Aref Ali

Although we had DBW (drive-by-wire) in few cars relatively longer than you might expect, Pakistani consumers and mechanics widely came to know about this system when it was introduced at large scale in 8th…

When you go to buy new alloys for your new Civic or Corolla, there is a trend of installing alloys that are slightly wider than the original. Or sometimes, you end up buying alloys that are wider than you were…

Market is filled with all sorts of alloy wheels now a days. Although you want to put whatever design you like, there is a chance you won’t be able to. And it is not about the size of the alloy, but the…

There is no doubt that we take our tire for granted most of the time. But they are as important part of your vehicle as anything else. You will not be able to go anywhere safely if you don’t have good enough…

We always get questions like if it is possible to import a car on your. Well, the short answer is yes. But is it easy, short answer is no. The thing is, you need someone in Japan to first buy a car, from…

We have been discussing different alignment setting of a car like its negative/positive toe settings and negative/positive camber setting. Another very important part of wheel alignment is the castor angle of…

Last time we talked about how excessive positive or negative toe can hurt your car tires and make the wear out rapidly. In that article, linked below, we talked that when you take your car to an alignment…

One thing that can be really annoying when you are doing your normal everyday driving is when your car starts to pull to one side. You are cruising at a normal speed, and you continuously feel like your car is…

Even the increased influx of used imports, local auto makers saw the sales leaped to 151,134 units from 118,102 for the fiscal year 2014-15. The imported cars on the other hand were between 25,000 to 30,000…

Federal government has reduced the vehicle transfer tax for those who file their taxes. Last year, the government increased the income tax rates to eye watering level. This made owners think to not get their…

We have been talking all about car tyres, and there has been very less said about another very important segment of motor industry that uses tyres, and that is motorcycles and their tires. There are current…

Considering how much electricity we are facing now a days, and then the combination of Ramzan and summers, I have heard people sleeping in the cars overnight with AC on. My first reaction was, well that can’t…

A friend sent photos of his Cultus in the morning with banged up front end. He was on his way to the office and rear ended a Suzuki Ravi. Messed up his front end, and now needs a new bonnet. It is a general…

We have been expecting a launch of new 2016 Toyota Fortuner for couple of months now. Previous Fortuner had a long run; almost a decade now. We have been posting about the expected launch, the specs and design…

There was a time when almost every car used to come with steel wheels, and first thing that people used to do was to get shiny new alloys rims, mostly bigger, and new rubber to wrap those alloys. Even now,…