7 Car Maintenance Tasks to Do in Fall

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Get Your Car Winter-Ready this Fall!

Are you ready for winter driving? You wouldn’t want to face the challenging weather and driving conditions unprepared. Before temperatures drop and begin to affect your vehicle’s performance, you’ll need to get your car maintenance done in the fall.

Your most routine drive can quickly become a dangerous one when you encounter snow and ice on the road. However, driving a well-maintained vehicle can help you rise to the challenge. If you want to stay on top of your car maintenance tasks this fall, Breast Cancer Car Donations shares this list to help you get started:

1. Check the lights and clean them.

All lights — including your headlights, parking lights, taillights, and emergency flashers — must be checked and cleaned by the end of the summer. If your car comes with sealed-beam headlamps, think about investing in halogen lamps that can help increase visibility while you’re driving.

2. Test the battery.

Since your car battery doesn’t last forever, you’d want to check your battery’s overall condition with a computerized battery tester. Aside from testing voltage, this device allows you to check the condition of your starter and alternator as well as its internal resistance and conductance.

3. Check the heater/defroster.

There’s nothing fun about driving in the fall and winter with a heater that isn’t working. Hitting the road with fogged-up windows is far from being safe. To avoid getting into an accident, be sure to check if the front and rear window defrosters are working properly. It’s best to have the defroster and heater systems repaired in the fall rather than waiting until winter comes.

4. Replace your wiper blades.

If you don’t want your snow-packed wiper blades to miss large swaths of your windshield, be sure to replace your ordinary wiper blades with winter wiper blades. Winter wiper blades are wrapped in a rubberized material that keeps the snow and ice from packing or sticking. Since these blades make for improved visibility, it ensures safer winter driving.

5. Switch to winter tires.

Winterizing your car involves adding extra traction to help you cover snowy and icy terrain. Unless you switch to snow tires and all-season tires, you won’t be able to drive confidently under bad weather conditions.

6. Check your brakes.

Your brakes should work even in freezing conditions. When the road gets icy, be sure that your brake pads aren’t wearing down or that your brake fluid doesn’t need to be refilled.

7. Get an oil change.

Did you know that older oil can get even more sluggish during the winter season? If your oil has contaminants in it, it can quickly freeze as soon as the temperatures drop. For this reason, it’s best to get an oil change done before winter strikes even if you’re not quite at the recommended oil change time yet.

You Can Turn Your Old Car Into a Lifesaver

If the running costs of the maintenance and repairs of your old car have already surpassed its worth, perhaps it’s time to retire it. It’s going to be a win-win situation for you if you simply donate that vehicle to us here at Breast Cancer Car Donations.

Besides putting an end to your misery, making a charitable contribution to us means turning your old beater into a powerful tool that can help save the lives of destitute breast cancer patients in your community.

We will have your car auctioned off, with the proceeds going to reputable breast cancer nonprofit organizations in partnership with us that are serving your area. These nonprofits cater to uninsured and destitute breast cancer patients, providing them with comprehensive breast health services. These include giving them easy access to medical facilities where they can undergo the full range of treatment options.

These charities also provide breast cancer survivors with follow-up care. Other beneficiaries get to receive free breast cancer screening and prevention and education services.

As our way of saying “thank you,” we’ll pick up and tow your vehicle for free.

Since our partners are IRS-certified 501(c)(3) nonprofits, your donation will entitle you to receive the maximum tax deduction in the next tax season.

Even more precious than these material rewards, you’ll find awesome satisfaction in knowing that your donation will be used to help save lives.

You can donate almost any type of vehicle, including your deceased uncle’s truck or your granddad’s boat. The vehicle doesn’t need to be in good condition. In many cases, we accept even vehicles that are no longer running.

Your location shouldn’t be a problem since we can collect your donation anywhere in the United States.

For more information about our donation program, including our quick and convenient donation process, feel free to visit our FAQs page. Give us a call at 866-540-5069 or contact us here if you have any inquiries or concerns.

Reach Out to Breast Cancer Sufferers Today!

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Are you ready to turn your clunker into a lifesaver? If you do, go ahead and contact us at Breast Cancer Car Donations. Your car donation will boost the hopes of the struggling breast cancer patients in your community. Call us at 866-540-5069 or fill out our online donation form now!

Last Updated: March 10th, 2023