Automotive repairs

You need to have automotive repairs, car maintenance 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.

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 car 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 car maintenance 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 auto services that are recommended by your car repair shop and not by your vehicle manufacture.

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 about automotive repairs page



Give this car maintenance page a Then explore some helpful links.



The best way to avoid auto repair scams is to fix your own car. I put together a video that shows you the first step. See how this is now in reach for most people with the new generation of online auto repair help programs.

If fixing cars is not your style see how you can verify car repair pricing using the same tools your shop uses. Learn about what to expect from the standard auto repair estimates procedures.



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