5 things car enthusiasts need to know during this circuit breaker!
1) Car workshops
During this circuit breaker, car workshops can still continue to attend to emergency recovery and repair works after they have submitted their exemption to the relevant authority. Hence, do not worry if you need any emergency repair for your vehicle. However, other non-essential services like car detailing will not be available during this period of time. So how do you maintain the cleanliness of your vehicles during this period? We will move on to the second point on car wash.
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2) Car Wash
As car grooming shops are categorised under non-essential services, they will not be operating during this period. But the good news is, you can still wash your vehicle at designated HDB parking lots. However, you must ensure that you follow the necessary safe distancing measure such as washing your vehicle alone while wearing a wash and do not hang around the area after you have washed your vehicle.
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3) Battery life
If you are working from home and thus not driving your vehicle out as often as before, do remember this steps which can help your battery from depleting during this period of time. Your vehicle battery may go flat if your vehicle has been left at the carpark untouched for 1-2 weeks depending on the age of your battery. Firstly, if you are not intending to use your vehicle during this whole circuit breaker period, you may choose to disconnect your battery to minimise the discharge of the battery during a long period of storage. However, if the vehicle is left untouched for too long, the normal self-discharge of the battery may drain the battery to a dangerous level too. Hence, an alternative method is to start your car up every few days to allow it to charge up for a few minutes at the carpark even if you are not driving out. This will then prevent the car battery to be fully depleted and thus the engine to be unable to start up after the circuit breaker.
4) Online Shopping for Car Accessories
As most non-essential car services are not available for car enthusiast now, how can we satisfy our needs to poison ourselves and “zhng” our beloved ride during this period of time? The answer is simple and if you are reading this, you came to the right place. Enjoy free courier delivery now when you purchase any accessories over $19.90 from our website (www.acetorque.com). Zhng your ride now with the cosmetics accessories that you can DIY easily, for other accessories which you require help with installation, we will be able to assist you after the circuit breaker. Moreover, with the savings from fuel cost and ERP during this period, it gives you more disposable cash to pamper your ride! Start your CB shopping spree now!
5) Getting a new car
If you are attracted to all the car sale promotions going on now and finally made the choice for your new ride, unfortunately, you will not be able to head down to showrooms during this period of time. Moreover you are unable to purchase a brand new car now due to the suspension of COE bidding exercises in the month of April. All test drives or viewing of your ideal new car will only be possible after the circuit breaker. Similar for used cars, all used cars dealers will not be open now during this period of circuit breaker. Therefore, your hopes of getting a new ride be it a brand new car or used car will only be possible after the circuit breaker. Meanwhile, you can only contact the dealers by phone or online to discuss or negotiate about the deal. You can also spend this time looking at and comparing your options online to get the best deal available and choose the car that suits your need.
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