Category: How To
Zen guide to avoiding car motion sickness
Oh man, we all have that one friend. You know, the one who doesn’t take the corners too well on a long road trip, and before you know it, you’re pulled over and they’re dry-retching into a ditch. Well, safe to say that you better be quick when that request is made known, because we
Wait, where’d my car insurance go?
Okay, hands up, who’s been here before? You’re peacefully driving along, minding your own business, and then – “Crrrrchhh!” – it’s suddenly all gone pear-shaped. You, my friend, have just been in a car accident. No worries though, right? You’re smart, you got car insurance cover, and it’s time to inform your insurer that yes,
The zen guide to finding your car keys
It always starts so innocently. A sweet, perhaps little sheepish, call from another area of the house, echoing its way into my innocent ears, “Baaabe, do you know where the car keys are?” So, truth be told. I often do know where they are (on my desk, or on the bench), and that’s why my
How to drive and deal with oversteer and understeer
To be fair, much like the term ‘tune up’, the terms oversteer and understeer might seem a little out of date. But, we humans like familiarity, and while the meanings have evolved, the words seem to stay the same. Basically, oversteer and understeer are motoring dynamics which remain with us, despite the profusion of electric
How to stay chill when your car is heating up
Okay, so you’ve read our Zen Guide to Peaceful Road Trips, you learnt all about how heat can bring about car motion sickness, and now you just want the cold hard facts – “How the hell do I cool this car down?!” Whether you use sun shades on the windows or window tinting to keep
Expert’s guide to replacing your air filter
If you’re a regular here on the My Auto Shop blog, you’ll know we like to keep you fully informed and equipped to deal with everyday car issues. With the summer sun now shining into directly into our eyes (cue sunglasses), we thought it might be time to give you the down-low on how to
Expert’s guide to identifying a wound back odometer
Odometers serve a very certain purpose in our cars. We need to know how far we’ve travelled, as this gives us an indication of where a car is at in its lifecycle and what servicing requirements there are at any given moment. Many cars were equipped with the mechanical Auto-Meter gadget in the early 1900s,
Expert’s guide to checking your tyres for air leaks
Oh yeah, we know it, you know it, we all know it. Check the tyre pressure. Yeah, yeah. Sure. But who’s really doing it? Well, to put it plain and simple, regularly checking your tyre pressure is critical to the safe operation of your vehicle. Tyres lose pressure over time (funny that!), which is why
Expert’s guide to checking for blind spots
Okay team, we’re not trying to tell you how to suck eggs here, but we’re thinking maybe an article about blind spots has, in fact, been sitting in our blind spot here at My Auto Shop. So, here it goes, let us open your eyes to the elusive and potentially dangerous “blind spot”. A blind
Expert’s guide to a safe jump start
“Just jump start it, dude! You’ll be sweet!” … And they were never heard from again. Okay, so that might be going a little bit far, but the point we’re making is that while it seems everyone under the sun is quick to tell you they “just jump started it” – it does take a
