Car Care and Why it is Important.

Caring for and maintaining your car is the most important factor in ensuring that it enjoys a long and healthy life. Some repairs to your car are inevitable as it ages due to regular wear and tear. However, by caring for and maintaining your car properly, many repairs can be minimized or even eliminated altogether.

Vehicles are machines, and like any machine they need maintenance. For most vehicles, regular maintenance begins at 5,000 miles and continues from there every 5,000-10,000 miles. Of course, checking your car on a more regular basis can ensure a long lasting, safe automobile.

Maintenance keeps your vehicle running smoothly and safely down the road for a much longer distance than never doing upkeep, often you can extend the life of your car by 2 to 3 times its useful life. Your owner’s manual will outline all of the maintenance that needs to be done and when it needs to be done so that you’re informed and prepared, nobody likes an unexpected repair to their car.

Keep in mind that these milestones are just guidelines, and your car’s owner’s manual should be consulted for a more precise maintenance schedule. Also consider how you drive—aggressive driving tends to wear things out faster. City driving tends to be harder on cars than highway driving, and many items on your car are designed to wear out, so you should plan to keep an eye on these parts like brakes, tires, batteries, fluids, gaskets, bulbs, filters, timing belts and lubricants. Plenty of expensive repairs can be avoided simply by performing regular maintenance.

Auto maintenance describes the act of inspecting or testing the condition of car subsystems (e.g., engine) and servicing or replacing parts and fluids. Regular maintenance is critical to ensure the safety, reliability, drivability, comfort and longevity of a car. During preventive maintenance, a number of parts are replaced to avoid major damage or for safety reasons, Repair is replacement after breakage