The old battery has been replaced, the engine starts with renewed enthusiasm and the dashboard clock has been corrected. Then the driver’s window develops amnesia. It still moves when the swi
The brake pedal is down. The engine may even be running. Yet the gear lever remains planted in Park with the determination of a fence post. Pulling harder rarely improves the situation. It can, how
A turn signal normally keeps a relaxed, predictable beat. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Then, without warning, it sounds as though someone has doubled the tempo. The arrow on the dashboard flashes furiously
There's a number that car salespeople don't bring up, and financial advisors mention mostly to people who already bought the car. The moment you drive a new vehicle off the dealer's lot, i
The sticker price is the beginning of what a car costs, not the end. What you pay over the next five years in maintenance, repairs, and reliability surprises adds up to a number that can exceed the di
I was eighteen the first time I heard someone brag that their Toyota cracked 300,000 miles. It sounded like folklore: the Loch Ness Camry. Two decades and six very different cars later, I’ve
The Ford Ranger Super Duty raised the bar for what a midsize pickup can haul in Australia, and Toyota clearly took notice. Rather than leaving Hilux owners to sort things out with aftermarket suspe
A lot of people are about to walk into dealerships this summer and have a very uncomfortable conversation. Because the cheap-ish new car they were looking at in March? Yeah. It may suddenly cos
Most people hear “reliable car brand” and immediately think Toyota, Lexus, maybe Subaru if they have spent enough time around owners who talk about all-wheel drive like it is a religion.
Ask any truck owner which engines actually last and you'll get some strong opinions. Frame doesn't matter, interior doesn't matter—if the motor dies at 150k, that's it. But there