Posts Tagged ‘car breakdown’

Mobile auto repairs, a new trend globally

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

When your car stops working while driving on a busy highway, the motorist is left at the mercy of unknown strangers. There is new trend of mobile auto repairs to save stranded motorists globally.

Repairing costs have increased in auto repair centres because of their infrastructure. Car service centres are becoming costlier for minor repairs. Car owners still waste the whole day parking vehicle at car dealers for minor running repairs. Mobile repair can serve at their doorstep.

Mobile mechanic can save customers a lot of time. The car break down will continue and the obvious beneficiaries are the mobile repairs service.

Mobile auto repair can save a lot of money by going to car owners where their car broke down. They save on towing costs and the inconvenience of going back and forth from the auto shop.

Repair van equipped with tools, work mat, some basic service parts, repair manuals, and test equipment including fault diagnosis scanners, it can carry out basic cooling system repairs, suspension, electrical, transmission, gearbox, air conditioning, diesel, cylinder head, engine repair or simply a spark plug replacement.

In India, car break down services are popular. Car owners are familiar with their services but mostly are not happy with their services because they do not reach in time.

Few companies are trying to implement similar concept but few trust those mobile repair van. Car washing and detailing services are another doorstep services which are becoming popular. For India, this is customer habit change which is taking sometime to allow mechanic to do repair at doorstep. It is sure to change the way car servicing are done now.

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http://www.mobileautorepairokc.com/

http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/business/personal-finance/28817.html

Do-it-yourself can make you out-smart your car mechanic

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

I met somebody at AutoExpo 2010, he made comments while talking about car servicing trends in India. He said “next 10 years dog may know how to maintain cars”. I try to understand what he was saying that India still need lots of awareness about do-it-yourself car maintenance and knowledge will grow at level that car mechanics would not be able to make them fool and everybody would know basics. I am talking about basics services which you can perform at your home garage.

Do-It-Yourself (DIY) exists in all other countries but people do not know how to open bonnet in India. Calling emergency helpline for basic things which were not checked and on-road assistance company charges heavily to tow vehicles. Driving habits are still to improve.

Recession has taught many in the world. Last year according to survey, majority of car owners missed their car servicing to avoid heavy charges in UK. Do-It-yourself is good for knowing if your car need major checkup and save you from heavy expenses occurred while things go road on the way.

Here is a list of the most common Do-it-yourself (DIY) tasks which you can do with little practice. It will save a big chunk of money.

1. Changing Oil
2. Change Air Filter
3. Replacing Fuel Filter
4. Replacing Spark Plugs
5. Change Battery
6. Replacing Your Disc Brake Pads
7. Replacing Your Drum Brakes
8. Replacing Your Ignition Coils
9. Jump-Start a Car
10. Replace Your Electric Fuel Pump

In your leisure time read manual which comes along with your new car, that would great help for your to understand few basics. It is not only save money but also increase your car value when you want to sell it. Happy DIY!

No Surprise when you get car servicing and on road assitance at one stop shop

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

It would be no surprise when you will be able to sell your car, get car servicing and on-road breakdown assistance at one stop shop.

Mahindra First Choice has established its brand in used car and now opening multi-brand service outlets. There are 7 car servicing stations in India.

My TVS, TVS Group, has planned to expand multi-brand car servicing business to 14 States by year-end. My TVS provides independent after-market services including car services, used-car business and roadside breakdown assistance. TVS invested more than Rs 30 crore into the after-market business. (Source: The Hindu )

Today, Mahindra FirstChoice Wheels ties up with MyTVS for on road breakdown assistance services (Source: The Hindu).

It is interesting to know both corporate GROUPS run used car outlets, and opening car service stations all over India. How they will differentiate?

Customers are going to get benefits from their services, but these tie ups may confuse customers to make a choice as they may be competing with each other. Customers who have breakdown service, obviously need help for car servicing. So MyTVS may get its advantage of having both services at one stop shop. The company has its roadside assistance service network in 21 States but its main verticals — used-car business and multi-brand car servicing — have not yet been extended beyond Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.