If you own a Rolls-Royce, you already know you’ve paid for your luxury vehicle. However, the company likes to keep a close eye on it. You can think of it as Big Brother, or the mother-in-law who just keeps lingering. Learning how to properly maintain your Rolls-Royce means doing everything according to their rules, or you’ll void your warranty. You could always go against the “family” and make unauthorized repairs and modifications, but you won’t be welcomed back into the fold for Christmas. Here’s how to remain in their good graces.

Keep in Touch

Rolls-Royce CarData is already programmed to monitor performance and problems. The company provides you with an overview of the information they’ve gathered. A little strange that they always know more about your car than you do, but it gives you less to worry about—if you don’t mind them knowing about your mileage, what’s in your tank, and any warnings that pop up on the elegant dashboard. Go off the grid, and you’ve violated your warranty.

Use Their People

Don’t you dare tinker with your Rolls-Royce. The company is extremely particular about who touches their engines. When you need service, you have to go through approved, certified technicians. Is there an initiation ceremony with bloodletting? Better not to know. But if you’ve handed your luxury car over to some random to change a tire, you’ve violated your warranty.

Play By Their Rules

Rolls-Royce is extremely generous when it comes to customization. When you buy one, you can choose from more than 20,000 types of wood for your veneers, including timber from your own estates. However, they don’t want to devalue the brand in case you ever want to sell your Rolls-Royce , so they insist on approving any and all performance enhancements and cosmetic “improvements.” They’ll let you change your paint job to bubble gum pink; they’ll let you upgrade the interior if the high-altitude-raised-cattle leather isn’t enough for you—but you’ll need a note from your mommy first. And it has to be tasteful. If you want an airbrushed portrait of Cher on your hood dressed as a glittering angel, you may have to go rogue—and violate your warranty.

Learning how to properly maintain your Rolls-Royce means an average cost of about $4,000 a year. If that expense is starting to annoy you, it might be time to sell. Contact Nahas Motorcars for guidance and a free quote. If you’d like to unload your Rolls-Royce and try something new, we can come to you anywhere in the country and pay you on the spot. If you’ve already got your eye on your next trophy car, we can help you move on.