January 27th, 2012
Imagine you are going on a trip with your family and your car has a breakdown on the road. Everybody wants to avoid this situation. This is always recommended to have your car properly checked from car service station when you go for any trip. Not only trip, but regular check up at service station saves you from any problem on the road.
There are following possible options available to get out of on-road breakdown situations.
1. Enroll with Car Breakdown Helpline company
There are many companies which help customers for on-road emergency service. They charge for one year membership. Their 24×7 call center receive calls for these enquires. For non-members, they agree to help in case of their Emergency Van is just nearby. They avoid serving to non-members who can manage other mechanics without informing them and they had to waste their time reaching to them.
2. Keep Your Mechanic’s Number
Small garages owners are aggressive to serve customer at anytime. If you trust some mechanics who serve you on regular basis. You can keep their contact number. Sometime your mechanic may be busy and he cannot see your car, so you must have alternatives.
3. Calling Workshops at Night
Mostly car workshops are closed after working hours but some good workshops have car mechanics at night for serving their existing customer. You can find those workshops and keep their owners contacts.
4. Manufacturer’s 24×7 Call Centres.
All new cars come along with 24×7 helpline service access from Manufacturer. Mostly these companies are the same who enroll their own memberships, but work on Manufacturer’s behalf. You can look for stickers when you buy new car and keep them handy.
For any on-road emergency in New Delhi and NCR, you can call PROMPT SERVICE. And can enroll for membership at: http://www.mericar.com/car_breakdown_services.php
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January 26th, 2012
Visit to any car repair service centre, look around, there is a possibility you will find a customer who would be having problem with his bill. The problem is wrong cost estimation or few items are overly charged. In other countries car owners still find some data from website to compare charges, but there is no such system in India. Even car manufacturer has listed down fixed charges for warranty servicing but if car needs any repair done, you can not guess what would be the bill.
Targets for selling spare parts at dealer and other workshop is another major reason for “wrong” recommendation of replacing parts even that is not required. Read story at link:-why do car mechanics suggest for extra parts.
As per experts start shopping for a repair facility before you need one; you can make better decisions when you are not rushed or in a panic. Once you have chosen a repair shop, start off with a minor job; if you are pleased, trust them with more complicated repairs later.
In India, mostly car owners start finding car service centre when their car has problem or somebody remind about servicing.
MeriCAR.com is helping car owners to SEARCH for car service centers in your nearest area and sends automatic Service Reminder once you are registered members.
Source:
5PointsAutomotive
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January 25th, 2012
I remember when i bought my first car. It is Maruti Alto. It was obvious i was looking for car which is affordable and easy to maintain. Maruti always comes first when we think about better car servicing because if its large network of maruti authorized service station. Maruti Alto is considered to be rough and tough car which is fit for India roads and mileage is better in the same category. Maruti Alto was improved version of Maruti 800 with more comfort and features like well balanced chasis, better interiors and powerful AC.
Today, Maruti got world’s best small car. According to HT report, the Alto sold over 310,000 units in India during the year and was the only small car in the world to have sold that much units. Volkswagen Gol, Fiat Uno are the next ones in the world.
There are launch of new small cars Tata Nano. Bajaj is trying to launch new one in the same category, but Maruti is still house-hold name in small cars. Maruti has a large network of 2992 maruti authorized serive station all across India.
Source:
http://www.hindustantimes.com
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January 24th, 2012
Today’s news report of Maruti shows first time losses in three years. Labour problems and fuel price hikes re major reasons for these losses. Experts think people have more choices in the market and Maruti could not meet demands because of less production at their plants. There are different assumptions and debate.
In Nov 2011, according to JD Power Report, Maruti Suzuki India has topped in customer satisfaction with dealer service for a 12th consecutive year. The reason is a large network of service center and strict guidelines for dealers to follow during audit process. JD Power also said that highly satisfied customers with overall service performance show more loyalty to both dealerships and the brand.
Maruti has made a trusted name at every home with a large network of 2992 car service centers all across India. There are three 3 categories of Maruti authorized service station, A-category, B-category and C-category. Apart from dealer, Maruti has Service Zone, which gets upgrade from MASS and have different guidelines for maintaining quality servicing and repairing.
Source:
http://www.zigwheels.com
http://indiatoday.intoday.in
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January 23rd, 2012
You get up in the morning and your car won’t start. Its common. Check out what things you need to take care to avoid having this situation.
Check Your Battery
In Winter car battery gets discharged easily and it is common problem. Battery produces fewer electrons during cold weather, hence less energy to work with when it tries to start the engine, and this causes the engine to crank slowly.
Get your car better checked from your car mechanic if this is producing energy properly. Old batteries are to be replaced.
Use synthetic motor oils
In winter, oil gets a lot thicker. So, when you try to start a cold engine, the engine has to push around the cold oil and that makes it harder for the engine to spin. In really cold places people must use synthetic motor oils because these oils stay liquid in cold temperatures.
Check ignition switch
Faulty ignition system leads to starting problem. Try jiggling ignition key whilst turning it.
For free check up, you can search for nearest car service center
Search for car battery shops and buy cheaper one.
http://mericar.com/batteries.php
Source: http://auto.howstuffworks.com
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