Own a car and it's going to cost you money, unfortunately it's as simple as that.In addition to the cost of loan payments, insurance, registration and fuel, there are regular maintenance and maintenance costs and there is always a risk of an expensive failure.These costs are part of life and unless we parked our cars in the garage to raise dust, we must be prepared for them.Being prepared for them is only part of the equation, as we arm ourselves with the right information we can also stand to make significant savings when itY hasseen many traps that the motorist should be aware of and believe me during spending the last ten years of my life working as a car mechanic I've seen manyA few important money-saving tips are described below.1.Many workshops use 'advertised special offers' to bring your car to them.Have you ever heard the saying, "there is no such thing as a free lunch"?Well, this is especially true with these so-called 'advertised special offers'.Certainly they will change your oil and filter for twenty dollars and perform a free safety inspection for you.Oh, but what's this huge list of problems they found while doing security check and why do they say I shouldn't be myRee wary of offers that sound toogood to be true because that's usually exactly what they are!If the workshop owner has a slow month or is not quite honest and you are in proclauning your complete lack of mechanical knowledge you also drive him aIn