Get Ready for Winter – Finally!

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After a ridiculously mild autumn, right through to November with the mercury touching 22.4 degrees Celsius, winter hardly announced itself with plunging temperatures in December – although the floods were awful. It was not until January that we saw the really cold weather turn up – with temperatures dropping below zero for a lot of […]

Why is servicing my car important?
Car Servicing A1 Clutches

Driving isn’t a cheap thing to do – whether for pleasure, or business needs, you pay for your car, for fuel and for the many ancillary things, like oil, lubrication, components that wear out all the way to keeping your car clean at the car wash.  The fact of the matter is though, most people […]

Exhausts
Car Exhaust | A1 Clutches

So far in the blog we have had posts addressing the clutch, the gearbox, the drivetrain, the battery, the tyres, even the dashboard, but we have not yet had a topic about a very important component of your car – the exhaust. Some cars may have more than one exhaust outlets, sometimes two maybe even […]

Help! I’ve broken down!
HELP! | A1-Clutches

Oh no, that terrible sensation – your car has suddenly stopped working! It is bad enough if you are on the drive at home and it won’t start, it is even worse if you are out on the road! Speaking from personal experience, when my wife and I were on our way back from visiting […]

Car Batteries – Winter Awareness

This piece is intended to explain what issues face the battery in your car. What can help to alleviate them and what can make them worse. Some elements are entirely out of your control, but those that are you can think about changing your approach where possible – or at least you can be more […]