It’s almost common knowledge that mom’s are notorious for endlessly nagging and always looking out for our best interest. But what happens when a mom’s generosity gets taken for granted? A very interesting article I found on JewishJournal.com depicts the first-person story of a mom and an unruly son who can’t seem to keep his car clean. Here are some of the highlights from the article that can be found here. 

“His trunk is a whole other story. There are enough clothes to open a store, several pairs of shoes, a couple of skateboards, and more bottles of water. When we go out and he wants to drive, it takes all my strength to not lecture him about his car, and inevitably I have to clean it out because it makes me crazy. I have made him clean out his trunk several times, yet it always manages to return to a state of chaos.”

“This week I moved his car for street cleaning and as I drove it became very clear he had no brakes. They were grinding and the car slid to a stop. I immediately took the car to a garage recommended by a friend. They informed me he had 0% brakes in the front and 5% brakes in the back. He needed brakes, an air filter, an oil change, a new belt for his A/C unit, a rear brake light, and an A/C motor issue.”

“I got a quote from that garage, then took it to get a second opinion. The second place, without knowing what the first place said, told me the same thing and was a little cheaper. By cheaper of course I mean he was only going to charge $1380.00 instead of $1527.00. By waiting so long to take his car in, he had done a lot of damage and needed major work done and waiting was no longer an option.”

Obviously the mom is trying to make a point that I believe can be syndicated to all car owners. It is extremely imperative that you take regular care of your car. The longer you wait, the more things that could go wrong and the price to fix it will go up.

Do yourself a favor and take your car in for the care it needs!