Safety First: How Rear-Cross Traffic Alert Works

It can be hard to keep up with it all and know which features you should be looking for. While you may find rear-view cameras and parking sensors relatively common, the newer and more involved the technology, the more you’re likely to pay – particularly if it’s only available as an optional extra. REAR-cross traffic alert The…

ByTegan Lawson11/05/20160Comments

Motoring Trends

How Easy Is It To Use Apple CarPlay & Android Auto?

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are popping up everywhere. The majority of manufacturers are either already offering the technology in cars in Australia, or are planning to in the very near future. It’s essentially software, installed into the infotainment system that gives you access to a simple version of your phones operating system on…

ByTegan Lawson28/04/20160Comments

Motoring

A Retro Ramble Around Sydney In The Fiat 500C

The Fiat 500 is one of those, with its retro vibe and quirky styling. It’s been updated for 2016, taken to with a comb full of Brylcreem. The cabriolet version is the Fiat 500C and when it arrived in the CarAdvice.com garage, it got us feeling a bit nostalgic. Its makeover may appear subtle, and therefore the analogical equivalent…

ByTegan Lawson20/04/20160Comments

Motoring

The Most Sexy Cars On Sale In Australia

If we’re being honest, some of us girls may get even more excited if we spot an attractive man behind the wheel - with an empty passenger seat! There are a number of incredibly powerful production cars currently on sale in Australia. You can pick them a mile away; they look expensive, sound raucous and…

ByTegan Lawson07/04/20160Comments

Destinations Motoring

4 Days, 4 Planes, Snow-capped French Alps And A Convertible Range Rover

I’m more than 30,000ft in the air, half way through a 12,000km, 14-hour flight from Dubai to Sydney on the final leg of my journey home. My nasal passages are dry, burning and almost bleeding, no amount of moisturiser will rehydrate the arid desert that used to be my skin and I don’t know if…

ByTegan Lawson01/04/20160Comments

Advice Motoring

Emma Markezic Turns Petrol Head With Holden

I recently went where car nerds the world over would love to go… The Holden Design Centre. I was expecting greasy rags and dudes in blue overalls. Perhaps even some blush-level cussing coming from under a chassis. Boy, was I wrong. Instead, I met a woman with a penchant for macramé who was hand-knotting rope in…

ByEmma Markezic22/03/20160Comments

Advice Motoring

Why Everyone Should Do A Driving Course

On a serious note, many car manufacturers offer driving programs that are not only educational and inspire confidence in drivers of all ages, they are also an insane amount of fun. You’re taught how to handle tricky situations, and take every possible course of action to avoid crashes when one of the aforementioned idiots does something…

ByTegan Lawson24/02/20160Comments

Motoring

6 Romantic Flicks With Cool Cars

Movies sell unrealistic fairytales that set our expectation of romance so far beyond reality. We know this and yet we can’t help but imagine what it would be like to be the focal point of such an all-consuming love, of course coming from a ridiculously handsome man, the likes of whom I’ve never spotted across…

ByTegan Lawson10/02/20160Comments

Destinations Motoring

New Zealand Adventure In The 2016 Ford Ranger

It’s also a harsh and unforgiving place, with rugged terrain ascending into the intimidating yet inspiring mountain ranges that remain snowcapped well into spring. The perfect place to test the limits of a 4x4 dual-cab ute like the 2016 Ford Ranger. On the shore of Lake Wanaka lies Minaret Station. This 20,000-hectare alpine farming property is accessible…

ByTegan Lawson04/02/20160Comments

Motoring

Learn How To Change A Tyre

Before you head off, it’s vital you ensure your vehicle is fit to handle the journey. Failing to do so not only puts you and your family at risk, but others on the road too. Check your oil and water (read the article and watch the video on how to do that here and check over…

ByTegan Lawson23/12/20150Comments