Pre road trip car maintenance is much easier with today's simplified vehicle upkeep.

Pre Road Trip Car Maintenance

• 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.

Use our Auto Maintenance Software as your Vehicle Mileage & Maintenance Record Book.

You can download it right on your desktop!

Important: 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.