How to make your car Reliable for the long run

I was recently asked how to make your car last for the long run so for a long period of time. Welcome to Mercie J Auto Care where compassion and craftsmanship come together, I'm Rick Smith.

First of all I would suggest that there's three fluids that you change regularly and probably a little more often than the manufacturer says. 

Second would be the coolant or antifreeze or radiator fluid depending on what you call it. That is the most ignored thing that costs our clients the most money on repairs. So every 35 to 50,000 miles on that. I like to see the first one about 50,000 the next ones at about 35,000 miles. You'll hear different opinions on that as well but that one makes a huge difference especially here in Phoenix Arizona. Third would be your transmission. Have that serviced regularly as well. Roughly the same kind of time frame 35 to 50,000 miles. Once again opinions vary a lot.

Once you got that all under control the next thing to look at would be your filters so your engine air filter and your cabin air filter. If you take care of things as they happen, the cars going to last a lot longer for you. Let's throw one final tip in there that might surprise you a little bit. If once a year you have your car detailed, you will tend to treat it a little more gently because when we have a clean car operating well and we tend to not as abuse it as much. So I hope this has been informational to you and hopefully some good tips on how to keep your car for a very long time thanks for watching until next time, safe travels and blessings to you.