Your vehicle is your second most valuable investment !
Did you know that an unmaintained vehicle costs you 22 cents per mile to operate?
A properly maintained vehicle will only cost you 12 cents per mile. That saves you 10 cents a mile. The average vehicle is driven 15,000 miles per year. The average maintenance cost is only $850 a year. That saves you $650, plus your vehicle is more dependable, will last longer, and be worth more when you sell it.
When the American vehicle manufactures market their vehicles they try to minimize the maintenance required to keep it running good. They do this for a few reasons.
1. They want you to buy a new car every 3-5 years
2. They want to give you a false dollar per mile cost, so you feel you’re buying a vehicle
that is inexpensive to maintain. The Germans require you to flush the brake fluid.
Some Japanese manufactures see the value in it. Very few of the American
manufacturers have it in their maintenance schedules.
Have you heard about the dexcool lawsuits? This is the coolant G.M. uses, and states that you don’t have to change it for 5 years or 150,000 miles, but it causes thousands of dollars in unnecessary engine repairs to consumers that just didn’t know any better. Almost all of our clients have switched their coolant to the regular anti freeze. Anytime we service a cooling system part, we flush out the dexcool and replace it with good coolant. This saves our customers hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, in costly repair bills. Don’t get me started on the ford 100,000 mile tune up that costs owners thousands of dollars to have the heads removed because the plugs broke off in the head. Many of the Toyota and Chrysler products have a huge engine oil sludge problem that can be cured for less that $100 a year and save thousands of dollars in engine damage. Every manufacturer has some kind of problem that’s inherent to their brand. It is our job as professionals to bring this to your attention and let you make an informed and educated decision on what is best for your vehicle, not what the manufacturer wants you to think.
Google “dexcool” and “ford 5.4 spark plug problem” and see what comes up.
The good shops know these problems and can educate the smart consumers and save them thousands of dollars in unneeded repairs. If you have any concerns about your vehicle please call us at 602-393-0773
Call us today and make an appointment to save 20% on all maintenance services and 15% on any repairs!
Did you know we guarantee our work for 24 months or 24,000 miles on most of our repairs?!!!! This gives our customers the piece of mind they deserve.
