When I was a child, my dad loved working on "fixer upper" cars in his spare time. Since I always wanted to hang out with my dad, no matter what he was doing, spent a lot of time in our garage with him watching him work and eventually helping him. Once I entered high school, I got too busy to hang around the garage and soon went off to college. A few years later, my relatively new car developed a problem that I wanted to fix, and I soon learned that not all cars are made alike and what I had learned from my dad wasn't going to help me with this car. I have since put a lot of research into new car technology to get caught up with how they have changed. I want to share what I am learning on a blog to help others learn, too!
Repairs can quickly begin to pile up on older vehicles. If a trip to your local mechanic has you breaking out in cold sweats, then it's time to step back, take a deep breath, and learn how to prioritize repairs to your vehicle. Just as with a human patient, car work can be triaged so that you deal with the most important and pressing issues upfront and leave other issues for later.
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