Category: GDL Auto Blog

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

Firstly, we should clarify the identity of NRMA. In 2015 NRMA (National Roads and Motoring Association) are actually two separate organisations operating under the same name. They are linked in some ways but for the best part are completely different. NRMA Insurance is the insurance company. Dealing with insurance for homes, motor vehicles and businesses

You leave your mechanic shop with your car running well again, but there’s a bit of anxiety embedded in the invoice you’ve thrown onto the passenger seat. You head home to look up your bank account balance and calculate how many days until your next paycheck. “Do I need to hold off on grocery shopping

In Australia it is almost impossible to accidentally put diesel into a petrol powered car. The Diesel nozzle at the petrol bowser is physically bigger in diameter making it impossible to put a diesel nozzle into a petrol powered vehicles fuel tank. Granted the mistake could still be made via jerry cans and alike but

The single greatest automotive mistake you can make in the build up to Christmas is to leave your pre-holiday service to the last minute.  We have briefly covered this in the past when it comes to normal holidays but Christmas amplifies the problem. Leaving the pre-trip inspection or service to the few days prior to

I believe forty percent of new female clients who come to us, tell me that their ex partner has been looking after her car for the past few years. The assumption she had made in the past, is that he was an able and competent man and the result is that her car is now

In one of our previous blogs we looked at the problems involved in buying cars from a used car yard and why this was a risk. In previous blog posts, we have also looked at the false sense of safety car yards create by offering a used car warranty, something as useful as an ashtray

Walking into a car yard on Parramatta Road, while some middle aged bloke in a leather jacket, and boot polish in his hair, tries to talk you into buying something you know is a complete lemon, is no ones ideal car buying experience. Being told “I’ve never seen one in as good a condition as