Explaining How Vehicle Maintenance Requirements Work
Anyone whom has purchased a new car has been made aware of the maintenance requirements by the manufacturer in order to not void your warranty.
Let’s start with the recommended automotive maintenance for oil changes. Most Manufacturers recommend changing your oil every 3,000 miles or 3 months for normal driving and 4,500 miles or six months for fleet vehicles. How does this make sense? A typical fleet vehicle will be used more frequently and log more miles than most casual drivers. Wouldn’t it make more sense for the fleet vehicle to be maintained more frequently?
According to the manufacturer anyone whom drives over 9,000 miles per year would be considered a fleet type of use. Do you know anyone who drives less than 9,000 miles per year? So that means you should change your oil every 4,500 miles or six months, not 3,000 miles as most of us have been conditioned to do.
All of the other required maintenance recommended by your car’s manufacturer should be followed within 500 miles of the required mileage stated in the manual to keep your warranty in tact. If you encounter a warrantable problem with your car, you do not want them to be able to evoke the lack of following the maintenance schedule in order to avoid paying for your vehicle’s repairs.
A simple way to help maintain your vehicle’s exterior paint is to use a auto cover while your vehicle is parked.