Get Your Car Summer Ready

Get Your Car Summer Ready

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Summer has got to be the best season for getting out and about and enjoying a healthy lifestyle but is your car ready for it? Some people don’t think about getting their car ready for the summer and don’t know where to start but if you’re planning on doing day trips and wanting to take equipment then there are some essentials that you should be considering. Have a look below at some of the things you could be looking at to get your car ready for this summer.

Service

It’s always useful and recommended to have your car serviced at least once a year to ensure it’s running smoothly and correctly. By doing this you are able to identify any problems that may have been bigger problems if not noticed. While having services things such as tires, engines, water, and oil will be checked to make sure it’s safe for long journeys. It’s a good idea to check your pollen filter in your car too as if you have any allergies such as hay fever not having this replaced could mean your allergies are worse than normal and your car should be a place you are able to keep relatively pollen-free.

Equipment

If you’re planning on taking any equipment on your days out then it is definitely worthwhile considering if your car needs any adaptations to be able to do this. You may want to take bikes with you, if you do sometimes you are able to install a universal bike rack however in some cases having a Tow Bar is essential for carrying bikes on your car. Having a towbar can also be useful for pulling things such as caravans, trailers and horse carts. Another way to carry equipment on your car is to have roof racks where you are able to carry equipment like bikes, roof boxes and kayaks making it very versatile. Roof boxes can be extremely useful for day trips as well as holidays away as you can store all the equipment you need out of the boot of the car.

Summer Essentials

We all know that in the winter it’s a good idea to have items such as blankets, a torch, and a few emergency food items in case you ever break down or are stuck in hours of traffic however did you know you can also have one of these for a summer emergency. Now you’re not going to need things such as blankets but having useful items such as bug spray, cooling mists, sun creams (because yes you can burn sitting in a traffic jam), water and emergency foods can be your best friend if you were to find yourself stuck for a while. Bear in mind that some of these items need to be kept out of the sun though and can become unsafe if not in the shade and get too warm.

Do you have any other ways you can get your car ready for summer? Please share them in the comments section below.

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