by Sharon Brook

Created on: July 22, 2009

You have just taken a decision to buy a new car. Pay due attention to car maintenance and find your expenditures are under control. It's time that you know the facts and accordingly tailor you budget so that you run smoothly. You should be serious about the monthly obligation to pay the installment to the bank, for financing the car and prepare the budget for your average expenditure on gas. Add up the cost of insurance premiums which is mandatory and thereafter the maintenance of the new vehicle.

Here it is. There are several companies that take the responsibility of maintaining the car at a very reasonable price. This is done by many individuals separately as a private business, which you find in your locality. If you are a busy person and can not afford any time for maintenance work, you can opt for the said service. Self maintenance is the best of all the types because you come to know of certain technicalities of the car, which help you at a later stage in course of a long drive. You will be able to fix problems without much trouble. In this way, you are able to save a lot of money on car maintenance.

A new car comes with the coverage from the manufacturer of the car for major failure of parts or replacement or repair of them. You are at liberty to seek an extension of the warranty whenever, it lapses by paying additional amount.

Your new car requires everyday dusting of the body of the car. When you do it regularly, you find the car in the same brand new condition for a longer period. Your attitude to the car will go a long way and you avoid unnecessary visits to the mechanic very often and incur expenditure.

According to the recent survey obtained from answers from car users, nearly 5% of the investment on the new car goes to repair and maintenance for a period of 5 years. This can be avoided, if you give personal attention to your car by taking simple but important actions.

It is very simple to begin the maintenance by following the guidelines in the user's manual provided by the company while purchasing the car. They have clear cut recommendation for getting the car serviced after coverage of certain mileage limit. You can get it done from the distributor from where you acquired the car. You can gather quotes from other local garages for the replacement of oil filter, tire replacement or other technical requirements.

Cars need a through maintenance after a specific mileage that it had covered. You have to change the wiper fluid, change the oil, change the filter, checking of brakes and rotation of tires and so on. Find here an approximate cost table that you have to meet for the above jobs.

Change of oil with filter -$25 to $ 60, substitution of pads for the brakes - $ 130 to $230, Coolant - $75 -$ 110, fluid change of the transmission assembly - $130- $160 and the charge for rotation of tires - $30 -$60.

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