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8 Ways To Get Your Car Ready…
G
oing out of town? Be it for
a breather, business, pleasure or both…there’s a couple
of quick steps you should take
to prepare you car for the task
ahead. Just like a marathon runner, you car should not be rushed
into long journeys lest it breaks
down leaving you stranded in
the middle of nowhere.
tional stress on your motor. Also your engine improves its perfordon’t think that adding extra oil mance.
by yourself will work like an oil
change, because that does not
get rid of the sludge from old
used oil. You may not realize this
due to the fact that your continuously adding new cleaner oil
which makes it appear as if its
clean oil.
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Check the fluids in your car.
Checking the oil, coolant and
brake fluid levels may help you
avoid an accident or an unnecessary breakdown.
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Wash your car. At the minimum, clean the windows of
your car for the best visibility.
Check to be certain that all
lights and signals are functional on your car. You will need
the help of another person for
Check your tire wear by using this. Sit in the car, turn on each
a coin or tread gauge. Tires light or signal and ask your friend
heat up on long trips which can to tell you if it is working or not.
cause blowouts on worn out tires. Replace bulbs as necessary.
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2
Check your air pressure. The
pressure marked on the side
of the tire is the max which must
not be exceeded. Also, don’t
forget to check your spare tire
pressure. Often neglected, not
doing so will turn a bad time into
a worse one if unusable.
3
If it is almost time to get the
oil changed, do it before you
leave. A long trip can put addi-
Trivia
you might
5
Check your car’s air filter. A
plentiful supply of clean air to
Holding a remote car
key fob to your head
doubles its range because the human skull
acts as an amplifier!
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Ensure that you have all emergency equipment inside your
car, and that everything works
properly. Emergency equipment
includes, a charged mobile phone,
spare tires and emergency tools.
That’s it, now, you can take on
anything. Safe travels. . .Send a
post card or two.
There are 1 billion cars
currently in use on earth.
About 165,000 cars are
produced every day.
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The world’s fastest
street-legal production
car is the Bugatti Veyron
Super Sport, at 267 mph
(431 km/h).
February 2015 Issue