Holden Advice

Nissan RB30 engine: Your guide to the petrol six-cylinder motor

27 Oct 2020 by David Morley

Nissan’s RB30, 3.0-litre in-line six-cylinder engine has gone down in history as one of the best straight sixes of all time. Part of the RB family of inline engines (built in Japan from 1985 to ...Read more

The ultimate accessories for your Holden Colorado

26 Aug 2020 by Spencer Leech

The Holden Colorado may have departed from showrooms, but you can still breath new life into the Lion brand’s venerable ute thanks to a wide range of aftermarket parts and accessories. ...Read more

How to buy a good used ute for under $20K

27 Mar 2020 by Mark Oastler

If you’re in the market for a ute, what does $20K buy you these days? ...Read more

Cheap good looking cars: 10 best looking affordable vehicles

20 Sep 2019 by Iain Kelly

Owning a car comes with a sense of pride, so people don’t generally deliberately go out and buy ugly vehicles. ...Read more

Best Canopies for a Dual-Cab Ute

2 Aug 2019 by Marcus Craft

Dual cab utes are very popular in Australia and, as a natural progression of that, the dual cab ute canopy has experienced a massive surge in popularity in recent years – and that continues ...Read more

Holden capped price servicing - cost, schedule & info

25 Jun 2019 by Matt Campbell

Holden offers a capped price servicing plan for all of its current models called “Know Your Price Servicing”. ...Read more

How to choose the right car to maximise resale value

21 Jun 2019 by CarsGuide team

Purchase price is only half the battle in ownership — these are the champions come trade-in time. Buying the right new car can save you thousands of dollars. With depreciation tearing the ...Read more

World's most expensive car accessories

18 Jun 2019 by CarsGuide team

Has the world gone mad: $300,000 extra for a clock in the new Bentley Bentayga SUV Read more

Everything you need to know about aluminium ute canopies

3 Jun 2019 by Marcus Craft

A lockable canopy over the top of your ute’s tray/tub reduces the impact of the elements on anything carried in the back and also cuts down on the possibility of that stuff being damaged or ...Read more

Australian car brands: Everything you need to know

10 May 2019 by Tom White

Truly Australian car brands – as in brands that mass manufactured cars locally, regardless of the origin of their overseas parent companies, became a thing of the past in 2017. ...Read more

Allan Moffat: Everything you need to know

29 Apr 2019 by Mark Oastler

If not for Allan Moffat, the Falcon GT-HO would not command the same reverence that it does today. Moffat was ‘the man’ when it came to racing and winning in GT-HOs. ...Read more

Best 10 Vehicles for Towing

25 Feb 2019 by Mark Oastler

Based on our experience, the best towing vehicle is either a full-size 4x4 ute or wagon with a turbo-diesel engine and automatic transmission. Read more

3.5-tonne tow ratings: Busting the great 3500kg myths

19 Feb 2019 by Mark Oastler

We often see '3500kg towing capacity' headlines in advertising and sales brochures for 4x4 dual cab utes and heavy-duty SUVs. However, as impressive as that 3.5 tonne figure may appear, it actually ...Read more

The best new cars coming to Australia in 2018

3 Jul 2018 by Andrew Chesterton

There’s a sprinkling of genuinely exciting metal that will be hitting our shores over the next 12 months. ...Read more

How to check if a car has been stolen

1 Jun 2018 by Stephen Corby

It's tempting to believe that clever technology can outsmart thick-headed criminals these days, but that's only partly true, at least when it comes to car theft. Read more

Best five utes for towing

25 May 2018 by Mark Oastler

You'd have to be driving around with your eyes wide shut not to see that 4x4 dual cab utes dominate the Aussie roadscape these days. Read more

Top tips for covering the load in your ute

15 Mar 2018 by Mark Oastler

The greatest practicality of a ute is its ability to carry a big load in the back, but there’s two potential problems with that – it’s exposed to the elements and not secure from ...Read more

Most exciting 4x4 and off-road vehicles arriving in 2018

16 Feb 2018 by Andrew Chesterton

If we'd been writing a list of the most exciting cars due in the coming 12 months even a handful of years ago, four-wheel drives would be lucky to have rated a single mention. Read more

Why Australia will never build cars again

6 Feb 2018 by Stephen Corby

You only need to dip a toe into the lava-filled pool of comments that follow any story on the subject to know that the end of local manufacturing has been an emotional time for plenty of Australians. Read more

Why Thailand is the ute capital of the world

17 Jan 2018 by Stephen Corby

Among Australia’s many, many gifts to the world - Rebel Wilson, Tony Abbott, the cork hat, Clive Palmer, Vegemite, Dame Edna - perhaps the most profound, yet sadly unrecognised, is the ute. ...Read more

Nissan RB30 engine: Your guide to the petrol six-cylinder motor

The ultimate accessories for your Holden Colorado

How to buy a good used ute for under $20K