If you’re in an emergency or short of proper coolant to top up the radiator, you might resort to using regular water instead of the coolant. Right? According to studies, water is the most common alternative for coolant or antifreeze as it’s called for many car owners in emergencies. However, car experts might disagree on …
Are you wondering about tipping a car detailer? You must have heard of tipping waiters in restaurants, delivery executives, parking valets, hairdressers, and so on. But many of you may not have heard of tipping your car detailer. To your surprise, car detailers are another section where you’d tip as well. As we are progressing, …
Who doesn’t hate finding a parking ticket tucked under the windshield wiper while being away for barely 5 minutes? And the worst part is that you never saw that coming. There are lots of reasons behind issuing a parking ticket by the concerned authorities. For example, maybe you accidentally parked your vehicle at a non-designated …
Modern-day cars come equipped with multiple safety features for both the driver and passengers. One such vital safety feature is the anti-lock braking system. Its purpose is to prevent the brakes from locking up while applying the brakes. This way, you get better control over the steering while applying brakes, and the wheels won’t skid …
In most cases, it’s a one-time mistake of leaving the car lights on overnight. While in others, you may repeat the mistake one or more times. In either case, it’s common for anyone to forget to turn off the car lights. But is this necessary to turn off the lights when not in use? How …
You must have seen police cars or vans patrolling the city roads to avoid traffic rules or catch culprits. How do you identify them? Of course, by their unique markings all over the body, a loud siren, visible flashing lights, and so on. But what about police cars that patrol the city roads without any …
How often should I start my car in cold weather? It is, in particular, a myth that you’d turn on your car “n” several times in cold weather to keep it running. In reality, the number of times you’ll start your car doesn’t matter in front of what you do after starting your car. That …
What separates such instrument clusters from the traditional clusters is their LED-based digital display rather than the earlier analog display. First used in the Aston Martin Lagonda in 1976, digital speedometers have become the first choice of several car manufacturers around the globe. However, the digital speedometers faced a lot of criticism in their initial …
If you own expensive cars not meant for day-to-day travel or you have a classic car in your garage that’s yet to run on the roads, you might wish to know how to start a car sitting for a year or longer. So, keep reading this article to know more about this. Today, more and …
A deflated car tire is the most common issue every car owner encounters often. If in some cases, the tires are fine enough to make it to the nearby repair shop, in others, it might seem possible to do so. What can you do in such circumstances? You realize that there’s a bike pump in …
You must have seen cars carrying an object hanging from either the sides or rear and the danger it poses to the other vehicles driving along. When the load has a small focal point (due to a large extension out of the car), the vehicles running behind find it difficult to notice it and bang …
It is the most common question in the minds of new car owners, and it might seem bizarre to some as every new car comes with a new license plate. So what’s the point in using the old one? However, this isn’t the case every time, to be frank. Let’s understand whether one can use …
No, it’s not an earthquake! When you try to press down the brakes, you must feel that your car seems to shake a bit. If not the entire car, you may feel vibrations on the steering wheel or brake pedal. Although such vibrations can originate due to braking, you cannot always blame the braking system …
Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart is an American giant in the retail industry and a popular name globally. However, surprisingly, Walmart is also famous for something else out of its business, and that’s providing parking spaces across its stores to RVers and other drivers. Yes, you heard that right. While normal parking in its stores …
Earlier, the cruise control feature used to be a myth for cars labeled as mid-range cars; however, as the demand for the feature has increased in recent times, almost every mid to high-range car is getting it. And why not? If you are someone who undertakes long highway journeys more often, you won’t like getting …
Consider these situations first. You just went past a car that’s standing at that very place for weeks or even months. It is causing lots of issues as the car looks crap from both inside and outside, decaying, and most importantly, eating up valuable parking space. Or you witnessed a hit-and-run incident. Or someone approached …
So you have just bought a new car (used car) and are wondering whether you can drive it through without number plates or not? Let’s find out Chances are your new car’s number plates are pending or the used car you purchased has its plates registered to the previous owner. In both cases, you can …
Like a phone has certain smart features and falls under the “smartphone” category, the same holds for cars. In standard terms, smart cars are those cars that utilize the most recent and most trendsetting innovation, beneficial for both humans and the environment. The fundamental thought behind such cars is that we are making driving more …
A mass airflow sensor or MAF sensor is a critical component of your car’s electronic injection system. As the name suggests, it senses or measures the flow of air entering the engine for fuel combustion by the air-to-fuel ratio. If this ratio is too rich, it means that there is more fuel and less air …
Buying a car is still a top financial decision one makes. It is a simple car meant for travel between two points or one loaded with luxury; no car can live with you until eternity. Yes, due to known or unknown reasons, the car can break down to the extent that no repair work would …
Just like you visit your physician annually to keep your health under check, the same goes with your car too. That is, your car also needs/deserves regular diagnostic tests by professional dealers or mechanics to undo issues in the car’s major components like engine, transmission, exhaust system, brakes, etc. In addition to these, such tests …
If you live in California, you must have wondered why you need registration tags to drive your car or the consequences of not complying with the same. Right? In California, as per California Vehicle Code § 5204(a), every vehicle plying on streets must have registration tags or stickers on the rear number plate. If you …
If you have taken your car to a dealership for its repair work and you have to leave it with them for its repair, you might wonder one thing. That is, for how long can that dealer hold your car for repair. Right? It’s an obvious query as it tends to affect both you and …
As a proprietor of a new car or if you’re going to buy a used car, you ought to know that your vehicle ought to go through regulatory checks before you can legitimately claim or drive it to your residence. There is some standard inspection procedure(s) that you should know. Also, remember that it’d require …
