Cars can't talk, they can't tell you when they need something. They'll go happily along on what they have until they breakdown. And they won't tell you when they are going to break down; they'll just do it. It's up to you to take care of your car to keep it running well and looking good. Maintaining your car will greatly reduce the possibility of breaking down somewhere. And, according to Murphy's Law, it will always break down at the worst possible time.

There are a lot of good reasons to maintain your car in a good and safe condition. But to me the most important reason to maintain my car is who rides inside it. If you don't take good care of your car, and something happens where your family is injured or killed, it will be more costly than all the new cars in the world. So not only to extend the life of your new car, maintain it for your families safety as well.