CAR ESSENTIALS

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CAR MAINTENANCE AT ITS BEST

Get in the habit of conducting regular vehicle maintenance and you’ll avoid potentially costly breakdowns as well as extend the life of your car. You can handle basic routine vehicle maintenance yourself, by following a regular schedule as outlined in your owner’s manual.

Every vehicle has an owner’s manual, a thick book typically squirreled away in the glove box or another storage compartment. If you can’t find your copy, an electronic version could reside online. Otherwise, contact your dealer for a copy.

With manual in hand, head to the maintenance schedule section. Take note of the intervals for such maintenance items as the engine oil and filter, tire rotation, belts and hoses, and so on, more on goedkoop-autoverzekering.nl.

CHANGE YOUR OIL AND OIL FILTER.

Oil is your engine’s life blood. It serves as a lubricant, keeping important engine parts from grinding against each other and destroying the engine. Motor oil not changed regularly can also damage your engine as accumulated contaminants cause friction, rubbing parts together.

CHECK YOUR TIRES MONTHLY

The only thing separating your car from the road is its tires. They need to be properly inflated to do their job, as well as to lessen the chance of a blowout.

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 INSPECT ALL OTHER FLUIDS

Motor oil isn’t the only fluid to check. Your car has brake and transmission fluids, coolant, and washer fluid. Like motor oil, you’ll check transmission fluid with a dipstick. Determine brake fluid, coolant, and washer fluid levels by removing related covers and visually inspecting each.

EXAMINE BELTS AND HOSES

If you want to go one step beyond basic routine vehicle maintenance, then inspect the hoses and belts in the engine bay. These hoses direct coolant flow to ensure the engine doesn’t overheat. If a hose has separated or shows cracks or bulges, then have it replaced, more on cool-cars-magazine.com.

RENT OR BUY?

Whether you choose to buy or rent your next car depends wholly on your goals, budget, and personal preferences.

Both buying and renting cars have their benefits; the key is determining which of those benefits matter the most to you. Before you begin your search for your next car, you should take time to decide what you want to get out of it what terms you’re comfortable with, and the financial implications, letting those factors drive your decision.

It must be said that renting offers have been more diverse than they ever were. For instance, thanks to private car rental offered by Get Around, you can have access to the car you want at anytime and anywhere you are!

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