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Here's the truth about mid-line Ford Ranger five-cylinder diesel engines blowing up out there, on the road, to Dingo Piss Creek. Is it going to happen to you and can you prevent it happening? Let's talk about that... OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Save thou...

Kamikaze kangaroos are out there, en route to Ding Piss Creek, waiting for you. It's part of Australian culture, and yet this is exactly how that rodent from our coat of arms comports itself. So how do you stop yourself from hitting one? OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn...

Single cab utes and their alleged one-tonne payload capacity: How accurate is that really? Also when your leather seats start to scuff after only three years of infrequent driving, how do you approach the dealer and carmaker about getting it fixed? OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes textbook: h...

Like a responsible automotive citizen, you take your car to the dealer who says it needs a break bleed, and you  agree in the name of safety. You pick up the car and the brakes fail, putting you in a multi-car crash. You've now got paperwork, the cops: how do you pick up the pieces from that? What do you do? OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bull...

If you've been driving a manual or normal auto transmission for the past three decades and suddenly you shift over into a DCT - a dual clutch transmission - it's a pretty different scenario. It functions differently. So what sort of adaptation do you need to make? OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostro...

It's been so long since a car company put me on their blacklist. Let us discuss the issue of whether or not you should buy a Chinese-manufactured ute in Australia in the latter stages of 2022 or even in 2023. Are they a bargain begging to be had, or are they a trap waiting for you to step on the X? OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G...

When it comes to towing and dynamic stability, should you get all-wheel drive as the safest option, or is a cheaper two-wheel drive wagon going to be suitable? Let’s break that down… OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Save thousands on any new car (Australia-on...

Leaf springs sagging over time - that's less than ideal. But what exactly can you do about it? Should you tackle this at home in your own FatCave or do you opt for a more conservative approach? Here's how you might go down either side of this fork in the road... OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostroph...

MG has leapt from virtual obscurity to a full-on top 10 car maker on the Australian new car sales hit parade; it's currently sitting there at number seven ahead of Isuzu, Subaru and Nissan. Is it therefore time for you to put mg on your new car shopping list...? OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostroph...

If you're thinking about buying a plug-in hybrid EV a so-called 'PHEV', whether this is a good idea or not depends mainly on you and exactly why you are motivated to buy it. In this report we're going to look at the objectively good reasons and the objectively bad one for buy a plug-in hybrid. OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Fran...

CarExpert you've done it again - this time, misinforming you about fundamental 4WD ute engineering. Here's why motoring media gets it wrong so frequently when trying to talk to you, the audience, about technical vehicle-related subjects and why it matters. OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes tex...

If you're in the market for new tyres anytime over the next 12 to 18 months, here's something you need to know - but probably haven't considered - before paying for one of the most fundamental safety aspects on your car. 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 >> Auto...

Leading Australian brainiacs with actual qualifications and credibility appear to have gone all 'Iron' Mike Tyson in the general direction of my personal hero organisation, the grubby carmaker lobby group known as the FCAI. OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Sa...

Toyota has shot itself in the foot - again - over the ridiculously named bZ4, the company's first electric vehicle and SUV jointly developed with Subaru. Incidentally possibly the most bland EV in the world today if you don't count the Nissan Leaf, the bz4x is pooping its trousers, impressively, all over town - and Toyota just can't fix it. In fact, they've just offered to buy them all back. OLIGH...

What do you do if you're a carmaker and complying with one law means you're going to be breaking another completely different law? This is not an abstract concept; it just happened. So welcome to the wacky world of automotive catch 22. OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn.t...

Both remaining hot hatches in Ford Australia's vehicle inventory have been taken out to pasture. Here's what happened, why it happened - and what happens next for the one-trick Blue Oval pony... OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Save thousands on any new car (...

Leading Australian lobby group, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, has solved the thorny problem of climate change and all it took was a buzzword generator and a one-page downloadable PDF.  If only it was as easy to reduce emissions as the way the new car industry thinks they can magic up actual results just by waving their magic wand. OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12%...

The only problem with lobby groups and corporate interests agreeing to unite on the transition to an EV fleet is the facts don’t. Internal combustion is only dead if you ignore the truth… OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Save thousands on any new car (Austral...

Toyota: still spending a fortune marketing this myth about its unrivalled quality; still seemingly dropping the ball on car making fundamentals such as painting cars. In addition to struggling, apparently, with doing the right thing by owners afterwards. Is it really that hard? Welcome to 2022, the year in which the truth about Toyota manages to do the whole cat-out-of-the-bag trick. Bluetti sale:...

The lawyer sharks have started circling Isuzu Ute Australia in their Brisbane HQ, despite winning Drive's Thought Bubble Car of the Year 2022. As it turns out, D-Max's reputation for truck-like endurance and otherwise herculean prowess out on the road to Dingo Piss Creek could soon be little more than ashes thanks to allegedly unresolved consumer complaints regarding structural cracks and DPF exha...

Let's turn two useless pieces of scrap plywood into a set of four wheel chocks that are going to last you for years - and you can use them for roadside repairs and general jacking duties around your own FatCave. We'll do some basic production engineering which is a skillset you could apply to any DIY project which will slash the burden of measuring and marking everything out when you've got high r...

Imagine having to subscribe to activate features in your prestige German automobile. BMW in the UK thought it would be a great idea - but the public disagreed. So, exactly how big of a deal is this and does it mark the future of the car industry? Let's see... Bluetti sale: lithium-ion portable off-road/off-grid power station >> OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >>...

10 random nuts selected, as per usual, from the bottom of society's barrel also known as the YouTube comments feed. An even worse proposition, perhaps for Australian democracy more broadly, is that all these individuals walk among us. Bluetti sale: lithium-ion portable off-road/off-grid power station >> OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit...

Nissan Australia just flew Australia's allegedly elite automotive journalists (press release recyclers) all the way up to Sweden (probably in business-class, eating fine food and drinking nice wine), with all of the major press kit talking points for the soon-to-launch Qashqai e-Power hybrid. Living the rockstar life. What a pity they generally failed to list the vehicle's fairly freaking obvious...

Hyundai just quietly jacked up the costs a whole bunch of patiently waiting customers will have to pay for one of their brand new cars. Owing to the global shortage of corporate compassion for ordinary people, none was offered in this instance - seemingly. What can we do?  I'd suggest it would be impolite not to return the favour would it not? I am after all, renowned for my politeness... Blu...