Category: GDL Auto Blog

GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Should You Sell Your Diesel VW?

You probably shouldn’t have bought a VW in the first place! Its no secret that we are no fan of the VW. We do however understand what people love them, why they buy them and why they were the number one selling car in recent years. That we suspect is all about to change. In

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BMW
Dannie Lyman

BMW E46 Common Problems

Should you buy a BMW E46? We’re quick to say no but thats not one hundred percent fair. Before making these kinds of choices we normally need more information off the person asking the question. If you’re after a cheap reliable, economic, run around car then we advise people to look at Japanese made front wheel

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

V6 Holden Timing Chain Fault

Cruising around Sydney suburban streets in your V6 Holden Captiva or Commodore thinking you have backed the homegrown Aussie brand, is all an elaborate lie you have been led to believe by clever marketing. If you own a car that has the alloy tech V6 engine in it you have in fact indirectly purchased yourself

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Business Lessons I Learnt From a Spy

Growing up I had been told the story that my father was in the Air Force and was a dog handler and that was the story I gave whenever I was asked ‘what does your father do?’. It was not a complete lie, as that is how he started his career. Many years on after

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Why You Should Never Buy a $99 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

Are Hyundai Cars Any Good?

If you were female, lived in one of Australias major cities and went to university there in the 1990s, then odds are on you owned yourself the beloved Hyundai Excel. The little compact hatch, shaped like an over sized jellybean was the car of choice for female university attendees at the end of the century. Panel

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

The Story Behind Our Business

As part of the growth and expansion of GDL Automotive, we signed up to a small business marketing course known as Basic Bananas. This is a fantastic business that has pushed our business forward in leaps and bounds. We would not be where we are today without the help and contribution of many people, but

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Ford
Dannie Lyman

The Issue with New Cars from Holden and Ford

The simple reality is Australia was never a real contender in the global car manufacturing market. Locally produced Fords and Holdens when held up to the Asian and European counterparts, were nearly always found wanting. Our infrastructure simply can’t keep up with some of the global manufacturing superpowers and as a result the end product

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Thank you. We Hit $1Million.

If you took the time to visit the about us page on the GDL website you will discover some rather interesting facts about myself and the team. This information that is listed on our page is very deliberately done, arriving on a mechanics website, where it lists  qualifications and number of years experience is boring and

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