If you’re the environmentally conscious sort, or if you’d just like to cut your fuel budget, switching to a partially or wholly-electric vehicle could be a great way to take the strain off the planet and your wallet.

Once only thought of as an aftermarket add-on for petrolheads or hoons, the turbocharger has gone mainstream. Naturally aspirated engines – that is, an engine that draws oxygen solely on atmospheric pressure – are less and less common, and even more sedate vehicles such as hatchbacks, family cars and grand tourers are choosing turbochargers as standard.

A mechanic is just like your doctor; you need to explain the issue and its symptoms so that your car can be repaired.