Posted on May 28th, 2009 by Warranty Direct
Car maintenance has come a long way, baby, since the days when your pop unscrewed the nut to release the air filter, held the filter up to the light, and smacked it on the side of his leg to knock out dust.
Back then, just about every time you filled up your gas tank, you checked your oil level. In fact, gas station employees did that for you, cheerfully, right after they pumped your gas and just before they washed down your windshield.
Things have changed, with maintenance schedules easing up over recent decades for two reasons. First, cars stand up to more wear and tear these days. And also, the products we put into them are better made. Read more...
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Posted on May 7th, 2009 by Warranty Direct
We all think that we have great driving skills, but just how good are we?
It really is astonishing that almost everyone you meet will think of themselves as good, safe drivers, but the reality is that the number of accidents on the roads doesn’t necessarily bear that out.
Driving is a learned skill, and there’s very little difference driving in various countries except on which side of the road you drive; other than that most of the planet has similar rules and regulations – whether they’re used or not is another story!
A great place to judge your skills is through this awesome MSN Driving Skills Quiz that really puts you to the test. In most cases it shows more of what you don’t know rather than what you do, as most of us do seem to forget simple things over time. Read more...
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Posted on April 27th, 2009 by Warranty Direct
As the famous song said, “What goes up must come down.”
And even though having a GPS in your vehicle can be both helpful and a major time and money saver if you use it correctly it also has some potential bad points that may bring it down a notch or two in your eyes.
One of the immediate concerns that people have is that the GPS tracks your every movement and can tell whomever is checking all about your habits. If you are speeding they have no need to clock you on radar, they can just send you a ticket; sounds like fantasy but it’s not too far from becoming fact. Read more...
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Posted on December 26th, 2008 by Warranty Direct
When your car overheats you are presented with a number of problems. Unfortunately fanning down your engine with a brochure you found in the trunk of your car, or putting an ice pack on your radiator isn’t going to do the trick.
If your car does fully overheat, get comfortable because you are probably going to be stuck wherever you are for at least 45 minutes. If you can’t afford waiting it out, that means calling a tow truck to get your car to the nearest repair shop.
However, an overheated car can do more then just inconvenience you with downtime or a potential tow, in the long run it can likely cost you a lot of money by contributing to wear and tear on your engine, radiators, pumps, hoses and even your vehicles head gasket. Read more...
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