We had a bit of a situation last week as my friend wrecked his father’s car and if he doesn’t fix it soon, there will be hell to pay. The situation was he invited me to their family gathering since we have been friends since we were just little kids. He asked his dad if he could have the Porsche for a spin in the old neighborhood, which of course his father agreed, but when we were already on our way back home, something happened to the car and since we were the last ones that used it, (when I say “we” I mean my friend) we are the ones that should fix it.

We immediately sent it to an auto shop and luckily, they were able to find out the problem, but there was another… since the model was really old, we had some trouble finding the parts. We looked all across the city just to find even some used auto parts but to no avail. Until I remember one time that I had the same problem and I went in a particular web site, which practically solved the problem for us as well. Yesterday, the repairs were finished and my friend was so relieved.

Similar to car insurances, car maintenance should also have its own reminder set in whatever gadget or organizer that you might be using every day. Keep in mind that a car without maintenance is a car that is always prone to both minor and major accidents. For example, tires are prone to blowouts if you don’t make a checkup on it and make sure that the tires are properly attached. Not checking out the engine oil, coolant and automatic transmission fluid could cause the inside of your car dirty and could cause you a lot of money because dirt means the fluids don’t flow smoothly and nonresponsive coolants can destroy the overall quality of the engine, hence making you prone to engine swapping, which would of course, cost you a lot more than if you just tried to keep up with the schedule and have your car checkup for the month.