Do you know how often you should rotate the tires on your car? What about when it comes to checking your oil? And do you know what it means when your “check engine” light appears? Not only does it feel grown-up to know how to maintain your car, but with winter coming (and winter IS coming), car maintenance is a very real necessity when it comes to keeping it running smoothly.



In this episode of “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult,” Matt and Molly are joined once again by CarTalk’s Jamie Page Deaton as they discuss the dos and dont’s of car maintenance. Learn how and how often you should wash your car in the winter, what type of gas your car actually needs, and the one thing about electric vehicle maintenance that dealerships don’t want you to know. 



Sources Cited: 
2021 US Census Data 
U.S. Department of Transportation: Bureau of Transportation Statistics "Automobile Profile,"
“How Much Routine Car Mainten ance Costs” - Nerd Wallet
“Can You Wash Your Car in Winter?” - AAA
“Here’s How Much the Average Car Repair Costs Now” - Kelly Blue Book
National Average Gas Prices - AAA

Do you know how often you should rotate the tires on your car? What about when it comes to checking your oil? And do you know what it means when your “check engine” light appears? Not only does it feel grown-up to know how to maintain your car, but with winter coming (and winter IS coming), car maintenance is a very real necessity when it comes to keeping it running smoothly.
 
In this episode of “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult,” Matt and Molly are joined once again by <a href="https://www.cartalk.com/authors/jamie-page-deaton">CarTalk’s Jamie Page Deaton</a> as they discuss the dos and dont’s of car maintenance. Learn how and how often you should wash your car in the winter, what type of gas your car actually needs, and the one thing about electric vehicle maintenance that dealerships don’t want you to know. 
 
Sources Cited: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP1Y2021.DP04">2021 US Census Data </a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.policygenius.com/auto-insurance/car-ownership-statistics-in-the-united-states/">U.S. Department of Transportation: Bureau of Transportation Statistics "Automobile Profile,"</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/auto-loans/routine-car-maintenance-cost">“How Much Routine Car Mainten ance Costs” - Nerd Wallet</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://magazine.northeast.aaa.com/daily/life/cars-trucks/can-you-wash-your-car-in-winter/">“Can You Wash Your Car in Winter?” - AAA</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.kbb.com/car-advice/average-vehicle-repair-costs/">“Here’s How Much the Average Car Repair Costs Now” - Kelly Blue Book</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/">National Average Gas Prices - AAA</a></li>
</ul>

Do your eyes glaze over when looking at a long list of annual health insurance enrollment options – or maybe while you’re trying to calculate how much you owe the IRS? You might be wondering the same thing we are: Where’s the guidebook for all of this grown-up stuff? Whether opening a bank account, refinancing student loans, or purchasing car insurance (...um, can we just roll the dice without it?), we’re just as confused as you are. 

Enter: “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult” a podcast dedicated to explaining the complexities of adulting for which most of us are woefully under-prepared. In each episode, we seek out folks who can actually help us start to make sense of all the basic life skills required to be, well, a grown-up.

Do your eyes glaze over when looking at a long list of annual health insurance enrollment options – or maybe while you’re trying to calculate how much you owe the IRS? You might be wondering the same thing we are: Where’s the guidebook for all of this grown-up stuff? Whether opening a bank account, refinancing student loans, or purchasing car insurance (...um, can we just roll the dice without it?), we’re just as confused as you are. 
Enter: “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult” a podcast dedicated to explaining the complexities of adulting for which most of us are woefully under-prepared. In each episode, we seek out folks who can actually help us start to make sense of all the basic life skills required to be, well, a grown-up.

Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult

Car Maintenance for Grown Ups

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