Top reasons Americans avoid taking their car in

Americans admit to ignoring their “check engine” light for an average of four months before addressing it, according to new research. A new survey of 2,000 American car owners, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Pep Boys, revealed that one in five (20%) even admit to putting it off between six and 18 months. This may be because almost one-third (32%) will wait “as long as possible” before bringing their car in to get serviced. In fact, another 39% are likely to wait for an incident or for something to break before even considering bringing their car in for service.