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If you are near Discount Tire, go there next time for tires. They rotate monthly for free. $100 for a multi point inspection sounds like a good price. I paid more than that at a place known for fair prices. I also have a Hyundai and avoid the dealer to avoid upselling, but maybe I will go there next time since they cost less.
Own older model domestic cars. Less fancy stuff to break and less cost to fix.
We have a 2004 F-250 and 2012 Escape. Both paid for and maintenance/repair cost is minimal.
Cars without fuel injection and ecu would be “analog”… I don’t have enough courage to own and maintain those… also, I imagine in any kind of moderate collisions, my knees would be the crumple zone… too scary
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Buy older used cars, find models known for reasonable maintenance costs, and keep them until they really break down. That reduces the cost a lot compared to a typical buy-new-and-trade-in strategy.
100 dollars seems a lot to rotate tires. Its really easy to do it yourself.
My car costs are a lot higher than the normal person so im used to minimizing them. Learning to do the basics will save you a ton of money. Dealers will charge me $350 to change my oil but I can do it myself for $80 (after buying $100 of tools). Just watch some youtube videos
Tracking a car is definitely not in my fire strategy. Can I ask how much your car expenses are annually? And awesome that you can afford a fun hobby like this
Buy a Tesla, tell everyone you are doing it because it’s cheap not because of political reasons, own a Tesla sedan and it’s a year old. I now pay roughly 1/5th the total operating costs of what I did for my Infiniti sedan, and it’s cleaner for the environment. Air quality is often a problem where I live and I feel better about my personal environmental impact driving electric. I also generally keep cars about 5-6 years and sell them, get max value that way but I don’t end up compromising on technology or safety changes. Tesla comes to you for maintenance, literally drive to your home/driveway/parking lot and complete maintenance where you are located. In a year I’ve only had maintenance done once, which was about $150.
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Do your basics like oil changes yourself once you have exhausted the free ones that came with the purchase of the vehicle. Rotating tires is easy, but a pain if you don't have equipment like jackstands at home. Any local mechanic can do tire rotation and oil change cheaply.
Tire rotation and balance is free at discount tire.