Maintaining Your Car So You NEVER Have Problems! Many car owners spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars having their car professionally serviced for its entire working lifespan. When you add up the money you spend on professional car care services, you could buy a fairly decent second-hand car. While your car does need professional auto maintenance services from time to … [Read more...]

What is an HPI Check? For those of you living in Ireland or the UK, an HPI check is an important way to make sure you're buying a "clean" second hand car. Here is some of the information you get when you do an HPI Check... Liens or Loans - See if the title is clear of any monetary problems. Wrecks - Know if the car has ever been "junked" by an insurance company or … [Read more...]

How to Clean Oxidized Cloudy Headlights with a Headlight Cleaner Cloudy Headlights Happen! Let's face facts here: After several years, your headlights will become more and more cloudy and this causes them to become less bright. This is due to oxidation that occurs over time. Dimmer headlights don't look as good and they can be a safety hazard. You don't want to be … [Read more...]

How to Jump Start a Car with Jumper Cables You get in your car, put the key in the ignition, give it a fast twist and you got nothing. You try it again and you end up with exactly the same thing…nothin'. If you're lucky enough to have a jump starter with you, you're good to go. Just atatch the cables and you should get enough juice to start your vehicle. But if you don't … [Read more...]

How to Paint Your Car Perfectly! (Insider Secrets) If your next car paint job is a 100 % repaint the following tips will help you get the best quality work. Carefully plan and review the pre-paint process. Make sure the body shop selected uses a metal conditioner on bare metal. The advantages of the conditioner are immense because it etches the metal to eliminate microscopic … [Read more...]

What is a Smart Car and is it REALLY Smarter? As the costs for owning and operating a vehicle fly higher and higher, the need for fuel-efficiency and compact -size in personal conveyance has become increasingly common. It could be said that the Smart Car is the precision response to these needs. The Smart Car has already received and enthusiastic response from the European … [Read more...]

How To Add Windshield Wiper Fluid to ANY Car! Have you ever driven a car and tried to navigate the highways and byways while peering out a dirty windshield? No fun at all. At night, driving when the windshield is dirty can be dangerous. I once drove a car for a little while that had a broken washer motor. Since the car wasn’t mine and the owners didn’t seem keen on having … [Read more...]