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Maintaining a New or Used Car

Maintaining a New or Used Car. Routine Maintenance. What is the worst mistake you can make when it comes to maintaining your car? Not doing it! Pay special attention to the costly items that break. Regular oil changes, tire rotations and transmission tune-ups, a must!

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Maintaining a New or Used Car

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  1. Maintaining a New or Used Car

  2. Routine Maintenance What is the worst mistake you can make when it comes to maintaining your car? Not doing it! • Pay special attention to the costly items that break. • Regular oil changes, tire rotations and transmission tune-ups, a must! • Routine maintenance will help prevent more costly and unexpected repairs! • Information is located in your owner’s manual.

  3. Unexpected Repairs • When the new car bumper-to-bumper warranty expires, you must pay for: • Engine problems • Drive train damage • Internal engine repairs • Replace • Suspension • Alternator • Starter • Water pump

  4. Find and keep a Reliable Mechanic • Be Kind to Your Mechanic! • Find a mechanic before you need one. • Do your friends and family recommend the mechanic? • Is your mechanic reliable? ASE Certified? • ASE Certified Mechanic: Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) is an impartial, third-party endorsement of a mechanic’s knowledge and experience. • ASE is a nationwide agency that certifies technicians. Technicians have to apply for recertification every 5 years. • Go to one place consistently • Think of your car as a long-term investment!

  5. Get Written Estimates • Describe the symptoms to the mechanic, instead of trying to diagnose the problem • Get the estimate in writing. • Get more than one estimate. • Don’t sign a blank repair order. • Don’t sign blank repair order • Make sure the repair order clearly states what you want done.

  6. Frequency of Oil Change? • Oil-change store will always suggest 3,000 miles. • It may be less expensive in the long run by changing the oil more often than not. • What does your manual say? • If you do a lot of driving around town, more often is better. • If you do mostly highway driving, you can change the oil less often.

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