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Dannie Lyman

Buying a Car for $5K or Less

Inevitably at some point in your life you have owned a car that was out-valued by a used razor blade. Often whilst we were studying, living on campus and making questionable liquid consumption decisions we drove a car that would only comply with safety standards of Mumbai. Dreams of completing your degree and climbing the

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

If You Have To Break A Car Window

Which window is the cheapest one to replace? There may come a time in your life where you will need to break a cars window. Someone trapped inside, a pet, a child or maybe someone having a medical emergency. Common thinking is that the smallest piece of glass on car is the cheapest one to

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Air Con Regas Northern Beaches

The long and the short of the vehicle air conditioning is this system is a sealed system. This means that if there is a need for your car to have the air conditioning gas refilled or “degassed” there is a leak in the system somewhere. Traditionally around the warmer months of the year we see

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

What Is The best Second Hand Car?

Brand Loyalty does not equal an opinion with any credibility. Almost every Hillbilly will tell you that their preferred beer is the best, all ladies claim that they have the best hairdresser and even Ryan Reynolds acknowledges that “we are all really good guys” even when referencing sociopaths and other delinquents. So when it comes

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Dannie Lyman

Why Fuel Consumption Figures Are A White Lie

It is universally accepted that when buying a new vehicle the salesman will tell you whatever you want to hear in order to land the sale. It’s not new news, it’s an age old tactic used for centuries by sellers of anything. Even Pablo Escabar managed to talk his way into politics by telling the

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Should I buy Road Side Assistance?

Traditionally the only provided of roadside assistance was the NRMA. Now there are many competing service providers for this need. This article does not compare or advise one one the other, rather we will look at if this is a wise investment or not. We should clarify the identity of NRMA. In 2015 NRMA (National

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

My Oil Is Black After MY Car Service

The day after your car was serviced you have demonstrated your lack of trust in a mechanic and decided to check your engine oil, just in case you have parted with some cash just for the change of a small sticker on your windscreen. Given that you have already entertained this idea in your head,

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Don’t Ever Buy a Cheap Car Service

Marketing works, we have seen and experienced this first hand after getting some training in the area. Most of us know this to be true even if people complain and whinge that it is a waste of money and does not work. The reason for this “it does not work” mindset is the lack of

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Why Does My Mechanic Contradict The Car experts?

How is it that Andrew Maclean and his team rate the Holden Captiva higher than a Toyota Tarago on the list of best to worst cars? After all anyone with any mechanical knowledge will tell you that buying a Holden Captiva is about as intelligent as appointing King Julian to drive your teenage daughter to

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