The importance of an undamaged windscreen is often underestimated. Windscreens are an integral part of the vehicle’s structural integrity, providing up to 30% of the vehicles structural strength. Additionally, passenger airbags rely on the windscreen for support if the airbag deploys. This is why a small chip or crack in the windscreen should always be taken seriously and dealt with quickly. A small chip can quickly turn into a large crack which could obstruct your view of the road and also make a glare from the sun worse. Additionally, if allowed to remain, a small chip... Read More
Need to Know About Servicing an Electric Car
As fully electric cars do not have a combustion engine, they require a different set of maintenance requirements and seemingly incur less maintenance expenses. The things that would most likely need maintenance on at some point are: • Tyres • Brakes • Lights • Wipers • Tracking • Suspension • Cabin air filter • High-efficiency particulate filter • Brake fluid • Air conditioning • Winter care Even these, at least for Teslas are said to be non-essential on a regular basis, even for maintaining the warranty. Additionally, brakes on an electric car... Read More
Top Tips on Car Cleaning Perfection
There’s a big difference in cleaning your car and cleaning it well. If you take pride in the way your car looks, here are some awesome tips to get that showroom finish. 1. Do not clean in extreme heat or direct sunlight, it not only means you have to work faster as some parts of the car dry faster than normal but it also affects the strength of the chemicals within the products you are using. 2. Do a ‘pre-wash’ by getting as much dirt and grime off of the car before actually laying hands on it. 3. Use multiple buckets and a wash mitt. One bucket with water and... Read More
Ad Blue – What is it?
If you’re buying or about to buy a new diesel vehicle, and particularly anything larger than a Golf, you’re likely to come into this sooner or later so it’s worth knowing what it is, and what it does; without it, your car simply won’t work. Ad Blue is essentially an additive consumable for your vehicle, the purpose of which is to neutralise noxious emissions. It’s derived from urea, and is increasingly prevalent in new diesels, as ever greater focus comes onto the higher level of noxious, as opposed to greenhouse, gases that they emit. So, you’ll have an Ad... Read More
Basic car checks to carry out regularly
We can often fall into bad habits when it comes to maintaining a car, assuming that it would be obvious if anything was wrong. However, that is not always the case and some basic, regular checks can help to maintain the safety of your vehicle and also potentially save money in the long run. For example, if your engine oil runs low and you ignore it, your engine could be damaged which can be very costly to repair. Small chips in windows can also turn into large cracks quite quickly, particularly on the windscreen where the damage can be caused by stones flicked up from... Read More