We are all guilty of procrastinating in life, but when it comes to our vehicles, it does more harm than good. When you see, hear or feel a problem with your vehicle, it is best to take it into your trusted auto repair shop before something major happens, and it will. Fixing the little things when your vehicle needs it can help you avoid big expenses later.  This is one of the reasons that timely auto maintenance and auto repairs are essential to keeping a car running well and, ultimately, reducing the costs of vehicle ownership.

Wheel alignments may not always seem necessary, but could eventually lead to worn tires. Similarly, transmission flushes are commonly overlooked but could lead to a vehicle which will no longer shift. Another common service which is overlooked too often is a cooling system flush which could lead to a blown head gasket, as one customer in the Chicago Tribune learned. When they learned that the cost of replacing the thermostat in an automotive cooling system, with parts and labor, came close to $200, the vehicle’s owner decided it could wait a while. Well, they waited too long and when they brought the vehicle back in, they had a blown head gasket, too. This now will cost them ten times what the thermostat service would have cost in the beginning.

Fortunately, such scenarios as the one above are easily avoided by maintaining a vehicle. Choosing the right repair shop can also help to save you time and money. Some repair shops don’t focus on maintaining your vehicle because they look to make money on major repairs. You need to have confidence in your automotive technicians to maintain your vehicle and help to prevent major costly repairs as we do with our service interval schedule. To read this article mentioned above, click here.