Here's part 4 of a money saving article written backwards from Money Central. The title is "20 Ways You Waste Money on Your Car", but it really offers 20 ways to save money on your car.
Here are the tips for this time around:
- Replacing tires when you should be replacing shocks.
- Letting a brake squeal turn into a brake job.
- Not complaining when your warranty claim is rejected.
My thoughts on each of the tips above (in order):
1. What, shocks need to be replaced?
2. Oh yeah, that's just what I want to do -- self-diagnose whether or not my brakes are ok. No, thank you. That said, if I replaced my brakes as often as I get a squeal, I'd own a Midas shop. In the end, I leave this decision to my dealer (as long as he has a good reason for it). On my last check, he said they were fine.
3. I'm all over this one. Actually, my wife is all over this one. If there's a warranty out there -- secret or not -- she can sniff it out and get us credit for it.
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