Tim - Dowling's Automotive Buyers Advocacy Services DABAS

Warranties: Are they the brand-new car purchaser’s deciding factor?

DABAS blog post – first published – 30thApril 2018 *updated periodically to reflect the current market in 2019 What’s the warranty policy on my brand-new car ? You may ask With seemingly ever changing different warranty time-length periods plus varying kilometres-driven coverage for today’s modern cars on our roads, it can become a maze at final purchase decision time: DABAS can help you make your final decision and help you find your way out of this confusion. When buying a brand-new car this question – as highlighted above – DABAS suggests you do take into major consideration, especially if you like two […]

Used car focus: Subaru Impreza AWD; 2012 to 2016.

DABAS blog post: Late April 2018: Recently a client who lives in the Mt Dandenong hills overlooking Melbourne requested my services to suggest a small-but-not-too-small late-model used car under $20k for his (still living at home with Mum and Dad) young daughter with a special focus on her and the car-occupants’ safety, driving on the sometimes slippery, windy and narrow roads of the Mt-Dandenong tourist road, which she travels daily on her work commute. These needs may be similar to yours so l thought l would share the selection journey in a blog to assist your selection choices in the future. […]

On sale this week: Small city car – KIA Picanto

Blog post: April the 9TH 2018; featuring the 2018 Kia Picanto. Following on from last week’s Blog: “Is it time to update your car”, another valued client, after reading the blog, decided to update from her previous micro city car. The brief was: She requested a manual as she is in the age demographic of liking to “drive a car”; the family is grown up: she generally has only one if any passengers: she only ever drives on local CBD metropolitan roads; never needs to tow, so does not need excess-to-city-needs commuting power; ease of apartment tower and parking access; […]

Is it time to update your car? some general tips!

When is it time to buy a new car? Blog post early April 2018: Over the Melbourne Easter weekend just past, l had an interesting discussion with a good friend about her car; the car was bought by her as a demo-model brand-new car from a trusted car manufacturer’s dealership, it has been maintained well as per logbook service regime and she has had 14 years of very reliable driving from it. The odometer is reaching some milestone numbers and regular servicing is now most times a bill of $800.00 as timing belts, brake rotors, tyres etc intervals have […]

Easter 2018: Holiday car travel tips.

Blog post Easter 2018: Holiday travel tips and general advice. Easter is much like a second Christmas break for many of us: religious associations aside, it’s the line-up of Good Friday and Easter Monday bookending the weekend, along with the Victorian school holidays starting, that sends a lot of people out of town for a decent four-or-more day break. Unfortunately, just like the Victorian Xmas work and school break, Easter is one of the worst times on our roads for accidents, demerit point penalties, licence losses, and for peak-time holiday destination road-traffic gridlock. With many of us planning to get away […]

New car deals: 2017 plated stock

Blog post late March 2018: With 2018’s first quarter nearly over, some car brands have in their Melbourne holding yards abundant 2017-plated brand-new stock to clear for upcoming 2018-plated new models. There are some amazing brand-new and registered “undriven demonstrator” models available to the public presently for a very short time only. Today [26/03/2018] with a starting budget from $20,000 you should be able to drive away in a brand-new or undriven demo model; automatic small or mid-size hatch or sedan, with some extra safety equipment that is standard with a modern car [compared* to some *used cars of this […]

WHY Servicing log books (history) on a used car are VERY important

DABAS blog post: Mid march 2018, SERVICING/BOOKS/MANUALS (history) Why are they very important on a late-model used car? You may ask. While it’s easy to be blinded by the pristine clean interior, colourful shine, sparkle and sheen of the glimmering engine bay, of that professionally detailed late-model used car at the car yard, grabbing the lowdown of where your car’s been and gone with previous owners by looking through its service history and books/owner manuals may be one of the smartest moves you’ll make. You won’t be able to discern everything about the car as it is unlikely every […]

A brand new car? Or a used car? It’s your choice.

DABAS blog post early 2018: A brand-new car? – or – A used-car? its your choice; . . . That’s is the big question, you have probably heard how a brand new car loses value the instant you drive it out of the car-yard. While the difference in price is obvious, you may decide that ‘brand new car feel’, safety upgrades and features, fuel economy and warranty timelines can’t be matched in a pre-loved used car. Buying brand new could also be the better choice if you intend on keeping the car for a long time and want some of the latest […]

Hello Melbourne!

Hello Melbourne . . . and beyond, “Quite simply. we help you buy a car” Thanks for visiting the DABAS website, Dowling’s Automotive Buyers Advocacy Services: Introduces our “New updated” website, . . . with a new blog posting featured section! At DABAS we know that buying a car can be one of the biggest purchases in your life. We look forward to having a chat to assess your personal car buying needs to suit your lifestyle and you’re budget. Please stay tuned for many more interesting post’s and regular updates on some great brand-new and used-car deals as […]

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