Everyone likes to keep his or her cars new forever. To achieve this, there are a number of methods available. You must have seen ads for such purposes. But you need not shell out dollars to keep your car as new one.

Surprisingly, most of the car-problems are minor ones and if you follow a periodic car care procedure, you will the chances of your car going to a garage for a big problem is reduced.

Go through the user manual as soon as you get the car keys. Mark the minor engine problems related to ignition and fuel. Also, mark the period at which the engine and brake fluid should be changed. You can even carry the manual with you until you become familiar with fixing such problems. Most of the problems are minor problems related to engine which you yourself can solve thereby saving on the maintenance costs.

Make a note of when to change the brake and engine oil and make sure you change them a few days ahead of what is mentioned in the manual. Also, get the air pressure in your car tires checked regularly and keep it as mentioned in the manual.