How often should you change the oil in your internal combustion car? Water staying in the oil, down there, is a problem you really want to avoid. Here's how you do it and ensure the longevity of your Old Faithful. 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 >> On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Help support...
Sep 08, 2022•8 min
What if I told you there's an EV that you could buy today for well under $3000 which could cut your total vehicular emissions by 25 per cent, could pay for itself in less than eight months, plus you don't have to give up the car you already own? Does that sound good? 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 thousands on any new car (Au...
Sep 07, 2022•26 min
If you are sitting there on the couch dreaming about an excursion to Dingo Piss Creek in a battery electric ute, the facts are about to destroy this fantasy that lots of people have and communicate with me incessantly. Battery technology and electric utes have some harsh realities it's time to confront... 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 a...
Sep 05, 2022•26 min
It's time somebody set the Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese straight on the issue of battery electric utes, because not only can you not buy one here, let alone in the foreseeable future, there's another glaring EV ute problem nobody in the media or government understands... 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...
Sep 05, 2022•20 min
Responding to your 'interesting' feedback in relation to the physics of towing with airbags report >> from yesterday. Because sometimes you just can't have your automotive cake and eat it too - because the facts always win, regardless of whether you choose to believe them or not. 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 (Australi...
Sep 03, 2022•31 min
Airbags and towing: is this a match made in heaven or is it just opening the door to incipient disaster? Let's talk about why you can't always pimp your ride with the mythical GVM upgrade cheat code known in the 4WD community as (air)bags... 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-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.a...
Sep 02, 2022•7 min
If your car suffers a major mechanical failure and it's stuck at the dealership for a protracted period of time, is the dealer obligated to offer you a loan car for the duration? 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 thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here >> Help support my indepe...
Sep 02, 2022•21 min
You, the great Australian taxpayer - the ultimate golden goose perhaps - you just handed a company you've never heard of, called Intellihub, nearly 900 000. Why? So that it can install 50 electric vehicle charger boxes on light poles, mainly in affluent Sydney. 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-only) by contacting me ...
Sep 01, 2022•15 min
How to avoid the tricks and traps designed to ensnare you and extract as much of your money as possible when trying to buy your next new car. It's time we had the talk for those of you who want to do-it-yourself on the showroom floor. If you'd rather avoid this fight... Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here >> OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king A...
Sep 01, 2022•10 min
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 thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here >> Help supp...
Aug 31, 2022•8 min
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.to/3IpskpA Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au he...
Aug 30, 2022•10 min
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: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExper...
Aug 29, 2022•13 min
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 Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Save thousands on...
Aug 26, 2022•12 min
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 Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting ...
Aug 26, 2022•15 min
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 Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Save thousands on any new ...
Aug 25, 2022•21 min
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-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here >> Help support my independent reporting, secu...
Aug 24, 2022•9 min
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 Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me...
Aug 23, 2022•12 min
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 Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me...
Aug 18, 2022•15 min
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 Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes textbook: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Save thousands on any new car (...
Aug 16, 2022•19 min
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 textbook: https://amzn.to/3IpskpA Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via A...
Aug 15, 2022•19 min
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 >> AutoExpert discount roadside assistance package (with no joining fees) here >> Did you like this r...
Aug 15, 2022•16 min
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 Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here >> He...
Aug 12, 2022•20 min
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. OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.) Get 12% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Fran...
Aug 11, 2022•10 min
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.to/3IpskpA Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here...
Aug 10, 2022•12 min
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 (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here >> Help support my independent rep...
Aug 07, 2022•13 min
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% off here >> Use code AEJC On Bullshit by Harry G Frankfurt >> F*#king Apostrophes textbook: ht...
Aug 02, 2022•16 min
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 (Australia-only) by contacting me via AutoExpert.com.au here >> Help support my independent reporting,...
Aug 01, 2022•23 min
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: lithium-ion portable off-road/off-grid power station >> OLIGHT DISCOUNT! (These are awesome.)...
Jul 24, 2022•15 min
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 exhaust systems failing. Bluetti sale: lithium-ion portable off-road/off-grid power station >> OLI...
Jul 21, 2022•13 min
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 repeatability in your machining operations. Finally, we're going to do it all off-grid using the migh...
Jul 21, 2022•28 min
