Thursday, July 9, 2009

Why are you jacking up your own car?

If you were given only one car and told that this would be the only car that you ever had, would you take care of it? If the instructions specifically said that you had to use 97 octane gas to keep it running correctly over the life, would you only use 97 octane? If the instructions said to take it in for preventative maintenance every 6 months and shouldn’t give you a problem, would you do it?

Well let me tell you how I see people taking care of their cars. A lot of the times I see these souped up cars with big, shiny wheels, candy-colored paint, and booming speaker systems, but what do these cars look like under the hood? Are people fixing up the outside of their car, but leaving the inside running like crap??? Maybe. You never know.

People are knowingly and willingly putting 87 octane into their car because it is cheaper. They say they just don’t have the money for the right fuel. People are knowingly and willingly giving their cars way more gas than it actual needs, to the point that it is spilling over into the cracks and crevices. They hear that little click that says it is full, but they just ignore it and keep feeding their tank. Now the car has a problem, it now runs terribly. And with all of the extra gas in the car, it is just that much slower.

Why, if you have the instructions for this ONE car that you will ever get, are you neglecting it? Putting a shiny coat of paint and new tires ain’t making it run better, it is just covering up the problem. The fact that your car is going slower and slower, makes you want to drives less and less, which in turn is jacking up the car more and more. And now no one even really wants to ride with you…you end up riding solo. Womp, womp, womp:(

So how do you fix the car you may wonder? Well it is going to take some time and patience. You are going to have to start feeding it with the more expensive, but performance enhancing fuel. You are going to have to take in for a check up, maybe for some repairs, but definitely for prevention. Then you are just gonna have to suck it up and take care of this car. Read the instructions…it is not as hard as you think.