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3 Things to consider when trading in – or – selling your previous car.

DABAS blog post mid-October 2018: 3 things to consider when trading in or selling your old car. Hello readers, with some great drive-away deals and various brands’ newly arrived MY19 updated models currently on offer at dealerships all around Melbourne, many people are updating their car and buying a brand-new vehicle. The question is frequently asked: what do they do with their previous car? Many people believe it’s best to sell their previous car privately, but that isn’t always necessarily so. There are pros and cons to both trading-in your old car or selling it yourself privately; there are also […]

Focus on: The brand-new Holden Equinox range.

DABAS blog post; Early October 2018: Hello Readers, with the AFL season now over: The spring equinox occurring days ago and daylight savings starting, summer 2018-19 is quickly approaching and Christmas road trip planning may be underway; now footy fans have their weekends back, that new car needed since before the AFL 2018 season’s first bounce may be in contemplation, even becoming a reality? With all that in mind let’s have a general-in-nature introductory look at the Holden Equinox range; a new model player in the Australian medium SUV market segment to consider and that is available at a local Holden […]

Focus on: The new 12th generation 2018 Corolla hatchback.

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DABAS blog post; late September 2018: The twelfth-generation 2018 Toyota Corolla hatchback MZEA12R (E210) Australian range. Hello Readers, we hope Melbourne’s school holidays on at present are going well. Recently the eleventh-generation 2018 Toyota Corolla hatchback featured in a DABAS blog-post – it’s now in run-out sale at your local Toyota dealership – having now been superseded by the recently launched new-look-design twelfth-generation Corolla hatchback. In this blog post let’s have a general-in-nature summarised look at this new twelfth-generation 2018 Corolla (E210, Australia MZEA12R) hatchback range that is now available at a Toyota dealership near you. We hope you find this […]

What safety acronyms do you get included v. budget dollar?

What safety acronyms do you get included v. budgets dollar? Dabas blog post; Mid-September 2018. Hello Readers, we hope your week has been going well. Over the last few months we have often re-visited the modern vehicle’s safety acronyms topic, whilst having a general-in-nature look at the safety features available in 2018’s modern vehicle brands’ segments and levels/variants; de-mystifying the acronyms and giving a very general summary of how they work: what they mean and do. At DABAS we realise that everyone’s personal car-buying budget and needs are different, but a common emerging question asked by most customers is: what […]

Car safety: LDW, LKA, ACC – what do they mean?

Dabas blog post; early September 2018. Hello Readers, DABAS hopes all is going well now that winter’s over for another year! Spring is here, and the warmer weather and school term holidays are just around the corner with maybe a family road trip – or two – planned. With that in mind, in this week’s blog post we will have a “de-mystifying and general in nature look” at some more safety acronyms: LDW, LKA and ACC, what they do, and what do all those initials mean on today’s modern cars’ glossy crisp sales brochures. We hope you find this an interesting read, […]

A brand-new 7-seater option? – The 2018 Mazda CX-9 .

DABAS Blog post, late August 2018. Hello readers, Hope the week has been going well; following on from last week’s blog post, due to Melbourne’s growing families’ interest in 7-seat family cars, we will have a “general in nature look” at a popular brand-new 7-seater option: the 2018 Mazda CX-9, which is the second generation of the Mazda CX-9, last updated in 2017. Could this be your growing family’s next 7-seater car? We hope you find this an interesting read, providing some useful general information to help you on your car-buying journey. If you would like DABAS’s assistance buying a […]

Used-car: The Toyota Kluger 7-seat , 2014 update.

DABAS blog post mid-August 2018. Hello readers, DABAS hopes the last month of Melbourne’s winter 2018 is treating you well, and your AFL team is in the finals? With that in mind – that got me thinking – every Saturday, at ovals all over Melbourne, young children are playing Aus-kick football, then soon after driving into the AFL game of the day; so, in this week’s blog, let’s look at a 7 seater used-car option, to suit the whole family that can get them to the game and which fits a good portion of the team, including the Melbourne Storm […]

Car safety acronyms: BSM & RCTA – what do they mean?

DABAS blog post: August 7th, 2018. Hello readers, with an abundance of MY2018’s brand-new cars on the market now including the latest modern safety technology in their product range, it is definitely worth considering these safety inclusions as a deciding factor for comparing and shortlisting potential 2018 brand-new car choices, including what cars have the most safety features bundled in the drive-away price – relevant to the segment’s variant model – levels. Some new-car buyers have expressed confusion at what all the safety acronyms mean: how they work and what do they actually do. With this in mind, following on […]

On sale: The 11th generation Toyota Corolla.

July 30th 2018, Hello readers, in DABAS’s Blog post earlier this month, we looked at hypothetical comparisons when updating your car: spending $14,000-plus on a good-quality used car or $21,000-plus on a near-entry-level small-to medium-sized brand-new car manufactured in 2018. In this week’s blog post,DABAS introduces you to one of many cars available in this $21,000-starting-price range, by providing some general-in-nature information on the current model 2018 Toyota Corolla range (and soon to be superseded hatchback). This model Corolla, as with previous models over the years – is said by some – to epitomise small-car expectations with its handy […]

The DABAS journey: To buying a brand-new – or – loved used car

DABAS blog post mid-July 2018. # Please note, as clients have individually tailored needs for their DABAS automotive buying journey, all information mentioned on these pages should be considered as a basic guide and general summary. Each chosen stage of a DABAS car-buying journey does attract a separate individual fee. All information and advice mentioned in our blog pages may be outdated or superseded by the time of your reading of this page. Information on this page can be discussed and clarified – if needed – upon your transition to becoming a client of DABAS. # After your initial contact […]

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