4 MORE Signs You're a Bad Car Owner!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ค. 2024
- 4 MORE Signs You're a Bad Car Owner! While Electric Vehicles have less maintenance than an ICE Car, they are not maintenance less. Again, this goes back to the “Appliance Ideology” that modern American Car Owners have. For the same reason people are somehow finding ways to blow up super reliable Honda Civics, the same happens with Electric Cars, when in the hands of naïve lazy owners. Cars are Cars. Seriously, Electric isn’t invincible. You know Electric Motors were used in cars for a Century as well right? Nothing lasts forever, we are mortal and so are the machines we create. I originally was going to make a video called “The Greatest Fear Modern Car Enthusiasts Have” which was going to be about Repair and how that word is somehow scarier to the Modern Consumer than ever before, but I had to stop myself from making that video because I got too philosophical. okay go watch the video now.
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I hate people who treat cars as appliances. These people literally say „toyotas are unreliable” while changing their oil every 60000 miles 😭
funny I've heard people say they ran toyotas without looking at the oil for that long and they'd not only survive they'd be perfectly fine lasting at least another 60k after an oil change
I don't have a problem with people treating their cars as appliances, I do have a problem with people thinking that appliances don't need maintenance. Literally most mechanical things will in due time need some form of maintenance (If you want it to last).
@@Suzumi-kun That might be true but it is still damaging the engine either way, sure it still works now but at some point it will not, and that will most likely be based on their lack of maintenance not too far away
Bruv, I think my mom still needs to get her oil changed after abt a month or so. Can’t confirm tho
What about the people who can't afford regular oil changes and still need something to commute?
4. I don't need to worry about this cause I'm always driving on a full tank 😎 (my fuel gauge is broken lol)
LMAO
Can't be empty if the needle is pinned to full
*points at forehead*
@@BladedAngel Meanwhile my '66 Thunderbird never runs on empty because the fuel gauge never goes below a quarter tank. It never goes beyond three quarters of a tank either. Only the middle of the gauge actually works, and beyond those limits it's anyone's guess whether it's actually full or empty.
VQ?
Honestly running close to empty is what I do just because I forgor to get gas 💀
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Bro is starving his car more than Kim Jung Un starves the average North Korean citizen🤣🤣💀
@@BladedAngel luckily I have never ran out completely though
...... Bruh. I was helping this dude move once, he would run his moving truck close to empty all day every day and put cheap gas in it. His fuel pump died once while I was with him. Then he kept on driving it just like that, his new fuel pump died within three months. I don't get it.
@@Nefarious_Bread If he continued to put cheap low quality gas in, then he ruined his fuel system. I'm surprised he doesn't need a new engine yet.
I used to share a car with my dad who is a two feet driver, and my mom used to complain about why we were going thru a set of pads every year. Now I know why haha.
Gotta replace the thermal paste on my tesla brb
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Same time u gotta change the tesla approved oem spark plugs.. and boots..
Defragment your teslas hard drive
You might want to replace your motherboard battery also😆
It pisses me off how older cars and new ones are used and abused because some people are totally lazy and don't care. I understand if some don't have the money for maintenence but it's still dangerous, I remember listening to the Car Wizard talking about how his brother sold his Nissan Z-coupe to a friend and the struts which were rusted out went through the hood and he ended up in front of a train. That's why I'll be extremely careful when looking over a car to see if it had rust issues or even worse, that the car was in an accident and poorly repaired.
Hey now! I abuse my 20 year old E46 but I also do all the maintenance on her, precisely so I can abuse her :D
The way I see it is if you have the money to get a car(3-6 k used) you should be able to put money aside for maintenance. Your only form of transportation to work should be treated with respect.
@@Lylat2 thats not always doable. there are just times where you have to either choose if you are maintaining your car or making rent on time. one has guaranteed consequences while the other not so much
The transmission fluid is brown on my mother's old car and right now I can't really be replacing it because I don't really have the equipment nor the money to do it since I'm in a rough spot where I'd rather keep the lights on, i still plan on doing it soon. Although in the meantime I do try not to put much strain on it like letting it take it's time shifting
@@PlumbCarton5607 that’s perfectly understandable and bills are more important than something like that. As long as there’s still some in you can and have been running it. Cheers.
One more:
Buy one car every 10 to 15 years and use it with proper maintenance until the car literally can't go any further > Buy one car at 99% APR every 2 years, and completely neglect it because you pay way too much on monthly payments.
I just buy something old way I see it lasted 40 years it can and will last 40 more
It's actually, buy new car as soon as your budget allows. This way you'll avoid deal with the maintenance and more frequently will have a new car.
@@AK.__You left out, that you'll also never be able to afford a house, never move out of mommy's basement, never save any money, never advance in life, never have any possessions or assets of value.....
@@JR-Mystic Get all what you can afford (and want) - this is ambitious way up. If you are saving on everything....yeah, you'll not have much.
@@AK.__ Don't misunderstand me: life is about balance. I do equally hate people who _only_ talk about saving money, as if there's any intelligence in waiting until you're 65 to start taking vacations and enjoying life. But, for the majority of us, constantly switching cars is no fiscally-responsible way to enjoy your youth, or anything else at all.
Riding the brakes also makes it much more likely to overheat your brakes, causing fade
I’d imagine most people don’t even know what brake fade is, much less how to get out of a situation where it happens
Most people in America also don't realize they can downshift their automatic transmission to engine brake while going down a hill, which is much easier on your actual brakes since you won't have to use them as much. It's always annoying driving down a mountain road behind somebody who rides their brakes. Not only is it dangerous, but they'd go through brake pads faster than a green snake crawling through a sugar cane field.
@@lordthicknipples-gt2oqhow do you do that? I have an automatic with paddle shifters. Should I just downshift instead of braking?
@@tastefullys if you want to maintain a good speed going down a hill without having to use the brakes, downshift to a lower gear. Of course, you should still use the brakes when needed. Engine braking won't save you from rear ending the car in front of you lol
@@lordthicknipples-gt2oqmy brother in christ how do you downshift an AUTOMATIC transmission
@@xenn4985 put it in 1 or 2. That's what those numbers mean. As for modern automatics, most of them will let you shift the transmission into whatever gear you want.
Rotating tires regularly (6-8k miles) is also important because two wheel drive vehicles will eat through the tires on the power train.
Another thing to mention about driving on empty: this should apply to most older cars but may very well to new ones too - your fuel pump is cooled down by the fuel it sits in, so by driving on empty you are depriving it of that cooling effectively reducing its life span.
Good thing that I keep my ride topped up. Also gives a peace in mind, no need to worry that your car might stall in busy highway.
I think it mostly applies to cars with an electric fuel pump although could also apply to mechanical pumps as well.
the only thing it doesn't really apply for is PHEVs. My volt for instance will actually purposefully burn all the fuel in the car after a separate amount of time to make sure you never have expired gas in the car and will give you about 15 more miles of EV range after running out of gas.
True happened to my k1500 when I got it. Was whining like crazy
On the braking part. I think it's important to practice emergency braking sometimes. I mean in an empty parking lot. Progressive braking to where you can slow down effectively without locking up.
That's one of the required skills to get a license here in my shitty 3rd world country I hope you guys have it too
@@cin2110In the US, if you can read, breathe, drive around a city block, and in many states parallel park once you can get a license.
@@blue-tb2fdyeah, they teach nothing about emergency maneuvers.
It's also a good idea to always check your side view mirrors. Never know when you need to stop instantly so knowing when and how to swerve under braking is also important.
??? What are you talking about? Cars don't usually come without ABS anymore. (Brake)pedal to the metal. Done. That said. You should do it here n there. I'm pretty sure plenty accidents happen because people don't dare to actually use their brakes.
5. You drive a Nissan
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Recent nissan?...
Especially an altima
Yeah
Those who deny maintenance and say the mechanic is trying to upsell them 😂
The very end of #1 is what everyone should do. Fix it when it breaks to keep it going instead of letting it all pile up and then just throw it away because it's become a money pit. They actually last a lot longer when you take care of them. Trust me, I know from experience
I just bought a 96 Ram last year where the previous owners were kind of exactly like that. "It's just a work truck"....
Yes, and your 10-ply 32" mud tires & lug-centric wheel spacers on a half ton has been killing your fuel economy and wheel bearings and brake life, and driving around with a misfire has shattered your dash, worn out the wheel bearings additionally, worn out the driveshaft u-joints, worn (howling) ring and pinion, & caused faulty wiring from the constant violent shaking from lockup after 40mph..... all for a $40 set of spark plug wires and a $30 distributor cap and rotor.... cap and rotor had carbon build up causing sporadic random misfires on 7 of the 8 cylinders, and #7 was constant.... dude changed the plugs but not the old wires... #7 was broken inside the boot going to the plug ... $70+ tax and an 2 hours of labor could've saved $1000s in repairs and broken parts and chasing down electrical wiring issues.
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True on having enough gas in the tank. I've let my car get really low in the past, and the ride was noticeably smoother and quieter after refueling. It was as if the car itself was happier.
Another one that comes to mind is incorrectly using your indicators! Happens to me a lot where someone indicates the opposite direction their going which is even more dangerous then not indicating at all. Make sure to push the indicator the right direction ^^
That doesn't really apply to this video.
People use their indicators where you are?
BMW drivers when trying to use their blinkers:
They’re*
Actually what I see is more like they either use their indicator only at the very last second after they are already making their maneuver which is obviously far too late, and then also that people who come to a dead stop somewhere do not put their hazard lights on and just park without any lights on whatsoever.... 🤦🏼♂️
I feel like shit every time my fuel light comes on. I feel like I’ve failed.
It's previous owners that make it scary to buy a used car
one thing i learned when i was first learning how to drive was something called "hovering" the idea was to stay safe by hovering your foot over the brake while coasting or going down a small hill, the idea was TO NOT ACTUALLY PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL but most of my drivers ed buddies took this as "always keep one foot on the brake" so for a few years in my area most new drivers constantly had their brake lights on even during acceleration, it really pissed me off
oof, thats gotta be disorienting.
How sensitive were their brakelights that just resting your foot on it set it off
@@xenn4985in the Civic i drive just lightly resting your foot on the break pedal is enough to turn them on
I'm not even sure how I found your channel but I'm really glad I did. I don't even really watch car videos for the most part but you have a way of explaining things and telling things that is not only informative but just far more interesting.
Frustratingly I remember a car I used to own which actually is a really great car but unfortunately for some reason I had to constantly change tires on it and that was getting really expensive. I'm not sure if there was bad alignment or not. If I'm ever correctly I had to change tires six times in like 2 years. Unacceptable
Holy shit 6 times? Are the roads terrible or what?
It probably was bad alignment since that's what usually causes premature tire wear. That's unfortunate, but hey, at least now you know to get alignments done periodically.
I worked in a shop that got the same Tesla back five times in two weeks because the owner assumed he didn't need to do ANYTHING to maintain it.
Also, on the dragging brake thing, it can cause your brakes to fail due to overheating, and your brakes can glaze over
Always love the ones like "Riding your brakes" the annoying shit that drives us all insane in traffic. Wish we could force feed 80% of the pop in my area "How to properly drive" how tos
You see, I would maintain my tires more... But I live in a part of New England where my alignment is more a guideline because the roads can be so crap that you kind of need an alignment adjustment to the point it's hard to schedule it
I always say Electric cars are easier to maintain than ICE cars, doesnt mean, it needs no maintainence, just needs less things or is quicker, less frequent.
but when they do need maintenance you are looking at a price of a new car too.
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@@cin2110 this is not remotely true. there is nothing about EVs that make them more expensive for non-drivetrain components. also when people say EVs don't need maintenance they are typically referring to the drivetrain which is generally correct. you do not need to service the drivetrain of a EV because they are parts that either work or they don't. there is not really anything to service to keep them optimal like an engine. even the coolant can more or less be ignored for the life of the vehicle because the heat from EV components is nowhere near enough for it to start breaking down.
@@dillzilla4454 Battery those bitches go half capacity in like 7-8 years and I would use my cars for more than that but with evs that comes down to a price of a new car anyways (and it will get more expensive because of increase in lithium demand if there isn't a tech that replaces it) so you get a new car with more features locked behind software subscription paywalls and more privacy violations installed in your car.
Did you know new Nissan cars can record and save your sex tape legally it's in their eula, now you will ask what does evs have to do with this the point is ice will be banned and you will have to let nissan record your sextape in your car because you will have no other options (other car companies will follow suit) and they will accidentally sell it to malicious actors.
I was watching an old Blanded Angel video. the video was "5 Car Guys You Rarely Come Across", And I thought how weird I am, because according to that video I fit into "No car car guy" and "electric car enthusiast" and when I finally get my driver's license I plan to have a 70's wagon as my first car, so I think it would fit in the "Daily Drive Classics" too. The problem is that in the country where I live, fuel prices are very high and owning a car is also very expensive, even the most basic car is very expensive.
Italian?
@@zer0_731 No, I am brazilian.
@@Sharion.Inuyatt i feel you anyway
I drove a classic as my first car. Gas wasn't too expensive, but my car got 5 mpg (it was not a healthy engine) so gas was expensive anyway lol. It was still worth it though for the fun factor. Classic cars are a ton of fun to drive, as long as you're willing to learn how to take care of them :) And I did eventually fix the engine so it gets almost 14 mpg now, still not great, but better, and the engine is much more powerful than when it was worn out! if nothing else, you'll be glad it gave you the opportunity to learn a bunch of useful car repair skills, and knowledge of how cars work.
I was taught to never use my left foot for braking unless I'm coming out of a dead stop facing upwards on a hill, only time you should ever ride the brakes is if you're being towed on a ratchet strap
Being awkwardly stranded in the middle of nowhere and having to walk a couple miles (and back to your car) to the nearest petrol station to fill up your fuel canister is so much fun, though. Please don't judge people who try doing it at least once a month.
Don’t be shocked when your car gives out on you
@maxmgquba8494 I was being sarcastic, though.
10:33 I agree that E-bikes are better than Teslas, and are cooler because 2 wheels and for some you don't have to worry about passengers 😎
I'm currently dealing with the tire problem. The spare I got from the junkyard is too wide for my car but I didn't know it till my teacher pointed out that the inside was balding.
Bro how did I just find this channel? This channel has taught me so much, all the good and the bad things about my interpretation of car enthusiasts. You has changed me for the better lol
One year four carloads of friends were heading to Toronto for the weekend. Ten miles from the border, the car of youngest among us starts smoking. We pull over and pop his hood, and ask: "when was the last time you had an oil change?"
His response: "Huh?"
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To this day I am dumbfounded to know that there is a significant percentage of the human population that literally has no idea what an oil change is.
Would have left his ass there
@@maxmgquba8494 🤣🤣🤣🤣
In the last one, you forgot to mention that the fuel pump may also suck up air and get air in your system, causing sporadic acceleration/running, sputtering, etc, and also the pump will get hot particularly during long highway drives with low fuel because the fuel actually acts as a coolant for the pump, so you'll wear your pump out faster.
ehh air in the lines isnt that much of a problem. the heat is absolutely a problem
I'd push back on the driving on empty being an issue for all cars. I know my Miata has 4 gallons left on E, and my WRX has 2 gallons left on E. Some cars are just really conservative on gas levels, whether that's intentional to save drivers from starving their car (much easier to convince people to fill on E than 1/4, even if that's the same actual amount of fuel), or just random inaccuracy from car to car.
a lot of PHEVs are also designed specifically to run completely empty so you never have expired gas in your car. cars like the chevy volt for instance are specifically designed with the idea of you running the engine until you are completely empty in mind.
You have a Miata and a WRX😮
4. Equally applicable to BEVs; just swap tank and fuel to battery and energy. Batteries wear out quickly at extreme ends of their energy level (0% and 100%).
"Digital Drivers" is a term I use to describe people who are always either on the gas or on the brake. They lack the simple ability to let the car coast, particularly on the highway. They annoy the high crap out of me, because you never know if they are braking to maintain speed or if they're actually slowing down.
I just change lanes from behind them before the urge to throw something thru their back window becomes too much to bear.
Yep, very annoying. These guys just have 1s and 0s in their head and nothing in between
Digital Drivers is a pretty good term, I prefer the well known, all encompassing term of "Dumbasses". Can't go wrong.
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If i let go of gas the car slows down, how am i supposed to cruise ?
Edit: i know you're supposed to give it a little gas, but i guarantee that no one floors it to just brake.
@@someoneyoudontknowtrades you're supposed to give it _less_ gas, not completely let go of it.
Forgive me; I had no idea this concept was Chinese arithmetic to some of you.
In germany it is illegal to run out of fuel! I´m not joking, this is considered a problem you can avoid, so if you run out of fuel and block traffic or so, you will be fined with 30-70€! So here you should look for a gas station, if your car is low on fuel. Yet I wonder if this also applys for EVs, because charging stations are still very rare here.
I tried to break with my left leg once, but since it wasn't used to the sensitivity of the break I thought I was going to tap the break but I pretty much slammed it, good thing I was smart enough to test it while on an empty road.
7:36 okay but I can't unsee this
Those are logitech pedals, like G29 or something
As someone who daily drives a truck that gets 8-10 mpg everyday with a 17 gallon tank with a 20 mile(one way) trip to work I always stop at the gas station
As a car technician, you don’t need to tell me how many times I’ve seen uneven tire wear.
Buying new tires is my favorite thing to do it’s the one “MOD” that you can feel and makes a difference in your driving even during hard braking 😂
My uncle has an EV as his car from work and he never washes it (green stuff is growing at the bottom of the windows), so I don't think he's ever taken it into a shop apart from when it got recalled once for battery issues
If it car from the work and not a personal, why to care about it?
@@AK.__ Because YOU are using it? Do you think they will give you another car if you trash the first one?
Also, if maintenance is done by the company and the electricity is paid for by them as well, chances are washing it can be considered a business expense so it wouldn't even cost him.
@@LAndrewsChannel If this is business expense - yes, he should do. Although, if he doesn't use it as mud rider - the rain should wash naturally all dust. But if it's his own expense - why to do this?
@@AK.__ Road dust tends to be greasy, though, so just rain alone won't do anything.
@@LAndrewsChannel I know, people say : "the best 4x4 car - is either rental or one given by work place"
Good joke at the dealership I worked at when people said no to a tire rotation when you could see tires starting to wear unevenly. "They rotate when driving why do I need to do that?"
For the fuel one, I've got it worked to refill once a week unless the schedule is weird. When I was broke though, I would know when I needed to refill at the right turns :)
I go to school and its like about once a week since there is a gas station on the route between my school and the school agricultural complex so you build an habit
I always drive on like 1/6th tank because it's more than enough to get to where I want to be, get back home (even in a traffic jam) and only _then_ see the warning light come on (meaning I still have about 45km @ highway speed).
Less fuel in the tank also means you do use less fuel because your car is a bit lighter... Only really works when you know your route and traffic conditions, otherwise, I just fill it up.
6:20 in the UK we call this clutch foot. your left foot is only meant for the clutch
7:49 Those are G29 pedals
for sim racing
in an article about dragging your brakes
Repeat after me, your left foot shouldn't be anywhere near the break. Your left foot is for the clutch, if you're in an auto you only use one foot to drive.
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About fuel in tank, I'm opposite. I try to keep it topped up. One reason, in case of emergency trip I would not need to worry about stalling in half way, other is to give less surface in the tank for condensation.
Nice to see a classic yt vid coming from you!
3. Drives me completely insane
I barely drove any vehicle but I've heard about vehicle maintenance (more so trucks) but I didn't expect there to be anyone who unnecessarily brake while driving. Also thanks for the video and the reference to engines explained.
I had one instance of mistaking brake pedal from accelerator in my first 10 years of driving. One. Wasn't bad, actually kind of funny, to me.
Speed limit went down to, I think, 35 mph while approaching a small tunnel. I hadn't seen a seen another car on the road in minutes, so I rolled down my window to do the usual gun-it-in-the-tunnel thing. Pressed the brake to slow down to speed, got ready, and then floored it.
I'd forgotten to move my foot to the gas pedal. Needless to say, I found out my '07 Toyota as REALLY good brakes. Scared the crap out of me, but I laughed about it all the way to my destination.
Always a W when bladed uploads
3:30, I drive a Obs f150 with the infamous TTB front suspension. Even tire wear is virtually non existent on my truck 😂
Do you in the US have "regular mandatory maintnance checks"? Like when you buy new car you need to take it to the service center after 1 year or 10-15k miles or your car loses warranty. Usual car warranty in EU is 5 years, so you will go there 4 times minimum, so at least you have a notion that car needs this maintnance and will keep on doing it even after your warranty expires..
Tires/wheels are the same, If you swap tires from summer to winter the shop will usually do basic the aligment for free or very little money.
No. 3 is just scary to think about and thankfully almost non existant in Europe (mostly manuals that eliminate this).
No. 4 again less of issue in Europe as there are gas station everywhere, I just need to look if the warning turns on when i start the car and I have gas station in less then 3miles in every direction of my possible travel by road. This may vary depending on your place of living... but you are usually in less then 20 miles from gas station pretty much anywhere.
See i drive with my left foot wedged between the door and floor. Relaxed positions feel better and can reinforce good habits. Hell i didn't even know people rode their breaks like that, i always just thought they had their lights on or some shit like that.
Yo bladed love you're content man
Thanks for teaching me the pedal thing.
I put my foot on the pedal subconsciously but my main issue is reaction time because I don't brake in time and my mind doesn't freak out exactly but doesn't react to spinning out and trying to regain control unless I've been there long enough.
(I'm talking about track racing instead of normal driving tho.)
Unless youre actually engaging your brakes, there is nothing wrong with keeping your foot on the pedal.
Keeping your foot on the pedal is actuslly good.
it's hard to be a normal car enthusiasts with your parents having that "know-it-all" car knowledge. I'm still young but it's hard to learn more if your being limited to what you do to be good at it.
6:00 now there is something to note about this, depending on some hybrids and EVs they will automatically do quite heavy braking when you take your foot off the gas. my volt for example can go 80-0 in about 15 seconds with no brakes applied all the way down to the last 2mph. the brake light also turns on the moment you take your foot off the throttle which makes it seem like I'm slowing down. i know others that down turn the brake light on at all until it has completely stopped. the rules for hybrids and EVs on this are basically nonexistent which leaves it up to the manufacture who is going to do what is most cost effective rather than what is actually safe.
I just want to say that I'm a huga fan of your work! 🤙🏼
5:00 if your car is fitted with curise control and you live in amercia, there is generally no reason to need to break like described. the car will slow you down or speed you up depending on what is needed to reach your set limit.
No Curise? got a limiter? then just hit the gas and your car won't be able to go faster then the limit, just make sure your in the correct gear if your driving manual
I have a really bad habit of not refueling until my gas light turn on or the fuel level is between those red lines lol didn’t think it would be that bad thanks for the advice ima stop this
Some people I know never even have an oil change and they still drive their cars around
I have one addition to the tires…
Winter tires age just by time. You can buy them new, just store them for 3-5 years and then throw them away.
Doesn‘t matter how good the tread on your tires is don‘t use them if they are old
I can say, on the tire thing, my old pickup, has a problem with all terrain tires on the steer axle. So I have to get more street tread tires for the nose of my truck.
How to get arrested after eccidant
Step 1: Buy tires and stance your car to a 45° negative camber
Step 2: Use the outside tread until almost gone
Step 3: Set it back to about 0° camber
Step 4: Use rest of the tire
Step 5(important): Drink and Drive
Conclusion: So you look stoopid for 5k miles or so and then after the other tread wears of after about 30k miles you crash your car into a McDonalds while drunk driving, missing a lot of tire, etc. and get arrested
new bladed angel vid massive W
I personally top up fuel when it’s at half a tank, I feel it’s always a good measure because if something happens, like I stay in Florida, and there is a hurricane, I have more than enough fuel to get out of the vacinity of the hurricane area where gas stations would be full of people, and I could top up on gas further out when there is less of a crowd, it’s just a good contingency thing
im guilty of the tires thing, was running my C5 last year on pretty smooth tires and it was raining put her in a spin down into and up out of a ditch.
good news the C5 is fine, even better news the next day i got a call from the tire shop saying my new tires had came in, so i was in the proccess of getting them just hadnt got them yet
Gonna call myself out here: I have a manual 96 Ford Ranger and it’s emergency brake is not entirely conveniently located (it’s a 4th pedal all the way on the left and to release it there’s a lever I gotta pull on the underside of the dashboard) and I sometimes because of its location and the way that the parking brake light doesn’t always turn on when the brake is on I’ve accidentally driven sometimes pretty far distances with it on
Got a Nissan Altima 2.5 last year, and it was a FAMILY car. So now, I'm slowly but surely amassing money to get serious fixes done for it, as well as (trying to at least) setting time off to check on it and make sure it's running fine. Last car I had was the victim of a hybrid battery killing itself sadly, so I'm gonna do what I can to fix her up
stop wasting ur money on a altima there are 100x better cars out there thats much cheaper
The last time I tried to brake with my left foot, my rear tires nearly came off the ground. Holy crap, I guess you learn to control it more precisely when you do it all the time, but I have absolutely no feel for the brakes with my left foot.
I have run my car super low on fuel on purpose in the past, and probably need to again to be honest. It doesn't get used all that often, so the gas just sits in the tank and slowly loses octane, I know it's more stress on the pump and engine, but I want to get that fuel run through and out before it gets so bad the engine starts missing running the fuel. If the engine is already missing, which I'm fortunate to not have ended up letting it sit for long enough to happen, I plan to top it off with some high octane stuff till it stops and then run it through.
I'm running on tires that are at least seven years old, probably closer to ten because they were on the car when I got it. Still got a lot of tread left, wear is dead even, happy to keep using them. Honestly, I'm surprised that the dry rot is minimal on these tires.
3:32 It should also be said that heavier vehicles also cause more tirewear. If you have the same type of tires on two different vehicles, and one of those vehicles is half a ton heavier, guess which tires suffer more.
I left foot brake in automatics. shidd sometimes I even fully drive with my left foot if my right foot gets tired enough (I’ve never mixed up the two)
The gas tank situation is a little variable. I drive an I-4 Impala that can get 510-520 miles on a full tank. Next to empty on it is what other cars consider almost full, I usually don't fill until about 100 miles left on the tank.
In fairness E is still E, E is pain.
Dont forget Tesla bros.
Your car might be cool and accelerate stupidly fast. But its preferrable to upgrade its brakes to something closer to its supercar specs, rather than mid-level Audi specs.
In latvia we have to check tread depth in the summer it cant be less than 2mm and winter is 4-6(dont remember the specific number) and if its less than that and you get in to an accident insurance wont cover it
There’s a tunnel in the Bay Area of California and a little downwards hill after and I literally have to swerve around cars riding their brakes when I’m coasting
When I fist started driving for my permit I kept driving with both feet on automatic. I grew up with side by sides, and going rock crawling. I have crazy break controll with both feet🤣🤣
Electric cars are like big, hobby grade RC cars
Hobby grade RC cars require maintenance, whether they’re electric or nitro
I still don’t understand people
My car is a 12 gal tank and I filled it up one time for 11.89 gals lol 😂
My MAF sensor will occasionally go out on my 2001 Buick Park Avenue with 163k miles on it., and then come back to its senses. It would stall on idle sometimes, so I would use the 'launch control' method (6:06) of keeping it from stalling. Yes, the Connector and sensor have been replaced twice in 4k miles. I might need a new wiring harness for the engine, or a new ECM, or ECU, whatever it is called. Any suggestions?
Ahaha all of the maintenance things reminded me of my first car when I was a broke teen, tires down to the wires on one side, learning exactly how empty was actually empty
I have a 2001 toyota camry, and in the winter, when I start the engine, the car sits at high idle. And when driving it around town, I have to ride the brake because the car will yeet itself off from a dead stop.
thanks for the vid
I had a mazda premacy that did well over 20,000 KMs on the same oil, the only reason i changed it is cuz it litterally ran bone dry of oil and i just so happened to stop at a servo.
car actually was more reilable than i expected, never broke down before or after said oil ran out, just deregistered because im really lazy and didnt put the rego on hold
One huge problem now is the damn "winter mix" or 10% Ethanol blend. If you are in a state that forces this garbage you can NEVER run with below a quarter tank. Rust will occur in the pump, tank, and even the fuel injection rails. Also, if you happen to live in an area that has heavy rains, derechos, or monsoons, expect to find large amounts of contaminating water in the gas station tanks. Clean fuel is essential to your engine health and you really should pay close attention to the fuel you are buying. Especially with a high performance car, you often have to find "raw gas" or fuel that has no ethanol. It's coats a lot more, but it's a lot safer for both older, and high octane needing car (92 and up).
Im currently on 6-7 year old tires... Really good tread though, i guess it wasnt driven much for several years. Maintains good grip, but idk how long its structural integrity is though.
And I do tend to run low on fuel before refueling because A- my fuel tank leaks when about 70% fuel, and my fuel gauge is so inconsistent. I've been driving on 2/5 of a tank for a whole week now. Somedays i'll drive it, stop, and get back in it, and the fuel gauge be higher.
should always be replaced after 6 years, thats pretty standard
In my auto the brake pedal sits slightly higher then the gas so to brake you have to lift your foot up off the gas to apply the brake so you can’t hit both at the same time. If you did try to use both feet it’s awkward because of that higher brake pedal.
Love the video 😊
In regards to left foot braking, when I sat in the driver seat for the first time in my life I Iegit thought that's the proper thing to do on the road since I got used to it from driving on racing sims from such a young age, then I tried it IRL and pressed wayyyy too hard and that's when I was told the right foot should do both.
I still think left foot braking is a good skill to learn for emergencies and it also made more sense to me at first (because I thought to myself what was my left foot supposed to do on an automatic? Just stay inactive??) But as long as everything on the road goes as supposed I'm used to right foot braking.
However I still do it while reversing because of a car accident I caused one time :(
Yes, in automatics your left foot does nothing. "left foot braking" is more or less pointless. In emergencies the milliseconds it takes to left the foot off the accelerator and pressing the brake will not save your life nor kill you. You will also not need to brake and accelerate or the other way around either, emergency situations are over in seconds. The only exception of using left foot braking might be starting on a steep hill if you don't have autohold.
Regarding reversing, automatics have creep so they move in either direction without accelerating the moment the foot is off the brake. I don't see how or why you would need to accelerate while going back so the foot should stay on the brake anyway.
@@LAndrewsChannel in regards to the reversing thing my right foot slipped once and I front ended a parked car while hitting the gas in reverse, it went over a curve and crashed on an electricity pole and the entire rear end of that car got squashed, the world is lucky there wasn't someone in that car.
From then I can't trust my right foot in reversing situations.
I luckily never had an emergency situation that required such heavy braking, but I'm already so used to it from racing simulators and kart racing so I predict it's just gonna happen on instinct as my left foot can push much harder than my right too.
I do wanna take an emergency driving course one day to correct some habits that need correcting, I'm only like a year on the road
the left foor on the brake thing is something ive never seen in canada, so it might mostly be a usa issue, I might be wrong or it might just be a western canada issue
I can’t imagine trying to drive with my left foot on the brake. I have been driving for a few years now, but I never really thought someone could try to do that.
Bladed I have to brake randomly since I have passengers (mom) who does not trust my driving. (Even when under the limit)
Could you do a video on best mods for turbocharged 4-bangers?