To get your car on a great maintenance schedule, there are 10 very important routines to follow. It is a good idea to document when they are do to occur again so that you don’t overlook them.

Most drivers today are only worried about getting the oil changed in their vehicles when it comes to maintenance. This is important since the oil lubricated the engine. What most drivers do not think of on their own is changing the transmission fluid in their car or truck. Transmission fluid acts as a lubricant in very much the same was that engine oil does, only it lubricates the gears, torque converter, and the rest of the transmissions moving parts.

Imagine breathing – without lungs. That didn’t take long.

Now take a deep breath and feel the air move through your nose into the deep parcels of your chest. Stay with me on this one – we’ll get to your car in a moment. Open your mouth and breathe deeply, sensing the flow rush through your larynx, caressing the mucus membranes, down through the bronchial tubes, disseminating into the microscopic recesses of your lungs.

A power window is something most people never consider beyond pushing the button to make the window go up and down–until it stops working. When a power window fails, most people try it a few times, give up, and either drive with a non working window or take it in to an auto shop for repair. But there is a third option: you can try to fix it yourself, or at least do some troubleshooting before taking it in to an expensive mechanic. The following guide will get you started on fixing a non working power window.

Dings and dents in your car can be an inevitable side effect of driving in the presence of other cars, but that doesn’t mean you have to spend a few hundred dollars in your neighborhood garage so the professional mechanic can restore your car’s damaged panel to its original state. While it’s true that some dents are impossible to remove without drilling a hole in the midst of the dent, pulling it out, sanding it down, and then putting two coats of primer and six coats of color back down, there are ways to remove many dents at home and without damaging the paint.