Canadians cutting back on car repairs: study
Holding off on that oil change for a few more weeks? Well, you’re not alone.
Whether it’s the economy or improved vehicle quality, Canadians are spending less to maintain and repair their cars, according to a recent J.D. Power and Associates report.
We’re also visiting garages less often, and when we do take our vehicles in, the average price for repairs has been dropping for awhile now.
Per service spending has averaged $287 this year, compared to $352 in 2009 ― a trend that could end up costing vehicle owners more in the long term if they have to pay for emergency maintenance, J.D. Power suggests.
While some people are clearly just postponing scheduled maintenance, the report attributes at least a portion of this drop to improved reliability and a slight decline in the average age of vehicles on the road.
Those average costs could drop again though as dealers struggle to move cars off their lots.
Toyota, for instance, has begun pitching two years of free maintenance with the purchase of many of its cars, making them the first mass-market auto company to offer such a service.
Right now, the offer is only good in the U.S., but Canadian drivers could soon hear the same pitch.
Your other option might be sites like AutoMD or RepairPal which offer repair estimates so buyers can get the inside scoop. They don't do the work, of course, but they have introduced the transparency now available in new car shopping to car repair and maintenance.
Have you been holding off on maintenance to stretch a dollar? Do you shop around for repairs? Would a free maintenance package have any influence on your car purchasing?
By Gordon Powers, MSN Money
Posted by: ???????? | Oct 19, 2021 12:18:38 AM
well if the goverment would stop puting more and more taxs on us we would fix are cars but no we cant cause we do have to eat to and kids come first... and inurseance going up ever month dont help to so ya car has to wait to fix
Posted by: Fast Furious Freddy | Oct 19, 2021 6:20:52 AM
Tax his income, tax his food, tax his shoes, tax his gas, tax his ass. That's the name of the game. You can't even fart without paying a tax. The food you ate to cause the fart was taxed. With half of consumer income going towards some sort of tax, no wonder people are putting off fixing their cars. Canada is more interested in sending billions of dollars to places like India, Pakistan, Africa and China. Ultimately we are giving these nations money so that they can imporve and take our jobs. No more foreign aid donations for me. The measly tax return on that money doesn't offset my other taxes. We need a new Government. this B.S. so-called democracy sucks.
Posted by: johnsonrik | Oct 19, 2021 7:52:56 AM
Tax his income, tax his food, tax his situation, tax his gas, tax his ass. That's the family of the business. You can't flat bottom flatus without stipendiary a tax. The matter you ate to create the fart was taxed. With half of consumer income exploit towards both category of tax, no occurrence grouping are swing off fixing their cars. Canada is statesman involved in sending trillions of dollars to places like India, Pakistan, Africa and PRC. Ultimately we are giving these nations money so that they can improve and construe our jobs. No more ultramontane aid donations for me. The paltry tax return on that money doesn't balance my else taxes. We essential a new Governing. this B.S. so-called ism sucks.
Posted by: DR.Jase | Oct 19, 2021 8:20:04 AM
If Cars weren't so expensive to start with maybe people wouldn't be afraid of putting money in something they paid for.
Insurance,gaz,accessories,repairs, and yearly payment on renewal of drivers license and plates; it's just getting to expensive ...
The GOVERNEMENT doesn't stop and look at what is going on.. NO they sit back and charge us more money on license renewals and plates every year and GAZ well it fluctuates more than i go to the bathroom for a shit, so wonder why sometimes .. there's your answer...
Companies cry out when it doesn't go they're way but they are the first to jump up the prices on the product for sure... the pitty they deserve is a cracker with peanut butter..
DON'T BITCH IF YOUR MAKING YOUR OWN BED AND IT'S NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED!!!!!...
HST-HST-HST-HST-HST: HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY IT!!! CANADIANS WAKE UP...
THE GOVERNMENT INPUT THE (HST TAX) TO PAY THE DEFICIT (THEY CREATED)
AND FOUND OUT IT'S MAKING PEOPLETHINK TWICE ABOUT BUYING CARS/HOUSES/CLOTHES/ETC....
How to belive in a GOVERNMENT/PRODUCT OR COMPANY when all they think about is the all mighty (BUCK$)....?
I STOPPED BELIEVING IN MY GOVERNMENT AND COMPANIES WHEN ...deficits/high prices/hst tax/toyota started to recall millions of theyre vehicals...
When a company recalls a car it means they decided to cut expenses and imput cheap pieces in new cars and sell them at high prices....
REMEMBER THAT!!!!!
Posted by: Joe Blogs | Oct 22, 2021 12:04:28 PM
The racists have got to stop blaming immigrants otherwise the government will continue to tax us for everything.
Posted by: J Steed | Oct 25, 2021 8:58:31 PM
Considering the consequences of operating a vehicle that is not properly maintained, I would wonder why any sane person would consider compromising this. I don't give a rat's behind for any excuses. There are no excuses. If you own a car, you must maintain it. If can't afford it, walk or take the bus. I don't care about your lame excuses for high taxes or how expensive everything is. Cry me a river. Whine, whine, whine, whine.... Again, THERE ARE SIMPLY NO EXCUSES! GET THAT INTO YOUR ULTRA THICK SKULLS.
Posted by: reprise | Oct 28, 2021 10:44:15 AM
i find it impossible to consider living with an income that does not add up to JSteed's annual bar bill. not only that, i can't even tolerate the notion that people with different lives exist, let alone have opinions of their own circumstance. if your story is different than mine, then shut up and give up. GET THAT INTO YOUR ULTRA THICK SKULL
Posted by: John | Nov 14, 2021 11:08:17 PM
@reprise... are you in the right blog? What are you talking about? Did your ultra thick skull have a "head" on collision with a poorly maintained Hummer?
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