7 Driving Habits That Are Damaging Your Car - Athena Travels

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7 Driving Habits That Are Damaging Your Car
Athena Travels
Bad driving habits are prematurely destroying
your vehicle, but you can stop it by changing
your behavior on the road. Being aware how to
drive properly and stopping these seven bad
driving (and parking) habits can better protect
your vehicle and get more years out of it.
1 Not Avoiding Potholes Potholes are a fact of
life, and avoiding them is good for your car.
Think of them as the reverse speed bump. Not
avoiding them can result in damage to your
vehicle, so eyes on the road and avoid as many
potholes as you can before you end up spending
lots of money on repairs or a new vehicle.
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2 Driving Too Fast Over Speed Bumps One of the
biggest safe driving tips you can adopt is to
drive slowly over speed bumps. They are designed
to damage your car if you take them too quickly,
but their purpose serves the community. By
properly slowing down (even for a small one with
no one around), you can protect your vehicle,
save yourself a ticket, and potentially avoid
hitting someone or something in a
pedestrian-friendly zone.
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3 Not Using Your Hand Brake The only part of
your vehicle that is specifically designed to
keep your car parked is your hand brake. Not
using it is common and far too many of us do
this because our cars stay in park when we put
it into gear, right? In reality not using your
hand brake is putting a lot of stress and wear
on your vehicle, and to keep it in great
condition for as long as possible you are going
to want to use your hand brake in every
condition, not just on hills or bumpy roads.
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4 Not Maintaining Your Vehicle When the Lights
Go On If you see a maintenance light go on, get
your car checked as soon as possible. Changing
the oil is a fast and easy thing to do and it
prolongs the life of your vehicle. All issues
that your car warns you of are easier and faster
to fix right from the start than if you allow
them to fester.
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5 Driving Until Your Gas Tank is Almost
Empty Yes, driving tank indicators are wrong.
Theyre very wrong. You might have 50 kilometers
left in your gas tank before you hit empty, but
that isnt the only reason to have gas in your
car. Gas also acts as a coolant, so when your
gas tank runs empty, it can lead your car to
overheat or even malfunction driving too often
on empty means that your catalytic converter,
fuel system, and the fuel pump could all become
damaged. The danger is even greater if you run
on empty.
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6 Immediately Changing from Reverse to Drive You
need to come to a complete stop before you change
gears from reverse into drive and vice versa.
This applies to manual vehicles and automatic
vehicles. Not taking this extra step can damage
your transmission, and in some cases, even
beyond repair. If you have done this in the
past, get it taken in for a checkup and
transmission service ASAP and start taking those
few extra seconds to come to a complete stop.
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7 Not Checking Your Vehicle Regularly Small
issues are easy to fix and easy on the budget.
Weve already gone over how you need to take
your vehicle in once an indicator light turns
on, but in this case, you are going to want to
check the car for yourself. Check the air
pressure in your tires, check the body of your
vehicle, check to make sure all the lights work
these issues can become worse over time if you
dont fix them (rust, for example), and in other
cases, adopting this new habit is key to saving
yourself a ticket.
Your vehicle can last you over a decade and more
if taken care of properly, especially if it
doesnt have too many advanced safety issues or
computer systems in place. Safe driving, good
habits and keeping your car clean are all great
methods in keeping your vehicle free from
damage. And, this is just what has made Athena
Cars Tours one of the most reliable and trusted
travel partner for Bangaloreans. Every
individual and every corporate relies on the
Bangalore city cab services that Athena offers,
because of the standards we adopt. From the
condition of our vehicles, to the mannerism of
chauffeurs, and the riding safety measures
employed, each aspect is thoroughly monitored and
managed, to make every trip with Athena, the
best.
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