Listening for potential disasters
I'm what
you might call a car listener. I listen very closely to all those
tiny noises a car makes as it gets more worn as the time flies by. If
I discover a new noise then I'm all ears and concentration as I try
to figure out where the sound might be coming from and if it's
serious.
It
mat be a clunk from in the boot. Could be anything. Could be my foot
pump moving about or it could be my exhaust about to fall off. Why do
I get different sounds from going over speed bumps? Sometimes it's a
horrible thunk like the shock absorber is about to spring out and at
other times silence. Seems worse on a morning before the old girl has
limbered up.
What
is that thud that sometimes comes from the front nearside wheel? Is
it the brake discs that are loose or is it the cv joint about to give
way? Perhaps it's nothing and I should ignore it but I can't cos I'm
a car listener.
A
pupil of mine said her friends car began making a screeching noise
one night. The solution? Turn up the radio loud. Maybe I should be
more like that!
Who does intensive driving lessons in Nottingham?
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