Speaking of which, that’s yet another thing we pay for other people to do. If it’s a trip longer than about five hours we are flying or if we are being cheap and it’s not too far (around 6 to 7 hours) and if possible, taking the MegaBus.
Then there is the fact that about half those places specialize in making up stuff that is wrong with dumb peoples cars to rip them off.
Or even rental car companies.
If we put our minds to it, these days we can often make sensors that are much better than humans for these kinds of applications.
Btw, you are talking about the former US president Obama? Seems a bit weird for him to care about car maintenance?
Why wouldn't the President care about the safety of millions of potential death traps driving to work daily?
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/aug...
Estimates were that 25% of American tires were underinflated, wasting 2.8 billion gallons of gasoline every year.
Most cars do have sensors for this, but they often fail, and even if they're working fine, tell you at a warning level, not at a full level. If you want to be a prepared driver you'd check your fluids regularly, but especially before long trips; The bonus is that the sensors can't tell you that your oil is prematurely dirty, so just by looking at it, you get more information.
This reminds me of Obama recommending people check their tires; yes, modern vehicles have tpms, but if they heed the warning, it often doesn't come on until a tire is significantly low ~20%.