Zen and the Art of Mazda Maintenance
Hi,
I hope all of you have recovered from a fourth of July holiday and are ready for some more saving money tips at this point. It always seems a little sad getting back into the weekly routine after this particular holiday because you know the summer is about half over and autumn weather is on its way.
Today’s post is going to be rather short, because the majority of my writing efforts went into an article I wrote and published earlier this week entitled “Learn to Love Your Old Car”.
You can read it here, on Ezine Articles.
I have just a few comments to make about the article. First, my original title was “Zen and the Art of Mazda Maintenance”. I thought that was an incredibly apt title since so many of us have been influenced by Robert Persig’s book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”, which though first published in 1974, is still a highly valuable and useful piece of literature. The original title for my article was not accepted because the publisher did not believe the article contained a commensurate amount of automobile maintenance instruction to deserve such a title. That makes sense as the article was submitted to the Home/Automotive section of this publisher’s website. To put things into perspective, I read somewhere that Persig submitted his book to something like a hundred publishers before he was successful in getting a contract. How the internet has changed things.
The other point I wanted to elaborate on is that the article really is about saving money. By paying close attention to the type of details outlined in it, you really can keep an old car operating safely and dependably for many years after others have traded theirs in for something newer.
I realize now that the new title also fits rather well, since the article really is about achieving a peace of mind (and saving money in the process) by learning to love your old car.
Have a great week.
Hal
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