How To Spray Paint With Aerosols Rob King 18th August 2017 DIY Guides, Guides, Most Popular 6 Automotive Spray Paint: Up until last week I had two preconceptions about spray painting with automotive spray paint cans and they were: 1: Aerosols give a poor, patchy and dull finish ad the colours never ... Read More...
Understanding Engine Oil Rob King 17th August 2017 Most Popular, Tech 5 So you want to top up your car's engine oil and you want to do it yourself - maybe you've seen our DIY videos! You know where the dipstick is, you know the procedure and all you need now is some oil. But wh... Read More...
Wing Mirror Buying Guide Rob King 28th June 2017 Buying Guides, Guides, Most Popular 5 The Importance of Wing Mirrors Wing mirrors (named so because they used to be located on the car's front wing) are obviously enough an important safety feature on any vehicle. They assist the driver by enabl... Read More...
19 Tools Every Home Mechanic Needs In Their Garage Rob King 16th March 2017 Buying Guides, Most Popular 3 Despite MicksGarage.com not actually being a garage, a large percentage of the team here are died-in-the-wool petrolheads who regularly spend time fixing and maintaining their own cars. The selection of tools r... Read More...
Infographic: History of the Ford Escort – MicksGarage.com Rob King 21st February 2017 Infographics, Most Popular The Ford Escort was introduced in 1968 as a replacement for the long-running Anglia. The modern, distinctive design became immensely popular with 2.1 million units of the mk1 being sold in the first 6 years. Th... Read More...
Infographic: A Visual History of The Subaru Impreza Rob King 19th February 2017 Infographics, Most Popular It would be fairly hard to find a car enthusiast that isn't a big fan of the Subaru Impreza, and we'd be no different here at MicksGarage. I've never owned one myself, but my Dad had one and, amazingly, as an 1... Read More...
Infographic: The History of the Nissan Skyline Rob King 20th January 2017 Infographics, Most Popular Continuing our series of infographics based on the history of iconic car models, we bring you the History of the Nissan Skyline: The name Skyline will always be synonymous with performance cars from Nissan, ... Read More...
Infographic: History Of The Honda Civic Rob King 19th January 2017 Infographics, Most Popular 1 Spanning nine model generations the Honda Civic is one of the most recognizable and best selling cars in the world. Back in early 1970's Honda were considering pulling out of car manufacture altogether after a ... Read More...
Infographic: History of The Porsche 911 Rob King 17th January 2017 Infographics, Most Popular Continuing our series of infographics based on the history of iconic car models, we bring you the History of the Porsche 911: The Porsche 911 remains one of the most recognisable (and desirable) cars on the... Read More...
Infographic: History of the Volkswagen Golf – MicksGarage.com Rob King 18th December 2016 Infographics, Most Popular History of the Volkswagen Golf - An infographic by the team at MicksGarage.com The Volkswagen Golf is currently the 3rd best selling car in the world, with close to 30 million produced since 1974! Chances are,... Read More...
How to Fit Hub-Centric Wheel Spacers Rob King 17th August 2016 DIY Guides, Most Popular 1 So, wheel spacers, what are they and what are they for? Well basically they’re billet aluminium, machined down to fit in between your hub and your wheel, giving the car a wider track. They're a very popular ... Read More...
Hiring a Car Abroad The AA 7th June 2016 Driving, Guides, Most Popular, Travel Following on from their recent article about the importance of travel insurance, we invited guest bloggers AA Ireland back again to get their advice on hiring a car abroad: Hiring a car abroad should be a re... Read More...
A Beginners Guide To Track Days Rob King 1st May 2016 Driving, Guides, Most Popular, Motorsport, Track Day Guides Track Days are amazingly good fun and unbeatable value for money. We've written at length in the past about buying a Track Day car on a budget but we never really got into the nitty-gritty of the Track Day itse... Read More...
Choosing A Track Day Car On A Budget. Part 2: €/£10k Rob King 21st March 2016 Most Popular, Motorsport, Track Day Guides Last year I wrote an article about choosing a track day car for a small fictitious budget of €/£2500. it turned out to be quite popular so I thought i'd write another one. This time I upped our imaginary budget... Read More...
How To Remove A Clamp: What Should You Do If Clamped Rob King 12th November 2015 Driving, General News, Most Popular The majority of motorists have had some sort of run in with clampers over the years and while we agree in principal with regulated, government backed clamping (sorry folks, you really can't just abandon your ca... Read More...
The Big 0-60 Quiz Rob King 8th October 2015 Most Popular, Quizzes and Polls It's time to test your knowledge of pointless motoring trivia folks! The Big 0-60 Quiz, as the name suggests will test your knowledge of the most important pub bragging factor relating to any car - its 0-60mph ... Read More...
What’s All This In The News about Car Emissions? Rob King 26th September 2015 General News, Guides, How Stuff Works, Most Popular I expect you’re wondering about emissions, seeing as they’re kind of in the news at the moment. Most of us have been (since the changeover in the motor tax system in 2008 anyway) aware that cars that burn petro... Read More...
Choosing A Track Day Car On A Budget Rob King 10th September 2015 Most Popular, Motorsport, Track Day Guides 1 If you're on the lookout for a track day car, you're in the right place! Here at MicksGarage we love track days. We love them because they are awesome. Fact. They also represent the best value for money you... Read More...
30 Things You Should Have In Your Boot Rob King 28th August 2015 Guides, Most Popular Your boot is a location that gets used a hell of a lot, from bringing home the shopping to carrying the golf clubs, from those bulky boxes from IKEA to the presents for the family at Christmas, what would we do... Read More...
How To Remove The Smell of Cigarette Smoke From Your Car Rob King 25th August 2015 Guides, Most Popular 1 How To Remove The Smell of Cigarette Smoke From Your Car The smell of cigarette smoke is unmistakable, and it permeates fabric and coats hard surfaces with a pretty nasty brown film that retains the scent. The... Read More...
