There are 253 million cars on the road in the U.S. One in three cars break down every year. As of April, 2015:

• There are 190 million out-of-warranty cars in the U.S. (86% of all cars on the road)
• The average age of a car is 11.2 years
• The average number of services each car needs every year is 4.2
• The average cost to maintain a car per year is $800

When you put all these numbers together, that’s a lot of cars that need maintenance. Since most of us use cars to get to work, school, or the infinite number of other places we need to be, we rely on them working well.

Most drivers aren’t experts in car repair and need help when something goes wrong with their cars.

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