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What are some frugal (but not penny-wise/pound-foolish) things you've picked up re: cars? (lemmy.world)

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Do you have any genuine tricks for keeping/maintaining a car that are frugal?

Could be anything from getting a deal on a car wash, or keeping the interior nice, or keeping the engine or tires or anything really in good order.

Also, are there any things you used to be able to do frugally with your car which has changed to be more expensive--maybe due to auto manufacturers changing how cars are designed?

(I'm asking this so if something used to be frugal but isn't now, people speak up about it.)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dashcam. For $80 you can fight back against your insurance company when they try to screw you out of thousands!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since this is "frugal", my brain immediately went, "I wonder how much a used one is?"

And for some reason the idea was unsavory, as if a used dash cam might be dirty or something. But I can't imagine it'd be different than any other sort of used electronics.

There's probably a good ghost or horror story in the thought though, playing on the idea of buying up used dash cams and seeing what horrible images are left behind on them...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dash cams are often exposed to extreme heat due to their placement. I wouldn’t trust a used one not to fail due to this. Hell, I’ve had brand new ones fail after about six years because of heat damage. My car navigation is suffering the same fate. It sucks when you don’t have covered parking.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Dash cams are often exposed to extreme heat due to their placement.

To this point, anyone considering a dashcam should get one with a super capacitor and NOT an internal battery. This is especially true if you live in an area that gets extreme cold or heat throughout the year.