When we blogged a few months back about some funny car ads doing the rounds, we had no idea how many more auto related ads have hit the spot – at least according to our readers.
Many thanks to Gavin for sending this one in. It’s an actual recording with a video ‘recreation’. Enjoy 
If you’ve ever spent much time in a car yard in Australia, you may well have noticed that it’s like car dealers peak another language! Especially when they’re talking to each other.
We thought we’d put together a list of all the car dealer slang we could come up with. But, before you read on, take our Talk the Torque quiz and see how well you do with decoding the language. Then come back here and check out (or add to) our complete ......
On a recent trip to the UK, I couldn’t help but notice how major roads (including motorways) fared better with increased traffic volumes than here in Australia. It wasn’t perfect by any means but it definitely seemed that in moderate to high traffic volumes, the traffic moved more smoothly and quicker than over here.
I’m pretty sure the reason is at least partly to do with the following:
It’s like a jungle, sometimes it makes me wonder. How I keep from going under…
Don’t normally comment on car advertising but probably should do a little bit more because there are some weird and wonderful ads out there. Some car ads have been shockers but some are very memorable. Other just hit the spot for some reason. Probably not surprising when you consider the amount of money car makers pour into TV adverts, there’s going to be plenty of notable hits and misses.
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We just wanted to remind our members that they do have access to a unique promotional code that delivers a discount off the retail pricing of Thrifty car rental. Naturally most of our members will have already bought cars but often this sort of discount is useful for trips away as well as for one off journeys where a different car is needed.
So here is the current Thrifty Discount Corporate Code – CD 4908003767
The discount codes are also handy for buyers who are ......
Perhaps you’ve just taken part in our interactive myth-busting quiz? If so, how did you do? If you haven’t yet, STOP, don’t ready any further - take part in the MythBuster Quiz here and then come back to this page for the breakdown.
Let’s run through the questions and answers below along with some often surprising background to the results. We’d also love to hear some of your automotive myths so please let us know in the comments section below!
1. The very first car ......
I won’t write much here as we decided this was important enough to deserve a home page mention
Suffice to say, the announcement from Julia Gillard over the weekend could be good news for anyone looking to trade-in their old banger for a new fuel-efficient vehicle. Please read the details on our Cash for Clunkers intro page and look forward to more comment and analysis on the rebate on this blog.
......If it’s a Volvo it’s Swedish, and Vee Dubs are German, right? Well, not necessarily. We’ve done a quick fun quiz to show you that where a car is made is not so obvious.
To take part in the quiz click here
But on a more serious note, manufacturers do not have to reveal to their Australian customers where they make their cars.
If you buy oranges you want to know if they are locally produced or imported.
Strangely, if you want to buy leather shoes, electrical ......
Massive changes are happening in the motor industry right now, so can you imagine what it’s going to be like in twenty years time?
We asked three of our staff members what they thought the likely trends could be.
Their thoughts varied from all-electric cars to plastic engines and a China/India domination.
Click here to read the full article. If you disagree or have any other thoughts to add we’d love to hear from you, so please add your comments below
......A recent survey conducted by the Social Research Centre confirms our own startling research survey conclusions conducted a year or so ago.
Australian drivers are simply not getting any better.
For example, a staggering 61 percent admitted illegally using mobile phones whilst driving, a shocking 30 percent said they had sent text messages and one in four believed they could drive 10 kph above the speed limit in a 100kph zone without being fined.
Sadly these are not the most serious indiscretions revealed ......
