georgeharrington

I’ve been noticing over the past few weeks that my 300C has started to feel a bit floaty and less composed over bumps, almost like the suspension is getting tired or maybe one of the shocks is starting to give up. It’s not dangerous or anything, but the car just doesn’t have that planted feel it used to have, and I can tell something is off even…[Read more]

I’ve had my Q50 for about two years now and honestly the paint is starting to drive me crazy. I’ve always been really careful about how I wash my cars, using the two bucket method and good quality microfibres, but no matter what I do, this car seems to pick up swirl marks and fine scratches like it’s a magnet for them. I’ve read online that…[Read more]

I’m getting really frustrated with the car wash situation here and I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I’ve tried a few different places around the city and honestly I’ve been disappointed every single time. Either they use those automatic brushes that leave swirl marks all over the paint, or the hand wash places use dirty…[Read more]

Okay so I made a rookie mistake and parked my car under a sprinkler at a friend’s villa for a few hours last week, thinking nothing of it because it’s just water right? Well apparently the water here is so hard that it left these horrible white mineral deposits all over the driver’s side door and rear quarter panel, and I’ve tried everything I can…[Read more]

I’ve got a 2018 Dodge Charger R/T that I absolutely adore, but over the past month or so the front suspension has been making this horrible clunking noise every time I go over even the smallest bump or pothole. It started off as just an occasional annoyance but now it’s happening constantly and honestly it’s making me nervous to drive the car. I…[Read more]

I’ve got a 2016 Jeep Wrangler JK and for the last few months there’s been this annoying clunk coming from the front driver side whenever I brake moderately hard or go over speed bumps. I’ve already replaced the sway bar links and the track bar but the noise is still there. A guy at a tire shop said it might be the lower control arm bushings…[Read more]

Got a 2016 320i and lately driving above 120 km/h feels like I’m constantly making tiny steering corrections, plus when I brake from high speed there’s this slight wobble through the pedal. I know the lower control arm bushings are a known weak point on these cars so I’m guessing that’s the culprit. A friend told me I should just replace the whole…[Read more]

Looking at a used Mini Cooper Countryman, anyone recommend a pre purchase inspection?

I’m going to check out a 2016 Countryman this weekend and the price is tempting, but I’ve heard these cars can have issues with the turbo, the timing chain, and the transmission if they weren’t maintained properly. Before I make any offer, I’d really like to get…[Read more]

My 2014 Charger R/T has been acting up lately, feels like the transmission is slipping between third and fourth gear especially when the car’s been running for a while, and I’m dreading the repair bill because everyone tells me these ZF boxes aren’t cheap to fix. A friend recommended a place in Sharjah that specializes in American cars, so I’ve…[Read more]

I’ve had my 2018 C300 for a couple of years and the AC has always been okay, but lately it feels like it’s just not keeping up when the temperature hits 45+, like it blows cool but never really cold, and the airflow from the passenger side vents feels weaker than the driver side. A buddy told me to avoid the dealer for this kind of issue and look…[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]