Car maintenance is one thing most people don’t like to spend money on, but it’s necessary to do. The old saying goes that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The same is true in the auto industry when it comes to auto repairs. Budgeting for unexpected repairs is difficult to do simply because you never know when an expensive repair will be necessary. However, if you budget for auto maintenance, you can get a better idea of what you’ll need to spend on your vehicle and the chances of an unexpected major repair will go down significantly. Here’s why budgeting for auto maintenance can reduce stress throughout the year.
Statistics show that about $1,000 worth of maintenance can prevent about $8,000 worth of repairs. Too many consumers make the mistake of thinking they are saving money each year by not taking their vehicle into an auto shop for routine maintenance. But what they are actually doing is just delaying the inevitable, which is a major repair bill later on that will likely exceed the cost of regular maintenance throughout the year. So by budgeting for several hundreds of dollars of maintenance to different components of your vehicle, you could be saving thousands of dollars of repairs down the road.
Putting together an auto maintenance plan with DeBoer’s Auto can help you get a better idea of what your budget should look like every year. We can take a look at your vehicle’s wear and tear and make suggestions on what may need to be addressed over the next several months. And if it ends up that those repairs aren’t needed as early as expected, then you can roll it into your budget for next year or use the money on other things. We want to help you avoid unexpected repair bills, and putting together an auto maintenance plan is the best way to do it.