Car Service

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Smarter servicing: how to keep your car warranty and save on servicing costs

Buying a prestige or European car often comes with one big warning from the dealer: “You must service with us, or you’ll risk your warranty.” This is one of...
Car Tips
September 3, 2025 4 min read

What your dashboard lights actually mean

Modern cars – especially European ones – are stacked with tech and sensors. It’s great for keeping you safe and your car running well, but it also means your...
Car Tips
July 3, 2025 4 min read
Someone has written the word 'cold' on a foggy car window.

Frosted and foggy windscreen? Here’s how to clear it fast and keep it that way.

You’re running late. It’s before 7am, still dark, and your car windscreen is icier than the ski racks at Falls Creek on the King’s Birthday long weekend. You grab...
Car Tips
May 23, 2025 4 min read
Close-up of a wheel with red brake calipers and drilled brake discs.

Home safe? Make sure your tyres are too

As the Easter long weekend wraps up and school holidays come to a close, many of us are returning from road trips across Victoria. Whether you ventured to the...
Car Tips
April 17, 2025 4 min read
An Audi and two Mercedes-Benzes in Cox Auto’s South Melbourne garage, polished and ready for pick-up after getting their roadworthy certificates.

Why regular servicing is essential for European cars

When it comes to car maintenance, it’s easy to put things off — minor issues can seem insignificant until they suddenly turn into major (and expensive) problems. Skipping a...
Car Service
March 21, 2025 4 min read
Auto gauge

How to tell a car battery is dead

There’s nothing quite like the sinking feeling of turning your car key or pressing the start button, only to be met with silence or the feeble whir of an...
Car Service
March 21, 2025 4 min read
Front of car

Car A/C Smelling Like Vinegar?

It’s peak cucumber season in the veggie garden, but that doesn’t mean your car’s air conditioner should be smelling like a pickling day in the kitchen. Is your car...
Car Service
March 21, 2025 4 min read
Car tyre

How to Fix a Tyre Puncture

THUMP! Flap, flap, flap. Argh, the tell-tale sounds of a punctured tyre and the soundtrack to a crappy day. So how can you fix a tyre puncture, and what...
Car Service
March 21, 2025 4 min read
Car with windows rolled down

Why isn’t my car A/C cold?

Have you ever had a moment while driving on a summer’s day where you’ve thought “far out it must be hot today, I can even feel it in here!”?...
Car Service
March 21, 2025 4 min read
Dashboard of BMW car.

AC water leaking in your car? Here’s what’s wrong.

Hooooo boy, has it been a humid summer! I’ve never been more thankful for the air conditioned comfort of our family car, keeping us cool over the school holidays...
Car Service
August 12, 2025 5 min read