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Nothing beats it in flexibility in the small car range

If there is a vehicle that looks set to be hot this year, it is the Toyota Raum. This oddly named mini-MPV has showed very robust performance on most online car dealerships. Although the Toyota [ … ]

 

The heat is here; but the AC isn’t

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Fortunately, there are things you can do before wounding your wallet

It’s January and that time of the year when outdoor temperatures hang around the 30 degrees Celsius mark. Inside the car is even hotter. Unfortunately, your AC has been acting up. During the cooler December days, you possibly did [ … ]

 

2012 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado

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The petrol version

Diesel has always been a more popular power source than petrol in the Prado but now Toyota has launched a petrol powered version.

Toyota introduced the fourth generation Land Cruiser Prado last year, but only in 3.0 litre diesel engine form. Now, it has decided to launch a petro [ … ]

 

Easy ways to beat the January stress

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After the long Christmas holiday when traffic was relatively relaxed, parents, taxis, and school vans are rushing to drop or pick-up children

Late January and early February are usually periods of intense stress for motorists. It comes after the long Christmas holiday when traffic was relatively re [ … ]

 

Time for speed limit enforcement police cameras?

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These cameras can be mounted beside or over a road or installed in a vehicle

As I drove upcountry over the festive season, I noticed that taxi drivers are more disciplined on the highway than in the past. They drove slower, hooted less, used less light and hand signals to warn about traffic enforce [ … ]

 

Toyota Noah

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2011 car of the year

Some think it is nothing to look at beauty-wise. And for most city dwellers it’s a total nightmare when parking space is a premium. But ask any owner of the Toyota Noah and you will get an endless list of attributes that excite about this eight-seater Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV [ … ]

 

December is a good month to sell your old car

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10 steps to getting a good deal and avoiding trouble

1. Know the Market:

Is your car going to be easy to sell? Is it a hot commodity? Or will you have to drop your price and search out additional avenues to sell it? Family cars; Harrier, Ipsum, Noah, Subaru, Premio, are in constant demand. They w [ … ]

 

Toyota Ipsum

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The good and the bad about this family car

Going by the number of Toyota Ipsums on the road, it obvious­ly is a popular buy. Could it be the price? Compared to other seven-seater MPVs like Mazda, Estima, and the Oddysey, it is a bargain but hav­ing spoken to some owners there is more to this versat [ … ]

 

Long distance driving tips

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December is a season for driving upcountry for the long Christmas holiday. Usually it involves having a full-load, family, friends, and neighbours, and all the gifts for grannies.

Most cars feel the pressure for the first time after months of cold-driving when they do short town runs from home, off [ … ]

 
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