DIY vehicle repair

Emergency Toolkit

Ever been stuck next to the road or faced with a trivial mechanical task sans the necessary tools at your disposal? Prevent this unfortunate situation […]
Posted by CAR magazine - 4 May 2012

Locked-in!

If you are afraid of confined spaces – stop reading now. Being claustrophobic is one thing, but even the bravest of us would not like […]
By CAR magazine - 27 March 2012

Tyreing Easily…

If there’s one part of your car that you cannot afford to neglect it’s your tyres. Essentially the only part of the car that physically […]
By CAR magazine - 7 March 2012

Care of the cooling system

Most engine failures (some say up to 80 per cent of them) can be attributed to overheating or related problems, yet most people pay little […]
By CAR magazine - 6 January 2012

Jump Starting Without Jumper Cables

You gotta hand it to the Russians, they’re good at finding cost-effective solutions. For example, what do you do when you find yourself stranded with […]
By CAR magazine - 20 October 2011

Racing for SA

ACKNOWLEDGING that excellent engineers cannot be solely nurtured in classrooms, Formula Student is an international competition that was founded in the USA in 1981 by SAE International as a practical education programme for students to “create objects”. Experience gained in the programme is shown to be equivalent to three years work in the engineering industry, so is clearly a valuable pursuit. And for the first time, thanks to the initiative of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa is taking part in the programme and the latest project – to build a single-seater racing car – is well under way.

By CAR magazine - 15 October 2010

Fix it again, Tony… er, George

Although I have a liking for the unconventional, the underdog, for those who have to battle a bit to achieve – this does not mean that I will support something when it lets you down big time. Such is my relationship with Fiats and Alfas…watch out for those cambelts!
By Peter Palm - 14 July 2010

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