Put an Oil Change On Your To Do List

It had been an amazing summer. Daisy had just graduated high school with top honors and received a vintage car for her graduation gift from her doting parents. She loved that car from the minute she saw it, and she drove it everywhere. She put at least 3000 miles on it in two and a half months, just on day trips and small road trips with her friends. After all, this was her last summer to be with her friends, so she had to make the most of it.

Daisy was a book smart girl who knew just about everything when it came to school. But the ways of the road and owning a vehicle were another story entirely. Daisy had made many plans for before she left for college, but an oil change was not on the list.

Since she had so much she wanted to do, she had forgotten all about learning what it means to own a vehicle. Getting an oil change and other regular car maintenance was something Daisy had never had to consider before. Truly, spending her last summer at home, enjoying friends and family, and preparing to go off to college to learn even more, was high on the priority list. Getting an oil change was not even on her radar. Sometimes, though, lessons are learned the hard way, and there were a few things that Daisy needed to learn before she went off on her own to college.

It was a beautiful day. Daisy was taking her vintage 1976 Mercedes out for a drive to the country. She had her entire day all planned. Daisy calculated her drive to be about two and half hours to the lake. She made a few stops at the grocery store for snacks, beverages, and sandwiches for everyone. Daisy thought that she was all set to meet a few close friends at the local beach for a refreshing swim and then a late afternoon lakeside lunch, but one very important thing that Daisy did not plan for was her car breaking down because she had neglected to get an oil change.

Daisy did not know that getting her beautiful silver convertible that she received as a high school graduation present a regular oil change would be so vital to her car. After all, Daisy was young, carefree, and leading a busy social life. This was the first car she had ever owned. She did not know how to take good care of a vehicle. Especially one that was over thirty years old. She did not realize that regular maintenance was crucial to the health of her engine. But, after being stranded on the side of the road for an hour waiting for help to come, Daisy vowed that she would never take her car for granted again.