With uncertainty in the economic arena right now, people are looking for was to save money anywhere they can. Investing in a quality used car is one ideal way of saving money. That’s because today’s used car owner is taking better care of their investment than they were just a couple years ago. Here are some numbers that show car owners are maintaining their used cars these days and extending the life of their motors.
• More than half of car owners have said they are performing regular maintenance on their used cars themselves rather than paying the high prices of a professional to do it.
• Of that 50 percent, nearly 90 percent of those car owners said they did not do the maintenance themselves previously.
• More than 20 percent of car owners have ignored the regular service their car needs in order to save money.
• Sixty-one percent of car owners are topping off their own antifreeze these days.
• About 54 percent are changing their own oil filters.
• More than 30 percent are changing their own spark plugs.
“People are looking for ways to save money right now and taking routine vehicle maintenance into their own hands is a great place to start,” explained Jim Brown, the Director of Communications and Consumer Study at Honeywell Consumer Products Group.
Are you taking better care of your used cars lately than you did before? If so, let us know what you have been doing.