The Ultimate Car Checklist Before a Road Trip
Season 1, Episode 9, Jul 29, 2019, 04:26 PM
Welcome to the ninth episode of the Mark and Embark Podcast by ScoutMyTrip. The host for this episode is Myra Naik.
In this episode we will talk about how we spend countless hours planning a road trip; we seldom spend time in prepping the vehicle to perform to it’s fullest on the highway. To make this simpler, we’ve put together a list of 20 must do items for a complete car checklist before a road trip. There even a bonus point which we would advise you to take with a pinch of salt!
In this episode we will talk about how we spend countless hours planning a road trip; we seldom spend time in prepping the vehicle to perform to it’s fullest on the highway. To make this simpler, we’ve put together a list of 20 must do items for a complete car checklist before a road trip. There even a bonus point which we would advise you to take with a pinch of salt!
We spoke to 7 automotive and travel experts on what they recommend as the ideal and foolproof car checklist, and we promise you that this is all you will ever need!
Summarizing all the points discussed in the podcast. I would advise you to listen to the podcast to know about each of these in detail.
- Get the right oil for the trip
- Check your battery date
- Top up fluids
- Change your air filters
- Cabin Air Filters
- Check your tires
- Put together an emergency kit.
- Consider Road Side Assistance
- Clean your car
- Keep Paper maps
- Fill the tank!
- Get it serviced professionally
- Check the spare tyre / stepney
- Vehicle Documents
- Review the route
- Do a quick tyre test
- Component Check 101
- Change or top up the Oil
- Radiator coolant
- Lights
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Bonus check – or NOT
A word about the bonus: Please take it with a pinch of salt, and remember you need to be extra careful with something you do not own! Rest, do hear Myra out on the podcast
If there's something else you would want me to also cover, do give us a shout out on social media or wherever you subscribe to podcasts.
Important links for further reading:
Important links for further reading:
- The original blog: Ultimate Car Checklist Before a Road Trip
- The cheat sheet for using the award winning road trip planner by ScoutMyTrip. While this is an older post - please check the latest and up to date video tutorials for the road trip planner.
A bit about our super epic road trip planner
ScoutMyTrip allows 25 points on a single map compared to 10 that Google offers. To start doing that you'll need to head to the road trip planner and simply enter and start and end locations.
There is more you can do on the planner, and I would request you to check out our video tutorials.
If you would want us to plan the trip for you, check out our pricing for road trip planning services or simply pick a curated road trip package that you and your friends can enjoy!
About how travel experts can help you on a better road trip
Did you Indians spent over 900 million hours last year planning road trips? And even after spending so much time planning, they are still caught with uncertainties that come with travel - how are the roads, where are the good restaurants, will my family be comfortable and so on. So why not leave the planning to the experts; and travel worry free. All you need to do is Hire a Scout who does all this for you, and provides online virtual trip assistance while you are traveling.
Sounds like a good idea? Sure is, because it's the hottest innovation in the travel industry; and travelers love it!
It's time to Hire a Scout and travel worry free!
About how travel experts can help you on a better road trip
Did you Indians spent over 900 million hours last year planning road trips? And even after spending so much time planning, they are still caught with uncertainties that come with travel - how are the roads, where are the good restaurants, will my family be comfortable and so on. So why not leave the planning to the experts; and travel worry free. All you need to do is Hire a Scout who does all this for you, and provides online virtual trip assistance while you are traveling.
Sounds like a good idea? Sure is, because it's the hottest innovation in the travel industry; and travelers love it!
It's time to Hire a Scout and travel worry free!