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Dear Mabs I am beyond frustrated and really disappointed as I write to you. Three years ago, I went against sound advice and bought a new SUV from one of

Dear Mabs My best friend and I have similar tastes, we are like twins. We both bought similar cars almost a year ago. So far, we are truly in love
Dear Mabs I came across this column two weeks ago and got excited that we have a safe space to ask a lady expert about cars. I am confident that

Dear Mabs I came across an article about a guy who rolled his car and wrote it off. According to the story, his insurance blamed him for fitting stretched tyres

Dear Mabs My husband’s birthday is coming up and he has been hinting at getting an advanced driving course gift card. He is an impatient driver, always yells at other

Hi Mabs I am a 35-year-old single mom, I recently started a job as a sales agent in a highly stressful environment. When the job was advertised, they were looking

Dear Mabs I just turned 22 and I’m about to graduate from university. My mother promised me my first car as my gift. I am excited and grateful for the

Mabuyane Mabuza, affectionately known as Mabs, has painstakingly carved out a career for herself in a predominantly male-dominated industry – the automotive space. It was no accident that Mabs ended

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