to turn this filthy, rusty engineering abomination into this fine collection of borderline erotic rust-free - some would say gorgeous - reclaimed parts. The best thing of all dude: nobody has to work up a sweat, it only takes about 15 minutes worth of actual work and it's so cheap it might as well be free... OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >&...
The truth about octane rating: Should you run high octane fuel? 04.11.2022 11:52
Multiple choice question, without warning: hotter, colder, slower, faster - which one of those is true about how the fuel burns if you tip high octane fuel into your car? OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here >> Help support my independent reporting, securely, vi...
Toyota is rationing smart keys now: King of Mediocrity strikes again 03.11.2022 17:06
Toyota has decided to hand over just one smart key to each of its customers now on 14 different models but hey, it's not their fault. Thank God for the pandemic which has become the Swiss Army knife of corporate incompetence justifying excuses... OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExp...
Why I still would not buy a Volkswagen - especially an Amarok 02.11.2022 16:50
Volkswagen once again doing exactly what it does best which would be throwing people just like you - its customers - under the bus. OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here >> Help support my independent reporting, securely, via Patreon here >> AutoExpert disc...
Car crashes: The ghetto physics of life & death 02.11.2022 21:50
In this report, the secret beer garden physics of airbag and silly things that people do around them - it's a request from somebody just like you; may not be a real secret. OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here >> Help support my independent reporting, securely,...
National greenwashing champions: the tyre industry 28.10.2022 25:44
A tyre company going out on a limb doing its bit to "save the planet". Are we not all just going a little too far pretending to be Paragons of environmental virtue, no matter how filthy the underlying industry is in which we operate. OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au he...
Is my car's tailshaft running out of phase? Why Ford Ranger is shakin' all over... 28.10.2022 18:37
That tailshaft on your car: Is it operating in phase or out of phase? How would you know? Let us drill down into the beer garden engineering of that now... OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here >> Help support my independent reporting, securely, via Patreon here...
New car road test videos suck: Here's why... 26.10.2022 26:29
If you are in the market for a new car, doubtless you are watching road tests incessantly. But there's only one problem with those road tests, isn't there? They suck. And I bet you haven't figured out why... OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here >> Help support m...
Why is the diesel price sky-high? Facts vs conspiracy: Refining, supply, demand, crude, petrol and more 25.10.2022 17:41
What the hell is going on with the price of diesel, I hear you yell. Prices have jumped, ascending without end. While petrol is slowly trending back to its usual cruising altitude. Is it some horrible conspiracy by Big Oil in the government or are there actual facts and economic influences where this makes complete sense? Let's talk about that now... OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% o...
No spare tyre? Why is nobody talking about this? 24.10.2022 12:41
As much as I hate space saver spare tyres - and I do hate them - there is one worse alternative which is growing through the new car market, as we speak. This is what happens with the rise in carmakers offering no spare tyre at all. I used to think that was just a problem for people who went outside the city, but I hadn't experience a couple of weeks ago which has changed my thinking... OLIG...
Responding to your recent feedback and comments 23.10.2022 28:42
Here's what you had to say in the comments section of some of my recent reports, covering Nissan e-Power and diesel-electric locomotives, towing and 4WD recovery, and some community action regarding Albury/Wodonga Subaru servicing... Even a random phone call from the AutoExpert masked-up car-hunting crusader. OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC Save thousa...
Is buying a Mitsubishi Triton/L200 a mistake? (Q&A) 22.10.2022 26:47
If you're considering a ute, or possibly even a 4WD wagon, for your next off-road adventure, your next dependable workhorse or simply as an all-round multi-purpose family and load-hauling tool, let's assess why the Mitsubishi Triton is a good idea, and not such a good idea... OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only...
Will Toyota Hilux ever get LandCruiser's V6 twin turbo diesel engine? 20.10.2022 20:38
How much longer exactly can Hilux maintain its position as the top selling passenger vehicle in Australia? Sales that top the charts today are reflective of orders that were taken 6 to 12 months ago and since then, Toyota has pulled the Rogue and the Rugged X from the range on its website. Can Toyota get its act together to deliver a Land Cruiser engine V6 Hilux anytime soon, or is it actual...
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