How to Preserve Your Brand-New Automobile
Warren Scott
There is nothing more exciting than driving your new car off the lot. We always tell ourselves that we are going to maintain our new car and that it will always be new. Deep down, we know that isn't true and there isn't a worse feeling than when you get your first scratch or stain. That is about as equally painful as when the car is a few years old and you start having problems with the engine and a trip to the mechanic is a quarterly or monthly appointment. Below are some tips on how you can keep your car looking new and running smooth for several years.
Seat covers or Stain proofing the interior - These are two very easy ways to ensure your car continues to look new for several years. Seat covers can keep your seats brand new, and can be removed quite easily if you want to impress your friends with the original interior. The other option is stain proofing or applying some type of scotch guard to your interior. This is nice because you can use your original interior every day, and not be worried about stains that will definitely cause your car to look old and unattractive.
Floor mats - I can remember the feeling when I bought my first new car. A group of friends and I were out and it started raining. As we escaped to the car my heart sank because I recalled that I still had not inserted the floor mats. I was weighing whether to force my friends to wait outdoors until they could clean their shoes but supposed that they would not be my friends much longer after that. Floor mats are extremely inexpensive and can give you the peace of mind that they will uphold your car's interior for several years to come.
Under body rust protection - We have all run across cars destroyed by rust. The engine is dependable, the interior is spic-and-span, but rusting is beginning to appear just below the doorways or around the wheel wells. This unquestionably causes your car to appear old and unappealing it also causes your resale value to vanish. Likelihood is that if you live anyplace wherever there is rainfall or snowfall your car is open to under body rust. The best means to prevent this is by rust proofing your under body. Ziebart represents one of the most respectable recognized under body rust protection company that you'll discover. They coat the under body panels and high prone areas to guarantee that your car will appear nice for numerous years. Likewise, they do annual checkups and provide a great warranty.
Change your oil regularly - I know this seems like something that you could be stingy about. Maybe every 4,000 or hey what about every 5,000 miles, it's not big deal right? Wrong! I have recently met someone who has a car that is over 20 years old, and has over 180,000 miles on it. The owner changed the oil regularly every three months or 3,000 miles (whichever came first). I was amazed at the condition of the motor and how many years the owner had driven this car without having any major repairs done to the engine. Think about it like this. Do you want to start adding a quart of oil every two to three weeks? What if you forget and the engine runs a quart low for a couple thousand miles? It can be very damaging to the maintenance of your car in the future.
Tune ups and preventative maintenance - Have your car tuned up every 3-5 months, it is worth it. Also, if you find that there is a small problem with the engine have it checked out. It can save you hundreds of dollars in the future towards the maintenance of your car. Let me tell you a very real story. It was my first car, I was just out of college and didn't have much money so a used car had to do. One day after a routine oil change I noticed that the temperature gauge wasn't working in the car. I thought, "I don't have the time or the money to go and have this fixed also; I will just wait until the next paycheck. It probably is no big deal." I had no idea that the thermometer that only cost $10 could be so important. Needless to say, my engine overheated and my car was back in the shop. A new clutch, and $500 later I had my car back. I wish I would've gone in at the first sign of trouble and saved $490!
In the end the responsibility to maintain your new car is up to you, the car owner. I hope that the above tips will allow you to enjoy your car for many years.
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