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Top Tips for Buying a Used Nissan Silvia S13-S15 (1988-2002)
Nissan had been building rear-wheel drive coupes in Japan under the Silvia nameplate since the 1960s, but it wasn’t until...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Leyland Mini Moke Californian (1971-1982)
When British Motor Corporation (BMC) set out to design a small front-wheel drive vehicle with a removable fabric roof that...
Top Tips For Buying a Used Honda Integra Type R (1999-2002)
The first-generation Honda Integra arrived in Japan in early 1985 as an attractive mid-priced coupe in the mould of Toyota’s...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Holden Monaro HQ GTS (1971-74)
Holden’s HQ range was launched in August 1971 to a rapturous reception from the media and buyers. After all, this...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Toyota Soarer (1991-2000)
For reasons best known to Toyota Australia the slinky Soarer coupe was never officially imported here, but that didn’t stop...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Toyota MR2 Turbo (1990-98)
Nicknamed ‘Mister Two’ from the day it was launched in 1984, Toyota’s mid-engined MR2 was flagged as a mini-Ferrari despite...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Chevrolet 150/210/Bel Air (1955-57)
If you were American and born during the late 1940s, the car you quite likely had when beginning to drive...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Chrysler Centura (1975-78)
The Chrysler brand this week celebrated its 100th birthday on June 6, 2025. What better vehicle is there for us...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Morris Minor 1000 (1956-62)
People who have grown up in an era where SRS airbags, ABS brakes and seatbelts have been standard inclusions for...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Mazda RX-3 (1973-77)
People who admired Mazda’s early rotary models and thought it might be nice to one day own an RX-3 must...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Ford Cortina (1962-71)
Ford’s Consul Cortina was announced to its British home market in October 1962 and appeared in Australia just six months...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Nissan Skyline R34 (1998-2002)
A popular urban myth from the 1960s claimed that the Prince Motor Company – soon to be absorbed by Nissan...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Toyota Corolla (1967-85)
Toyota’s KE10 Corolla arrived locally in 1967 and immediately created chaos in the market for small cars. This segment had...