Picture this! You are running late perfectly dressed in all-white for a big party, then poof, halfway to the destination your car has a flat tire. What next? Get the car-jack & change to the spare, right? Except your jack is nowhere to be found. What now? Ask passing vehicles for help? Too tacky. Call a vulcanizer? Good luck, in the middle of nowhere.
Cars are unpredictable! And as drivers, all hands and auto tools should be on deck to checkmate any emergencies. But more often than not we take them for granted. Half of the time, even common fire extinguishers are a luxury to most Nigerian vehicles.
Our advice! At least, 5 of these life-saving accessories should be in all road-worthy vehicles:
1. Scissors Car-jack:
It is only normal to start with this. The car jack is used to lift the car when replacing a flat tire.
2. Wrenches:
Also called a spanner, It is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects, such as nuts and bolts.
3. Fuel can:
Imagine you run out of fuel in the middle of a journey and the next petrol station is like miles away from you. That is where the fuel can comes in handy.
4. Fire extinguisher
Sometimes, most cars tend to overheat. It is very important to have a fire extinguisher in the car in situations like that.
5. Caution sign:
Caution signs are very useful in terms of emergency car breakdown. It helps notifying oncoming vehicles to divert
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Got any more essentials we didn’t mention? What are you waiting for? Get on the website to order and save yourself the stress.
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