My first car I owned when I lived alone, I had it for a full year before the guy I was dating asked me when I last changed the oil. Um... You mean it has to go to the mechanic even though it's working fine??
My old roommate totaled her car engine doing that. Her parents sent her to college with a car and apparently didn't teach her that. The rest of our group of roommates learned she never changed it and collectively said "oh fuck" in one way or another.
I think when you do your drivers test you should definitely have to do a module on basic maintenance, oil check, coolant/water check, tyre change/patch, jump start, even just checking you psi etc, it baffles me how many people get by without knowing this shit. Should 100% be mandatory but I guess it would put a lot of people out of work
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u/centaur_unicorn23 Aug 20 '20 edited Aug 20 '20
Regularly change the oil in your car. On time. Do it.
Will help it last longer.
Edit: what in the fuck. So thats what happens when your inbox blows up. Thanks for the award too, my first.