Keeping Your ‘Old Faithful’ Auto Running

So let’s say you’re one of the average in the Tucson area; you’ve got a nine-year-old car with 80,000 miles (130,000 km) on the odometer. What can you do to make it last another year or two?

Let’s start with the premise that there’s no reason that a modern car can’t run for 200,000 miles (320,000 km) with proper care in Tucson. The engineering and manufacturing quality is there.

Of course, some parts will wear out along the way, but there’s no reason for a catastrophic meltdown if Tucson drivers stay on top of their recommended car maintenance. The maintenance schedule in some vehicle manufacturer’s owner’s manuals runs out at 60,000 miles (100,000 km) or so: how do Tucson vehicle owners know what to do when they’re way past that?

So all the usual things like oil changes, transmission service, coolant service, brakes, power steering, fuel system cleaning – all that stuff needs to be maintained. People responsible for fleet vehicles around Tucson are sticklers for scheduled maintenance. They know that money spent on maintenance saves them three ways:

Of course you also want to still look marvelous in your older car as you drive around Tucson. Salt and road grime wreak havoc on your paint job and can lead to body rust – so regular washing is very important. Also, a good quality waxing is recommended at least twice a year.

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