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When driving, do you find your car bounces too much when dumped into the hole or road humps? Car will feel bouncing more than once before returning to the original position.There were times when the car feels swings and intractable at high speeds on the highway. Drivers will often correct position of the steering wheel while turning.Defective shock absorbers can cause other damage to vehicles and in more serious cases, can lead to accidents. At high speeds, the car will feel a move is not straight and you have to correct the position of the steering wheel too often (over-correct). This means that the shock absorbers have been damaged and must be replaced immediately.

How to identify damage to your car’s shock absorbers.

i) Press firmly on all sides with shock absorbers and release. If it does not return to its original position or it did not go down when pressed, this means that the shock absorbers have become too hard or has been blocked due to no or very little movement of the piston rod in the shock absorbers. You are advised to replace the new shock absorbers.

ii) You can also make a visual inspection on your car’s shock absorbers. You can see any leaks from the shock absorbers to the site until the spring. If you use gas shock absorbers, it is still producing oil if it leaks because the shock absorbers of this type using oil as pelincir.Penting for you to distinguish the oil vapor gas discharge that collects dust on the shock absorbers for the second case is normal and it is not a sign damage to shock absorbers. If you are unsure, you can send your car to the workshop keretauntuk inspection. If you have proven leaking shock absorbers, the shock absorbers need to be replaced with new ones.
iii) Your tires seemed flat and hilly. This proves that the tires on the road andamendapat touch with uneven. This also means that you have a system penyeraphentak car shock absorbers (damper) has failed to reject ataumenampung tire contact (contact-patch) evenly. You are advised to menukarpenyerap shock of your car and replace the affected tires.

SOurce :- Mesra.net Forum

Do you have problem when using automatic transmission vehicle? It occur especially for those who never use auto vehicle. They just using ‘D’ gear. It is not good and could damage your transmission. If you look at the gear, some of auto car will have gear 1 and gear 2. It has same function like manual vehicle but there’s some tips good for us :-

* Read the owners manual. (From another FAQ Farmer: this is a great answer however it should be noted that you almost never downshift wile moving over 3or4 mph.also low gears are for going very slow,pulling trailers,and going UP steep grades too. they work great when racing on very curvy roads or short tracks (not drag racing)…I have lived in snow country all my life and in my experience L1 tends to send too much torque to the drive wheels causing them to spin, so it’s best to use drive or second.)
It is important if you are stuck or going down STEEP grades.
* I don’t know where you live and the climate there, but here in Chicago, I usually use these gears in the winter. When the transmission is in ‘DRIVE’, the tires tend to skid a lot, using ’1′ and ’2′ gears, the transmission acts as if you use the 1st gear on a manual transmission, giving you more traction and less skidding; same thing in muddy roads.
* You also use the lower gears when towing. also, if you put it in 1, you can floor it until it almost redlines, then bump into 2, and wait till it revs way up there, then knock it into the next gear. its almost like a manual transmission effect.
* If you put it in 1, you can floor it until it almost redlines, then bump into 2, and wait till it revs way up there, then knock it into the next gear. its almost like a manual transmission effect. I would not reccomend doing this unless you want to cause costly damage to your transmission.
* Shifting auto transmissions is not a good thing, either you hold one gear, shift only up gears, or just keep it in drive. On most 1996 and newer transmissions they upshift all gears when brought to a higher rpm, the computer overrides shift function so the engine wont blow up, regardless whether the shifter is in first gear it will still shift!
* First and second gear (1 & 2) are for when you need more power at the rear wheels.( in rear wheel drive cars) such as wen your pulling a trailer or want to do a good burnout. In the winter and other slick conditions you want to stay in drive, and when you come to a stop, shift your vehicle into Neutral as this keeps the wheels from pushing you through the intersection.
* When should you use them? Well, when you’re at a stop light or before you accelerate, first turn OD off (if your’s is 4spd). If 3spd, first, you flick the gear selector (if yours is floor mounted) to “1″. Then you accelerate and max the RPM’s to peak horsepower (up to like 40+ MPH). After you max them, move the selector to 2. Max the RPM’s again to peak horsepower (like up to 70MPH). Then move it up to “D”, or 3rd gear. After that, you can go to 4th gear (if you have a 4spd) by turning on OD or shifting selector to OD selection.

Source : Wiki

Some of tips is not suitable for other’s country but I like the 2 last point which is good for us. It also give some direction on how to shift gear in auto vehicle. Hope this tips help us to use gear 1 and gear 2 wisely.

I just get recommend from one of my friend to use nitrogen for my tyre. I’m not confident with the recommendation and searching about it via net. This is my finding :-

Benefits of using nitrogen for tyre inflation
* Reduces the tyre’s running temperature
* Increases tyre life
* Keeps tyre pressures more constant
* Slows the rate of pressure loss
* Doesn’t react with the tyre and rim materials
* More stable tyre pressures
Nitrogen also has a few disadvantages that should be taken into account. These include:

* Cost
*Maintenance
*Availability

Source : Racq

From the article, the benefits is good for inflation tyres but the best way is always maintaining your tyre and do regular pressure checking…

It ain’t easy to buy a secondhand car. Not just a car that in bad condition some of them have other’s problem. One of the new problem is a flood damaged car. This tips could help you from buying a flood damage car

1. Check the glove box for a tide mark
2. Look under the seat mountings for signs of water
3. Look out for debris in suspension components
4. Open the fuse box and check for debris or rust
5. Lift seat covers and inspect original fabric
6. Inspect the carpet and check for a musty/damp smell

Source :- Caradvice.com.au

Buying damage car could make more cost for repairing. So, beware of this especially if your location being flooded.