Commentary by Bob Aldons - Northstar Volkswagen Volkswagen Alltrack, due in Australia later this year is previewed by the Carsguide team. German Auto giant Volkswagen keeps sending the new product down under. At Northstar Volkswagen we're eagerly awaiting the arrival of the VW Passat Alltrack slated for late this year, presumably in the MY13 variant. As good as the Passat Wagon is now - just ask Greg Collins from Complete Taxi Management who has over 50 on his fleet - the addition of four mot...

By Bob Aldons - Northstar Chrysler Jeep Dodge The Carsguide Team reveal the latest technology out of Detroit and it's cutting edge stuff. How cool is this technology. The charging of portable devises such as smart phones has been a problem for a while. Unless you had an in car charger - not a good look, you'd generally run out of juice for the thing if you were using it and your car all day. This smart idea from Chrysler, just points the way that the company is innovating since the rescue fro...

By Bob Aldons - Northstar Chrysler Jeep Dodge The age old question about when to service rather than should I service raises its head again. A reader of Carsguide posed this question to Graham Smith. Don't know that Graham rang our service department, but if he did we would have given him an appropriate answer. My opinion is that a Timing Belt should be changed every 4 years or 100,000 kilometres. The belts, generally made of rubber deteriorate over time and most manufacturers recommend changi...

Comments by Bob Aldons - Northstar Jeep 2 Tonnes of Grand Cherokee laps the Nurburgring in a tad under 9 minutes. Not the quickest time around the famous track by any stretch, but it's 6.4 litre 351kw V8 does beat a Range Rover Sport which is only really planned to get Jeremy Clarkson complaining at the lack of sophistication of the American Dinosaur. Reality is that it goes fast, sounds unbelievably awesome and looks brilliant. And it's coming to a Northstar Jeep dealership near you REALLY so...

Commentary by Bob Aldons - Northstar Chrysler Jeep Dodge The motor industry is a moving dynamic and evolving place - changes in ownership of dealerships pales into insignificance compared to the movement of ownership worldwide. The post GFC take- over of Chrysler by Fiat has led to a massive recovery of Chrysler as well as the incursion into the USA by the now parent company. It's done for a reason, generally not to feed inflated egos. According to the Carsguide team and recently confirmed by ...