Comments on: How to Save Money on Car Maintenance

By: Life as a Family of Five

Life as a Family of Five — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:09:41 +0000

[...] How to Save Money on Car Maintenance [...]

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:42:39 +0000

Also, Autozone will replace a lot of things for you for free if you buy the part there. I can do it myself, but i’m usually stopping off after work and am dressed up. They’ve replaced my blinker lights, my windshield wipers, my air filter. I think they replace batteries as well as I’ve seen them hauling dirty ones in the store. Sometimes there is a wait, but usually not too long.

By: What’s Sizzling? – July 24th Edition

What’s Sizzling? – July 24th Edition — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:01:34 +0000

[...] always like a good post on car maintenance – here’s one from Money Smart Life that shows us how we can make easy fixes [...]

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:46:14 +0000

To save some money on that oil change, don’t do it every 3.000 miles. Consumer Reports (and many automakers) suggests changing the oil no more than every 7,500 (or six months, whichever comes first) for normal driving. That 3,000-mile recommendation is only for severe driving conditions: heat, cold, dust, lots of stops and starts. Link: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/car-buying-advice/guide-to-new-car-buying/after-the-sale/how-to-maintain-your-new-car/0702inv0.htm

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:46:42 +0000

These tips are great reminders and common sense measures to keep costs low on car maintenance. After insurance, car payments and repairs you want to do all you can to make sure you’re saving as much money as possible. It may pay dividends if you end up selling your car in the future.
Jerry

By: td

td — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:22:48 +0000

I started doing oil changes this year on my own car this year. It takes me about 45 minutes and for the price I was paying for oil changes I can obtain better oil and a filter (~$27 – I got 5 quarts of of oil Platinum Pennzoil Syntheic and a mobil 1 filter from Advance Auto Parts, ~$40 (after rebate) I got 10 quarts of Mobil 1 and 2 mobile filters). If you plan on changing your only oil, you need a wrench for the drain plug and another wrench for the filter, a collection pan, and I suggest getting a Blitz galvanized drain pan (http://www.blitzusa.com/products/oil/Oil%20Drains%20and%20Pans/podpgdt.htm).

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:32:37 +0000

Wojciech, I agree, air filters are a snap to replace. Much cheaper than paying someone else to do it.

By: Wojciech Kulicki

Wojciech Kulicki — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:07:05 +0000

As annoying as it is to replace my taillights (in both of our cars), it definitely beats paying someone else $30 to do it.

I don’t think I’ve ever spent more than $2 on a package of taillights, and that’s for a 2-pack! Can’t beat that.

I’ve also told the auto shop “no” when they ask about the air filter. Most of the time, I get silence on the other end of the line for a few seconds. I think most people just say “sure, whatever” simply for the convenience. I would agree that air filters are one of the easiest things to replace in a car.