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Dannie Lyman

Selling Cars Online – Scams to Watch Out For

It turns out after all these years you are the long lost cousin of some Nigerian prince who happens to own 89% of all of Nigeria’s wealth and he conveniently just wants to give it all to you for no real reason at all. All you have to do is send this said Nigerian prince

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Parramatta Road Dealers Raided in Police Operation

In a further blow to an industry struggling with a reputation for fraud, dishonesty and outright criminal activity, several private car yards in Sydney have managed to bring the auto industry back into the spotlight. The accusation is surrounding the winding back of odometers on vehicles that are imported from Japan as second hand cars.

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Mercedes Wins "After Sales Satisfaction Award"

It’s one thing to be nice and pleasant to a clients face when they walk into a showroom. Its assumed that the sales guys and girls will sweep the floor before your feet and offer you an endless amount of free coffee while you’re browsing the car lot. Of course they will treat you like

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Ryan Reynolds: Good Looking Dudes Selling Hyundai

The latest Hyundai television commercial scheduled to air at the next American Super Bowl features the actor Ryan Reynolds many, many times. Does a good looking actor convince you to buy a car? The Super Bowl is the American NFL (gridiron) grand final. The cost of airing television commercials whilst this game is played is

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Dannie Lyman

What is Your Hand Brake For?

Do you actually know what the point of your hand brake is? In various parts of the world the hand brake holds a few different names; the ‘E-brake’, the ’emergency brake’ and the ‘park brake’ are all names for the same mechanical component of your car. If you’re truly honest with yourself, you probably have

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Dannie Lyman

Why Are You Taking Your Car to the Dealership?

I only want genuine parts. I have to go to them in order to keep my warranty. They’re technicians are trained for my car They have all the relevant software upgrades for my cars electronic system. No matter your argument, we can put forth a counter argument to suggest you are much better off taking

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Holden VE Commodore Vehicle Review

The beloved Holden Commodore is a somewhat average car. Nothing too flash but not a complete lemon either. We look at the VE Commodore common problems. Most of what we have to say about the VE applies to the VY through to the VF Commodore.

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Kia Rio Vehicle Review

A somewhat brief and rushed, super fast review of the Kia Rio. I had made the mistake of reviewing this car and the Hyundai I30 on the same day. I assumed if you were watching this clip that you had watched the Hyundai one. For more helpful content view this and the Hyundai I30 review.

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Dannie Lyman

2015 – What Did We Do With It?

Trolling back through previous blogs posts I stumbled upon a post I wrote in early December 2014. The post reviewed the year past and listed many positives of the twelve month window that was drawing to a close. I felt this was a good exercise to get involved in, at the very least a positive

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