When Money Is Tight

[Guy]

Sooner or later, it seems that everybody encounters times in their lives when money is tight for one reason or another. During those times, do you make car maintenence a high priority to avoid problems, or try to stretch things out to conserve cash?

 

[jumpinjacks]

Man, that is a pretty tough question. If you put of car repairs it only makes matters worse. But when money is tight how can you even afford it. That is why I do as much work on my own car as possible. So I can save the money for more important repairs.

 

[Chandler]

I put car maintenance as a high priority. It's the only way we can get to work so I would be at cross purposes to ignore the problem. I do try to find the cheapest quote and do a lot of the simple things myself but I consider this as important as home maintenance.

 

[AllenWrench]

I do a lot of my own stuff and I have buddies that can help me if I run into things I don't know how to do. I just buy the parts and they will put them in for me. Then I help them out doing things for them. Works out well.

 

[Rod]

I never skimp on preventive maintenance, and I keep it a priority. There's just too much at stake to risk any mishaps that could have been avoided. Of course some forms of maintenance probably have higher priority than others.

 

[Alexus]

OK, so I'm the slacker when it comes to car maintenance when I'm broke. I do my best, but at times I may delay an oil change when necessary. Hey, at least I am not using my money to buy things I don't need! I only put off car maintenance when it is an issue of paying bills, paying rent or buying food.

 

[Guy]

I make my living driving, and time is money, so I keep maintenance a priority. In my opionion, if you can only afford one type of maintenance action, take care of the tires---the only thing between you and the road.