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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...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Chevrolet Bel-Air/Impala (1965-69)
If you lived in Australia in the 1960s and arrived home with a brand-new Chevrolet, you could just about see...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Ford Capri Convertible (1989-94)
TPS or ‘Tall Poppy Syndrome’ was all-too evident in 1989 when Ford Australia released its locally-manufactured Capri sports car, offering...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Datsun 180B-200B (1972-81)
By the time Nissan released its Datsun 180B to Australia in late 1972, the previous 1600 model had grabbed the...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Leyland Mini Clubman (1971-79)
Australia enthusiastically embraced the BMC Mini from the moment it first arrived in 1961. A decade later, the shape had...
Top Tips for Buying a Used Honda CR-X (1988-96)
Honda’s original CR-X was a car out of character for a company renowned for building innovative but more conventional machines. ...