May 25, 2009
Written by: David
The NSW Government has now legislated to rip off the motorist.
Private Fleet has already shown that E10 unleaded fuel costs more, not less, to run.
Even though E10 costs 3c a litre less at the pump it uses more fuel so that in the final outcome it costs more.
So how would you feel if you were told that your Government is going to ban the sale of unleaded fuel and make you pay more to run your car without ANY positive environmental benefit?
You’d be ......
May 25, 2009
Written by: David
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be a robot?
Well, if the NSW Roads Minister has his way you may get the chance.
A device that enforceably restricts the speed of your car to the local speed limits is to be tested in Wollongong NSW.
Forty of the Intelligent Speed Adaption (ISA) units will be trialled in Wollongong, and, if the trial is successful it could be a standard feature in all new cars soon.
The system works by sending and receiving ......
May 25, 2009
Written by: David
The Cruze is Holden’s critical new small car that goes on sale in June and pricing has just been announced, with a very competitive entry price of $20,990 ( plus on road costs) for the Cruze CD 1.8L manual. Auto costs $2000 more.The diesel version costs $3,000 more.
The better equipped CDX petrol costs $23,990 for the manual and $2,000 extra for the automatic. (There is no diesel option for the CDX).
For a full review of this exciting and crucial new car from Holden visit ......
May 20, 2009
Written by: David
Q. When is a bargain not a bargain?
A. When you buy fuel in NSW.
The NSW Government insists that filling stations sell at least 2 percent of ethanol in fuel in NSW.
So most fuel outlets sell ‘E10′, that’s fuel with a ten percent ethanol component.
But it is usually 3 cents cheaper than 91 octane regular unleaded fuel, so looks like a bargain and well worth using.
Wrong!
Last year the Sydney Morning Herald undertook a comparison test of the economies of using E10 versus normal ......
May 13, 2009
Written by: David
Amongst the handouts announced in the Swan budget on 12th May was an increased bonus tax deduction of 50 percent for eligible assets purchased before 31st December 2009 for small business.
That’s great news for a small business contemplating buying a new company vehicle.
The example given in the tax documents refers to a vehicle costing $30,000. The current tax deduction under the 30% tax break is $9000. But the additional amount announced in the budget is a further $6000 resulting in a total deduction to ......
