There are varieties of strategies to help you save thousands of naira over your car. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 6 of these strategies to help you.

DRIVE PRUDENTLY

Aggressive driving like speeding, rapid acceleration and hard braking is one of the quickest ways to waste fuel. To cut fuel costs, you should try to drive more prudently so your vehicle will not have to use up so much fuel trying to adjust to the way it is being handled by you.

Also, refraining from hard braking will prevent your brakes from wearing out quickly and extend the life of your brakes. This will therefore help you save money on changing brake pads.

REGULATE YOUR AIR CONDITIONING

Running the air conditioning can reduce a vehicle’s fuel economy by more than 25%, says Oak Ridge National Laboratory. To regulate your air conditioning, drive with your windows open for a short time before using the A/C to let the hot air out first. On days that are not so hot or on windy days, go without air conditioning and put your windows down. Alternatively, on these days you can use air conditioning, but set it at a slightly higher temperature so it does less work.

ROTATE YOUR TIRES

The front tires wear out faster than the rear tires, switching these tires helps both sets wear evenly so you wouldn’t have to replace them prematurely. Read your owner’s manual or confirm from a trusted mechanic to know the best time to make the switch. Once you know this, rotating the tires is something that you can easily do on your own.

AVOID ‘OVER OILING’ YOUR CAR

Some mechanics will tell you to change the oil of your car after every 3000 miles, but some of the newer car models can actually go up to 10,000 miles before needing an oil change. You should ensure you read your car’s owner’s manual to know the timetable for oil change that is specified for your car. Alternatively, if you don’t have access to the manual, you can use Google Search to get the information or ask a trusted mechanic

TRY HANDLING EASY REPAIRS YOURSELF

A mechanic doesn’t have to handle every repair and maintenance that concerns your car. Repairs like replacing wiper blades, changing car tires, replacing your lights etc. are easy enough to do on your own. You can even go a step further and watch how-to-videos to help your better learn how to do these things.

KNOW YOUR CAR

You should have a basic understanding of what your car needs and when it needs what it needs. This way you can avoid being up-charged when you take it for maintenance. Often mechanics or re-wirers give a list of things they recommend for repairs when you take your car to them. Your car many not actually need some of the things they listed at that time, but to make additional profit they will include it. This is a well-known fact for most car users but they still fall into this trap because they don’t have basic understanding of their car and its needs.

nice piece. By taking your car to a motor mechanic/technician/vulcanizer, you can equally watch him doing some things on your car; i.e, changing of engine oil, replacement of oil filter, changing of fuel filter, air filter, brake pads, replacement of burnt bulb, car horn, knowing your tyre gauge, and many more. Also washing your car by yourself. These are simple and interesting things that you can do by yourself when you watch them doing such. Don't forget to always have your brake fluid, power steering oil, extra tyre, jack, wheel spanner, in your car trunk. They help a lot when you may unexpectedly need them either for your car or other car owners.

7]Don't compromise on quality. Use the recommended oil. Go for the best parts, be it OEM from licensed dealership or Tokunbo_ let it be trusted; else you keep buying same thing every month and blaming your village people.

8]better still, don't buy a car . "Cars are liabilities not assets".
OP, put link to the 'sauce'... nice post.

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Winding the windscreen down fully while driving increases the frictional drag and hence make the engine of the car to burn more fuel. I wld suggest u dnt wind down fully if u dnt wanna use d AC.

Noted

macjoshmini:
We wey Neva get ride....God we Hussle and wait in you.
Betnaija must pay

Oluwa Baba go do am for u as e do am for me.

PaperLace:
7]Don't compromise on quality. Use the recommended oil. Go for the best parts, be it OEM from licensed dealership or Tokunbo_ let it be trusted; else you keep buying same thing every month and blaming your village people.

8]better still, don't buy a car . "Cars are liabilities not assets".
OP, put link to the 'sauce'... nice post.

Cars are liabilities? Not all cars my dear.

mailingdgreat:
Winding the windscreen down fully while driving increases the frictional drag and hence make the engine of the car to burn more fuel. I wld suggest u dnt wind down fully if u dnt wanna use d AC.

if ac no dey work nko?

obyrich:
Cars are liabilities? Not all cars my dear.

All cars are liabilities. You save more when you use your car less

obyrich:
Cars are liabilities? Not all cars my dear.

Except it is meant for business , aside this fact cars are liability .

If most of these expenses worries u probably cant afford to maintain a car and shld not have one or u r using a car u can't afford it's maintenance

Drversatile:

Except it is meant for business , aside this fact cars are liability .

Even in business you have to be careful so that the maintenance cost doesn't surpass the revenue

Have Atleast two competent mechanics. When one tells you something, confirm from the other.

OP just dey talk... car manual.

femi4:
All cars are liabilities. You save more when you use your car less

I don't understand you. There are times you save more when you use your car often. It depends on purpose of usage, type of car and operational terrain.

obyrich:
I don't understand you. There are times you save more when you use your car often. It depends on purpose of usage, type of car and operational terrain.

"Often"

Okay

mailingdgreat:
Winding the windscreen down fully while driving increases the frictional drag and hence make the engine of the car to burn more fuel. I wld suggest u dnt wind down fully if u dnt wanna use d AC.

So if AC no dey the car na to use hand fan go be that plus towel

People way no get car sef go come dey talk now. It not alwys that you see a car as a liability sometimes your car can bring you respect, make life easy open gates for you and help you to make more money. You can't be using a keke or molue and be discussing some business that runs into millions the other person will not trust you. Ask contractors, a good car open gates...

smartty68:

So if AC no dey the car na to use hand fan go be that plus towel

if AC no dey d car, make e put rechargeable fan at least dat one no cost

Thanks Op

Taking about car manual, someone should help me with Mercedes Benz E230, 2001 model manual, please.
Thanks in advance and God bless

obyrich:
Cars are liabilities? Not all cars my dear.

Cars are liabilities Sir. Just as you've been told, except if you're using it for business (i.e) it directly has effect on your business.
The concept behind that, goes beyond the first thing that came to your mind (problem car). Feel free to read it up on google at your leisure.

Car is Like a wife if you dont service it it breaks down