Auto Talk 101: First Year Car Maintenance

Auto Talk 101: Auto Service Within a Car's First Year - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats. The first year of a new car is relatively simple maintenance. In fact, the newer cars are very low-maintenance, and pretty forgiving in that first year. You will need to have its regular oil and filter changes done, of course, and along with that, likely good under-hood inspections of the air filter, and fluids, and hoses, and belts, and such. One exception to that might be if you take a long drive-if you plan to take a long drive, or you are just returning from a long drive, another good under-hood and under-vehicle inspection would be in order on a regular basis.