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- Driving Tips: Steering Control
- Driving is now Child’s Play
- Motor Insurance: Take Advantage Of No Claims Bonus and Help Reduce Illiteracy
- Replacing Brake Rotors (Discs): When and Why
- Wheel Alignment: Why you should get it done and When
- Chevrolet Captiva: Engine Overheating Problem
- How to choose tyres that maximize safety and comfort
- How to save your car from a heart attack
- Rules Every Driver Must Follow
- Synthetic Oil vs Conventional Oil: Your Choice
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Driving Tips: Steering Control
In an earlier post, I wrote about rules every driver must follow. On that theme, I want to create a new series of posts in which I share advice about different aspects of driving. This post is directed towards learners and … Continue reading
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Driving is now Child’s Play
In early 2014 I began working on a project that leveraged my automotive knowledge to convert manually operated cars into semi-automated ones. The project grew into its current form where the car is operated via remote control. It can be further … Continue reading
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Motor Insurance: Take Advantage Of No Claims Bonus and Help Reduce Illiteracy
Did you know you can hold onto your motor insurance policy even after you sell your vehicle? No one tells about you this. If you never make any insurance claims – be it for accidents or otherwise – you are … Continue reading
Replacing Brake Rotors (Discs): When and Why
All the automobile advice I give – on this blog and off it – is approached keeping two priorities in mind: Driving safely, and preventing the needless expenditure of money. Functioning brake rotors are important for safety, however, replacing them … Continue reading
Wheel Alignment: Why you should get it done and When
In your car, do you know which component requires the highest expenditure (after fuel)? The tyre. This is why wheel alignment is important. But what is just as important as the why is the when. When should you consider wheel … Continue reading
Chevrolet Captiva: Engine Overheating Problem
Not too long ago, my nephew told me his Captiva was experiencing engine overheating problems. He wanted to know whether he should sell the car or keep it. I then thoroughly tested the car for around 1200km and made certain … Continue reading
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How to choose tyres that maximize safety and comfort
It is no secret that tyres are crucial components of a car – just look at what is happening in Formula One these days. While there is no comparison between those tyres and the ones on our cars, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged high profile tyre, indian tyre, run flat tyre, tubeless tyre, tyre choice
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How to save your car from a heart attack
If oil is to the car what blood is to the human body, then the engine is the heart, and an engine seizure the equivalent of a heart attack. Luckily for your car, potential engine seizures are easier to detect … Continue reading
Rules Every Driver Must Follow
At this point in time, driving on Indian roads is neither safe nor enjoyable. Too many drivers are ignorant of basic traffic rules, while even more do not even know what traffic rules are. It is a pitiful situation, one … Continue reading
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Synthetic Oil vs Conventional Oil: Your Choice
Oil is to the car what blood is to the human body. This is why choosing between synthetic and conventional (regular) oil is a critical decision. In this article, I will share my experiences in using these two oils. I … Continue reading
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