Besides the hum of your car’s engine, and the general background noise that comes with driving on any public road, you shouldn’t hear that many particular sounds from your car. Newer cars come with a lot of extra beeps and lights, of course, because of their digital displays and numerous new functions, but all of […]
Category: Avoiding Troubles
The Audi A3 was first launched back in 1996 and has since been a very popular and successful model in the company’s eclectic range. The A3 is notable for being made available both in saloon and hatchback models, with the latter being especially popular here in the UK — as compact cars often are. The […]
The Highway Code is the basic set of rules of the road that we all learn about when we are learner drivers in the UK, with most of us picking up a lot of the knowledge even before that time. Our knowledge and understanding of this code are tested in both segments of the current […]
How do you feel when you start to think about the cost of servicing your car? Does the prospect of receiving a bill from a mechanic frighten you somewhat? Are you afraid that you won’t be able to keep up with the costs of maintenance? Some people who might answer “yes” to this question are […]
Have you ever skipped over a bit of maintenance for your car because you thought it was a “waste of money”? Perhaps you were a little short on funds one month so you thought the car could do without its regular service or maintenance because it seems to be running just fine anyway, right? If […]
Do you drive an automatic car? If you’ve driven one for many years, then you’ll doubtless already be very familiar with the gear shift and its functions. However, a large number of UK drivers are just coming to drive automatic vehicles for the first time. Between 2019 and 2021, sales of new automatic cars finally […]
Way back when, it seemed there were essentially only two types of automatic transmission fluid (ATF), Type A and Type F. The latter was for Ford cars, and the former for all the others. Times have moved on and now the list of transmission fluids has grown. But how can you know for sure which […]
One of the most important and yet also the most relatively simple pieces of maintenance that needs to be done on your automatic transmission vehicle is changing of the transmission fluid. It typically needs to happen at the very least every 60,000 miles, but depending on how much you drive and your driving style, you […]
Spring is just around the corner, perhaps just one more cold snap away. With that being the case, it’s time to consider what kind of useful maintenance you can do on your car to prepare for the new season. The fact is that winter is a punishing few months for your car. The extreme temperatures, […]
Transmission fluid is one of the many critical fluids that help your car to run properly. It is to your transmission what engine oil is to the engine. It simultaneously lubricates and cools the many moving parts and ensures that the transmission runs smoothly and properly. Also like the engine, your transmission is a component […]