How to avoid unnecessary repairs and costly overpriced service plans:

The American Automobile Association reports that of the 21 million emergency road service calls they receive, most are in the late fall and winter. Of those calls, 40% involve vehicles that wouldn't start and 34% are for major mechanical failures requiring towing

"...money spent on vehicle maintenance is not always spent wisely. Much of this confusion and neglect can be attributed to a lack of specific knowledge about what the car manufacturer recommends in the service schedule included in the owner’s manual. To make matters worse, some service shops have their own set of service guidelines that call for more frequent service than is recommended by the manufacturer. "

Keeping your vehicle in good condition to avoid breakdowns and problems simply requires that you stay up-to-date on scheduled maintenance.

Use your manufacturers recommended maintenance schedule in your owners manual !  If you do not have the owners manual you can usually find it online at the manufacturers website or from your dealership. Then setup a maintenance schedule in Automotive Wolf using the manufacturers maintenance specifications. This usually only takes 10-15 minutes to complete.

Go thru each manufacturer requirement and find the matching maintenance requirement in Automotive Wolf and set it to be DUE when the manufacturer specifies it should be checked next. Then set the period due between checks (ex:  3000 miles for oil changes) and you will automatically be reminded every time it's due for the life of your vehicle! If any of the manufacturer inspections or required maintenance is not already included in Automotive Wolf's requirement set simply create your own ( it's easy ). Each vehicle in Automotive Wolf can have it's own vehicle specific set of maintenance and inspection requirements. You can edit or disable any of the "built-in" requirements or create your own as needed to match the manufacturers recommended schedule.