Amy & Aron's

The first thing that you need to do if you want to look after your car properly is clean it regularly. We know that this is a time consuming job that you may feel as though you don’t have time for, but you need to make time. Is it the most fun job in the world? No. Is it one that you’re going to look forward to? Also no. But, you’re going to like the result of a nice clean car, so it’s going to be worth all of the effort that you put into it.

If you don’t want to spend ages cleaning your car, you can always take it to a car wash. Most of the time you just run your car through the machine and it cleans it for you which is a good option if you don’t mind it missing some of the smaller details. You can always use services like car washes most of the time and then have a big clean whenever you feel like it’s needed that you complete yourself. There are also attended car washes where you have people cleaning your car for you, and they don’t miss bits the same way that the machine does. So, there are plenty of options when it comes to cleaning your vehicle, so there is absolutely no excuse for it to not be done.

Service It Once Per Year

In order to keep your car in the very best condition, we recommend that you go and get your car serviced once per year. During this inspection of your vehicle, a mechanic will go through every aspect of your car, checking that everything is working properly, and ensuring that it is safe to drive. They will mark down anything that is wrong with your car, or anything that will be wrong with your car in the near future based on the way that your car is running now. Most of the time they will give you recommendations on what needs to be fixed urgently, and what is going to need to be fixed down the road.

It’s massively helpful to get your car serviced because then you have a better understanding of where you are with your vehicle. You can start saving up money to get repairs done if they are needed, and you can have peace of mind that your car is safe.

If The Check Engine Light Comes On

Too many people ignore the check engine light, but ignorance is not bliss. We’ve seen multiple people on social media saying that they just ignore the light because it could be an expensive fix, and they are right, it could be, but that doesn’t mean that it will be. You must check your engine when the light comes on, because it has obviously come on for a reason. Don’t be one of those people, because you are putting yourself in danger.

If you don’t know what you are looking for, then take it to someone who does. Let them open up the hood and see what’s going on underneath. It might be something super simple and easy to fix without getting a professional to look at it. You might be thinking that it’s eventually going to go off without you doing anything, but this is very rare, and if it does happen, that doesn’t mean that it’s safe.

It might be the case that there is a more serious issue though, and you’re going to need a professional to help you with this. For example, you might need to look into a new tundra exhaust system, or you might simply need a very basic change doing. Whatever it takes to be safe though is what needs to be done.

Top Up The Oil And Water





Every now and then you need to be checking the water and the oil in your car. The oil is responsible for lubricating the engine, and the water is responsible for keeping it cool, so they are both crucial aspects of keeping your engine working effectively. The oil and water changes are not difficult to achieve, and can be done by you. Just buy the right motor oil to make sure that your car is getting what it needs, and then check the levels every so often. To do this, you need to find the dipstick. Lift the hood of your car up, and it will be somewhere in there. Once you have found it, pull it out and see where the oil comes up to. There will be markings that let you know what the oil level should be, and you need to fill it up if it’s below that.

The water is pretty simple, just pour some water into the water tube and that’s all sorted.

When The Car Feels A Little Off

When you are driving along, a lot of the time you can feel it in the drive if something isn’t quite right. You get to know your car over the time that you drive it, and when there is something that’s a little bit off, you will know about it. When this happens, you need to trust yourself and get the car checked out. It might be something small, it might be nothing, or it might be that there is a huge problem that could be causing it to be unsafe. You never know until you get it checked out, and again, it’s always better to be safe than sorry.

Keep An Eye On Tire Pressure

Most cars these days let you know if your tire pressure is going down, but it’s something that you should keep an eye on yourself as well. When you were taught to drive, you were also taught some aspects of taking care of the car and making checks, and tyre pressure was one of them. Give it a quick quick to make sure that they are firm enough, and keep an eye out for how it feels when you are driving. Again, tyre pressure is something that you will likely be able to feel dropping as it will impact the way that the drive feels.

Topping up your tires isn’t difficult, and the more that you do it, the easier it becomes. We know that some people may struggle with this at first, but once you get the hang of it it should all be good.

Check Your Driving Habits

We hate to say this because some people are going to get offended, but you need to check your driving habits. The way that you drive could be causing you to damage your car and cause problems that otherwise would not have occurred. If you are constantly facing issues with your car, then it’s a good idea to consider that perhaps your driving habits are to blame.

If this is the case, then you simply need to try and drive a little more carefully and think about the impact that you are having on your car. You don’t want to pay for a whole load of costly repairs, so you need to check yourself now to avoid this. Just try to do things a little more smooth, be a little gentler with your car, and don’t push it past what it can take. If you need some help with this, then there are some tips online that you can follow that should help you get the hang of this.

We hope that you have found this article helpful, and now understand a little more about how you can look after your car to keep it in good condition. The longer that you can manage to keep it in good condition, the less amount of money you’re going to spend paying for repairs! It’s important that you have a reliable vehicle to get you from A to B whenever you want, and the only way that this is going to happen is if you are looking after it properly. We wish you the very best of luck going forward, and hope that you manage to see success when it comes to looking after your vehicle.