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Whether it’s while they're commuting through the wet season in the north, or navigating off-road tracks in the south, every driver expects their windshield wipers to perform flawlessly. Quite often though, the intervals between when we replace our wiper blades turn out to be much longer than they should.

Make no mistake: even on sunny days, the glare from a dirty windshield can make driving a challenge. However, when that fine layer of sediment is combined with rain or humidity, your restricted visibility is only going to be worsened by worn or ineffective wipers.

Silicone-blended wiper blades are designed specifically for regions where the mix of heavy precipitation and tiny particles pose the greatest risk to drivers. Not all silicone-blended blades are the same, though. There’s one type of blade that’s exceptionally effective at clearing windshields when the elements are at their worst, and it’s the wiper blade that every Australian driver needs to have.

Strip down any big-brand luxury vehicle, and you'll find among other things piles of sound-deadening products under that plush carpet. There's a reason why cars verging on bigger sizes and at the higher end of the pricing scale are whisper quiet inside. They have more than a few layers to drone out sounds and vibrations emanating from different areas. Tyre, road and wind noise all need to be silenced. As well as the excessive engine, transmission, and exhaust bangs, pops, and rumbles. These can get to irritating levels in older and cheaper cars that are missing out.

Cars need to be looked after to get the best driving experience from them. Most of the time, we focus on the vital moving parts which affect vehicle performance on the road. However, every once in a while, we all want to pamper up the...

People very rarely think of improving their car's audio system, mostly because it isn't an essential component and would cost money that might come in handy for some other more meaningful modification further down the line. However, the truth is that the sound system in a car is pretty useful and much more important that people give it credit for, even though the benefits it brings get taken for granted by most people.

Once a camper, always a camper; this is something we Aussies are famous for. Our love for nature is something that's in our genes, and we have the proof of this in the everlasting love-affair we have with opting for caravanning as the ideal holiday. To...