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Friday, August 07, 2009

Stop getting screwed with car maintenance

Smartmoney.com offers some smart consumer advice about not being taken in the car maintenance world:

Got a tale of an overzealous repairman? You're not alone. With the recession crimping profits, repair shops are under growing pressure to sell extra services that critics say probably aren't necessary -- everything from "decarbonization" to transmission fluid "flushes" that, at the end of the day, can inflate your bill by hundreds of dollars. READ THE REST

The article even mentions the new nitrogen in your tires thing...I always wondered about that.

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