If you’re tired of visiting your mechanic every time your car gets a minor problem, than you should really learn how to keep track of what’s happening under the hood and beyond. However, if you have no idea how to even identify the problem in your car, then maybe some technology could help out to your advantage. Maybe it could even stop you being gouged by your local mechanic or shop.
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Zubie Smart Vehicle Monitoring Device – bring your aged car into the future
Your car is probably a pretty important feature in your life but chances are it isn’t in any way “smart”. Which is to say, currently, most people are probably driving vehicles that don’t come equipped with a way to tell them anything with much other than a check engine light in the dash. With the Zubie Smart Vehicle Monitoring Device, just about any car can be a smart car.
Read MoreSatechi Universal Tablet CD Slot Mount – for when your car GPS needs some big screen help
Sometimes you need to have easy access to your mobile devices while driving. Usually that’s because it’s doubling as a GPS. Generally, it’s our mobile phones that do this double duty but sometimes you’ve got to rely on your tablet instead. The Satechi Universal Tablet CD Slot Mount lets you utilize your tablet even when you’re driving.
Read MoreSatechi Universal Tablet CD Slot Mount – for when your car GPS needs some big screen help
Sometimes you need to have easy access to your mobile devices while driving. Usually that’s because it’s doubling as a GPS. Generally, it’s our mobile phones that do this double duty but sometimes you’ve got to rely on your tablet instead. The Satechi Universal Tablet CD Slot Mount lets you utilize your tablet even when you’re driving.
Read MoreVW e-Golf – we test out the latest all-electric car from the masters, and it’s very nice indeed [Review]
There’s no question that electric cars are now starting to take off in greater numbers, and the proof is the fact that the major manufacturers are launching more ‘mainstream’ models onto the market. The latest offering comes from German powerhaus VW, with the all new VW e-Golf. We got a chance to take it for a spin the other day to see just how practical the vehicle is, and whether traditional Golf lovers should consider it as a possible purchase…
Read More2014 BMW 435i M Sport Convertible – our road test: 6 countries, 3000 kms, 3.5 days [Review]
So what would you do if BMW called up and offered to lend you a £45,000 sports car for a few days to drive where you wanted in Europe as a test? Yep, that’s what we figured, so we said no and went back to our knitting. Yeah right. Long and short, five days later we found ourselves on a flight to Malaga airport in Southern Spain, and six days later they handed over a key fob to a gleaming…
Read MoreNissan Qashqai 2014 Diesel – 74 mpg, auto parking and more tech than a space shuttle [Review]
You remember the old days, when getting into a car meant sucking up fuel like a jumbo jet, and the coolest bit of tech on tap would be the electric windows? Yeah, well they’re long gone. Nowadays the whole point of designing a new car seems to be to demonstrate how much technology you can cram into a small tin box without making the sides bulge too much.
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