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This story describes a house in Cadogan Square, London, in which extensive alterations have been done by the Greek owner. One of the rooms is built like a safe. The walls floor and roof are made of almost indestructible reinforced concrete. The only door to the room can only be opened or closed by the owner. The single window is unreachable and there is a steel safe built into the outer wall which is in plain sight of the local policeman who patrols the street every night. Yet it is in this ...
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The truth about modern engine oil (and filters)
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30:05This video is a technical deep-dive into modern engine oils and filters, aimed at the home car maintenance DIY-er.
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RAM 1500 Laramie Sport review (with Driving Enthusiast's Brett Davis)
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32:35My mate Brett from Driving Enthusiast - https://www.youtube.com/@drivingenthusiastaustralia - dropped by the Fat Cave today, and since we both recently tested the same RAM 1500 Laramie Sport, we went for a spin and rolled a GoPro while we talked about it. This car is one of the most under-rated utes in the market - it tows heavy, it accelerates fas…
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Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contactGet a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solarIn this video:Polestar has just started offering battery state of health certificates on select used Polestar 2s being resold in its dealer network. Compani…
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Ford Ranger Sport V6 test (with Brett Davis from Driving Enthusiast)
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20:28My mate Brett from Driving Enthusiast - https://www.youtube.com/@drivingenthusiastaustralia - dropped by the Fat Cave with a Ranger Sport Loaner, so we went for a spin and rolled a GoPro while we talked about it. It's pretty impressive from a platform, dynamics, ergonomics and powertrain perspective. But it is quite expensive, and my reservations a…
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New car sales are starting to tank in 2025
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Motorway chaos exposes serious state security lapse
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27:14Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contactGet a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solarIN THIS VIDEOLast Friday morning, a truck operated by NJ Ashton Group inconveniently, and certainly unintentionally, sprayed 750 kilos of Satan’s fingernail…
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300kW GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV: Cheaper than Ranger Wildtrak or Kia Tasman
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30:19In this episode: full breakdown on the newly released specs and pricing on the GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV. (The Chinese carmaker's new 300kW plug-in hybrid dual-cab ute.)
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The truth about Chinese manufacturing in 2025
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19:05Get a great deal on home solar (or add a quality battery to your existing setup): https://autoexpert.com.au/solarSave thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contactIn this video, I visited Risen's factory in China, and saw truly cutting-edge manufacturing technology on a scale you will not see in Australia. Risen is on…
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Kia Tasman is way too expensive, and far too ugly
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34:07Pricing revealed and pre-orders open for one of my most anticipated new vehicles - Australia’s new ugliest ute - the Kia Tasman. Move over Ssangong Musso; there’s a new monument to dual-cab ugliness in town...Hilarious developments back at headquarters: The penny has dropped, finally, that it looks hideous. They're doing what they can. They’re defe…
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The Ford Ranger Super Duty - over-hyped and too expensive
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46:18The Ford Ranger Super Duty is currently a fairy tale. Ford’s PR team - doing what it does best: Selectively representing the truth about the Ranger Super Duty to the most domesticated car reviewers on the planet.The ones too timid, or otherwise incentivised not to ask any hard questions. Perhaps they just don’t know what to ask. In any case, the of…
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Self-destruct mode: How Subaru lost the plot
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38:53Subaru used to be a great company in Australia, but unfortunately they've been sowing the seeds of their own downfall for well over a decade now ... and the harvest is imminent. Increasing Toyota ownership of the company means more Toyota beancounters running the show, sucking the passion from the brand and removing - essentially - all the exciting…
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Elecbrakes eb2 electric bracke controller review and road test
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18:44This video isa a full review and road test of the Elecbrakes eb2 brake controller. What makes the Elecbrakes eb2 so interesting and effective? Here in Australia you need an electric brake controller to tow any trailer over two tonnes. The conventional approach involves hard-wiring a controller to every vehicle tasked with towing such a trailer. Tha…
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Battery recycling plant explodes - twice. Major HAZMAT disaster.
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21:48A battery recycling facility near Glasgow in Scotland has just blown up - for the second time in 12 months. Toxic, carcinogenic chemicals including hydrofluoric acid, hydrogen cyanide, heavy metal compounds including cobalt oxide, manganese oxide and nickel oxide, plus phosphorous oxyfluoride, formaldehyde and acrolein rained down over nearby house…
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Porsche Taycan EV explosion claims 2 lives in car park
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13:55Two firefighters have died, one is seriously injured, and another thirteen were injured less seriously, when a Porsche Taycan electric sports car crashed and exploded around 4pm on Wednesday, in an underground car park in Madrid. In other news, despite mounting evidence of the danger, there’s still no plan to mitigate the risk posed by EVs among us…
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Peter Dutton to repeal CO2 penalties on new cars if we elect him - allegedly
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20:45Chrome-domed Pierre Potato-Trump making news , claiming by way of leak to The ‘Strayan newspaper … that the PM, Mr Albo-sneezy, has it wrong on new vehicle CO2 policy, which is apparently set to drive new car prices sky high without a good, old-fashioned Coalition watering-down. Elmer Fudd giveth; and Spuman taketh away. Thus restoring harmony to t…
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Chinese PHEV - under $50K! (Jaecoo J7 SHS) | Auto Expert John Cadogan
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37:21The new Jaecoo J7 SHS plug-in hybrid is under $50k, drive-away - and it's fully loaded. For comparison: Kia SPortage hybrid GT-Line: $60k... * Equivalent-spec Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (Exceed Tourer): $80k. The advent of Chinese automotive brands in Australia will invert the established market, and it's going to be a bloodbath.Save thousands on an…
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Federal Election: a perfect storm for new car buyers | Auto Expert John Cadogan
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18:13If you plan on buying a new car in coming months, it’s a perfect storm, right now. All the ducks are in a row. The market is commercially crap, dealers are ready to roll. Established brands are getting bent over by the upstart Chinese brands, money is tight. And now there’s an election in five weeks (on May 3). There really hasn’t been a better tim…
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GWM is about to go 'Boss Level' on ride & handling in Australia | Auto Expert John Cadogan
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19:37Chinese car brand GWM just installed a dude named Rob Trubiani as their head of engineering. He's the guy who spent 15 years making Holden's ride and handling so damn excellent. Oh, and he set the lap record for a commercial vehicle at the Nurburgring, in a VF SS-V Redline Commodore Ute. So there's that. His mission is A) fix the ride & handling, a…
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BYD's 1 megawatt charger: EV charging solved? | Auto Expert John Cadogan
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15:29BYD just announced 1MW (one million watts, 1000 kilowatts) of recharging capability. The inferences are: It's as fast as refilling on gasoline/petrol, and EV charging problems are now solved. Survey says: Still slower, and recharging is just as problematic as ever.Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contactGet …
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BYD Shark 6 test drive + first impressions (production-spec)
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20:34My mate Brett from Driving Enthusiast - https://www.youtube.com/@drivingenthusiastaustralia - dropped by the Fat Cave with a BYD Shark 6 loaner earlier today, so we went for a spin and rolled a GoPro while we talked about it. It's a huge - and hugely impressive - new ute. The performance is staggering, the interior is gorgeous, the tray is huge, an…
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Car dealers are doing EV oil changes now. No, I'm not kidding...
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16:06A woman named Jane recently dropped her battery-electric MG ZS EV into a dealer. They serviced it. The total cost of the 48-month service was over $900, including $165 for the oil change. That's just for the oil - God knows what they charged her for the labour to change it. No - I'm not kidding. Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https…
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DCS accuses YouTuber of 'cyberbully attack'
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24:12Save thousands on any new car (Australia-only): https://autoexpert.com.au/contactGet a great deal on home solar - or add a backup battery to your existing system: https://autoexpert.com.au/solarIn this video episode, it has come to light that - several months before hitting YouTuber Stephan Fischer with a defamation lawsuit (which was recently dism…
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Heathrow Airport tunnel fire: Was it really an EV?
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Ford Ranger vs Cannon Alpha vs Shark 6: plug-in hybrid 4WD utes compared
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Ranger plug-in hybrid: too expensive and beaten by China!
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Kia Tasman ute is doomed: beautiful, expensive new ad misses the point!
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New Deepal EV's engineering calibration disaster
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New emissions laws will kill Ford Everest and Isuzu MU-X 2WD
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How to weld like a pro - in your home workshop
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EV plans dumped ... because people don't want electric cars!
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Tesla backlash: Bought BEFORE Elon went crazy?
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Car Expert's Paul Maric invades the Fat Cave!
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Vevor 1500kg chain lever hoist ('come along') review and field test
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Safe Storage? 3000 batteries just destroyed a warehouse in Melbourne
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2025 Toyota LandCruiser Prado 250 is terrible!
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World's biggest battery fire at Moss Landing, California is a 'net zero' disgrace
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Turn your drill press into a metalwork production powerhouse
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Heavy towing: Track tests versus real world GCM performance
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I'm so sorry ... that you're towing a caravan
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