Ways to Treat Your Car Right

Those of you who know me in real life have heard the story of how I murdered my last car by going over 10,000 miles between oil changes. Turns out, there are things you can do to significantly shorten (or lengthen) the life of your car. This article lays out some of the more critical DOs and DON'Ts of taking care of your car.

7. Ignoring Your Car’s Sounds
Every sound your car makes means something, if you pay attention, your car can usually tell you exactly what needs fixing. Those squeaking brakes mean you need new pads, and if you ignore that sound, eventually you’ll hear scraping metal, which means you need new rotors, and if you ignore that, you’ll eventually hear the sound of your own scream as you lose your brakes completely and fly off a cliff in a spectacular fireball of death. It’s more common than you think. Listen to your car.