Money Rules, get better mileage

We Just Start & Drive

Most of us hardly ever give a second thought to the needs of our vehicle. We jump in, turn on the ignition and if the car moves then that’s all the thought we give to it; that’s till the gas gauge says I’m hungry. Then begrudgingly we fill the tank and moan about the price of gas. Of course we do the same thing with ourselves three times a day and give little thought to that process because we feel were worth it. Imagine what your car would think of you and the way you treat it. When’s the last time you changed the oil and filter on your car and had all its lube receptors injected with the yummy stuff called grease?

Car Doctor

I’m sure you make regular visits to your family doctor; when's the last time you made an appointment to have your traveling friend visit his doctor? If your like most of us that only happens when a wheel goes flat on one side or the S.O.B won't start and your already on notice that if your late again your favorite pencil sharpener is going to be extracted from your desk and given to the new guy; that fancies replacing your fat behind with his, because being late upsets the guy that signs your paycheck.

Schedule Maintenance

I don’t think we give our vehicles the proper credit and value they should receive. Just imagine how difficult it would be for you to do the things you do if your traveling companion wasn’t there to move you from place to place. Maybe its time we say thank you to our trusted traveling vehicles and give them the attention that they rarely receive during their tenure as your chauffeur. Get that calendar out which contains all those selfish deeds that you cant avoid because you deserve them for all for the sweat that has crossed your brow. Now talk to a car expert or view the maintenance book that came with your car. Determine your cars maintenance needs and schedule them on the calendar.

Find a Good Car Care Facility

Maybe if your lucky like me you have a family member who works in a car maintenance facility and have them help you or give you a call when maintenance is required on your vehicle. I’m lucky one of my stepsons works for an upscale car care facility and nudges his Mother or me and nags us till we do the thing he suggests we do, to keep the car running properly like it should. Thru his guidance were getting the best gas mileage our car will provide for us. Just recently he suggested we replace the two from tires because of lack of tread and put proper air pressure in all four which will give us better gas mileage.

Vehicles like people require certain considerations and products to keep working to maintain a good level of production.

Only Added Oil Never Changed it

A good friend of my brought a new van a couple of years ago and never replaced the oil in it. He would check the dipstick and add oil when he needed it. He felt that’s all he needed to do and wasn’t going to waste his hard earned money to just fill the pockets of those working in the car maintenance business. At some point the van started making funny sounds and he took it to the car dealer where he purchased it and the first thing the dealer did was check the dip stick and observed the dark water like oil on the measuring stick. They drained the oil and there first thought was that water was somehow gaining access to the oil system in the motor. But then after closer inspection and talking to the owner they discovered he the owner never changed the oil or had the van per his service agreement taken care of via a described plan he agreed to. Then if something would happen they the car dealer would have taken care of it. Since he didn’t follow the service agreement plan he had to bare the whole burden of paying to have his van fixed. According to is wife who was ready to divorce him said that the motor overhaul cost them thousands of dollars.

Some Lessions in life are learned the hard way and this was one of them.

Keeping your car well cared for via your owners manual and having regular predetermined maintenance requirement checks will get you the best mileage and least amount of costs to maintain the car. Then if you’re lucky you might be able to enjoy one of the benefits of life. Like fly fishing in you new boat or a newly remodeled kitchen depending on who’s next in line for a newbie thing?


Don L. Terrill

photo by Brave New Films