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| SERVICE, REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE |
Often we don't realise the importance of preventative maintenance! | | For a few rand before the holiday you could be rest assured. | | One needs to be very careful these days when it comes to having work done on your motor vehicle. | | Hospitalisation could be extremely expensive and would certainly have been unnecessary. | | Preventative Maintenance on a motor vehicle is exactly the same, a few examples are: | |  | |
| A worn cambelt could cost R500.00 to replace. | | If it was not replaced in time and decided to break, the consequential damage could be as much as R7,000.00 depending on the make of the vehicle. | | Worn brake pads could cost roughly R400.00 to replace | | If this was left and the pads were completely finished, it would result in replacing the discs and the pads at roughly R1,000.00 not too mention the danger of maybe not being able to stop in time. | | | | |
| A blocked fuel filter could cost up to R200.00 to replace |
| If neglected it could result in fuel starvation and ultimately a break down not too mention the cost of replacing the fuel pump because it has been working too hard. |
| These days on our modern type vehicles, a fuel pump could cost as much as R3,000.00. |
| A Constant velocity joint is a very good example of preventative maintenance. |
| A CV joint needs to be regreased at +/- 50 000 km's and thereafter every 30 000 km's, if left ungreased, it will fail. |
| A new CV joint could cost up to R2,000.00. |
| Most vehicles have four and others up to eight. |
| To service and regrease a CV joint would merely cost R40.00, that makes you think doesn't it. |
| There is an old saying, "Penny wise Pound foolish" - Don't be caught! |
| Budgeting & Planning for Motor Vehicle Repairs & Maintenance |
| Unfortunately vehicles need to be serviced and maintained regularly and this is becoming more and more expensive. |
| If you have a limited budget to spend on a vehicle, it is my advice to communicate with a service provider who can advise what needs to be done on the vehicle and prioritize the work. |
| It will cost less if more than one thing is being done on the vehicle in one day if you consider the following: |
 | Every time the vehicle is in a workshop you will have a problem with transport. | | You could benefit from a discount if you have a larger bill. | | You would normally pay less labour if you were to have brake pads fitted while the vehicle is being serviced. | | A dyna tune for instance is cheaper if it is done in conjunction with a major service. | |
| If there was something which you thought may need attention before the next big service. |
| Pop into your Service Shop and ask if it would be safe to wait, if not, make an arrangement to repair it sooner. |
| It would normally be possible to have work done by your Service provider even if they contract the work out. |
| It would be easier to control and check if it is done that way. |
| You should work out roughly how many kilometers you will travel in one year and budget for a service every 10000km`s, e.g. If you travel 30000km`s per year your car would need to have ± 3 services at approximately R800-00 per time. |
| This would equate to R2400-00 per year divided by 12 means you need to provide roughly R200-00 per month for your vehicle maintenance. |
| This is good value for money if you consider that you pay a steep monthly bill (more than R200 pm) for short term insurance and in most cases don't claim for five years. |
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