Looking for tips on how to take care of a car? Talk to automobile technicians, they have no problem giving students advice.
This October marks the emergence of an annual event called Fall Car Care Month.
The technicians at Express Oil Change, on South College Street, participated in this event by providing tips on how to keep a car running smoothly.
Head technician Ben Burchfield said the number of students that visits the shop fluctuates.
"It can vary," Burchfield said. "It really depends on the time of the year. This time of the year, we probably get 50 to 60 students."
The Express Oil Change crew said they get a lot of customers every day.
One of the main reasons students go to their shop is for an oil change.
Burchfield said keeping the oil change accordingly will keep the car running for a long time.
"The most important thing is to get it changed every 3,000 miles," Burchfield said.
He said people tend to wear down their car when they drive around town for a long time.
"One thing I notice is a lot of people drive around town, which is pretty hard driving on your car," Burchfield said. "They'll go 10,000 miles and that's rough driving for your car."
Technician Brad Streetman said students tend to neglect their cars.
"The main thing we see that they neglect on a car is changing the oil, flushing the coolant system and changing the fuel filters," Streetman said.
Streetman suggested students save money and learn to take care of their car on their own time.
"I know a lot of students don't have a lot of money," Streetman said. "If you keep your car maintained, then it's not going to cost you a lot of money at one time to repair it."
Technician B.J. Moore said the most important part for students to watch is the instrument panel.
"It has all of your gauges on it and it tells you whether it's running hot, or if you are low on oil, the speed you're going and how much gas you got in it," Moore said.
Moore said it is important for everybody to take care of their car at all times. He sees a lot of people come in who haven't been doing that.
"Some of them think you just get in, pump gas and drive," Moore said. "Some of them don't really care. Most of them come in here and they're 3,000 miles over on their oil change."
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