My car is like my best friend cum workout buddy – it accompanies me to training and sees me home after training. It has seen me at my best (when I’m happy or excited about something and start singing at the top of my voice) and also seen me at my worst (when I finish a tough training session and barely...

For the longest time, the highest NCD (No Claim Discount) you could get on your car insurance premium was 50%. But that has changed. Online insurer DirectAsia recently launched a super exciting feature – the NCD60 – which gives you up to 60% off your car insurance premiums. DirectAsia is the first...

So, I was part of a recent Grab x Tinder activation, which you most probably would know about if you are a Grab user. How the campaign works: For one day only between 11am to 4pm on Friday (19 May), you could log into the Grab app and click on the Grab x Tinder tab to get a chance to share a ride...

I drive around a lot for work and training – spending about an average of 3 hours a day behind the wheel – and I recently found a way to make some allowance and cover petrol costs. It’s called GrabHitch. GrabHitch is a social carpooling service where regular drivers like you and me can give...

The one important thing that greatly impacts our car insurance premiums is the NCD (No Claim Discount), which is a discount offered by insurers for car owners who have not made any claims within a year or more. The more accident claims you make, the more your NCD gets reduced and the greater your premium...

Autobacs Bukit Batok is celebrating their store reopening with a grand carnival - the Vroomland Autobacs Car Life Carnival, which I was at over the weekend. After a two-month refresh, the store has undergone some redesigning to improve consumer experience. For example, the tyre...

It’s been a while since I had a test drive car and I had the absolute pleasure of having the Opel Astra for an entire weekend. The Astra, which won the 2016 European Car of the Year award, is a five-door hatchback that comes in both 1.0-litre and 1.4-litre turbocharged engines. This one you see here...

I’ve often been telling people to think of fuelling your body like how you fuel your car. Think about it – if you feed your car inferior fuel, you can’t expect it to perform or drive well. Similarly, if you fill yourself up with junk food, your body will not be able to function at its best. There...

Driving across to Malaysia is a convenient way of going on vacation, but before you hop into your car and drive for 300km to Kuala Lumpur, here are some tips to get you prepared: 1. Prepare your car for the long journey The first thing you should do is to bring your car to the workshop and get it checked....