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Dannie Lyman

Avoid Christmas Disasters

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

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

"My Ex-Husband Used to Service My Car"

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

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

The Best Place on the Northern Beaches to Buy a Used Car

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

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Mazda CX5 Review

It’s a rather short blog post. Our normal humour, whilst attacking the short-fall of poorly made cars, are not needed in this case. The C X5 is almost perfect. It’s a good looking car with very few faults. A quick Google search of CX5 common faults reveals the biggest failing tends to be the calibre

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Why You Shouldn’t Buy Cars from Used Car Yards

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

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GDL Auto Blog
Dannie Lyman

Nissan D40 Navara Review

The D40 Navara is a bad choice every Tuesday through to Sunday and thats only because no one is paying attention on Mondays. The Nissan range of larger vehicles for commercial and family use are normally top notch vehicles, designed to take on its competitors such as the Land Cruiser and Hilux. Unfortunately, Nissans normal

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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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