
{"id":4489,"date":"2013-10-04T12:57:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T12:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.njstateauto.com\/general-auto-news\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/"},"modified":"2013-10-04T12:57:09","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T12:57:09","slug":"take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Care Of Important Preventative Car Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping a car running for years requires dedication on the part of a driver. Not only do you need to do your best to avoid accidents or collisions, but you also need to invest in preventative maintenance that ensures every aspect of the vehicle is functioning as intended.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most important preventative maintenance includes replenishing a car&#039;s fluids, such as the oil, antifreeze and wiper fluids. You should also be examining brake pads to see if they need to be replaced, as well as regularly changing the engine air filter, rotating the tires and upgrading the windshield wipers when they begin to leave streaks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If you&#039;re like most Americans, you&#039;re busier than ever and you may not think twice about putting off vehicle maintenance,&quot; said Rich White, executive director of the Car Care Council. &quot;However, neglected auto care almost always means much higher costs down the road in the form of more extensive repairs or lost resale value.&quot;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To prevent this issue, White recommended following a regular maintenance schedule. Employing reminders or updates that let you know when it&#039;s time to get a certain aspect&nbsp;of a vehicle checked out may also be a wise decision, as it allows you to&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are a few options available for those who are concerned about the performance of a vehicle. Some may want to take vehicles in for preventative maintenance, and garages like the Total Car Care Center at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\" target=\"_self\" class=\"dnautolink\">NJ State Auto Auction<\/a> offer an array of services that can improve the functionality of a vehicle. The auction lot also has plenty of CARFAX-certified used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/preowned\/index.cfm?search=custom&amp;sort=make\" target=\"_self\" class=\"dnautolink\">cars for sale<\/a>, so those drivers who want to invest in a new ride can check out a few of the available models.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping a car running for years requires dedication on the part of a driver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Take Care Of Important Preventative Car Maintenance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Keeping a car running for years requires dedication on the part of a driver.\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Take Care Of Important Preventative Car Maintenance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Keeping a car running for years requires dedication on the part of a driver.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Used Car Blog - NJ State Auto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NJStateAuto\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-10-04T12:57:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/174\/2020\/06\/10141444\/NJStateAuto.com-url.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"517\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"61\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@twinturboblogsadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@njstateauto\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/#organization\",\"name\":\"NJ State Auto Used Cars\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NJStateAuto\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jerseycitycars\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/njstateauto\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/njstateauto\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njstateauto\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/174\/2019\/08\/01181502\/NJ-State-Auto-Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/174\/2019\/08\/01181502\/NJ-State-Auto-Logo.png\",\"width\":240,\"height\":240,\"caption\":\"NJ State Auto Used Cars\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/\",\"name\":\"Used Car Blog - NJ State Auto\",\"description\":\"Official NJ State Auto Used Car Blog\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/\",\"name\":\"Take Care Of Important Preventative Car Maintenance\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-10-04T12:57:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-10-04T12:57:09+00:00\",\"description\":\"Keeping a car running for years requires dedication on the part of a driver.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/\",\"name\":\"Take Care Of Important Preventative Car Maintenance\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/#webpage\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/#\/schema\/person\/85a5d50e1018cb4599818aa86c1fbcb3\"},\"headline\":\"Take Care Of Important Preventative Car Maintenance\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-10-04T12:57:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-10-04T12:57:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/take-care-of-important-preventative-car-maintenance\/#webpage\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":\"General Auto News\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/#\/schema\/person\/85a5d50e1018cb4599818aa86c1fbcb3\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/njstateauto\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c0a5c116c6177d90b6c8cbf34228fad?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7c0a5c116c6177d90b6c8cbf34228fad?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/twinturboblogsadmin\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4489"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4489\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.njstateauto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}