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The Aussie MechanicGREG BOURKE
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From under the bonnet · not the sales desk

Buy the right one.
Then make it last.

Two plain-English manuals from a bloke who's spent his working life under Aussie utes, 4WDs and diesels. One gets you into a good car without getting burned. The other keeps it alive for fifteen years.

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The Buyer's Bible

Book One · 37 pages

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  • Buy without getting burned
  • Which engines last — and which bankrupt you
  • The 10-minute inspection & test drive
  • Dealer traps & your legal rights
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Make It Last

Book Two · 45 pages

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  • Keep it alive past 500,000km
  • The oil & "lifetime fluid" lies
  • Survive a DPF without the huge bill
  • Written for our heat, dust & roads
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§ 01 — Why it matters

One wrong engine costs more than the car

You don't buy a used 4WD every week, so you're not meant to know the tricks. The bloke selling it does this for a living. That gap is where the money goes — a melted piston hiding behind a shiny badge, a "lifetime" gearbox that was only ever filled for the life of the warranty, a service book that's more fiction than fact.

None of it is bad luck. Nearly every five-figure bill I write started as a cheap problem someone ignored — and every one of them shows up before you hand over the cash, if you know where to look. That's the whole job of these two books.

Figures are indicative and drawn straight from the books — every car's different, so always get it checked. The point isn't the exact dollar. It's that the mistake is avoidable.

§ 02 — The books

Two jobs. Two manuals.

Here's exactly what's in each book — no filler. Prices and the kit are up top.

Book One · Before you buy · 37 pages

The Aussie Car Buyer's Bible

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Walk onto any yard or private sale knowing more than the seller. The first half is what the channel does best — which engines last forever, which will bankrupt you, and how to read a used car in ten minutes flat. The second half is the stuff the industry hopes you never work out: the $2 government checks, the write-off traps, the dealer's back room, and the warranty rights most Aussies never knew they had.

  • 1The golden rule: buy the engine code
  • 2The engines that last forever
  • 3The engines that'll bankrupt you
  • 4The brands, ranked for reliability
  • 5The 10-minute inspection & test drive
  • 6The 3 history checksInsider
  • 7Resale & depreciation
  • 8How to negotiate
  • 9The dealer's back roomInsider
  • 10Know your rightsInsider
  • 11New, used, demo or ex-fleet?
  • 12The 8 servicing scams
  • 13The cheat sheets (print these)
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Book Two · After you own it · 45 pages

Make It Last

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A car doesn't die because it's worn out at 200,000km — it dies from a handful of specific, avoidable mistakes. This is everything that gets a ute past 500,000km while spending a fraction of what everyone else does: the oil interval the service book lies about, the "lifetime" fluids that aren't, how to survive a DPF, and the cheap habits that stop the big bills before they start. Written for our heat, our dust and our roads.

  • 1The longevity mindset
  • 2Oil: the interval lieInsider
  • 3The "lifetime fluid" lieInsider
  • 4The DPF survival guide
  • 5Drain the water trapInsider
  • 6Cooling, cold starts & the turbo
  • 7Tyres: touching the road
  • 8Brakes: don't gamble on stopping
  • 9Battery & charging
  • 10Towing without cooking it
  • 11The habits quietly killing your car
  • 12Rust: the silent killer
  • 13Storing a car that sits
  • 14Read your own car
  • 15Before the big trip
  • 16The maintenance calendar
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§ 03 — Who's telling you this

G'day — I'm Greg

"I'm Greg. I'm fifty-three. No dealer pays me, no sponsor, no badge I'm loyal to."

I'm a mechanic. I see these cars on the hoist, oil dripping down my arm, after the badge has stopped mattering and the bill is all that's left. I started the channel because I got sick of watching good, honest people get talked into bad buys and dear repairs they never needed.

These books are the same thing I say on the channel, written down so you can take them to a yard or keep them in the glovebox. Plain English. No jargon for the sake of it. Nothing in here I wouldn't tell a mate.

— Greg Bourke · The Aussie Mechanic

§ 04 — Fair questions

Before you buy

I'm not handy at all. Will this still help me?

Yes — that's exactly who it's written for. The Buyer's Bible needs no tools and no mechanical background; it's about knowing what to look at and what to ask. Make It Last tells you plainly which jobs are simple and which are worth handing to a mechanic.

What do I actually get, and how?

A PDF you download the moment you pay. Read it on your phone, tablet or computer — nothing to post, no app to install. The kit includes both books plus free updates for life.

Is this only for 4WDs and diesels?

No. It covers utes, 4WDs, wagons and everyday cars — petrol or diesel. Some sections go deeper on diesel because that's where the big, expensive surprises tend to hide.

Is the advice right for Australian conditions?

That's the whole point. It's written for our heat, our dust, our roads and the rust patterns we actually get here — with real Australian checks like PPSR and your statutory warranty rights — not copied from an overseas manual.

What if it's not for me?

Then you get your money back. Seven days, no questions asked. If it doesn't earn its keep, you shouldn't pay for it.

Buy right. Make it last.

Both books, $49. The price of a tank of diesel to dodge the mistakes that cost thousands.

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