A flattened carton under the engine overnight tells you whether the car is leaking and what colour it is. Brown is engine oil, red is transmission, green is coolant, clear is just the AC and nothing to worry about.
Dhoop mein khadi gaadi ke andar plastic bottle ka paani garam hoke swaad badal deta hai. Steel ki bottle rakho — ek baar ka kharcha, roz ka faayda.
Before switching the car AC on, drive with all four windows down for thirty seconds to push out the trapped hot air. The AC then cools a much smaller problem, and it gets cold faster.
डिक्की में एक पुराना जूता या चप्पल रखो। पंक्चर, कीचड़ या रास्ते में गाड़ी धक्का लगाने की नौबत आए तो अच्छे जूते बच जाते हैं।
डिक्की में एक पुराना तौलिया रखो — शीशा पोंछने, सीट सुखाने, गिरा हुआ पानी साफ करने और गरम स्टीयरिंग ढकने, सब काम आता है।
Frame seedha nahi baith raha to aksar deewar oonchi-neechi hoti hai. Frame ke peeche neeche wale kone par cardboard ka tukda chipka do.
Sofa ke neeche patla cardboard sarka do. Saari dhool usi par jamti hai — mahine mein ek baar nikaal ke jhaad lo, jhaadu andar ghusane ki zaroorat hi nahi.
Route everything through one app and one card so the statement is the whole story. Five minutes on Sunday looking at the week is more effective than any budgeting app you will stop opening in March.
A frame that will not sit straight usually has an uneven wall behind it. Stick a folded bit of cardboard to the low corner on the back of the frame. It stays level and the fix is invisible.
Where a sofa leg has crushed the carpet, sit an ice cube in the dent and let it melt fully. As the fibres take up water they stand back up. Blot dry and brush with your fingers.
Garmi mein bike ki seat par akhbaar ya kapda daal do. Baithne layak rehti hai aur seat ka cover phatta nahi.
Half the bikes on Indian roads have the mirrors folded in. Set them so you can see the lane behind your shoulder, not your own arm. It is the cheapest safety equipment on the vehicle and it is already fitted.
Washing the bike strips the chain, and a dry chain rusts within days in monsoon. Lube it after every wash, and wipe the excess or it collects grit and grinds itself down.
Sun destroys a bike seat faster than rain does. Any old bedsheet thrown over it while parked outside adds years to the upholstery, and the seat is not scalding when you get back at 4pm.
Pressure read after a long ride is falsely high because the air has heated. Check in the morning before you ride. Correct pressure is the cheapest mileage improvement there is.
Naye India ka naya jugaad, bhed ko line me rakhta hai and vehicles se safe rakhta hai
RC, insurance aur licence ki photo phone mein aur DigiLocker mein rakho. Asli kaagaz gaadi mein chhodne se behtar hai — chori ho to sab ek saath jaata hai.
भरने से पहले मीटर को ज़ीरो होते देखो और गोल आंकड़े की जगह अजीब रकम बोलो — जैसे 340 नहीं, 337। दोनों में तीन सेकंड लगते हैं।
Dhool se dhaki ya tedhi number plate par challan katta hai. Ek geela kapda hafte mein ek baar — sabse aasan bacha hua paisa.
चलने के बाद हवा गरम होकर ज़्यादा दिखती है। सुबह ठंडी गाड़ी पर नापो। सही हवा माइलेज बढ़ाने का सबसे सस्ता तरीका है।
Scooter ko ek taraf jhuka ke thoda ruko — tanki ke kone ka petrol pipe tak aa jaata hai. Ek-do kilometre nikal jaate hain, pump tak pahunchne ke liye kaafi.
कटे आलू या शैंपू की हल्की परत शीशे पर रगड़ो और पोंछ दो। बारिश की बूँदें फिसल जाती हैं और दिखाई देता रहता है। वाइपर की जगह नहीं लेता।
Helmet ki andar ki padding nikaal ke dho lo, aur helmet ko ulta karke dhoop mein rakh do. Pasine ki boo chali jaati hai. Hafte mein ek baar dhoop kaafi hai.
सर्विस के बाद बचा हुआ पुराना इंजन ऑयल चेन पर लगा सकते हो। खास चेन लूब से कम टिकता है पर सूखी चेन से बहुत बेहतर। ज़्यादा लगे तो पोंछ दो।
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