Blog 17: Answer 3

What is the most important factor in maintaining an automobile?

Answer 3: The most important factor in maintaining an automobile is self educating yourself on the basics of auto mechanics.

• Self educating yourself about the mechanics of your car will allow you to have a better understanding of what is going on under your hood and will allow you to practice preventative maintenance on the car more effectively because you will know what the car needs and take the appropriate steps in providing those needs.
• Self educating yourself about the mechanics of your car will also help out when diagnosing problems with your car without having to start disassembling anything or taking it in to the shop, which can save you money on labor by the mechanic at the shop.
• Self educating your about the mechanics of your car will help out because you will figure out how to do the small jobs on the car yourself like brake jobs, oil changes, and light changes(ex.headlight, taillight), thus saving you money on the labor of the mechanic in the shop.

Resource: My grandpa Jesus Vazquez, he is a very experienced "car guy" and is one of the wisest people I know. Year after year we see his wisdom being put into play, sometimes even proving us wrong about some choice we thought would have been smart to do. I listen to my grandpa very carefully and enjoy having someone with so much experience in life. He is the one who helped me develop my third answer.

I think that this answer is definitely refutable but I am not to sure if it will be such a detailed answer to my question. I might have a hard time trying to explain such a concise and practical answer. In all, I might make a few adjustments or changes to this answer but for right now this is my third answer!