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Pre
Road Trip Car Maintenance Checklist
Learn more about prices on car repair
Provided you follow factory
Routine Auto
Maintenance Schedules, getting ready is pretty simple...
Here’s
what to do:
- Clean your car inside and out—windows
too! Cleaning your car is a great way to get to know it. For example,
you may notice worn tires or a broken lamp.
- Set tire pressures to factory specifications.
Adjust tire pressures according to your owner’s manual (including the spare tire),
especially if you are hauling significant weight.
- Check the fluids, belts and
hoses—with most of today’s cars, these can be
checked quickly with a peek under the hood.
- Test all your wiper blades to ensure
they’re cleaning well. Replace as needed.
- Check all your exterior lights, including fog
lamps as applicable.
- If you’re close to your next
scheduled vehicle maintenance, get it done.
Important: if you bring your car in for service. Your mechanic does not need to
know you’re taking a trip. Sad as it is, "taking a trip" is
often used to take advantage of service customers. Check out 10 Things
You JUST NEVER SAY to Your Mechanic for more information.
To learn more about eliminating repair scams Click Here
-Theodore P.
Olson ©
http://www.repairtrust.com/
MLA Style Citation:
Olson, Theodore. "10 Things You JUST NEVER SAY to Your Mechanic" RepairTrust. 23 January 2007. http://www.repairtrust.com/articles_roadtrip.html
APA Style Citation:
Olson, Theodore. (2007, January 23). 10 Things You JUST NEVER SAY to Your Mechanic. RepairTrust. http://www.repairtrust.com/articles_roadtrip.html
Chicago Style Citation:
Olson, Theodore. 2007 10 Things You JUST NEVER SAY to Your Mechanic. RepairTrust (January, 23), http://www.repairtrust.com/articles_roadtrip.html |
