12 Horrible Things That Will Happen If You Don't Properly Take Care of Your Car

Only some of these are deadly.

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Everybody knows that cars need maintenance, but for some reason the majority of car owners seem to ignore most of these simple chores. Most of this stuff isn't difficult, and you can pay people a reasonable sum of money to simply do the things that are difficult for you. For the most part, It's procrastination that is the problem for this vast swathe of car owners; they'll do it next week right up until the point where they're stranded on the side of the road wishing that they hadn't also procrastinated about renewing their AAA membership.

So please, if you have a car, even if it's a sad, old jalopy, do some basic maintenance on it. If you don't you'll suffer from 12 Horrible Things That Will Happen If You Don't Properly Take Car of Your Car.

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If you forget to change your oil...

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If you never vacuum your interior...

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If you forget to flush your transmission fluid...

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If you don't change your engine air filter...

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If you don't replace your cabin air filter...

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If you don't supervise your friends...

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If you don't wash and wax your car regularly...

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If you don't service your brakes...

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If you forget to test and replace your battery...

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If you don't rotate, balance, align, and replace your tires...

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If you never clean your headlights...

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If you don't refill your wiper fluid...

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