4 min readThere are two numbers for tyre tread, and they are not the same. One is the minimum Victoria's roadworthy standard will pass. The other is the depth the car's manufacturer says not to drive below.Insights from the BM Garage workshop
4 min readThere are two numbers for tyre tread, and they are not the same. One is the minimum Victoria's roadworthy standard will pass. The other is the depth the car's manufacturer says not to drive below.
4 min readA used car with a fresh roadworthy has passed a safety check. That is all it has passed, and Victoria's own standard says so in as many words.
4 min readThe engine warning light says that something has been recorded, not what. The owner's manual separates a steady light from a flashing one, and Victoria's roadworthy standard has one sentence on what a tester must do about it.
4 min readOn a BMW or a MINI, fitting a new battery is two jobs. The second one is telling the car, and it is in the owner's manual.
4 min readA BMW or MINI does not follow a fixed sticker on the windscreen. It works out its own service needs, stores them in the key, and has a few blind spots worth knowing about.
4 min readA knock over bumps tells you something is loose or worn. It does not tell you what. Here is where Victoria's roadworthiness standard draws the line, in its own words.
5 min readThe pass mark for brakes in Victoria is written down, and it is shorter and more specific than most people expect. Here it is in the standard's own words, with what a BMW Group owner's manual adds.
6 min readThe owner's manual is brief about a coolant warning, and what it does say is worth reading before the bonnet goes up. Here it is in the manufacturer's words, with every document linked.
5 min readBMW Australia's own warranty booklet answers this in one sentence. The conditions around that sentence are what matter, so here they are in BMW's words and the regulators' words, not ours.No articles in this topic yet.