Archive for the 'Car Maintenance' Category

What kind of service does my car need?

I have a 2007 Honda Civic with about 27000 miles on it. I am the only owner. I haven’t really done anything with servicing it, other than regular oil changes at Jiffy Lube. What kind of maintenance is my car due for? I think I should have the [...]

If I buy a new car with a warranty at a dealer, do I have to use that dealer for repairs/maintenance?

. . . or can I take it to my local dealer? Also can I just take it to Jiffy Lube for oil changes?

What would be a good car for $2000 for a young man? Sportive, power, reliable, cheap in maintenance and fuel?

Am I being overcharged for car maintenance?

I just moved to Northern Virginia and in order to comply with safety and emissions standards I have to get my center brake light replaced, secondary air pump replaced and O2 sensor replaced on my 2001 GMC Jimmy. All this is being done at the local GMC dealer and they are charging me [...]

What kind of car maintenance?

I have a 2009 Chevy Cobalt. It only had 1 mile on it when I test drove it and now I have put almost 30k on it! I have changed the oil myself for the past year and a half and the last 2 times I have put synthetic in. Since I have [...]

how to you rate maintenance of Ford Ikon as against Maruti or Hyundai Cars?

I’m planning to buy a used car. It seems Ford Ikon is available almost in every other resale shop at a quite reasonable rate. But what about the maintenance of the car?

Approximate pricing for car repair & maintenance?

For an oil change, changing out an alternator, replacing the transmission, a regular tune-up, replacing a starter, installation of a satellite radio system, window tint, 4 new tires, & full car detail.
For a Honda Element.

Basic car maintenance training?

Now that I have a little extra leisure time I want to study cars a little and get some basic maintenance skills (I don’t even know how to do my own oil change). How should I start? Where can I find good information on car maintenance? What tools should I get?

I need to know the difference between maintenance free car batteries and normal car batteries?

This is for a formal essay and so I need to know the different structure how lead and calcium work in a maintenance free battery and how they do not need to be topped up with distilled water and so on. Any help would really really be appreciated. I tried looking it up [...]

Which car needs more maintenance electric or a internal combustion car?

would an electric car have lesser maintenance than the Internal combustion cars I ve planned to buy an electric car coz the maintenance cost of my old IC car is very high is this a good idea any suggestions please ?