Dummy’s Guide

Not sure how to change your oil? Didn’t know you had oil in your car? What about things like tire pressure? Don’t worry. The Dummy’s Guide will cover all bases with a weekly series of awesome articles. This way, you can stay on top of things and boast your new car knowledge when you catch up with peeps.

In our first few episodes, we’ll look at the basics of how to take good care of your care. We’ll then segue into more complicated topics like car foiling, pros and cons of manual vs automatic and much, much more.

If you’ve got any particular requests for information to be presented on the Dummy’s Guide, please do get in touch and we’ll do a piece for you.

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Top tips for proper wheel alignment

Road test. Ready? Get into your car, and drive in a straight line (no this isn’t an alcohol test, but…

4 years ago
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What is the best fuel for my car?

It's 1983, and Tom Cruise rolls up to a fuel station in a '79 Porsche 928. An attendant hobbles over…

4 years ago
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Help! My battery is dead, what should I do?

You’re out on a camping trip, when you accidentally leave your headlamps on. Come the morrow, you turn the key…

4 years ago
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How do I change my tire?

Here’s a true story. While I was studying at Kent University, my uncle and his brother volunteered to pick me…

4 years ago
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Dummy’s Guide Episode 6: What the hell is Plastidip?

You see the kids around the corner open up a whoop-a** can of Plastidip to give their dope (NOT!) wheels…

4 years ago
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Dummy’s Guide Episode 5: Should I buy a used car?

I’m going to start-off by saying that I’ll never buy a spanking new car again – no, not even for…

4 years ago
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Dummy’s Guide Episode 4: Is it cool to foil my car?

Remember a time, not so long ago, when everybody considered a matt black car, erm, cool? Mafia-like? Bad-ass? How did…

4 years ago
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Dummy’s Guide Episode 3: Heats up, what makes up my car’s air conditioning system?!

With temperatures in the UAE soaring into the 40s, proper maintenance of your air conditioning system becomes particularly important. Unless…

4 years ago
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Dummy’s Guide Episode 2: Numbers on tire, what do they mean?

If you’ve been, even mildly, observant, you would come to notice that the tires on your car have numbers embossed…

5 years ago
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Dummy’s Guide Episode 1: My car can’t cook! Why does it need oil?

Ever heard the saying “works like a well-oiled machine”? I hope this doesn’t come as a shocker to you, but…

5 years ago