Are you one of those car owners that gets frustrated by preventive maintenance? You’re not alone, but Autoworks wants you to know why you might want to rethink that plan. Preventive maintenance can make your life so much easier and less stressful.
Preventive Maintenance Keeps You from Needing Big Repairs
No car owner wants big repairs, and the best way to avoid them is to stick with the preventive maintenance schedule that your car’s manufacturer outlines in the owner’s manual. As you’re having regular services performed on your car, experienced auto technicians are also looking for other possible issues. They’re going through and making sure that your car isn’t having other problems, experiencing fluid leaks, or damaged in any way. That’s all really important.
Scheduled Maintenance Has to Be Done at Certain Times
The vast majority of what’s considered preventive maintenance are a range of different services that have to be performed at specific times or mileage markers. That means things like oil changes, that you need to have done every few thousand miles. When you adhere to that scheduled maintenance plan, you’re ensuring that the car has what it needs, right on time, in order to keep running the way that the manufacturer’s engineers designed it to run. Skipping services or ignoring that schedule throws everything off. You might not experience problems right away, but you will over time, because the damage is cumulative.
Emergency Repairs Are Inconvenient and Expensive
It’s pretty much Murphy’s Law that you’ll have a breakdown when you can least afford it, both in terms of monetary expense and in terms of time. Nobody enjoys being stuck on the side of the road and having to explain to anyone that they can’t be where they said they would because they’re waiting for roadside assistance. You can avoid the vast majority of emergency repairs, though, by prioritizing preventive maintenance. When you’re taking care of small issues, they don’t get a chance to become big problems that blindside you, and that’s pretty important for peace of mind.
If you need to schedule some preventive maintenance for your car, Autoworks in Kittery, ME can help. Give us a call and we can set up an appointment to inspect your car and find out what, if anything, it needs. And going forward, we can help you to make preventive maintenance a lot less frustrating so you’re more likely to keep up with it.