Ok, here is a question. Let's say that your are 60 and want to buy one last new car to drive to your grave, so to speak and in the spirit of narrowing down my question you bought a 4-door cheapest new Civic with a manual transmission.
You can do most routine maintenance at home, your retired after all but things like a timing belt, brakes, and tire balance and rotation you leave to a shop.
What is your ultimate maintenance plan will still considering your fixed income driven budget.
What fluids by brand name and spec would you use and what is your plan. Make this plan for a retirement location and for the sake of argument you get 30 days a year of possible snow and weather below 32F but never below 10F and the summer gets you temps that never exceed 100F with an average of 70F and moderate amounts of rain and if it snows you don't have to commute to work, you can just stay home or wait until it warms up a bit and is safe to drive.
This car has to last because you are healthy and you might live and drive into your 80's and there is no budget to replace it and you drive 15k a year because you and your wife take a lot of trips but also take many short trips to the store.
I'd be interested in answers because this would cover a lot of what BITOG is about. Remember, brand names, intervals, methods and reasons. This is your Father and you want the car to be safe, reliable and last. You might get it from his estate for your upcoming drivers.
There has to be many different ways to accomplish this. This could be a situation where synthetic fluids would fulfill their promise or newer conventional oils might shine and a drain and refill might be more effective than a flush and brake fluid exchanges would more than pay for themselves.
You can do most routine maintenance at home, your retired after all but things like a timing belt, brakes, and tire balance and rotation you leave to a shop.
What is your ultimate maintenance plan will still considering your fixed income driven budget.
What fluids by brand name and spec would you use and what is your plan. Make this plan for a retirement location and for the sake of argument you get 30 days a year of possible snow and weather below 32F but never below 10F and the summer gets you temps that never exceed 100F with an average of 70F and moderate amounts of rain and if it snows you don't have to commute to work, you can just stay home or wait until it warms up a bit and is safe to drive.
This car has to last because you are healthy and you might live and drive into your 80's and there is no budget to replace it and you drive 15k a year because you and your wife take a lot of trips but also take many short trips to the store.
I'd be interested in answers because this would cover a lot of what BITOG is about. Remember, brand names, intervals, methods and reasons. This is your Father and you want the car to be safe, reliable and last. You might get it from his estate for your upcoming drivers.
There has to be many different ways to accomplish this. This could be a situation where synthetic fluids would fulfill their promise or newer conventional oils might shine and a drain and refill might be more effective than a flush and brake fluid exchanges would more than pay for themselves.
