The weather is taking a cold turn, and you know that the chilly and dark days of winter are essentially here, and only set to get worse in the coming weeks. You’ve likely been through at least a few winters with your current car already, if not several cars in the past. This being the […]
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With the festive season approaching, we would like to inform you that the 23rd of December will be our last working day this year. We are looking forward to welcoming you all back to our garage on the 2nd of January.
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When it comes to car maintenance, it’s easy to make everything about the engine. With all attention focused on the engine, other parts that need your care and investment can fall by the wayside. One such system actually happens to be just as critical as the engine, not to mention just as intricate (if not […]
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If you were to ask your neighbours or friends about the type of transmission fluid their car uses, what do you think they would say? What would you say if you were asked the same question? If your answer is something like “the standard one” or “the same one everyone uses,” then you might be […]
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Your automatic transmission is one of the most complex and mechanically difficult parts of your vehicle. If you service it regularly, it will serve you for a long time, perhaps the entire time that you own the car, and without any major incident. That would be great, of course, but it’s often not the experience […]
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When you look at how much they cost, and you remember that government grants have all been scrapped now, it’s hard to imagine any scenario in which getting an electric car could result in you saving money, right? Right now, the “affordable” electric car bracket starts at around £25,000 if you exclude the very special […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The pressure to make the switch to an electric car seems to be growing by the day. The government’s 2030 moratorium on new petrol and diesel car sales is creeping ever closer, and while that doesn’t mean we can’t keep driving existing internal combustion engine vehicles after the deadline, there’ll be no more new ones […]
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How much do you know about your car’s AWD system? If you drive a SEAT, for example, and you were told that you have a Haldex clutch system, would you know what that meant? While these things are not exactly a matter of life and death, knowing more about your car’s drivetrain, powertrain and other […]
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