The longer you can maintain and hold onto a car without it costing you a fortune to run it, the more it will ensure your investment holds more value.
Keeping your car in good condition can certainly be hard work, but if you’re willing to spend the time on it, as well as knowing what it needs, you’ll help maintain value for longer than usual.
Most cars will depreciate over time, but it might be possible to slow down that depreciation or at least maintain its value for longer. Here are some tips to keep your car in good condition at all times.
Keep up with oil changes and fluid top-ups
If you imagine your car to be like your body, it’s important to nourish it with all the goodness it needs. That means keeping up with the oil changes and fluid top-ups to ensure the car runs well and without a hitch.
Oil changes are often what car owners forget to do, and while this can be done yourself, you might want to get a professional to do it for you. Other fluids, though, like your car’s screen wash and coolant, can be changed when you get a chance to keep the car running efficiently.
Get it serviced regularly
A regular Kia service can help to address any problems you’ve noticed but to also tackle any underlying problems that you might not have spotted previously.
While it might be an additional expense, it can be the difference between having a car that runs with few problems, to one that ends up needing to be traded in earlier than expected.
Check the tyre pressure
Tyre pressure is an important one because it’s what has contact with the road you’re driving on. Therefore, your tires need to have a good grip in order to navigate the roads you’re driving along at any point.
Think about tyre pressure and make sure you’ve checked your tires to ensure that they have the right amount of air pumped into them. Most tires will have the recommended air volume needed in the vehicle handbook or printed on the inside of the driver’s side door.
Test lights
Testing your lights is a good way to check if it’s all working as it should. This is something you can do at home before setting off. It’s particularly handy to do if you have someone with you and who can check that the lights are working both at the front and back of the car.
Drive smoothly
Driving smoothly is going to help keep your car in good condition for the long-term. If you’re driving your car over uneven tracks that the car isn’t designed for doing or it’s being driven in a way that’s causing more wear and tear on brake pads, then this is likely to drive up the cost of repairs and fixes.
Wash your car inside and out
Finally, make sure you wash your car inside and out regularly. This is important because by doing so, everything is going to stay in a much better condition as a result.
Keeping your car in good condition doesn’t take much, but it can certainly help to use these tips to look after your vehicle all year round.
This is a collaborative post.