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Australia's best small cars
By Stephen Ottley · 19 Mar 2025
In 2011 there was a seismic shift in the Australian car market - the Holden Commodore was dethroned as this country’s favourite car by the Mazda3.
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How to jump start a car
By Tom White · 05 Feb 2025
There are few more frustrating feelings than coming out in the morning to find the battery in your car has gone flat.
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Is it illegal to drive barefoot?
By Chris Thompson · 29 Nov 2024
Is it illegal to drive barefoot? What about without closed shoes?
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Is it illegal to wear headphones while driving?
By Chris Thompson · 29 Nov 2024
The rise of connectivity to our phones has seen them integrated to our cars as a major feature. However, this integration has come with a terrible cost thanks to horrendous crashes while using a phone
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10 best hybrid vehicles in Australia
By Tung Nguyen · 16 Jan 2024
The sale of hybrid electric vehicles continues to climb as automakers prepare to phase out vehicles powered solely by internal-combustion engines and buyers around the world embrace more efficient, eco-friendly options.
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Car wrapping: Everything you need to know
By David Morley · 18 Oct 2023
It’s been around for quite a few years now, but car wrapping, or vinyl vehicle wrapping, is still a bit of a mystery to many car owners. What is it, what does it cost and why would you do it? They’re all topical questions, so here are the answers:
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How to check if you've been caught by a speed camera
By David Morley · 11 Jul 2023
We’ve all done it; you drive past a white or silver SUV parked by the side of the road and think, was that a speed camera? By the time you’ve looked down to check your speed, you’re past the parked vehicle and you discover, to your horror, that you were a handful of kilometres over the posted limit.
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How to remove tree sap from your car's paintwork
By David Morley · 01 Jun 2023
You’ve parked your car, come back to it and it’s covered in sometimes sticky, always visible little spots. Now look up. Are you parked under a tree? Then it’s a fair bet the stuff all over your car is what’s generically known as tree sap.
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How to disconnect a car battery
By David Morley · 26 May 2023
A typical car battery might produce 'just' 12 volts (the same as a torch) but it can also produce lots and lots of current. In fact, many a bush mechanic has used a pair of car batteries to weld metal back together, so there’s some serious power involved.
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What do your car's dashboard lights mean?
By David Morley · 11 May 2023
A modern car dashboard is a very complex thing these days. And car dashboard lights have really followed suit.
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