Category: GDL Auto Blog

GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

What Car Should I Buy?

The best small cars: The articles we have written in the past often focus on vehicles we feel have the mechanical finesse of a tube of toothpaste. This makes them easy to criticise and its lots of fun to do so. Recently, we have received lots of inquiries from people stating that whilst our website

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Why Fuel Consumption Stats are Inaccurate

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

The Trouble with Long Service Intervals

The latest selling gimmick of the producers of fine automobiles is the concept that your brand new $80,000 car which is comprised mostly of plastic only needs to be serviced four times in its life. Car salesmen strutting their KMart suits with sagging crotchs sprout all sorts of rubbish to land a sale and the

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Ford
Dannie Lyman

How to Fix Ford Territory Brake Shudder

Chances are, if you own a Ford Territory you have a savage vibration through the vehicle as you lightly brake coming down hills. The fault is caused by a braking system that is far too small to handle the weight of the vehicle. Almost every Ford Territory on Australian roads is plagued by this highly irritating

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

What to do if you get two flat tyres

If you ever have two flat tyres it’s either because you are incredibly unlucky and have had two nails at once, or like most people who find themselves in this situation, you have come in contact with the kerb and have damaged the side wall of both tyres on the same side of the vehicle.

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Hyundai I Load Clutch Replacement

For the best part they Hyundai I load is a very good van. Some common issues do arise in them from time to time and we have covered some of those common faults in a previous blog article which you can find by clicking on the link below. Hyundai I load review In that article

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

VW Caddy Vehicle Review

Das Auto tends to produce vehicles that are primarily made of plastic. The Caddy is no different. Most major components from the clutch pedal box through to the radiator support are all made of the the finest German grade plastic. As a new vehicle this is not a huge problem, however once the vehicles start

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Holden Cruze Vehicle Review

If you dig up some of our older blog articles you will discover that the cruise is not a favourite of ours. It featured high on the list of worst cars every made and we tend to advise clients to avoid buying them. There is an extensive list of common faults with these cars, most

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Takata Air Bag Recalls in Australia

The now bankrupt Takata airbag company has been forced to recall over 2.7 million airbags fitted to over two hundred makes of vehicles sold and distributed in Australia. The fault is not actually with the airbag but lies with the inflator. The mechanisms that forces the airbag to inflate in the event of an accident.

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