{"id":1130,"date":"2019-05-04T01:52:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T08:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogv2prod.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2023-07-03T00:39:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T07:39:53","slug":"car-care-what-must-i-do-to-take-care-of-my-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/car-care-what-must-i-do-to-take-care-of-my-car\/","title":{"rendered":"CAR CARE \u2014 What Must I Do to Take Care Of My Car?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does your car mean to you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>How you view your car may determine how well you tend to treat it. If you see it as a mere conveyance, you may give it little thought. If you consider it a proud possession, you probably will be more attentive. But no matter how you relate to your vehicle, it is important to care for it in specific ways that will maintain its reliability, preserve its drivability and protect its resale value.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/carwashing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1131\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/carwashing.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/carwashing-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/carwashing-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/carwashing-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This section explains each service that most vehicles require. 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