Kia recently unveiled the new Seltos, which we'll see later this year. Decent little SUV - like its predecessor, only more modern. But the hype surrounding it: reputation-destroying trash (personal opinion).

Basically I think you should have a crack at metalwork - so satisfying. Plus, it's not that hard, or dangerous - provided you observe a few simple guidelines.

In the previous episode, my web editor, Scott Murray, uncovered the fact that the Tasman's bump stops seemed engaged during heavy towing he did (2.3 tonnes, with a download of 270kg - well within the towing envelope of the vehicle).

I checked the setup in person, and the bump stops were, seemingly, engaged, and I confirmed the download by direct measurement.

So I reached out to Kia Oz, and enquired. In this video I detail their response, which seems pretty legitimate.

Auto Expert web editor Scott Murray recently towed 2.3 tonnes from his place in Melbourne to my workshop in Sydney, return. (He was towing his Shitbox Rally Falcon up here so we could do some work on it.)

One of the really interesting things about it was that with a towball download of less than 300kg (max is 350) the car was sitting on the rear bump stops.

A totally surreal, WTF moment...

With the EVCX installed the hi-tech thief can get in and spoof your car ... and the throttle will not work. Bonus.

Huge bonus.

He won't be expecting that.

This Oricom smart leveller for caravans and motor homes gets the job done fast and easily - and it might even save your marriage, dude.

Ford would say the Ranger Super Duty is the ultimate Ranger. I would agree, except for the price, the additional mass and the fact that they've taken 30kW away from the 3.0V6's maximum power...

Most DIYers over-weld their projects, and all that additional heat tends to warp the job - sometimes catastrophically. It's better if a balance is drawn so that adequate strength is achieved without excess distortion.

In this video, I give you some rules of thumb and perspective into how strong your welds are likely to be, so you can draw that balance better.

WARNING: If you want to build jack stands, gantries, cranes, platforms - or anything else where 'failure' = 'death/injury': go to university, become an engineer, and get trained as a welder. If you don't want to do that, just build fun, practical stuff, such as work benches and rocket stoves (the world's still your oyster, and you probably won't die).

Kei trucks are compact, cheap and fun - but they can do things (including carry things) conventional dual-cab utes cannot.

I took Brett Davis from Driving Enthusiast for a drive in my new Daihatsu Hijet to pick up a welding table that wouldn't fit into my dual-cab.

Nissan bangs on about Navara's rich heritage, but they've really just killed it. The 2026 model is actually just a rebadged Mitsubishi Triton. (Nissan is in the dumps financially - it's their only option.)