Why Carefree Maintenance?
- Allows the customer to purchase future maintenance requirements by including the cost in their monthly payment.
- Peace of mind that scheduled maintenance expenses are already pre-paid.
- No out of pocket expense for future maintenance performances.
- Inflation proof. No need to worry about cost of parts and labor increases.
- Significant pre-paid discount vs. service department retail rates.
Examples of Benefits:
- Dealer-Certified Oil/Filter Changes – Factory recommended intervals
- Car Wash – With every oil change
- Top Off Fluids – With every oil change
- 10% Discount off Major Factory Recommended Service Intervals
- Loyalty Rewards – Receive a $500 discount on your next vehicle purchased at selling dealership upon expiration of this contract
- Rotation of Tires – Every other oil change
- Brake Inspection – Every oil change
- Multi-Point Inspection – Every oil change
The items listed are examples of benefits that may be provided; please refer to “Contracted Benefits” in your agreement for a complete list of covered services
Auto Repair Costs Increases:
The average total cost of a repair that occurred because a motorist brought in their car after the “check engine” light illuminated was $435.47, says CarMD, an auto-repair website that says it bases its finding on review of more than 1 million repair records. That includes $167.85 for labor and $267.62 for parts.
The top 10 most expensive states (including the District of Columbia) for car repairs, followed by the average parts-and-labor price, per repair are:
- District of Columbia, $411.15
- Montana, $416.06
- Colorado, $416.34
- Connecticut, $416.4 7
- Rhode Island, $416.92
- New Jersey, $418.55
- North Dakota, $419.24
- Maryland, $419.37
- Wyoming, $427.75
- California, $435.47
Reasons Why You Voided Your Car’s Warranty (2019 Guide)
How To Check Your Cars Warranty:
You can easily Check Your Cars Warranty Status by obtaining a Carfax Report or by using a Car Shopping Service similar to ours here at Auto hitch.
Neglecting Your Vehicle & Your Warranty
Hard as it may be to believe, or maybe not, but there are people out there who never take their car in for service and go years without getting so much as even an oil change. Problem is that this type of thing leads to MAJOR problems and if it is discovered that a clear lack of care for the vehicle was at fault, or even that you just never paid any attention to the vehicles scheduled maintenance, it will be an easy decision to void your warranty and not cover any of the resulting damage.
Don’t Use Dirty Or Improper Fluids
This one isn’t so much of an issue anymore because so many more people just rely on the dealership for service during their warranty, but if you put brake fluid in the power steering fluid, or oil into the transmission, you will be the proud recipient of a voided warranty for the affected parts. Also, always use the correct Octane fuel (87 /89 /93) and be careful about the new ethanol mixes and the diesel pumps at the gas station.
Does lowering a car void the warranty
Absolutely! You may not void the entire warranty, in fact, you won’t, but you will certainly cancel any part of the warranty that is associated with the suspension.
Does lifting a truck or a car void the vehicles warranty?
Yes, just as with lowering a car, if you alter your suspension in any way or install any parts that exceed the manufacturer’s specifications, there is a good to definite chance that your entire suspension will have its warranty voided.
Keep all of your service records
Anything you get done on the car should go directly into a file in your home. The first reason being to prove you had service done if there is a claim of neglect. The second to be to document what was done in case you went outside of the dealership for any additional work such as tires, oil, etc
Information Source: CarMD