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New car buyers value customer service more than price: study

A recent study by J.D. Power and Associates in the US has revealed car buyers put customer service ahead of purchase price during the car buying process. Although the findings are pretty obvious, some dealers might like to listen up. The Sales...

Holden Barina Spark Review

Model Tested: 2010 Holden Barina Spark CD and CDX 1.2-litre four-cylinder petrol five-speed manual five-door CarAdvice Rating:  The Holden Barina Spark is aimed squarely and unashamedly at Generation Y females. Emma Pinwill, Holden...

Car Buying Advice – Getting the best deal

At the time of writing, it’s one week until the ref blows the whistle on the 2009/2010 financial year. This is a crucial time for the car industry – and also a great time to need a new car. It’s the perfect time to secure a real bargain if you...

Ethanol Versus Petrol: The Basics

There’s been a lot of controversy, but ethanol in petrol is here to stay. Holden will have E85-compatible engines here very soon in an attempt to get fuel companies to supply even higher ethanol blends than are currently available. Amid all the...

CarAdvice The Magazine Issue #18

The Magazine Issue #18 Welcome once again to CarAdvice Magazine where this month the team take a First Steer of the latest offerings from BMW, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Renault and Volkswagen covering an exciting range of all-new c...

CarAdvice Comments – Code of Conduct

Reminder: The CarAdvice Code of Conduct applies to all remarks left within the comments section of our articles. Readers are reminded that they are entirely responsible for the content of the comments they post within our article's comments sec...

CarAdvice The Magazine Issue #15

The Magazine Issue #15 Welcome to the first edition of CarAdvice Magazine for 2010. As we prepare ourselves for a huge year of road tests, news and reviews, the team has been busily driving through the Christmas break to ensure this month’s...

CarAdvice The Magazine Issue #13

The Magazine Issue #13 Welcome to Issue #13 of CarAdvice Magazine, a PDF preview of Australia's number one editorial automotive website. This month we take a special look inside the future of motoring all the way from the 2009 Tokyo Motor Sho...

Holden Commodore engine updates revealed

Live (Updated 12:25pm): Following on from our story yesterday, the CarAdvice team are this morning attending a press conference at Holden's Fishermans Bend engine facility to discuss changes to the powertrain line-up for the VE Commodore and WM St...