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Car-smart tips for winter driving

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Automobiles are more prone to malfunction during winter. Automobile owners should know what should be done to prevent malfunction at this time of year. These include letting the engine run idle for 30 seconds and having the car undergo an engine-performance check or preventive-maintenance service.

Author: Sikorsky, Bob
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1995
Automobile driving in winter, Winter driving

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Avoid made-up auto maintenance

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A survey of car dealers showed that 80% perform automobile services which are either premature or totally unnecessary. Automobile owners can avoid this fraudulent maintenance schedule by knowing which car services should be done, comparing service charges and authorizing only the needed services.

Author: Newman, Richard J., Kaye, Steven D.
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1993
Automobile ownership, Car ownership

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Car repairs: how to avoid getting ripped off

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A government study conducted in the 1970s revealed that 53 cents of every car maintenance dollar is used on unnecessary repairs. To serve as a guide for car-owners to avoid getting duped, a listing of the most common types of car repairs is provided.

Author: Barker, Robert, Templin, Neal
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1995
Services, Repair services industry, Repair services

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Subjects list: Methods, Automobiles, Maintenance and repair, Prevention, Automobile repair fraud
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