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5 things ladies should know about cars

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VIN: Your Vehicle Identifica­tion Ietri(sVaINͳ͹) i-sdyigoiut rncuamr’bs efirntghea­rtpNruimnt­b. iddaetnet,ipfileasce­y,omurackaer,’ms modaenlu, feancgtuin­re siœe, etc. The VIN stays with the kcanrotwhr­wouhgehroe­uttoitfsin­lidfet.hYiosunnue­medbetor, ibtu. Tt hyoeueadso­ines’ttnweaeydt­to fminedmito­irsiœtoe stand outside of the vehicle on the driver’s side and look at the corner of the dashboard where it meets wtinhhseue­wrnainntad­cleskhciio­nemgldpt.oYaonmuier­escV. hYIoNaunis­iccausnsae­unfsudel your VIN to look up informatio­n if pyoaurtws faonrtito. purchase a car or buy

Your best bet for keeping your car running well is sticking to your car’s spe3. Maintenanc­e schedule: sccifhicem­dualienwte­inllatnecl­el ysochuetdh­uinleg.sYloikuer lwohnegner­toͷcͲhͲaͲn­kgme yooruervoe­irly(ith’srneoe months), when to check your fluids and when to rotate your tyres.

ach car has its own maintenanc­e tshocehmae­latdhiunal­teanitdnhl­aootpnstgi­hmeovuailt­dpyeborefo­yforomlulo­arwncceaed­r,. Your maintenanc­e schedule is in your owner’s manual or in the syeopuarro­awtenbeoro’skmleatnth­uatl.coemadesit­waintdh strictly follow the recommenda­tions for checking and replacing those parts or fluridops einr ytyoruerpc­raer.smsuarieni­tsepnraonb­caebcloynt­chermn onstoiugnr ocarersd.

4. Tyre pressure:

hen that light pops up on the

Be a considerat­e driver and look out for other road users Respect the rain and kill your speed

Use hazards for hazardous situations

Remember your right of way may be your way to die Remember, the road is a

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shared space

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5. Engine light:

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ars come in different brands, siœesštaendsisot­nabailriet­yoownntehd­e broyadifaf­nerdebnyt drivers, who, at times, place too much evmehpichl­aes. iSsoamndet­drurisvteo­rns twheoumlda­kine douf tlhge tehtiemneo­s tiaoilnigs­aetšincgesbsei­vceasupsee­tdheayndhs­oolmd that the vehicle is strong and has asynsetšecme,lleanstaod­r raiuvteorm, haetiicsb, ǮrAalkeirn­tg,’ tborakneys­h. aSœtartdisati­ncds cwoolluelc­dtesldamda­tihlye, mtnhooattw­natinhthyl­ysctarnndi­dsinpagrno­intnsuemat­loalykaeni­nadncdicci­rdaoetaend­st worthiness, especially when the cdurtivioe­nr ihnatsrbaf­efeicn. reckless in is ešeovUenrlet­hsseydoru narkedarti­vraefrfitc­octohpepsu­idlleinogf tdhreivreo­rasdwyhoou­hcavnentoa­tkceonnivn­itnocšeicsaotmin­ge dsuribvset.aTnhceys twhoaut ltdheayrga­ure, nanodt fcitontotf­ihdeeynwtl­oyutledllr­eaallchwth­hoeicradre­stoinlaits­itoen.

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