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December 15, 2018 • Car Parts, Reviews, BMW

Review of International Auto Parts Australia

I recently needed some BMW parts and, as usual, was looking for the best possible price. I often buy from Clickable Automotive but they were out of stock of...
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November 24, 2018 • YouTube

What I'm watching on Youtube this week: car repair and car theft videos

This week I came across two YouTube channels that I am really enjoying. South Main Auto Repair LLC (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtAGzm9e_liY7ko1PBhzTHA)...
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October 16, 2018 • Volvo S40 & V40

Volvo V40 T4 Advertisement

Source: What Car? November 1997 Lumbar support for your back. Head rest for your neck. Turbo for your adrenal gland. The new Volvo V40 T4 is a car that will...
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September 19, 2018 • Volvo S40 & V40, Reviews

Life at 40 (Wheels magazine, November 2001)

Source: Wheels magazine (Australia), November 2000. By Fraser Stronach. Three years after its Australian launch, Volvo's S40/V40 has received a mid-life...
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August 6, 2018 • History

Run-flat tyres in the 1970s?

Like me, you may have thought that run-flat tyres were a fairly new invention, that became popular with BMW models in the 2000's. However, while looking...
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August 2, 2018 • Volvo S40 & V40, YV1VS2426YF510733

Purple 1999 Volvo S40 T4 sold at auction

Sold at auction (Valley Motor Auctions). 1999 model Volvo S40 T4, automatic transmission, NSW registration expired February 2018. Listed as purple in colour...
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August 1, 2018 • Used Cars

How to find out the selling dealer on a Carsales.com.au advertisement

Don't you find it annoying when you are looking at a car for sale on Carsales.com.au and you don't know where the selling dealer is? Sure you can type in your...
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June 21, 2018 • Magazines

On The Move Australian VHS video car magazine from the early 1990s

On the Move was an Australian video car magazine produced from 1991 to 1992. The hosts were Wayne Cantell and James Laing-Peach, and also featured Jo Kelly....
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June 20, 2018 • Television

Torque ABC TV series from 1973-1980

Torque was an Australian television series that ran on the ABC from March 1974 to 1980. The show featured road tests of cars, information about automotive...
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June 16, 2018 • Television

Thunder Races TV Series

Thunder Races was a UK TV Series hosted by Adrian Simpson where three teams built a car for a particular challenge over the space of a few days then competed...
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June 8, 2018 • 1998 BMW 318is

Treated my car to an engine, gearbox and differential oil change

I had been hearing some unusual noise from the rear which I thought might be the differential possibly low on oil. Also the gearbox sometimes doesn't spring...
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June 8, 2018 • 2000 Mercedes C200T

An overdue oil change

I finally got around to doing an oil change on the Mercedes. It has been a while since I did one on this car so I had to Google to see which side the sump...
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New car for wife

We bought this 2000 model Mercedes-Benz C200T for $3,400. It had travelled around 220,000km. It's white with 5-speed automatic transmission and black leather...
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May 29, 2018 • Volvo S40 & V40, Reviews

T4 Proves Small Volvos Can Be Fun (What Car?, UK, Nov 1997)

Article from What Car? (UK) magazine, November 1997 Turbo puts 200bhp under T4's wheels. Look at what those fun junkies at Volvo are up to now. They've just...
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February 22, 2018 • Car Design

The car of the future will be advertising-supported

You’ve seen it before on the Internet, some sort of service where you can either pay for it or get it free if you don’t mind seeing some advertisements....
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February 20, 2018 • Volvo S40 & V40

Volvo S40 and V40: New Limited Edition Sports Pack (Press release: February 06, 2003)

Volvo press release, February 06, 2003 Volvo Car Corporation is now launching a new sports pack for its medium-size range, the Volvo S40 and V40. The main...
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February 20, 2018 • Volvo S40 & V40

Volvo S40 and V40: improving ambience and practicality in equal measure (Press Release: September 26

VOLVO PRESS RELEASE - September 26, 2002 Improved side-impact curtains Even lower fuel consumption New instruments with four dials Three-spoke steering wheel...
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February 20, 2018 • Volvo S40 & V40

Volvo V40 (Press release: September 23, 2002)

Volvo press release, September 23, 2002 The launch of the Volvo V40 Phase II model in 2000 brought more far-reaching changes than may be apparent at first...
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February 20, 2018 • Volvo S40 & V40

Volvo 440 Successor Grows Curves (Wheels, Australia, ?)

Article from Wheels (Australia) magazine This is Volvo's replacement for the ageing 440 hatch. And yes, it is disguised ... under the boxy add-ons is a rakish...
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February 20, 2018 • Volvo S40 & V40, Reviews

Bread 'n' Butter (Motor, Australia, May 1996)

Article from Motor (Australia) magazine, May 1996 Volvo makes no bones about its ambitions for the new S40 sedan and V40 estate. Brimming with confidence...
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