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Was your car one of the estimated 10,000 damaged during the fierce January 20 hailstorm?
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Genuinely Safe – Parts Check
If you’re having your car serviced ahead of the holiday break, insist that your mechanic use genuine parts acquired through the authorised dealer network. Genuine parts and accessories are made or selected by your vehicle’s maker. They are rigorously tested and are an integral component of your vehicle. They ensure your vehicle will drive, function …
The 500km/h Proving Ground
Proving grounds; elaborate top-secret test sites where vehicle makers test the mettle of their metal. In a secret pocket of Germany, there is a proving ground like no other. Designed to prove parts will perform and protect for a vehicles lifetime, the remit of proving ground engineers is to push the envelope. They drive cars …
500,000 Kilometres and Half a Million Smiles
Three decades and 500,000 kilometres later, Dottee’s Prelude is still good as new. 1988 was Mark Avis’ third year as a junior salesman, selling cars at Robert Lane Honda. It was a good year, and he was quickly making a name for himself. There wasn’t anything remarkable or unusual during his sale of a new …
Is this Australia’s hardest working bottom?
Brutal vehicle testing endured by proving ground engineers is celebrated in a new campaign by automotive industry initiative Genuine is Best. Launched during Road Safety Week, the spotlight is on the beleaguered posterior of Vehicle Dynamics Technician Keith, working at Holden’s Lang Lang proving ground. Proving grounds; elaborate top-secret test sites where vehicle makers test …