You are driving down Route 23, and a light pops up on your dashboard. Your first instinct might be to ignore it, hoping it goes away on its own. But if you listen closely, you can probably hear your dad’s voice in the back of your mind telling you to pull over and address it. Dads have a reputation for giving car advice, and it turns out the fathers working in the shop echo those exact same sentiments.

When it comes to vehicle maintenance, fathers across the board want two major things: to keep you safe and avoid expensive repairs. Achieving this starts with practicing strict dashboard awareness. The dashboard is not a suggestion box;