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Notify your insurance
agent about the new car. Now would also be a good time to get a
competitive insurance quote from
many of the online insurance companies.
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Get a good repair manual
so you can perform routine maintenance on your new car. We recommend
ALLDATA for the best online
manuals.
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Read the entire owners
manual. Familiarize yourself with the service requirements.
Understand when you need to change oil, filters, and other major
things like timing belt and driveline fluids.
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Get use to operating
the heating/AC controls and the radio so you do not have to fumble
around and risk an accident while on the highway.
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Pop the hood and find
the oil filler cap, the oil dipstick. If you bought a car with
an automotive transmission there will be a dipstick for the
transmission fluid also.
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Find the spare tire and
jack. Make sure you know where to jack the car when changing a
tire and how to remove the spare when you need it. There is
nothing worse than getting a flat tire in a new car and having to
struggle to change it the first time.
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Accessorize ! It's
your car and it should make a statement about you. There are
plenty of aftermarket items to make your new car unique like
yourself. Wheels, bug guards, window visors and more are all
available at part houses like CarParts.com
