Car care is an absolute essential if you want to enjoy a peaceful drive with your loved ones and family. Neglected car health is only going to make things worse on the road and you are more prone to an unexpected car breakdown. While taking care of your car might sound intimidating and expensive – there are many frugal ways you can incorporate for making sure that your vehicle’s performance is not compromised in any way.
Let’s take a look at some money saving ways for keeping up with your winter car car routine:
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Regular Oil Changing
Changing the oil will help eradicate any build up of grime and save you from the car getting heated up. Oil filter should also be changed after sometime to ensure you get a problem-free driving experience when the temperatures drop.
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Take Care of your Car’s Battery
In colder month’s your car’s battery can be adversely affected if you don’t take care of it properly. Residue left on the battery has to be thoroughly cleaned up – before you take your car out in winters. Battery case should also not have any dust or accumulated grime.
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Pay Attention To The Tyres
Car tyres deserve our attention all year round but in winters special care is required. Continuing to drive with bad tyres can be dangerous. You can still replace your tyres without breaking the bank if you are aware of budget friendly options and you choose a reliable tyre garage. Yorkshire has many different tyre suppliers – but if you are looking to replace your tyres in Castleford with affordable prices – you can go for Reg Greenwood.
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Check up on heater & Defroster
When the temperatures fall, your car heater is going to be your saviour. You can examine the functionality and inspect for any issues that might need to be fixed. De-froster will help you balance the temperature in your vehicle.
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Headlights
Visibility becomes hard when you are driving on an icy road. Inspect your headlights and you can even go for a cleaner kit which is designed especially for this purpose. This won’t cost you that much but it will save you from being blind sighted on the road.
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Always Carry a Winter Emergency Kit
In order to have a good sense of safety and security – you should always have a small emergency kit with you that covers all the fundamentals. It can include car cleaning products and also spare tyres.
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Check the Car Brakes
Acceleration in brakes is very important because it gives stability and control while you are driving. Brake pads and discs have to be in place so there are no problems later.
Sally says
Removing unnecessary clutter from the car will also reduce fuel consumption (do I really need two chairs for a picnic?) . That said, reusing a 500ml plastic water bottle for a bit of readymix screenwash has been my saviour already this winter. I also found the screen scraper is damaged and I need a replacement. And I keep a blanket in there in case I get stuck.