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Summer Car Tips – Benefits Of Car Window Tint
As Summer approaches now is a good time to rethink the benefits of car window tint. Like many things in...
Top 6 Road Trips Australia
Planning a Summer Road Trip? Here are our top 6 road trips and why you should add them to your...
Top 5 New Cars Coming
Top 5 New Cars Arriving Before The End of 2019 Our Pick - Top 5 New Cars Arriving Before The...
How To Buy A Luxury Car For Under $50K
Buy A Luxury Car For Under $50K - Find out how A luxury car is becoming more affordable and achievable...
’60s Kombi Van Project – Start Your Own
'60s Kombi Van Project Start Your Own Twelve month's ago we began an adventure to import fully restored original VW...
Best Electric Cars 2019
Best Electric Cars - Top 5 To Buy in 2019. Electric cars are becoming more desirable and more affordable...
Top 10 Classic Car Movies For Christmas
Once Christmas is over then relaxing and catching up is next on the agenda! What better way than watching some...
Top 5 New Cars 2018
Top 5 New Cars 2018 - Arriving Before Christmas. Our Top 5 New Cars 2018 to put under the Christmas...
Kombi 23 Window Samba Deluxe Restorations
Kombi 23 Window Samba - 1950's and 1960's Full Restorations. Live the dream. Own a fully restored Kombi 23...
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R V Ferrari 488 GTB
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Kombi T1 Splitty – The Adventure Begins
Kombi T1 Splitty - The Adventure Begins. To say we are excited about the Kombi T1 Splitty adventure we...
EOFY CAR SALES | Better Deals?
EOFY CAR SALES - DO YOU GET BETTER DEALS? EOFY car sales advertisements are everywhere and you are thinking about...
Small SUV Comparison, Mazda CX-3 Vs Hyundai Kona
Small SUV Comparison MAZDA CX-3 VS HYUNDAI KONA The small SUV market is hot and competitive right now. Key players...
Mercedes-Benz X-Class Ute Affordable!
Mercedes-Benz X-Class Ute- AFFORDABLE! Pricing is out for the Mercedes-Benz X-Class ute and it is affordable. This release is impressive....
TOP 10 Road Trip Maintenance Checklist
Our TOP 10 Road Trip Maintenance Must-Do's. If a road trip is part of your holiday plan or you...
Roadworthy’s – Which States/Territories Require?
Roadworthy's - Which States/Territories require a seller to have one done for a car to be sold. On a recent...
2019 Model Best New Cars
2019 Model Best New Cars Top 5 Best New Cars – Arriving in 2018 We have put our collective thoughts...
Best Cars in 2017 – Top 5 Cars
Best Cars in 2017 Our Best Cars in 2017 have been chosen. We list our Top 5. A new year...
Sell privately V trade car to a dealer
Is it better to sell privately V trade a car to a dealer? You are in the market to...
How To Test Drive A New Car – 7 Tips
HOW TO TEST DRIVE A NEW CAR 7 TIPS Test drive or not? Test driving a new car seems like...
0 % Finance Car Loan
0% Finance Car Loan – Is a 0% finance car loan the best car finance or is it too good...
Buying Extended Warranty Insurance – Is it Worth It?
Buying Extended Warranty Insurance -Is It Worth It? We explain the pros and cons of investing in extended warranty...
Entry-Level Luxury Performance; BMW M2 V MB A45 AMG
Entry-Level Luxury Performance; BMW M2 V Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG We compare the best entry-level luxury performance cars on the market...
Dual-Cab Ute Family Car | FORD Ranger V TOYOTA Hilux
Dual-Cab Ute Family Car! Compare 2017 FORD Ranger XLT (4x4) Auto 3.2L V'S 2017 TOYOTA Hilux SR5 (4x4) Auto ...
Family SUV – Toyota Vs Mazda
FAMILY SUV COMPARISON 2017 TOYOTA KLUGER GXL AWD VS 2017 MAZDA CX-9 AWD The Family SUV is on our...
Tips To Get Car Loan Approved
Going for a car loan can be a bit daunting particularly if you are a first-time borrower or you have a...
Mercedes-Benz GLC43 AMG Vs Jaguar F-Pace S Review
JAGUAR IS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION WITH THEIR RECENT PUSH INTO THE COMPACT LUXURY SUV MARKET WITH THE 2017...
Is A Car Broker Worth It? | 3 Reasons Why
We are often asked “ Is a Car Broker worth it?”. The short answer is yes. The long answer is...
When Is A Good Time To Buy A Car? | END OF YEAR!
If saving as much money on a new car as possible is the most important part of buying a car...
2017 VW TIGUAN & 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON REVIEW
When we started this comparison and review of the 2017 Hyundai Tucson Highlander and 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan 140 Highline we took...
Car Buyer’s Checklist | How To Buy A Car
4 Easy Steps... You want to buy a new car but you’re not sure what the best way to do it is...
2017 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Vs 2017 Volvo XC90 Review
The new 2017 Range Rover Sport and 2017 Volvo XC90 are two of the best luxury SUV's to roll into...
How To Get Your First Car Loan
How To Get Your First Car Loan If you are new to the world of car finance or simply want...
Spring Car Maintenance Checklist
Spring is the perfect time to give your car a little TLC... Before you head out on that summer road...
Top tips for buying a classic car…
Every car lover has envisaged themselves at one point speeding down the open road in the car of their dreams....
How To Avoid A Flat Battery
There is nothing worse than getting caught out with a flat battery – it always seems to happen on the...
7 Driving Tips That Will Save You Time & Money
You’d be surprised how many simple habits can cause damage to your car over time. We’ve put together our top...
How Does Using Red Plum Automotive Work
Simply... Think of Red Plum Automotive as your very own personalised car buying service no matter what brand of car...
Choosing The Right Car Loan
Hire Purchase, Chattel Mortgage, Lease, Novated Lease, Fully Maintained Lease, Consumer loan... there are so many financial products available in...
Why Use A Car Broker?
Would you like to take the stress out of negotiating the best price on your new or used car? We...