Even if you have a brand new car, there are still aspects of preventative maintenance and care that you cannot afford to neglect.
For one, you need to get your oil changes on a regular basis to prevent engine issues. On top of oil changes, your tires need to be rotated after so many miles, as well as the air filters underneath the hood that prevents dust and insect bits from getting inside the engine. It’s easy to forget about this air filter if you’ve never replaced one yourself before. That’s what happened to me with my new car for the first two years I owned it. I didn’t even know about an engine air filter until a random mechanic at an oil change facility showed it to me and taught me how to replace the filter on my own in the future. Oddly enough, my car also has a cabin filter for the air conditioner and heater inside. The cabin filter acts just like a filter would in a home’s HVAC system, keeping dust and dirt out of the internal components of the heating and cooling system. But when you have devices like air purifiers and dehumidifiers running in tandem with your central HVAC system, you have more than one filter at home to replace when push comes to shove. The dehumidifier in my house came with its own filter, but the thing gets so clogged after repeated use that I like to replace it altogether after cleaning it three times in a row. If you cook at all you’ll probably get grease in your air and it will make the dust in your dehumidifier filter sticky and difficult to remove.