Nice little article on car myths and maxims

[CPA]

I thought it was interesting.

 

[StageLeft]

I am positive that if you draft close enough you can get better mileage drafting a truck. They are talking more of safety in that point than the physics of it.

"That's always a good theory," says Duchene. "I've certainly watched a friend of mine go into repairing things that didn't seem to need repairing and make himself a bunch of problems.

"I think it's still a good rule of thumb, provided you stay up with the maintenance."

I agree and I said the same in a thread yesterday. A person can quickly spend thousands of dollars by following all of the "You should probably get this taken care of"-advice by mechanics, as opposed to often just waiting until something breaks.

 

[dquan97]

What are the maintenance that needs to be done and the mileage point it should be done? (besides oil changes)

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: dquan97
What are the maintenance that needs to be done and the mileage point it should be done? (besides oil changes)

It's in the owner's manual.

 

[AvesPKS]

Out of the three reasons to keep your tank full, two are completely stupid, and the third only marginally useful.