On July 14 2009 06:41 AzureEye wrote:
So I just got a new car (Toyota Corolla LE 2010) and even though it wasn't quite as nice of a car as I wanted, I'm grateful my family was able to get me a new one as my first real car (I've been driving used cars in the past for many years)
You have been driving for many years and yet your family got you the car? I'm a bit confused.
I've always been very good at driving (no ticket for 5 years while driving over speed limit
That does not make you very good at driving. You are not an idiot driver. Great. Excellent, in fact. However, nobody should ever say something like they are an excellent driver (especially if you don't do it for a living).
but very noob at taking care of cars.
Understandable. It's good you want to learn how to do it.
Since I am starting afresh, I would like to hear some advices on how to take care of a new car.
Here are few things I know of:
Oil Change every 5k miles
Tire Rotation Check every once in a while
Transmission fluid change at 100k miles
But I really don't know other things I'm supposed to do. Anyone got a good list of things I'm supposed to do? I didn't give a shit on my old car because it was a piece of shit that barely ran but I'm really starting to care now
The easiest thing to do is let the dealership check it out every time you get an oil change and just follow along with what they do. If you refuse to let the dealership do everything (which is a common stance for many people) then you are going to need more information than what you can expect from tl. You should study up on this yourself in car communities and anywhere else you can find valid information. I'll agree that you can get away with an oil change every 5k miles but you might want to aim slightly more often than that so you are covered in case it ever gets delayed for whatever reason. I'm not going to try to write a guide on car care right now but if I ever feel like it I'll actually write one for tl.
EPT
