Tips to keep your car looking good as new

Keeping your car looking like you’ve just driven it off the forecourt may seem like an uphill struggle with road dirt, bird mess and bug splatters to contend with. Having a regular car care regime is important if you want to keep the most value in the car and need not be too much of a chore. Protecting the clear coat on your bodywork will prevent damage to the cars paintwork and keep it looking great. Bugs, bird mess and tree sap should be cleaned off at the earliest opportunity as these can all damage the clear coat. Washing with an appropriate car shampoo and waxing after washing also help to maintain the finish. When washing, use two buckets, one for rinsing the cloth, one for clean, soapy water, as...
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Uneven Tyre Wear

Regular checks of your tyres are a good idea for a number of reasons, not least keeping on the right side of the law regarding the tread depth. Spotting uneven wear on your tyres can indicate a number of issues and spotting such wear early can save you money. A good step to avoid uneven wear is to rotate your tyres every 6,000 miles. Before rotating your tyres you need to check how your wheels are driven as this affects how they should be rotated. Never mix different types of tyre construction on the same axle or have cross ply on the rear and radial on the front, this is illegal as it can adversely affect the handling of your vehicle. If you have serious uneven wear on the tyre...
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Why Buy Cheap Tyres?

When buying tyres, the biggest problem consumers face is the cost of a well-known brand of car tyres. Normally, the price of brand car tyres is more than what an average consumer wants to pay. The good news is that it is possible to buy cheap tyres, which are readily available at any local branch of a tyre dealer. The savings can be quite attractive and appealing to most customers. Normally, a well-known brand of car tyres costs a lot of money. When you check out a dealer you will find that the cheaper variety is attractively priced and you may be tempted into buying the tyres. But, before you do so, you need to pause to find out whether the cheap tyres are in fact good enough for your...
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How to tackle scratches on your car

Unsightly scratches to your pride and joy are a sad inevitability of taking your car onto the open road. Many scratches can be dealt with during your cleaning regime. Before you deal with a scratch to your paint work you need to assess how deep the scratch goes. The cars finish comprises a primer, coloured paint layer and a clear coat. Minor scratches to the clear coat will generally polish out with a resin polish. Deeper scratches into the coloured paint layer can be polished out as well but you’ll probably need to use a cutting compound. This should be done with care to avoid inadvertently damaging the finish further, always follow the manufacturer’s instructions. For deeper scratches that penetrate into the primer or down to the metal, polishing is...
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Is your battery draining?

Your car battery can let you down at any time of year but during the cold winter season, several factors come together to hit your battery health hard. The batteries ability to charge and its power output drops at lower temperatures, so you’re taking more charge out but putting less in. Add to this the increased drain of blowers and lights etc. during the cold, dark months of winter and you much more likely to be hit by a breakdown. To avoid getting caught out, make sure to switch off everything electrical before you switch off the ignition. Keep it switched off when you start up as well. If you only make short trips, you may want to invest in an intelligent charger to keep your battery topped up. Some...
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