Sherrin Thomas introduced the November ABWA guest speaker: Gail Dunn from Automotive Boot Camp for Women. Gail went into detail about maintenance of our cars. The most important item is the oil change. Cars today run for around 200,000 miles. The oil is the lubricant for the engine and all the working parts so make sure you check your oil and change it regularly. If the oil light comes on, pull over immediately and turn the car off then call a tow truck. If you run a car with the red oil light on, you will blow an engine. If the temperature light goes on, it will cool down. Turn engine on and turn the heater on to cool down the car. If it over heats, heat it up. You need to have a relationship with the person who fixes your car. Independent shops are less expensive than dealers.
Gail talked more about the dash lights. When they come on, it means the computer found something it didn’t like. Air Bag light not functioning is just an error message. Sometimes you can disconnect the battery for 15 minutes. When you connect the battery up and turn the car on, the error may go away. If the error doesn’t go away take it to a repair shop. Brake lights may mean low fluid. Tires touch the ground so rotate your tires every oil change.
If you are in an accident:
1. Get an accident incident report no matter where.
2. It’s your car so it’s your choice where it is repaired no matter what insurance company says (insurance company can’t steer you).
3. Georgia Supreme Court says that if you are in an accident with less than 100,000 miles they owe you cash. Remind them that Steve Dempsey said they owe you diminished value.
It was a great lecture! Check out her website:
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