Car buying & selling guides

How to buy and sell a car in Australia. Buyer guides cover how the process works, what to check before you hand over money and how to spot a scam; seller guides cover the paperwork each state requires, how to get paid safely and what a private sale costs — rules vary by state and change, so always confirm the current details with your own transport department. Everything is gathered from public sources with links so you can check it yourself; all trademarks belong to their respective owners. For car news as well, read Learn.

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Best site to sell your car in Australia (2026)

Updated 2026-08-25

Best site to sell your car in Australia (2026)

Buying guides

Want to save the planet? Buy a used car and add the features yourself

Japan’s Small Cars Make Sense When You Look at the Streets

When the City Goes Home, Japan’s Car Culture Turns Up the Volume

Australian number plates explained: formats, fees and what the marks mean

The Grid Problem Isn't National. It's Your Street.

What Your Car Colour Says About You — and What It Means for Resale, Safety and Heat

Does Car Colour Affect How Long Your Paint Lasts?

EV charging power explained: from one solar panel to 350 kW

EV battery health: how it affects range and price, and how to test it

Car rental in Australia: rules, insurance and how to rent out your car

Real buttons are a guarantee, screen buttons are a hope

Buying a car never registered in Australia: pros, cons and what to check

Electric car buying and selling checklist: advantages and disadvantages

Bring back the buttons: touchscreens are a step backwards

New car buying checklist Australia: MotorLoop printable guide

Used car buying checklist Australia: MotorLoop printable guide

Hybrid car buying and selling checklist: HEV and PHEV pros and cons

MotorLoop printable car checklists for Australian buyers and sellers

Diesel car buying and selling checklist: advantages and disadvantages

EV vs hybrid vs petrol vs diesel: MotorLoop car comparison worksheet

Australian car culture is alive, and a club is the way in

Electric cars aren't as green as the brochure says

Thin oil is built for emissions tests, not for your engine

Switch it off: why stop-start is hard on your engine

Petrol car buying and selling checklist: advantages and disadvantages

The Electric Car Irony: When EV Charging Runs on Diesel

AVATR cars explained: history, features, prices and global ambitions

Top EV brands in the world: sales, revenue and how Australia ranks by state

Checking the tyres and wheels when you inspect a used car

Why a brand-new tyre can already be too old

Bigger wheels, thinner tyres: what plus-sizing actually changes

Tread depth: what you lose as a tyre wears down

How to read a tyre sidewall: size, load, speed and age

Steel, cast, flow-formed or forged: how wheels are actually made

Will they fit? PCD, offset and centre bore explained

Smooth or aggressive: how to choose a tread pattern

What makes one tyre cost three times as much as another

Rolling resistance: what your tyres cost you in fuel and range

Put the wrong fuel in your car? What happens and what to do

Capital city fuel prices and price cycles: when to fill up in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth

How Australian fuel prices compare with the rest of the world

Leaded petrol in Australia: the history, the 2002 ban and what classic cars run on now

What makes up the price of petrol in Australia: benchmark, excise, GST and margins

Fuel prices by state and territory: what each part of Australia pays and why

Australia's fuel quality standards: the 10 ppm sulfur rule, the 2026 relaxation and what it means for your car

What does the octane number mean? 91, 95 and 98 explained

Regional vs city fuel prices: why the bush pays more, and which towns pay the most

Every fuel at the Australian pump: 91, E10, 95, 98, E85, diesel and premium diesel

Is petrol the same at every servo? Brands, additives and independents

EV charging speeds explained: battery types, fast vs slow, and how to read the 10–80% claim

The Psychology of the EV vs the Naturally Aspirated Car: Why the Faster One Isn't the One You Remember

Insuring a supercar in Australia: agreed value, track cover and the questions to expect

Taking your supercar to the track: track days, tyres and the insurance fine print

Supercar flops: Vector, Cizeta and the cars that broke their makers

Are supercars an investment? What auction results actually show

The V12's last stand: why the twelve-cylinder survives in supercars

Car insurance in NSW: green slips, CTP and covering the car itself

Hydrogen cars explained: fuel cells, hydrogen combustion and the refuelling problem

Why supercars cost so much more in Australia

Car insurance in South Australia: CTP choice and covering your own car

Car insurance in Queensland: choosing a CTP insurer and covering the rest

Supercar depreciation: the heroes and the craters

Turbine cars: when Chrysler put a jet engine in the family sedan

Steam, nuclear and six-stroke: car technologies that never took the road

Electric supercars: Rimac, the Evija and whether batteries belong at 300 km/h

Mild hybrids explained: what a 48-volt system actually does for you

Lamborghini: from tractor factory to the world's most theatrical supercars

Stan Meyer and the water-powered car: the claims, the court case and the physics

Australia's own supercars: Bolwell, Giocattolo and the Brabham BT62

Solid-state batteries: the EV breakthrough that keeps being five years away

The rotary engine: how Mazda made the Wankel work and why it came back

Buying your first exotic car in Australia: the realistic path

What it really costs to run a supercar in Australia

The Porsche 911: the everyday exotic

Car insurance in Tasmania: how MAIB works and the cover to add

Supercar, hypercar, exotic: what the labels actually mean

Car insurance around the world: how other countries cover their drivers

Kit cars and replicas in Australia: what's legal and what to check