Why some people are too stupid to own a car

[kf4uda]

Wow,this thread is making me feel good about myself. I at least know how to change the air in my tires.

 

[bcp]

About time to switch to summer air.

Bruce

 

[dstig1]

I built myself a pressure bleeder out of a 1 gallon yard sprayer. It works really well. You just hook it up to the reservoir, pressurize the brake fluid and bleed away to your hearts content. It's a lot faster than the old manual way of bleeding brakes. One downside is that you need to find other ways of spending quality time with your wife.

And I didn't even mention the one time where she was pushing repeatedly on the pedal and basically nothing was coming out after I put on a new rear caliper on my F250. Well it's a long way back so maybe that is it, I told myself. Until after a few minutes of this and it totally not making sense I asked if she was pushing on the right pedal. Nope! She was pushing the gas pedal. Switching to the brake pedal helped immensely... I believe I said something like "and you are allowed to drive?!?!?!" which did not endear me to her....

 

[sixdogs]

Wow,this thread is making me feel good about myself. I at least know how to change the air in my tires.

When I worked in a garage in the hippy era, there was an old-timer that had us change the air in his tires every spring. He gave me a dollar so I didn't care but he was some deep thinker college prof and claimed the oxygen in the tire got depleted by the rubber over time and a change of air in the tires was needed.

He was a clever and convincing guy and while we laughed when he was gone, weren't sure if we should.

 

[Jstpssng]

Wow,this thread is making me feel good about myself. I at least know how to change the air in my tires.

Find one big nail...

 

[oosik]

I don't think modern auto companies expect new owners to do any vehicle maintenance. There is an idiot light - somewhere on the dash - that tell you something is wrong. The owners manual will tell you - take it to the dealership for correction. This has allowed many, with no common sense, to be driving on our roadways.

 

[tradosaurus]

Ex wife drove 300 miles at night with only daytime running lights on. Couldn't figure why the lights on the loaner car were so dim or why people were flashing her. When she arrived where I was I politely turned them on for her. Didn't communicate for a week after that.

My response to her wouldn't have been polite.

 

[tradosaurus]

About time to switch to summer air.

Bruce

How about the dealers that sell 100% Nitrogen to consumers but air is 75% Nitrogen?

 

[5030]

Into the green valve stem caps...

 

[pmsmechanic]

Into the green valve stem caps...

Here a green valve stem cap means that there is a TPMS transmitter in the tire.

 

[5030]

Not here. All modern cars have TPMS anyway.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Here a green valve stem cap means that there is a TPMS transmitter in the tire.

Really? Here it just denotes the tires are filled with nitrogen.

 

[5030]

My issue with TPMS sensors is... Eventually the batteries in them poop out and the sensors must be replaced and reprogrammed and they aren't cheap either. If I could, I'd remove them entirely, perfectly capable of checking tire pressure. Problem is, you defeat or remove them, you wind up with an illuminated idiot light in the instrument cluster.

I look ate TPMS sensors as well as seat belt warnings as protecting yourself from yourself or for idiots that have no business driving a vehicle anyway.

 

[5030]

Just replaced 2 on the wife's Suburban and one on my Focus and I paid 50 bucks each for them to extinguish the idiot light, not including the tire dismount and remount and the reprogram as well.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Not here. All modern cars have TPMS anyway.

But not all do it with a transmitter. My wife's Jetta does the tire pressure monitoring by calculating the difference in the rotation of each tire and deducing which tire is low.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Really? Here it just denotes the tires are filled with nitrogen.

You know you might be right about that, though when my wife's car tires were filled with N they never installed green caps.

 

[jjeff]

Funny conspiracy theory of mine when tpms became mandated for passenger cars gas stations started charging for air lol
These gauges may soon end up like phone booths and newspapers.

 

[5030]

But not all do it with a transmitter. My wife's Jetta does the tire pressure monitoring by calculating the difference in the rotation of each tire and deducing which tire is low.

I don't know about that as there are no foreign cars here. In fact driving anything but a domestic vehicle here (Michigan) brands you as a wierdo.

 

[dodge man]

It my understanding that Ford Explorers were what mandated TPMS on cars. Ford had a little bit lower tire pressure on them for ride quality and then people let them get to low, then roll overs. I think Ford pointed the finger at the tire maker also.

 

[pmsmechanic]

I don't know about that as there are no foreign cars here. In fact driving anything but a domestic vehicle here (Michigan) brands you as a wierdo.

In Canada a US built vehicle is a foreign vehicle so no problems driving what ever you want.

My priority's for cars are a comfortable ride and excellent fuel mileage. A standard transmission is also a big +. VW's and Dodges deliver.

The local NAPA tells me that the most popular vehicles around here are F-150's and TDI Jettas. I live in a very rural community and vehicle mileage is a concern.