Automotive Guruz

To have a vehicle of your own is a luxury and knowing how to look after it is a technique. Driving is a pleasure but safety should always be your first concern. When you buy a car it is very important to know every detail about the car. You have to become a mechanic and learn things from changing oil, water, knowing how the engine works and much more — What octane of gas must you use? How much gas the car consumes per mile is also important to know.

If the car is consuming more gas than normal then you should take it to the garage for maintenance and have everything checked. A maintenance service should be performed as mentioned in the manual at the stated time; this increases the life span of the car. Even the most expensive car needs some replacement parts in its life span. All vehicles need repair at some point and time. Car parts are easily available at replacement centers and auto dealerships if they are domestic cars and if they are to be imported they are easily done now-a-days regardless where it was purchased. Here are some of the most common car parts that need to be replaced over the lifespan of your vehicle:

• The speedometer cable is one of the auto parts that are most commonly replaced. When this cable breaks the speedometer goes crazy and does not stop constantly going in circles.
• Shock absorbers also need changing when there is a rattling noise coming from the car when it is standing in motion.
• Windshield wiper: stops working due to wear and tear and needs replacement, sometimes the wipers are attacked by big birds they pull off the rubber from underneath hence they need to be replaced.
• Brakes: when brakes do not work right it is advisable to pull up the hand brake and not drive the car unless they are repaired, the best way to check your brakes is to check them every morning while you turn the car on, when the car is still in neutral mode, just press the brake pad and check if it feel the same pressure or is it loose.
• Rear view glass: - We store bikes, baseball kits, soccer stuff everything possible in the boot. If a golf ball hits hard the rare view glass can smash. My golf clubs have been responsible for constantly banging on the rear window and cracking it, when it cracks the glass just powders down and it is difficult to clean it so they are also replaced many times in many cases.
• Tires going flat: - This also a common problem that the tires keep going flat in that case you have to replace the tire. Many times a tire blasts while one is driving the car that is really scary. When the car over heat it catches fire and is very dangerous. The car gets destroyed, so knowing the limitations on your car is very important. You need to be an expert mechanic to read the car problem. Sometimes repairing does not solve the problem it needs to be replaced all together, but many a times it cost a fortune to replace even small auto parts so it is better to be insured with a full comprehensive policy with the car.

Whether the repair or change is big or small one must not procrastinate doing it because anything can happen any time. With the changing economy the prices of auto parts can rise any time.  If your car needs an imported part and due to some political reason we stop trading with that country, your car will sit there for ever!