There are folks who care about their engine maintenance and oil changes and there are people who don’t have the first clue or concern about their engine maintenance.
I have a problem with this second group and here’s why…
Years ago I decided to be debt free. It took about a decade to achieve but now myself and my family do not owe one penny to anyone… and yes the house is paid off too. I am relatively young to have achieved this and it did mean sacrifice when you compare me to my peers.
One of the main things I did to achieve my goal was to refrain from purchasing a brand new car or truck, as appealing as it seemed at times. Automobiles are depreciating assets. Some things do go up in value as time goes by and others go down. Cars go down in value and have expenses to boot.
My preference is to buy a car at about half of its new car price. At this point the major loss of its value has already happened and the vehicle still has everything I need and want in a car. Naturally, I’ll be apprehensive about its previous maintenance. Was it a lease? Was it a rental? The one thing I might lose some sleep over is whether or not the engine was properly cared for…did the oil get changed regularly?
It’s great to encounter those people who are of the mindset that whether or not they plan on keeping their vehicle, they’re going to take good care of it, change the oil on time and check the fluids regularly. The opposite end of the spectrum has folks with the mentality that they are trading it in anyway… no need for an oil change period “I’m not keeping it so who cares”.
The latter group is the one the world of used cars can do without. Yeah, all I need to do is ask to see the maintenance records, but what if the deal of the century is sitting there and there are no maintenance records? That purchase could be a liability. This is when frustration takes over and you want to wake everyone up and tell them to change their motor oil when they’re supposed to!
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