The car industry - still bending you over … and telling you (with a straight face) how this is a real plus for you. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DSL9A3MWEMNBW&source=url The car industry’s grubby l...
Nov 21, 2020•13 min
Join me live on YouTube every Thursday evening at 8:30pm (Sydney time) where I answer your questions live for 1hr+. You bring the questions/comments (ask me anything) and I'll do my best to answer them. If that time's not convenient for you (wherever you are in the world) then the stream is viewable on my YouTube Channel, and the audio podcast is of course available here. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance pac...
Nov 20, 2020•44 min
In this report: People buy cars for all kinds of illogical reasons. Or, at least, cars from conflicting, illogical categories. Logically, if the Stinger is right for you, then the i30 N would be wrong, right? But perhaps life is more complex than that... Certainly you are allowed to like both. Considering a performance car? Here are my most recommended: Kia Stinger >> Hyundai i30 N >> Subaru WRX >> Hyundai i30 Fastback N >> Then, ask me anything automotive related, in the...
Nov 19, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Cheap cars - like the Suzuki Swift Sport and Toyota C-HR, which demand premium unleaded - a trap for mainstream car buyers. Then, ask me anything automotive related, in the chat - over to you. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoex... Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr......
Nov 19, 2020•50 min
Should you bite the bullet and indulge your inner ‘boy racer’ … and buy a GR Yaris? Just associating the word ‘Yaris’ with anything even vaguely desirable does feel odd. Gotta say. And will it be a decent investment? There’s that to consider. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: ht...
Nov 17, 2020•20 min
If you’re a tasteless, rich, compulsive tool in ‘Murica, I’m here today to explain how someone recently left the gate open in Hell, thus allowing demons to possess your Mercedes, while the rest of us spectate, with an air of bemused sympathy. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: ht...
Nov 16, 2020•10 min
How does the car industry get away with this, in 2021? Especially at the retail coalface. Up next: The ugly truth about the Ming Moll. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DSL9A3MWEMNBW&source=url Last wee...
Nov 13, 2020•19 min
Join me live on YouTube every Thursday evening at 8:30pm (Sydney time) where I answer your questions live for 1hr+. You bring the questions/comments (ask me anything) and I'll do my best to answer them. If that time's not convenient for you (wherever you are in the world) then the stream is viewable on my YouTube Channel, and the audio podcast is of course available here. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance pac...
Nov 12, 2020•55 min
I just designed the perfect mainstream EV - it’s perfect - and nobody’s making it. Yet. (It’s more of a feasibility study, really.) This is a massive automotive industry opportunity. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted...
Nov 12, 2020•29 min
The phoenix has risen from the ashes of Holden. And its name is ‘Silverado’. The hubris - the sheer, presumptuous audacity - required to pull this one off with conviction … it really is ‘export grade’. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_...
Nov 11, 2020•14 min
Hilariously enough, Ford named its Kluger competitor the Endura. Now they’ve boned it, in Australia, less than two short years after its release. This just satirises itself. The non-enduring Endura - truth once again being weirder than fiction... Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal...
Nov 10, 2020•10 min
would you put your child in row three of an SUV or a people mover - if you knew the vehicle did not have head-protecting side airbags in that row? And how would you even know if it had that? I just carved up the market - 20 seven-seat SUVs and four people movers … and the row-three protection offerings might surprise you. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Di...
Nov 07, 2020•17 min
Join me live on YouTube every Thursday evening at 8:30pm (Sydney time) where I answer your questions live for 1hr+. You bring the questions/comments (ask me anything) and I'll do my best to answer them. If that time's not convenient for you (wherever you re in the world) then the stream is replayable on my YouTube Channel, and the audio podcast is of course available here. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance pa...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 3 min
You need to service auto transmissions - even the sealed ones. This report is the how, why and when - for ordinary and severe applications, as well as whether you need to fit an aftermarket cooler or not. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cm...
Nov 05, 2020•22 min
Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DSL9A3MWEMNBW&source=url This report is inspired by the following question from Mike Bristow: Hi John, Great report and fantastic clarity. No one else goes to such leng...
Nov 03, 2020•26 min
In this report: Unofficial pointers from a prosecutor in Redneckistan (which I think some people still refer to as ‘Queensland’). Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DSL9A3MWEMNBW&source=url This report i...
Nov 02, 2020•14 min
An oxymoronically happy story … about dying on the road. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DSL9A3MWEMNBW&source=url When I was six, in 1970, road death was out of control in this country. In total, 3798...
Nov 01, 2020•16 min
Perhaps you are going to strap your young kid in the front seat of your ute. This is legal (in a single cab, as far as I know) - but is it safe? Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DSL9A3MWEMNBW&source=ur...
Oct 31, 2020•14 min
Join me live on YouTube every Thursday evening at 8:30pm (Sydney time) where I answer your questions live for 1hr+. You bring the questions/comments (ask me anything) and I'll do my best to answer them. If that time's not convenient for you (wherever you re in the world) then the stream is replayable on my YouTube Channel, and the audio podcast is of course available here. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance pa...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 13 min
In this report: You love the idea of a hybrid - but do you really need one? Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DSL9A3MWEMNBW&source=url This report addresses the following question: "I’m looking at takin...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 5 min
In this report: How to get out of a (relatively minor) traffic fine (in Australia). I deal with interacting with the cops at the roadside, as well as getting legal advice, and maybe even making an application under Section 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999. (Section 10 essentially gives the court the power to record a conviction without penalty if the circumstances of the offence warrant it.) AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package Did you like this report? You can help su...
Oct 26, 2020•36 min
How can two engines have similar power & torque but hugely different fuel consumption? Are bigger (capacity) engines intrinsically thirstier? Details next. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DSL9A3MWEMNB...
Oct 25, 2020•29 min
In this report: two reasons why Ford will fail in Australia Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DSL9A3MWEMNBW&source=url "High performance icon to thrill Australian customers as Ford Mustang Mach 1 in man...
Oct 24, 2020•19 min
Join me live on YouTube every Thursday evening at 8:30pm (Sydney time) where I answer your questions live for 1hr+. You bring the questions/comments (ask me anything) and I'll do my best to answer them. If that time's not convenient for you (wherever you re in the world) then the stream is replayable on my YouTube Channel, and the audio podcast is of course available here. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance pa...
Oct 22, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Ditching the soft SUV and going 100 per cent hardcore, with the fam. Getting gut there - beyond the range of public WiFi Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DSL9A3MWEMNBW&source=url Here’s a question from...
Oct 22, 2020•14 min
Best tyre pressures and operating guidelines for maximising mobility for people starting out with 4X4 driving - complete with the underlying beer garden physics of 'why' these recommendations matter. If you don't have time for the full version: Placard + 10% for highway and good dirt. Placard -10-15% for poor gravel roads with tread fracture risk 25psi for general low-range off-road driving 16psi for soft sand and mud 12psi as a last-ditch resort to get out of a really boggy situation These reco...
Oct 20, 2020•44 min
This video is my first-ever livestream on the channel - epic Q&A session driven mainly by tsunami of questions from you. Thank you very much for joining me live in the chat! More livestreams every Thursday night @ 8:30pm (Sydney time, 'Straya!) Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayP...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 30 min
Talked about hard and soft shackles for 4WD recovery yesterday, and it struck me that I was probably doing humanity a disservice overall by not first establishing some general guidelines for recovery. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s...
Oct 14, 2020•11 min
Leading Australian automotive website CarAdvice is to be boned - by its adoptive parents, Channel Nine. CarAdvice will go under the bus directly, but a phoenix will rise. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package: https://247roadservices.com.au/autoexpert/ Did you like this report? You can help support the channel, securely via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=D...
Oct 14, 2020•15 min
Soft shackle versus hard (steel) shackle for 4x4 recovery operations: Which shackle do you use, and where to you use them to maximise safety and reliability? The definitive guide. 14.7 tonne Saber soft shackle from Sparesbox: http://bit.ly/14softshackle 17 tonne Saber soft shackle from Sparesbox: http://bit.ly/17softshackle 4.75 steel bow shackle from Sparesbox: http://bit.ly/bowshackle Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contact AutoExpert discount roadside...
Oct 13, 2020•44 min
