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Pre-Garage Checklist - What to Ask Yourself Before Going to the Mechanic MILTA Technology
Feb 01, 2022
Pre-Garage Checklist – What to Ask Yourself Before Going to the Mechanic

When you’re experiencing serious car trouble, the best idea is always to go to a garage and let a professional mechanic take a look. Some people worry about this, however, because they are afraid of the mechanic discovering some major component that needs replacing or major repairs, and a major bill coming at the end […]

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Everything You Need to Know About Automatic Clutch Replacement MILTA Technology
Feb 01, 2022
Everything You Need to Know About Automatic Clutch Replacement

Drivers of automatic transmission cars sometimes revel in the fact that the car they’re driving doesn’t have a clutch pedal. They’ll say, “Everything is easier when there’s no clutch.” Well, there’s certainly no clutch pedal in an automatic car, but there is still a clutch…you just can’t see it. The fact that you don’t interact […]

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Main Reasons Behind Growing Popularity of Automatic Gearboxes MILTA Technology
Jan 26, 2022
Main Reasons Behind Growing Popularity of Automatic Gearboxes

For many decades, and even though automatic cars have long been widely available in the UK car market, manual transmission cars remained top dog…until November 2020. That was when it was first reported that for the first time ever, new automatic car sales in the UK were more than half of all car sales – […]

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6 Driving Habits That Can Damage Your Automatic Transmission MILTA Technology
Jan 24, 2022
6 Driving Habits That Can Damage Your Automatic Transmission

The automatic car segment in the UK has long been a minority as most people have preferred to drive more efficient manual cars. In a country where petrol is so expensive and automatic technology relatively wasteful, that’s no surprise. On top of that, automatic cars were invariably slower in acceleration and lacked the performance pep. […]

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5 Things to Check Before Taking Your Car to the Garage MILTA Technology
Jan 19, 2022
5 Things to Check Before Taking Your Car to the Garage

If the time is coming up where you’re getting ready to take your car to the garage for a service or for routine maintenance, there are some things you should check for yourself first. The following things to check aren’t a matter of repair, but rather about better understanding the state and condition of your […]

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Why It's Important to Check Leaks in Your Vehicle MILTA Technology
Jan 15, 2022
Why It’s Important to Check Leaks in Your Vehicle

Your vehicle uses a lot of different components and systems to make it work. It also makes use of a number of important fluids: engine oil, coolant, transmission fluid, brake fluid, and power steering fluid. We also mustn’t forget the essential (but flammable and dangerous) fluid that makes it all go — petrol. Even the […]

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Breakdown and Recovery Services - What's Important to Know? MILTA Technology
Dec 22, 2021
Breakdown and Recovery Services – What’s Important to Know?

When you’re buying car insurance or even buying a new car at the dealership, you will sometimes be offered breakdown and recovery services as part of the deal. Some people get the basic idea behind that, but rarely know in any kind of detail what it entails. In today’s blog, we are going to try […]

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Why has Lamborghini swapped manual for automatic transmission MILTA Technology
Dec 17, 2021
Why has Lamborghini swapped manual for automatic transmission

When people think of driving fast and sporty cars, an automatic transmission isn’t typically what they picture in the gear shift area. It has nearly always been the case that for faster, more athletic performance driving, a manual transmission was the order of the day. Meanwhile, for calmer, more relaxing and easygoing city and motorway […]

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How to Prepare Your Automatic Gearbox for Winter Season MILTA Technology
Dec 04, 2021
How to Prepare Your Automatic Gearbox for Winter Season

The cold season is firmly upon us and already parts of the UK have been battered by winter storms and terrible weather. Besides our homes, roads, and ourselves, the other big victim of harsh cold in winter is our cars, and in particular the transmission. That is, unless you find good ways to take care […]

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What to Check Before a Long Car Trip MILTA Technology
Dec 02, 2021
What to Check Before a Long Car Trip

Are you planning a long car trip soon? The holiday season is upon us, you might be planning to drive the car up to the Highlands, or down to Devon or Cornwall. Who knows, you might be going over to France and down to the Alps. For most people, these journeys have one thing in […]

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