Car Mechanics

Car Mechanics is the UK's only car magazine with essential advice on maintaining and repairing popular makes and models. It’s an invaluable motoring resource that appeals to both the DIY car enthusiast and the more experienced motor trade professional. Car Mechanics has helped save money for our readers every month since 1958. Each issue includes a wide range of in-depth features written in a clear, straightforward manner: • Readers’ motoring-related problems answered for FREE • Real-life motoring dilemmas from our man in the garage trade • Electronic diagnostics delves inside a different modern vehicle each month to explain its management system • Survival Guide looks at new and used component prices for a particular vehicle • Used Car Focus is an in-depth buying guide on a specific make and model • Service Bay covers a full service with close-up images and comprehensive descriptions • Project cars are a major part of the structure of the magazine as we buy, fix and sell different vehicles over a period of months So if you're into saving money and being a home technician, Car Mechanics will help you out - guaranteed!

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Car Mechanics

The Peter Simpson COLUMN • Is long-term ownership the most environmentally-friendly form of motoring? Peter thinks it might well be…

Is your COOLING SYSTEM summer fit? • Overheating is not only a leading cause of summer breakdowns but Rob Marshall discovers that, even if an unhealthy cooling system does not leave you stranded, it can harm your wallet.

Tales from the workshop • Fixing advice from our garage proprietor Steve Rothwell

Intake clean & swirl flap removal • PART TWO: Last month, Rob Marshall proved that you can buy a £46,000 luxury SUV for £2000. Whether it is any good is another matter, as he explains…

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HIT theBRAKES • How to service your vehicle’s braking system

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Vauxhall Corsa D REAR DAMPER REPLACEMENT • Peter Rosenthal renews the rear dampers on a 2009 Vauxhall Corsa D 1.4.

Fiat 500 • The tiny Fiat is cute and cheap to run, but now it’s reached a certain age, it’s not without its foibles. Here’s what you should know before hitting the ‘buy’ button.

Dealer’s Diary • Peter Simpson provides us with an insight into the automotive sales trading world – and beyond.

Cleaning with CARBON DIOXIDE • Rob Hawkins visits Arctic Dry Ice to follow them treating the corrosion on the underside of a 2019 BMW X5.

Maserati Quattroporte HEADLIGHT POLISH • Peter Rosenthal restores the clarity of a pair of headlights on a 2009 Maserati Quattroporte.

Help! • Your non-diagnostic vehicle-related problems solved by Steve Rothwell

Diagnostics Doctor • Steve Rothwell answering your ENGINE MANAGEMENT queries

Electronic Diagnostics • Tracing and fixing faults in electronic engine management systems

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