Americans love their cars, but hate changing a flat

ERJ staff report (DS)

Houston, Texas -- A new survey of American car owners reveals that Americans love their cars, but hate changing tyres if they get a flat.

The survey said, "Most Americans feel relatively comfortable performing maintenance tasks on their vehicles. However, there are still certain tasks that drivers dread like changing a flat tyre (28 percent) and changing their oil (19 percent). "

StrategyOne conducted this nationwide telephone survey on behalf of Shell Worldwide between November 15 and November 19, 2007 among 2,025 licensed American drivers, ages 16+.

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Press release from Shell