While the cost of car maintenance may be hard to swallow, postponing regularly scheduled maintenance actually can result in more costly problems in the long run. Postponing maintenance is the No. 1 car maintenance mistake, according to research by CarMD.com, which polled certified master technicians.
Of the top 10 maintenance mistakes in the firm's study, four of them were related directly to regularly scheduled car maintenance and could be avoided. Take a look at these four and what you need to do to prevent them from hurting your wallet.