You probably don’t think much about your car’s air-conditioning or climate control system, it just sits there doing its job with most of its working parts hidden from view, but the fact is it does have working parts which need occasional maintenance to prevent them wearing out. Your car’s aircon system works using essentially the …
Despite the overwhelming evidence for Global Warming it doesn’t seem that we in Britain are getting our fair share of the benefits – lots of “rainiest month since records began”, and not so much “repeat of the 1976 heatwave”. I don’t know about you but I’m ready for a heatwave, and I don’t count the …
Wheel alignment, often known simply as “tracking”, is the adjustment of the angles of a car’s wheels so they are set to the manufacturer’s specification. To handle and perform to its best, a car’s wheels must be “dead straight” in line with the car so that they roll freely when driving. If any wheel is …
One of the most overlooked parts of a vehicle, and one of the most common garage repairs is the timing belt, otherwise known as the cambelt. Your car’s timing belt may look like an accessory, but the fact is that if it fails, your car will suddenly stop, and, if you’re lucky, you will find …
EU legislation requires all manufacturers to offer at least a 2-year, unlimited mileage warranty on all their new cars, which is transferable if the car is sold on. Different legislation (the good old EU again though) states that manufacturers cannot force buyer to have their cars serviced by their official dealership network, and cannot refuse …
Servicing your car can seem like a bit of a waste of money – if it’s not broke don’t fix it, right?! Problem is, not servicing your car is like not looking after yourself health-wise, the least you’re doing is storing up trouble for later. As an example, my Smart Roadster needs the clutch adjusting …