If you drive a modern car, you’re relying on tech that’s more than 120 years in the making. Disc brakes feel like “normal” equipment today — but their journey from …
Picture this…You’re standing on the hard shoulder, hazards blinking, waiting for help, and a BMW blasts past you like it’s late for its own movie premiere.We all know the stereotype …
If you’ve ever wondered which cars actually make it to 250,000 miles—and which ones fall apart long before—this one’s for you. We pulled together the latest iSeeCars study covering more …
Do This Immediately (10-Second Actions) Drive to Safety. What It Really Means A glowing battery symbol doesn’t mean the battery is bad – it means your car is running on …
You just need to know where to look. Here’s a quick visual walkaround that could save you a callout, a tow bill, or worse. 1. Battery Terminals Crusted Over What …
The low oil pressure warning is firmly in the second camp. So when I was dispatched to an MBR who’d pulled over on the side of a country road—engine off, …
Bottom line: she had a visibly soft tyre on the rear, but the dash was warning about the front. That’s a classic TPMS mislocation. She asked if I could recalibrate …
You get all kinds of calls in this line of work. Flat batteries, overheating, no-starts. But every once in a while, you get one that makes you scratch your head …
By: Northcap – Rustyautos Roadside Friday morning. Tight parking lot. Roadworks up one side, delivery vans choking the other. And somewhere in that mess — a BMW with a newborn …
By: Northcap – Rustyautos Roadside Got a call early one morning. Member had locked the keys in his van and was already late for work. His first words? “Should I …
By: Northcap – Rustyautos Roadside Got a callout from a member staying locally while installing a diesel generator at a nearby data centre. He’s a programmer for industrial power units, …
Got called to a pretty routine job — puncture on a hatchback parked at the side of a busy road. Nothing out of the ordinary… until the driver said something …
Got called out to a member with a nasty vibration through the steering wheel. Pulled up expecting a beater, but nope — it was a mint Lexus. Super clean. And …