Spencer Doucet
We all love new, especially when it comes to our cars, but replacing a car every few years, just so we can always experience that new car feeling, is expensive.
Now, if you could always have that new car feeling and spend half as much to get it, wouldn’t that be great? Well, the truth is you can.
When you buy a new car, start from day one with taking good care of it. Not only will you never lose that new car feeling, but it also will cost you far less to do so. This means take care of the vehicle mechanically, as well as cosmetically. It is very important to maintain your new car’s appearance with regular washes and waxes. It is more important to take care of your vehicle mechanically. Routine maintenance is the key to vehicle longevity and keeping that new car feeling.
Maintaining your vehicle’s vital fluids and performing regular service on your vehicle will decrease the likelihood of a costly breakdown and keep your car in peak running condition. It is recommended to change fluids before the manufacturer suggests. The manufacturer may want you to believe a low maintenance product is being sold, but the truth is they just want to sell you another vehicle when this one shows its age due to lack of maintenance.
Over time, mechanical components will wear out. Once replaced, the vehicle performance and handling will return. This is especially true with suspension components. Struts and shocks wear slowly over a long period of time, and the driver just gets accustomed to how the vehicle handles. When the struts and shocks are replaced, drivers often state that the car drives like new again. The same goes for all the rubber components.
The Arizona dryness and heat deteriorate the rubber over time, causing your vehicle to sound like an old farm truck going down the road. Replacing worn and dry rotted components will alleviate these unwanted noises and return that like new feeling at a fraction of the cost of replacing your vehicle.
So, treat your vehicle like the asset it is. Keep it clean with regular washes, and have the exterior waxed at least once a year. Visit H and I Automotive to keep your vehicle mechanically safe and sound. We will help you stay on track so you can enjoy your vehicle well past the 100,000-mile mark.
Our service professionals have more than 75 years of combined experience in the automotive industry in our local area. Maintaining a vehicle in our harsh desert climate is much different than in other parts of the country. We perform routine maintenance and repairs on all makes and models. A majority of our work includes a nationwide 36-month/36,000 mile warranty.
To put your vehicle on the road to recovery, call H and I Automotive at (480) 985-9279, or visit the website at www.handiautomotive.com.