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The rainy season is upon us again.  It doesn’t require an Ernie Baron to see that there are flash floods, afternoon showers and the inevitable overnight craters to see this fact.  However, in as much as nature could change as quick as affiliations in the Philippine Senate; motorists' behavior seem to be stuck on a summer mode as Bazooka bubblegum to orthodontic braces. 

Despite poor visibility and wet roads, it seems that some Michael Schumacher wannabes treat Katipunan Avenue as El Rouge Straight at the Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium.  Plunging their white Civic SiRs to full throttle, probably not knowing that their car doesn’t carry ABS as standard nor five Formula One driver's championships.

Well, to some extent, we can’t blame these drivers, right?  Most of them probably got their driver’s licenses the ‘easy way’ and probably don’t know the difference between aquaplaning and AquaTred.  Alright, it’s the past and there’s no way to correct these errors, unless someone has a flying De Lorean and a certain Doc out there.  Since a optimistic estimates would put the chances of that happening at zero percent, we at motioncars.com would try to correct this small problem. 

In the next few pages, we’d be offering some simple to understand and follow guides for you and your car this rainy season.  One quick note though: if your parents get a chance to read this article, there’s no more reason why you just trashed your beloved Civic.

Weekly Rituals in Car Maintenance

A good chef can’t do anything without those high-tech non-stick teflon-coated knives, nor can Mika Hakkinen win F1 races in a go-kart.  The car is essentially the tool of every driver.  In fact, there are some car philosophies that go: the car is an extension of your body.  Any skill would be quite useless if the tool is defective.  This is especially true when it’s raining cats and dogs out there.  It’s better to take a few extra minutes out of each weekend just to make sure your greatest possession is working and running in tip-top shape.  

A small guide: if the priority is small, it could be skipped; if medium, it should be made a habit; and finally if it’s high it means its imperative that you check it before driving out every Monday morning.

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