Tell me again why most people cant properly care for their cars?

[be34st]

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[Stanley Rockafella]

old bitch is rich!

[Tamataz]

Champ!

[F34R]

This was posted already, still awesome.

[evandael]

i need me a suga' momma.. she seems like a good candidate.

[Cronopoulos]

Jesus christ, that's awesome.

[z31maniac]

Because they don't care.

And with just about any typical modern car since the late 90s, all you really have to do is change the oil/brakes, don't run them out of coolant and put new tires on every 50k miles.

My '98 Z34 Monte Carlo I got rid of a few years ago, 170k on the clock (I'd had it since 80k), used a half-gallon of coolant every oil change, was on the original spark plugs and still ran strong, while leaking enough oil to add 1-2 qts between oil changes.


Modern cars just don't require that level of care because consumers have demanded it.

[Pantless Spency]

Because they don't care.

And with just about any typical modern car since the late 90s, all you really have to do is change the oil/brakes, don't run them out of coolant and put new tires on every 50k miles.

My '98 Z34 Monte Carlo I got rid of a few years ago, 170k on the clock (I'd had it since 80k), used a half-gallon of coolant every oil change, was on the original spark plugs and still ran strong, while leaking enough oil to add 1-2 qts between oil changes.


Modern cars just don't require that level of care because consumers have demanded it.

i'm sorry but that is some BS.
we have a 95 jimmy pick up with 260k on it, it doesn't burn that much oil or go through coolant like that, and we did a little more than "general maintenance" for all it's life. still runs and drives like a champ.
if you were doing the dismal maintenance on time and such then there were other things that needed to be taken care of if it ended up like that.

probably had a minor over temping issue which damaged the piston rings and or valve stem seals which then caused it to burn oil like a pissed off BP employee.

and that would explain the evaporation of coolant.

[mrcheezle19]

Because a car is an appliance to 98% of the population and it's job is to merely get them from A to B with no regard for excitement or fun. Just a tool. People only care when it breaks and they find out their oil is black sludge and they realize a brake pad exists.

[FunfGan]

I don't complain, makes money for me when I get to do paid to do oil changes, etc for other people who pay me.

[TurboJake]

and that would explain the evaporation of coolant.

No. The ludicrously common GM lower intake manifold gasket failure explains it.

[mrsleeve]

i'm sorry but that is some BS.
we have a 95 jimmy pick up with 260k on it, it doesn't burn that much oil or go through coolant like that, and we did a little more than "general maintenance" for all it's life. still runs and drives like a champ.
if you were doing the dismal maintenance on time and such then there were other things that needed to be taken care of if it ended up like that.

probably had a minor over temping issue which damaged the piston rings and or valve stem seals which then caused it to burn oil like a pissed off BP employee.

and that would explain the evaporation of coolant.

Ummm IIRC the 98s were the last year for the LQ1 (3.4 DOHC), they are a little more maintenance heavy than that 4.3 in your jimmy. I am really surprised the T belt had not given up the ghost on that thing.

[TurboJake]

Ummm IIRC the 98s were the last year for the LQ1 (3.4 DOHC), they are a little more maintenance heavy than that 4.3 in your jimmy. I am really surprised the T belt had not given up the ghost on that thing.

I'm pretty sure 97 was the last year, they ran the 3.8 in 98.

[mrsleeve]

Was it. I never can remember I know it was either 97 or 98, my bro is a LQ1 aficionado though, he loves those things. They take well too boost too

[xAZxE30x]

a kid I know took his 2011 EVO into the dealer today to get his oil changed after 11k miles since last change......... THE FUCK!! he told my brother this story, trying to get some sympathy and agreement. The service manager said he wished he could terminate his warranty because he was a dumbass

i couldnt believe it