Posts tagged Reviews

Brief reviews of used cars for the Australian market.

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May 14, 2020 • Volvo S40 & V40, BMW E46, Reviews

Longitude & Attitude (Car, UK, September 2000)

Magazine article comparing the Volvo V40 T4 to Alfa Romeo 156 V6, Audi A4 1.8T, BMW 328i and Vauxhall Vectra V6 wagons. From Car (UK) magazine, September...
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May 14, 2020 • Volvo S40 & V40, Reviews

Volvo S40/V40 in The Dog & Lemon Guide (2001 Edition)

The Dog & Lemon Guide is a New Zealand publication with reviews of most of the cars available in NZ. This is an excerpt covering the S40 and V40 from the...
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May 11, 2020 • Volvo S40 & V40, Reviews

Car of the Year (Wheels, Australia, February 1998)

Excerpt from Wheels (Australia) magazine's annual car of the year feature in February 1998. Volvo's collaborative effort with Mitsubishi (whose Carisma shares...
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May 11, 2020 • Volvo S40 & V40, Reviews

S40 Shuffle (Motor, Australia, August 1998)

Article from Motor (Australia) magazine, August 1998 Story: Jonathan Hawley Photos: Warren Kirby You can't excuse Volvo of not trying. It's taken a year and...
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May 11, 2020 • Volvo S40 & V40, Reviews

Room with a View (Used Car Buyer, UK, September 1999)

Excerpt from a comparison test between the Subaru Legacy, Audi A4 and Volvo V40. Volvo V40 in detail One of the best-looking estates around, Volvo's V40 has...
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January 12, 2020 • Car Parts, Reviews

Review of Max Power V8 Frameless Car Windscreen Wipers

This time when I needed new windscreen wipers I thought I would give the modern, all plastic, frameless style wipers a try instead of the traditional metal...
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September 11, 2019 • Dash Camera, Reviews

Cheap Chinese eBay Dash Cam (DVR) Review #2

After my last cheap dashcam failed I decided to buy another cheap one off eBay. This one is a good size - even smaller than the last one - and fits nicely...
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June 29, 2019 • Car Parts, Reviews

BAPMIC BMW parts review

I've recently come across the brand BAPMIC when shopping for BMW parts, and they are usually some of the least expensive parts available. Are they any good?...
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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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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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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 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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Carry On Lifestyle (Car, UK, September 1996)

Article from Car (UK) magazine, September 1996 They're an ad agency's dream, tailor made for a thirty-something lifestyle. PAUL HORRELL drives four 'estates'...
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February 20, 2018 • Volvo S40 & V40, Reviews

Bang for Your Bucks (Motor, Australia, June 1998)

An excerpt from Motor (Australia) magazine's annual "Bang for your bucks" feature about the Volvo S40 T4 from June 1998. Volvo has done a great job...
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January 9, 2018 • Books, Reviews

Top 10 Books for Car and Motor Racing Enthusiasts

Here's my top ten favourites from my automotive book collection. Most of the books are probably now out of print but available from the usual sources as...
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December 22, 2017 • Dash Camera, Reviews

Cheap Chinese eBay Dash Cam (DVR) Review

I thought it might be fun to get a cheap car dashcam so I could record some of the interesting things I often see on the road and share them with Dash Cam...
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July 7, 2016 • Reviews

Cheap eBay baffled oil catch can review

Due to a combination of my aftermarket supercharger and 240,000km of engine wear on my 1998 BMW 318is, I get quite a bit of oil through my PCV/CCV system that...
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January 12, 2016 • Reviews

Review of Universal Carbon Fibre Cold Air Intake System (IP-009)

If you've shopped for a universal air filter on eBay you've probably seen these carbon fibre cold air intake kits listed by a number of sellers. I recently...
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May 21, 2013 • Volvo S40 & V40, Reviews

Volvo S40/V40 buyer's guide (Australia)

The S40/V40 range was released in Australia in February 1997 and was initially available with a 2.0-litre normally-aspirated engine (B4204S). Transmission...
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