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Points To Be Noted During A Test Drive From Car Dealer

Rohit — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:33:25 +0000

One of our twitter followers Sabha (@crsratnam) queried us about “What points to be noted during a test drive from a dealer? Usually for a first buyer.” This is a very good question and we think that a lot of people can benefit from such information, so in this article we will share some basic things one should keep in mind during a test drive at the car dealer. Our list is not complete or exhaustive, so we would request you to add your suggestions and comments at the end of this article so that more readers can benefit from your advice and experiences. Tips For A Good Test Drive and Observations Here is a list of points to note and some tips for a test drive: Take Out Ample Time Don’t go for a test drive in rush and hurry, take out ample time so that you can patiently observe a car’s characteristics and test is properly. Usually a test drive in hurry won’t give your enough taste of the real experience. We think you should take out at least 30 minutes to 1 hour for complete test drive as it also important to see the car from [...]

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Fuel Saving Tips From Skoda’s World Championship Driver

Rohit — Wed, 18 May 2011 09:53:11 +0000

Skoda has recently released some very useful fuel saving tips from its World Championship Driver Gerhard Plattner. Driving an Audi, he achieved an ecological world record when he went around the world and, at a speed of 85 km/h, only consumed 3.8 liters per one hundred kilometers. Gerhard Plattner recently scored an absolute peak savings performance when he drove in a standard Skoda Fabia GreenLine. During the 2.006 kilometer long trip from the Austrian town of Reutte via Germany to the Danish town Bov and back, the average fuel consumption was only 2.21 liters per 100 kilometers. With the 10 tips below, the “world champion in saving fuel” Gerhard Plattner reveals how you, too, can consume less fuel and, in light of new record prices for fuel, save money and protect the environment. If you take these tips to heart, you can achieve a fuel consumption that is about 20 percent below the average standard consumption. Don’t let the engine warm up while the car is stationary Even in the coldest winter, you can begin driving modern cars right after the start of the engine. If you don’t run up the engine to its maximum speed, you will lower both [...]

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12 Easy Tips To Increase Your Car Mileage

Rohit — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:39:37 +0000

In the days ever rising fuel prices, the fuel bills are digging deep into the pockets of a common man. I’m going to share some practices which can get you more miles out of your fuel by increasing the fuel average or fuel mileage of your car. Tip 1: Do not accelerate too fast Too quick acceleration consumes too much fuel, accelerate slowly and gradually. That will save quite a significant amount of fuel in city driving. Tip 2: Do not use clutch too much If you use a manual transmission car, as is mostly used by people in India, do-not drive with clutch pressed, or use clutch only when needed, too much use of clutch will waste a lot of fuel. Tip 3: Change gears appropriately This is also applicable for manual transmission cars. Use correct gears at correct speeds, this will help save the fuel. For correct speeds, see your car’s user manual. Tip 4: No Excuses to delay car service Get the car serviced as per manufacturer’s recommended schedule. This will ensure good health of engine, less maintenance due to break-down. Tip 5: Do you drive in dusty environment? Clean the Air-filter If you drive in [...]

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I Spray Painted On My Car Scratches !

Rohit — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:30:46 +0000

I did the spray paint touch-up myself on my car using a paint kit that I ordered online. The results are fine, not too good, not bad either. In this post I will share with you how I did it, and the results. I felt really disturbed when my sister mistakenly scratched the left side front door against a wall. It was so badly scratched that even after getting a rubbing treatment some scratches were visible. I asked the showroom guys, they gave me an estimate of Rs. 3000 for the job. I asked the local denting-painting guy, he asked for Rs. 1500 for the same. I decided to leave it like that only. But one fine day I came across a web-site (www.com-paint.com) that sells car spray paints of the perfect colors based on various car brands. Each paint kit costs Rs. 300 for metallic colors and Rs. 260 for non-metallic color. So I ordered one kit for my Hyundai i10 of Champagne Gold color (metallic). In that kit, you get one paint spray can and one can of Finishing Solvent. There is a video on the web-site which tells you how to do the paint job over the [...]

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Teflon Coating For Car or Bike – Waste of money

Rohit — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:52:36 +0000

When I bought my new car, I had a question in mind: Should I Get Teflon Coating On My Car? To find the answer I read through many car forums and blogs, user reviews on Teflon coating. The conclusion of my research was that its a waste of money. Yes it gives your car a sparkling shine, but you might know the reality behind the so-called Teflon coating. Let me share my experience of the teflon coating and my research with you. When I say Teflon coating for Car or bike is a waste of money, many of you might be thinking why waste when it gives a sparkling look to the car or the bike. Well let me tell you the reason for the same. The very reason for not going for teflon coating is they do not use teflon for teflon coating! Teflon is a non-sticking chemical also called PTFE (ploy-tetra-fluro-ethylene). The coating which is done on cars and bikes is not actually teflon coating, its just a good or medium quality wax polish with some other chemical compounds. I got teflon-coating done on my bike some months back. They applied a paste kind of chemical and rubbed [...]

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Remove Chewing-Gum Stains Or Sticky Stains From Car or Bike Body

Rohit — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:30:40 +0000

Its really bothered me when I found a Chewing-Gum sticking on my cars roof in the parking. It was really hard to see that on my new car! I tried to clean it with a dry cloth, and my hard luck, it stuck even badly on the surface. Then I remembered the trick I used few years back to clean my refrigerator’s surface. In this post I am going to share the method I used to clean it up. For cleaning the chewing-gum stain or other hard sticky stains, you need two simple things, two pieces of dry and soft cotton cloth piece and a few tea-spoon of kerosene oil. First of all, try to pluck whatever part of the chewing gum or the stain from the car or bike’s surface. After this there will be a thing sticky layer still stuck to your car or bike surface. Now take one piece of dry cloth and dip it in kerosene oil, rub the stain on the car with this damp cloth wet with kerosene, you will see that it will dissolve the chewing gum. After it is dissolved, take the other piece of cloth, which is still dry, and [...]