Safety hazards we see on our roads

Having a set of wheels to transport people is a blessing but there is a fine line that distinguishes blessings and curses. This fine line is usually rubbed off or sometimes unknown in our country where you…

Safety – is not a bargain

Everyday you see motorcycles in every city of Pakistan being used by riders who have safety as the least important point of riding a motorcycle. As using a motorcycle is a risky business within itself it pays…

Cheap and cheerful

Its been a years gap for me and I was very very startled to take the Karachi traffic, for one the biggest menace are rickshaws – the bright yellow CNG ones.  They are literally everywhere, swerving in and out…

The Engine swap saga

It has become a trend in Pakistan that everyone including their mother in law wants a car with a swapped engine or something of the like. Now I am all in for a nice running car and it should have a little get…

Tuning Diesel Engines

It’s really a fun experience for me when someone has a little tough time starting his diesel vehicle goes to a supposedly well reputed diesel mechanic with his complaint. The mechanic very promptly says that…

Desi maintenance

If you hold a Pakistani “Shanakhti” card and speak urdu or any of the native languages and have lived somewhere within its 4 provinces, car maintenance is the usual ordeal of going to an ustaadjee mechanic who…