A vehicle, powered by an internal combustion engine, ICE, is quite an array of many components that must work together in near-perfect harmony for the vehicle to move and perform its functions without any challenges. However, as with all moving components, wear and tear happens, all the time and replacements are often needed to keep […]
Noco GB Series Portable Jumpstarter Alternatives
Our world is powered by alternatives; few things today are exempted from viable alternatives, no matter how exclusive they may appear to be. However, never in the history of humanity have we all been unconscious of the options before us as we have consistently been in this generation. Ironically, with all the blessings that we […]
Battery Boost: How To Do It Correctly With A Noco Boost Jump Starter
I once narrated the story of my father’s old, carbureted Peugeot 504. Amongst the many anomalies that plagued that vehicle (even by the standards of its day), it still managed to be fun to drive and importantly, allowed very strange things (by today’s standards) to happen to it without any consequences. One such anomaly was […]
How To Safely Jumpstart A Modern Car
I remember the very first vehicle I needed to jumpstart in my automotive life: it was carburetted 504 GL sedan with a (then) ‘impressive’ engine of 2.0 liters and (still) ‘impressive’ HP of just over a 100! I remember that day today, decades later, as if it were only yesterday. I had followed my dad […]
How Long Do Portable Jump Starters Last?
When Mercedes, BMW, and Audi launched here in the US, their offerings were quite iconic and promised two things (which they delivered, spectacularly). First, luxury and closely related, prestige. Distinguished from the local offerings (the GMs and Fords) and other more ‘conservative’ imports from Asia basically, these German offerings were the defacto marques to turn […]
The Pros And Cons Of The Noco GB Portable Jumpstarter Series
We live in a funny world and the times are amusing; folks who love something (or even a person) will go to the ends of the world to defend the same, giving reasons why it should be bought, used, or tolerated. On the other hand, the converse also holds true; people who don’t like something […]