Automotive repairs

You need to have automotive repairs and oil changes on a regular basis there is no getting around this fact.

The trick in protecting yourself against UN needed car repairs is being ready to ask the right questions and getting good answers from your shop.

Always keep in mind the auto repair shop and the mechanic are going to try and pull the maximum amount of money from your pocket.

They wake up every day like most of us and ask themselves how can I make more money today. Then you walk through the door and they smile. They are glad to see your money (I mean You).

Reduce your automotive repair bill

In fact we learned that when it comes to automotive repairs the more the mechanic touches your vehicle the more chances he will have to break things that were not broken before your visit to the auto repair shop.

Human error can cause additional problems and reduces the dependability of your vehicle. If you go into an auto repair shop for your regular oil change and your vehicle was running fine be suspect when approached about tune up items and fuel system services.

Chances are if these automotive repairs needed to be done there would be a tell tale sign like a service engine soon light on or a rough running and maybe a stalling condition.

Auto repair shops hate the owners manual

The owners manual can be near the top of your most effective defensive weapons against un needed car repairs. When the auto repair shop says you need a catalytic converter service you can ask him to show you this in your owners manual.

Sidebar: There is no such thing as a catalytic converter service. In fact all of the automotive manufactures offer an unadvertised extended warranty on the catalytic converter itself along with the electronic control module. Most manufactures now offer 7/70 coverage or 10/100 on all emissions related components.

This is in fact imposed by the US governments clean air act. The manufacture must go the extra mile in all things related to vehicle emissions.

Now back to the point I am trying to make on this subject. You do not want to approve services that are recommended by your auto shop and not by your vehicle manufacture.

I will get into the owners manual in more depth in upcoming articles but for right now I can tell you the automotive repairs and maintenance recommended in the owners manual is already near overkill.

The manual already leans in favor of the auto repair shop and the new car dealers service department. Do not go even further and approve services that are early or not recommended at all. This will only add money to the auto repair shops bottom line and could effect your vehicles reliability in a negative way.

This is a free page pulled from my auto repair E-book. If you would like more information and read some more free examples return to my automotive repairs page

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