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I’m trying to be smart about this instead of just handing over money to the first shop I find but honestly the more I read the more confused I get. My 2017 Kia Sportage’s battery is showing clear signs of weakness lately. The engine cranks slowly on cold mornings and the other day the radio reset itself which I’ve heard can happen when voltage…[Read more]

Hi everyone, I’m asking this because I had a really frustrating morning with my Dodge last week and I still can’t believe how suddenly the battery died on me. The car was working perfectly the day before, no warning signs at all, and then next morning it just refused to start while I was already running late for work. I tried a few basic thi…[Read more]

Hi everyone, I wanted to ask because something stressful happened to me a few nights ago after work. I was getting ready to head home when my car suddenly wouldn’t start in the parking area, and since it was already pretty late, I honestly had no idea what to do first. At the beginning I thought maybe I left the lights on or something small c…[Read more]

My Navigator’s suspension is making a noise that’s scaring my wife and my mechanic just gave up

I’ve been taking my 2017 Navigator to a small garage in Rashidiya for basic oil changes and brake pads since we moved here, they’ve always been fine for the simple stuff, but two weeks ago the front left started making this hollow rattling sound ove…[Read more]

Honestly I thought I had a decent basic understanding of how cars work but suspension geometry has humbled me completely, like I noticed my rear tyres had this weird cupping pattern and every mechanic just said “shocks are gone” without explaining why only the left one would cause that. So I’ve been down a rabbit hole the past few evenings reading…[Read more]

Driving home yesterday on SZR and suddenly my 2019 Duster decided to throw every warning light at once, ABS, traction control, power steering, you name it, all blinking like crazy. Pulled over freaking out thinking something major had failed but the engine was still running smooth and nothing felt off mechanically. A colleague at work this morning…[Read more]