Keep your car regularly maintained

I know this is not always affordable for everyone but keeping your car as well as the tyres regularly maintained will save you money in the long run. Regular services done by a mechanic can pick up on just about anything that is about to go wrong and attend to that as well as the service. 

If you cannot afford to keep your car maintained by a mechanic, you can easily do the oil change yourself if you are mechanically minded, that way, it only costs you for the oil and oil filter.

Also, if you regularly maintain your tyres (make sure there is always the correct air pressure), this will help your tyres to last a lot longer than what they would driving around with flat tyres. Not only will you be staying safe on the road but your tyres will last longer (providing you don't constantly do burn outs).

By doing this, you will no doubt be saving money in the long run by preventing mechanical break downs and regular tyre replacements.