The good news is that vehicles are lasting on average up to 8 years these days. With tender loving care, regular maintenance and a major repair or two, those vehicles can last 3 – 4 times as long. Taking your vehicle to the shop to get it fixed, might not be an affordable option or might not be an option at all if the economy continues to evolve so here’s what you need to do to prepare now.

• Get a repair manual for each of your vehicles so that if you need to make basic repairs you have a guide in your hands. (don’t count on the internet, you may end up without a connection or even a home!)
• Stock up on some essential parts for your vehicle such as: oil, gas & pcv filters, stock up on a full set of gaskets and several sets of air filters and spark plugs, plus a set or two of spark plug wires. Buy an electric gas pump in case yours dies. Also get some patch kits for your tires, and an air pump. Then buy several cases of oil and some antifreeze. This is the basic stuff you need to be prepared for the long haul if you have that luxury.
• Buy a set of tools! You are going to need them, you should have them already, get them if you don’t have them already. Bonus if you have a toolbox that can be carried in your vehicle or SUV, you now have a critical tool that is mobile.
• Stock up on fuses for your vehicle – Especially if you are a cigarette lighter happy user that likes to plug inverters or other gadgets into your car, those things kill fuses quickly!
• Cargo Gear – Make sure you have hitches, trailers, tie down straps, nets what ever it might take for you to transport your worldly possession in case you have to hit the road (not talking Armageddon but you might be faced with a sheriff with a foreclosure eviction notice L don’t wait till it is too late)

No related posts.