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2023

What Can Cause Your Car To Fail A Roadworthy Inspection?

Roadworthy inspections are required when buying and selling cars and their purpose is to ensure that the car is in safe working order. When your car passes a roadworthy inspection you will be issued with a pass certificate that will be valid for a couple of months. If your car fails, you will be issued with a report detailing why it’s failed and you will have a couple of weeks to make the repairs or you will have to pay for a new inspection.…

What Should You Do If You Suspect Issues with Your Automatic Transmission System?

An automatic transmission system is quite sophisticated but can certainly make the job of driving much easier. Still, many car owners take its operation for granted and only give this system any notice if there are signs of a problem. But it can be difficult to determine whether the transmission system is at fault or if it’s something else. So, if you’re in this position, how can you diagnose issues with the automatic transmission, and what should you do next?…

I am trying to learn more about servicing my own car. I know that I won't be able to do all of the tasks, and I'll still need to take it in for servicing sometimes, but I want to see if I can save some money as well as getting more confident about how to do things on the car. I have been spending time asking lots of questions to my relatives and friends who are good with cars as well as the auto technicians at the car workshop I use. This blog has a lot of tips on how to get started with working on your own car.