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Keep Your Car Kicking. Drive with Care!

We all baby our car when we first buy it. We don’t eat food in it or drive too fast or slam on the breaks too hard. Once this honeymoon phase is over, however, most will find themselves being too tough on their ride. It might sound like a no brainer, but driving with care will not only save your life, but also your pocket book!

To keep your car out of the repair shop follow these simple tips and tricks!

• It is natural to want to show off your vehicle, but racing the engine, especially during start up, is one of the main ways you can cause engine wear.
• We are all in a hurry to get where we are going, but accelerating too quickly will wear on your engine and drive train, especially in the first 10 to 20 minutes of driving.
• Slow down speed demon. Getting the lead out of your foot will not only save you on the speeding tickets but also on your repair bill.
• Watch how hard you turn the steering wheel. If you keep in all the way to the right or all the way to the left you can damage your power steering pump, and that is a very costly mistake.

For more tips and tricks call an ASE Certified technical at Made in Japan Morgan Hill. Made in Japan Morgan Hill will service all vehicles, makes and models and offers a 15 month or 15,000 mile warranty (whichever comes first) on all repairs. Call or click today to set up your appointment.