Dr Copa

My wife and I were talking about automobile maintenance.  She seems to think that it would be really nice of me if I would help her out by keeping track of the maintenance of her cars, and helping her out with minor things like oil changes.  That’s something I’ve just let her take care of in the past – they were HER cars, so I let HER take care of them.  Lately, however, she’s been overwhelmed with her job and extra family responsibilities and so she asked me to help her out with her cars.  As much as I’d like to argue with her logic on that, it really would do no good.  I’m home all the time anyway since I got hurt in that car accident last year, so I have the time.

She told me that she found a website recently that she was thinking about using for car repair estimates and to help find a car repair shop for her car.  I told her that I’d check it out and see what it said about Toyota Camry repair.

So I went to the website and saw that there were several places in the area that we could use for her car repairs if I couldn’t do it myself.  I saw that they had a section of their website that you can click on to see if there have been any recalls on your car, and listed common problems for that make and model of car so I checked that out while I was there.  I was glad to see that there had not been any recalls on her cars yet.

I stumbled on a story on the Time.com website that was talking about the new Paris Hilton for President campaign video that can be seen on the funnyordie website. The story had a link to the video, so I naturally clicked on it (just curious, you know!) and watched the video. The ad was not quite as funny as the first one, but it was good for a few chuckles. I hope she produces a couple more of these, the world could use a few good chuckles!

One of the biggest headaches of owning a car is that so much of car ownership has been challenging getting information that you need in order to keep your car running safely. Up until now, it’s been hard to know exactly what to pay for repairs on your car in your town. And, being new to this area, it’s been extremely difficult to find the best mechanic.

I’ve heard about a great website called Driverside.com that has been set up to let consumers find out just about EVERYTHING they need to know about the car that they own, or about new cars that they are thinking about buying.

The website will tell you what your car really is worth. If you sign up and become a member (it’s free) they can notify you before your car drops below its residual value so you can protect your investment. They will list your car for sale for free when you decide to sell, and they can help you find parts and accessories specifically made for your car.

The feature that I like the best is that you can get automatically notified on every recall for your vehicle.  I like that feature because I’m always concerned that there might be a recall on one of my used cars that I own and that I’d never hear about it.