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Should I wait for the dealership to replace my TCM (been there since August 2022) or should I get an aftermarket one? Is there any difference between them?
You are getting lots of subscriptions, and I hope you get to 10 million. Even though most of what you say I already know, there are random things I learn from you, that would be very difficult to learn anywhere else. Thanks Scotty.
Scotty greeting from Washington. Recently my 2011 Nissan Quest with 160 thousand miles began to struggle to gain speed going up a hill. It happens every so often but I looked into it & I think it might be the max air flow filter. Any pointers? Thanks🙏
@@sclark1948 - As long as you have an honest mechanic you should do well. The shop I use is honest and they know what they're doing. 75% of their customers are female.
The video is called "The Truth About Scotty Kilmer Shutting Down His Auto Repair Shop", there is nothing in the video about it. You're claiming the guy is "honest".
I showed my husband one of your videos (hes looking to get a better used car) and i told him how straight forward you are and how i often end up on your channel looking for answers on how to fix my car (2004 xc70, trying to figure out how to heater core out w/o dismantling the entire dash...ill get a bone saw out befor i do that!). He looked at how many people had already seen it and is like, "how'd he get so many views so quickly??" I told him, "hes that good, thats why. You can trust this guy." So thank you for all the tid bits of wisdom we all have gotten from you over the years❤🔥
Hey Scotty. I took your advice and bought a brand new Toyota this year. Funny thing is I still watch your show even though I don't need to anymore👍. I definitely recommend your channel too many of my friends
Some people still tend to confuse today's expensive "status" products with the high quality, high reliability, last forever, expensive products from many years ago. That world is now gone for many different reasons.
I have a 2012 Toyota tundra 4.6l 4wd, 280k miles, it is my work truck and livelihood. It needs head gaskets done on it, it is eating coolant severely. This is the ONLY major issue with this truck, otherwise has been fantastic with all the use and abuse with work, towing, plowing, and family commuting, etc. Please let me know when you are back in Rhode island, I am in upstate NY, but I would love to bring it to you to PLEASE help me and do the work and make sure nothing else is wrong with it. I have had this truck for over 5 years and I love it, ik it's a long shot but please acknowledge somehow that you have read this, I have been subscribed to your channel for years and I love watching your videos and like them all! There is more to my story, on a personal level, and would love to hear back from you. I love your videos and political opinions, and I will continue to watch and support! Thanks Scotty!
Good old Road Draft Tube. You could always tell when the highway was going up grade because of the dark oily deposit in the center of the lane. Motorcyclists knew to avoid that because it was like ice when it got wet. Yeah, I'm that old.
The guy who can’t decide between keeping the Lexus sedan or the Honda Pilot… I’d personally keep the Pilot because after I sold my Chevy Suburban and got a sedan, I ended up in many situations where I was thinking “Damn, I really wish I had the suburban right now” because I can’t fit anything in my Camry 😆
With asthma in my family and knowing two people who died from an asthmatic event, I would only buy a hybrid. I do city and country driving. I love how my engine is not running when I am stopped in traffic.
@@richsweeney1115 you are ridiculous! I was in California before they had rules to refine gas and make cars have less tailpipe emissions. You could see the pollution and you could not see a mile away! Pollution laws changed that greatly. The thing with city driving is that much of it is the car waiting in traffic. My car does not have to idle! I wish that you get to see someone having an asthma attack being unable to breathe. It is not about me! It is about others. May you have a vivid learning experience! My Prius is 15 years old. It has 260,000 miles on it. It was actually the cheapest car choice I could make and has proved its excellence. Go sit in you garage with the door closed and the car running. See how that works!
Mr. Kilmer, Thank you so much for sharing some of your automotive knowledge. You never cease to amaze me. You would make a terrific instructor at a technical college.
I had a 2012 Ford F-150 with the turbocharged V6 and put an oil catch can on it in 2017 when it had about 35,000 miles on it. It never got over half full between oil changes. I now have a 2022 Ranger and put a catch can on it at about 5K miles. That 2.3 liter turbo with direct injection fills the can halfway every 2 tanks of gas. The catch can was expensive but it works very good.
Hey Scotty! I like that someone you did a video with followed up on the status of their car afterwards, it's something I see so little of other places on youtube. I would also live the kitty that popped into the background to make a full appearance, I have a cat that looks almost the same and I love seeing pets. Thank you for the top tier videos!
I saw a list online where they list Hyundai/Kia as more reliable than Toyota/Lexus. Toyota is #7 and top of the list as the most reliable is Honda/Acura
Had a couple of Mercedes (220 and 270 diesel )....injector seals were the problem. Local man fitted bigger injector bolts, cut new seats ,no problems afterwards, Merc said this was not correct but it works seems like they are not the experts they would have you believe.
My '05 Mercedes that was built in Stuttgard, Germany has been flawless. From YOU Scotty, I learned to look for the orgin tag that says where it was built. Had it for over 3 and a half years, had only two costly repairs. I maintain it fanatically. Thanks Scotty!! PS LOVED the kitty-sighting!! LOVE da kitties!!!
@@michaelbaka4777 true, but many Jap cars won't need any repairs aside from routine maintenance in such short periods. As an owner of an Audi A4, whilst not having anything catastrophic it is proving quite costly to keep on the road with the odd repairs that keep popping up. Compared to the Civic that I had before which never really needed anything other than routine.
@@ln5747 Look, I was just agreeing with Scotty. If you like your car that's great. I feel that my car, being made in Germany, is a lot better than one made in Alabama. As far as repairs, we're talking TWO in almost 4 years. My Chevy truck has had at least 7 repairs done. I like Hondas, had many! And, they run almost forever. My point, where a car is built means a lot when you go to buy, both for build quality and resale value. I know I got lucky when I found my car; I'd wanted one for DECADES. I paid a very reasonable price for it, fixed the immediate issue with it, and except for that one other time, she has been flawless, in looks, reliabilty, and performance. My mech even told me I got a good one. I don't flog her around [much!], and take great care of her. Hope this shows my take on what Scotty mentioned about country of orgin.
Hybrid cars are bad for four reasons. 1. They are more expensive to purchase. 2. Hybrid cars receive an annual fuel tax. On the amount of fuel not purchased. Which is a scam. Electric vehicles are dubbled that amount. 3. Hybrid vehicles are expensive to maintain. 4. The tyres that they ride on. Are a lot more noisy.
Man, I wish I lived close to you just to enjoy a cup of coffee with you and talk cars. I just love working on my vehicles and help others with thier cars. My dad, my hero, thankfully inspired me and let me, a twelve year old kid, do basic repair/maintain on the single family car. Learned so much!
Besides your videos of course, what would be good sources as far as studying up on mechanical basics or anything that would help a new aspiring mechanic?
Hybrids are such a waste of money. When my mom got her 2014 Civic, she looked at hybrids and they were $5,000 more than the regular version. When I got my Camry, the hybrid version was $4,000 more. Not worth it.
They put restrictor plates on the race cars. To me that is just as bad as putting catalytic converters on cars. Both restrict the cars ability to run proper. I had a catalytic converter that went bad on one of my cars a long time ago and the engine was glowing bright red when we opened the hood. I do believe the engine was afire. After a while the engine finally gave out be a use of that.
The new Toyota Hybrids are only slightly more than the gas versions. They do get great fuel mileage in the summer. In the winter if you live where it is cold, your mileage will drop because it needs to run the engine to heat the cabin.
I'm driving a 2008 Cadillac DTS, and have for years. I love my car, and the V8 engine. Zoom zoom. I refuse to buy another car, because I don't want the payments, or a V6, or V4, even if they have turbo. I'll drive this car until the wheels fall off. 😊❤
Scotty you should continue and pass your knowledge onto the next generations, open an academy/schooling together with Mike Rowe from show "Dorty Jobs", Mike Rowe and you have what it takes to help increase in industries wear now is a lack of fixing things manually like in the good old days, it would help in keeping jobs here in the beautiful countries like USA and CANADA! Beautiful and very smart people here but Gov. clipped it's own nations wings when they went global!
For my company car (4 yr lease, full maintenance cover incl tires) I went hybrid due to out of pocket fuel costs. It is a mid-sized SUV (BMW X3 30e) and I am saving a small fortune on gas where I live (~$7/gallon). Cut my fuel costs by about 75% per month (vs a Mini Countryman), as most of the mileage is city/country and at or under 45mph.Would I buy this car out, on my own dime...not a chance. Way too much technology to maintain after 4 years, even with an excellent maintenance record.
Toyota Hybrid Driver since 2001. ABSOLUTELY amazing cars, fantastic reliability. Bought SEVEN of them, two new 5 used. Nearly a million miles on the lot of 'em. Repair costs? Well there were tires, oil, filters, the 12V batteries, lights, wipers and such. Nearly ZERO brake work in TOTAl on these things. Wonderful and reliable and smooth and GREAT mileage. And I think I'm now done with Kilmer.
Sooo, if I live in Clarksville, and bring you my 2003 Silverado with a pretty big oil leak, are you able to fix it or just tell me what’s gone bad? I’m 100% ok with my truck being on TH-cam, and also 100% ok with helping any way I can. Thanks for what you do!!!
It's easy now to find companies that will replace your hybrid battery at a very low cost. I've had several Priuses and never had any issues with generators or other major issues. In my experience at least, they are very reliable in the long term.
I can't but anything Toyota or Honda because I don't have the funds to do so. I've driven Fords and have a 14 Focus. I hate the transmission but overall (minus a pop when cutting hard) no heavy issues yet.
I’m old enough to remember when all Mercedes were quality machines. I was a parking valet in college and drove almost every brand of car possible. By far, MB were the best…fantastic. You could tell by how the door closed, how the cars drove…quality!
These days i changed a fuel distributor on an old well maintained straight six Sl. The quality those old mercedes have it's on the top of mountain everest compared with new ones whose quality is down the mariana trench.
Omg,that's what sold me on my 80 240d manual I got a few months ago as a gamble because it was so clean. At least I didn't get burned, not knowing alot about them at the time of purchase. The most gentle push, and those doors close like a bank vault,quiet and solid. And I'm sure it would be even better if it was all taken apart and clean out that 40yo dried out grease. I can only imagine how the higher end Mercedes were at the time. I kind of have an itch for a 91 560sec,that's as new as id dare to go.
@@richsweeney1115 with the Merc I just got ,the fuel gauge was acting funky and I was just gonna order a new sender. Silly goose,the thing comes all apart! And it definitely needed to be cleaned and it works fine now. Silly me, it's been so long since I've actually repaired a car part instead of replacing it.
My neighbors Toyota is hybrid van with 285,000 miles on it and her battery went dead and when I jump the car it ran so quiet, I did not know it was even running.
would you be so nice with my mercedes C200 CGI 2010, wich smokes (bluegray smoke) every morning startup, and give me a clue for what that maybe? or it is just Blueefficience?
He showed it in a vid, it was a new white camry..with body colored mirrors if I remember right. ..not even black mirrors that would attract more heat..but white..and yea, they started to melt
Scotty your the men i been learning so much from your videos since the first video i seen i was convinced to subscribe and the way you do your videos arw very entertaining😁😁😁😁😁
I'm sorry, what am I missing. It says Scotty is shutting down his Auto repair business. I just listened to the whole episode and there's no talk of him shutting down. And fact he says he's in Tennessee for only three months and then back to Rhode Island and encourages people to bring their vehicles by for him to work on. I really don't like these false advertisement on Scotty kilmer posts nowadays.
My 2017 rav4 has no left high beam. It’s Not the bulb. Right high beam works. I replaced the headlight relay. I had both high beams working for about 5 minutes. Then it went back to just the right high beam working. The relay I purchased is a genuine Toyota relay , denso, made in Japan. Am at a loss.
Perhaps try a contact cleaner spray in the socket whwere the relay resides...a new relay may have every temporarily "cleaned" the contact...and now is "dirty" again?
@@charlesallen1874 Can you view the backside of the socket's connectors (of the relay socket in the fusebox)..perhaps a wire there is intermittent contact, got disturbed by you inserting a new relay...worked for a short time...then lost contact through heat being generated (arcing)? Was the original relay you replaced actually faulty? If so did you dissect it carefully and look for burnt contacts inside?
@@JohnSmith-yv6eq I don’t think it was the relay. I’ve never had a Toyota relay go bad. The car is only 5 1/2 years old. Everything looks like new under the hood. It being a Florida car, there is no corrosion anywhere. My wife smacked the front bumper just about the time this happened. It’s a pain to take the bumper cover off to inspect the wiring. There is a relay clicking under the right front headlight, when the high beams are activated. It doesn’t show on the schematic though. Will be hard to get to.
As someone from AL, Mercedes has been making cars here for a pretty long time now. They've been pretty successful, too. You continue to take shots at vehicles made here - I think you're going to have to provide more than one or two bad experiences with Mercedes vehicles made in AL for you to make a blanket statement that vehicles made here are crap. Yes, you're knowledgeable. But making blanket statements based on small sample size is unwise, and quite frankly, it's a cheap shot.
From a mechanic I know who works on Mercedes Benz & BMW cars its the design, engineering, and poor systems integration that's degraded MB vehicles. They design the different 'systems' of their vehicles somewhat independently using specialized 'teams' (engine/transmission/body structure/ electronic systems/suspension systems/etc) and those teams (or team managers) don't spend the time to properly integrate and test all those systems together to work properly. If a flawed design is put into production it'll produce vehicles with lots of flaws, simple as that. The result is faults and failures that the customer has to deal with in their late model cars. Same thing for BMWs. And that mechanic thinks those MB and BMW cars are the best thing that's ever happen since all those problems mean he's never going to be short of work at his shop.
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Could you please do a car review video on the Mitsubishi Mirage 2022 or 2023 model year? I'm thinking of buying one.
Should I wait for the dealership to replace my TCM (been there since August 2022) or should I get an aftermarket one? Is there any difference between them?
You are getting lots of subscriptions, and I hope you get to 10 million.
Even though most of what you say I already know, there are random things I learn from you, that would be very difficult to learn anywhere else.
Thanks Scotty.
Scotty greeting from Washington. Recently my 2011 Nissan Quest with 160 thousand miles began to struggle to gain speed going up a hill. It happens every so often but I looked into it & I think it might be the max air flow filter. Any pointers? Thanks🙏
He taught us everything already so we do it ourselves now and no one goes to his workshop anymore. 😂. He's a Legend.
It's spelled taught, not thought
@@Vincent-ke5zn you should be a rocket scientist
Not me. I'm 74, female ignorant of car mechanics. I will be using shop until I die.
@@sclark1948 - As long as you have an honest mechanic you should do well. The shop I use is honest and they know what they're doing. 75% of their customers are female.
@@Vincent-ke5zn thanks
You're a gent Scotty and one of the internet's real gems!
I wish there were more honest men like you in this line of work
Need more like him in politics
The video is called "The Truth About Scotty Kilmer Shutting Down His Auto Repair Shop", there is nothing in the video about it. You're claiming the guy is "honest".
I'd bring my perfectly good car just to meet you in person. Good living to you, Scotty!
I showed my husband one of your videos (hes looking to get a better used car) and i told him how straight forward you are and how i often end up on your channel looking for answers on how to fix my car (2004 xc70, trying to figure out how to heater core out w/o dismantling the entire dash...ill get a bone saw out befor i do that!). He looked at how many people had already seen it and is like, "how'd he get so many views so quickly??" I told him, "hes that good, thats why. You can trust this guy." So thank you for all the tid bits of wisdom we all have gotten from you over the years❤🔥
Scotty is a LEGEND
❤️
This guy has retired more often than Elton John.
has a bigger car collection too
Kiss has been on a retiring tour for the last 30 years!
@@joegonzalez1941
That counts as one instance.
...and Tom Brady 🤷♂️😏
He keeps coming back like another hemmoroid flareup.
Scotty Kilmer is like the army general of the mechanics!
@9:12 on the bottom right, Scotty's tuxedo cat makes an appearance. 😊😊
my man is aging like fine wine. wishing you much more life ❤️
“I was wrong to close my shop!!”Stay well Scott.
Hey Scotty. I took your advice and bought a brand new Toyota this year. Funny thing is I still watch your show even though I don't need to anymore👍. I definitely recommend your channel too many of my friends
Hope you're not leaving Scotty I learned a lot from you and I appreciate what you do !
📞 📞 👆📩.
Some people still tend to confuse today's expensive "status" products with the high quality, high reliability, last forever, expensive products from many years ago. That world is now gone for many different reasons.
Don't go to a dealership. Take it to a real honest mechanic shop. Find someone with a good reputation.
Scotty, thanks for all the GREAT advice!
Always entertaining and informative. Thank you Scotty!
All good things must come to an end.
you sound like someone from austin
Some times things that are not so good.
I love the meme of the hillbilly with the Budweiser beer cans and no teeth.
Not necessarily Matt, Scotty still isn't old. It would be awesome to just spend a day or two talking with the man.
I know a few people that act a little like Scotty. 🤔🤔😉😉😎😂😂😂
It shocked the entire car industry for sure.
I have a 2012 Toyota tundra 4.6l 4wd, 280k miles, it is my work truck and livelihood. It needs head gaskets done on it, it is eating coolant severely. This is the ONLY major issue with this truck, otherwise has been fantastic with all the use and abuse with work, towing, plowing, and family commuting, etc. Please let me know when you are back in Rhode island, I am in upstate NY, but I would love to bring it to you to PLEASE help me and do the work and make sure nothing else is wrong with it. I have had this truck for over 5 years and I love it, ik it's a long shot but please acknowledge somehow that you have read this, I have been subscribed to your channel for years and I love watching your videos and like them all! There is more to my story, on a personal level, and would love to hear back from you. I love your videos and political opinions, and I will continue to watch and support! Thanks Scotty!
Good old Road Draft Tube. You could always tell when the highway was going up grade because of the dark oily deposit in the center of the lane. Motorcyclists knew to avoid that because it was like ice when it got wet. Yeah, I'm that old.
So knowledgeable! Thank you for all of your valuable input! Keep it coming!
I’ve found with Mercedes, avoid all the fancy stuff. We’ve had a 2011 ML350 for eight years. It’s been flawless, aside from general maintenance.
Scotty knows what is in his garage, unlike some people we know.
I bought a brand new Chevy Nova in 1970 for $2,000.... I wish I had bought ten of them... Best car I ever owned...
If you are still living in good old days of 1970 you basically peaked and died 52 years ago!
@@kannermw and you have no idea of what you missed.
@@fransmith8992 - And I gave away all my TV sets in the year 2000... Could you please tell me the top 3 things that I missed?
@@moochythecat3435 but , you replaced the tv with you tube, troll. BWAHAHA
@@fransmith8992
The guy who can’t decide between keeping the Lexus sedan or the Honda Pilot… I’d personally keep the Pilot because after I sold my Chevy Suburban and got a sedan, I ended up in many situations where I was thinking “Damn, I really wish I had the suburban right now” because I can’t fit anything in my Camry 😆
Get a Ute kit from Smyth Performance 😃
They've got 5-6 models to choose from, I'm doing a Mk4 (99-05) VW kit.
With asthma in my family and knowing two people who died from an asthmatic event, I would only buy a hybrid. I do city and country driving. I love how my engine is not running when I am stopped in traffic.
There are a lot more factors than the exaust from cars.....and you having a hybrid isn't going to affect you much at all...
@@richsweeney1115 you are ridiculous! I was in California before they had rules to refine gas and make cars have less tailpipe emissions. You could see the pollution and you could not see a mile away! Pollution laws changed that greatly. The thing with city driving is that much of it is the car waiting in traffic. My car does not have to idle! I wish that you get to see someone having an asthma attack being unable to breathe. It is not about me! It is about others. May you have a vivid learning experience! My Prius is 15 years old. It has 260,000 miles on it. It was actually the cheapest car choice I could make and has proved its excellence. Go sit in you garage with the door closed and the car running. See how that works!
Scotty is going out to teach sign language interpreter class
Scotty need to do a convention like comicon
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Mr. Kilmer, Thank you so much for sharing some of your automotive knowledge. You never cease to amaze me. You would make a terrific instructor at a technical college.
Please,Can you make a video on the Ford C-Max ?Which year is the best to buy a used one?Thanks
I had a 2012 Ford F-150 with the turbocharged V6 and put an oil catch can on it in 2017 when it had about 35,000 miles on it. It never got over half full between oil changes.
I now have a 2022 Ranger and put a catch can on it at about 5K miles. That 2.3 liter turbo with direct injection fills the can halfway every 2 tanks of gas. The catch can was expensive but it works very good.
Hey Scotty! I like that someone you did a video with followed up on the status of their car afterwards, it's something I see so little of other places on youtube. I would also live the kitty that popped into the background to make a full appearance, I have a cat that looks almost the same and I love seeing pets. Thank you for the top tier videos!
📞 📞 👆📩.
I love when the kitty kat makes an appearance 😍
Great video, Scotty 👍
Great advice as always, much appreciated
You're the best Scotty! Thanks for doing what you do!!
Sounds to me like John Deer should change their name to Dear John!
We need more like you here in Up State South Carolina. I also own a 94 Celica. Scotty is a LEGEND!
Wish you were in Texas and could give my son a hand with his car. Love your videos. God bless
I saw a list online where they list Hyundai/Kia as more reliable than Toyota/Lexus. Toyota is #7 and top of the list as the most reliable is Honda/Acura
Had a couple of Mercedes (220 and 270 diesel )....injector seals were the problem. Local man fitted bigger injector bolts, cut new seats ,no problems afterwards, Merc said this was not correct but it works seems like they are not the experts they would have you believe.
My '05 Mercedes that was built in Stuttgard, Germany has been flawless. From YOU Scotty, I learned to look for the orgin tag that says where it was built. Had it for over 3 and a half years, had only two costly repairs. I maintain it fanatically. Thanks Scotty!! PS LOVED the kitty-sighting!! LOVE da kitties!!!
Two costly repairs in 3 and a half years... 🤔
@@ln5747 ANY repair on a Mercedes is costly. My American car had more repairs than my Mercedes!
@@michaelbaka4777 true, but many Jap cars won't need any repairs aside from routine maintenance in such short periods. As an owner of an Audi A4, whilst not having anything catastrophic it is proving quite costly to keep on the road with the odd repairs that keep popping up. Compared to the Civic that I had before which never really needed anything other than routine.
@@ln5747 Look, I was just agreeing with Scotty. If you like your car that's great. I feel that my car, being made in Germany, is a lot better than one made in Alabama. As far as repairs, we're talking TWO in almost 4 years. My Chevy truck has had at least 7 repairs done. I like Hondas, had many! And, they run almost forever. My point, where a car is built means a lot when you go to buy, both for build quality and resale value. I know I got lucky when I found my car; I'd wanted one for DECADES. I paid a very reasonable price for it, fixed the immediate issue with it, and except for that one other time, she has been flawless, in looks, reliabilty, and performance. My mech even told me I got a good one. I don't flog her around [much!], and take great care of her. Hope this shows my take on what Scotty mentioned about country of orgin.
Love the cat walking by in the background!
Hybrid cars are bad for four reasons.
1. They are more expensive to purchase.
2. Hybrid cars receive an annual fuel tax. On the amount of fuel not purchased. Which is a scam. Electric vehicles are dubbled that amount.
3. Hybrid vehicles are expensive to maintain.
4. The tyres that they ride on. Are a lot more noisy.
Scotty is a national treasure.
Man, I wish I lived close to you just to enjoy a cup of coffee with you and talk cars. I just love working on my vehicles and help others with thier cars. My dad, my hero, thankfully inspired me and let me, a twelve year old kid, do basic repair/maintain on the single family car. Learned so much!
Good evening, Scotty from Martin, Tennessee!
Scotty the great sage.... Best on TH-cam 👍
Besides your videos of course, what would be good sources as far as studying up on mechanical basics or anything that would help a new aspiring mechanic?
Dont leave my guy you’ve helped me so much
Thanks for your Service and Teachings
Hybrids are such a waste of money. When my mom got her 2014 Civic, she looked at hybrids and they were $5,000 more than the regular version. When I got my Camry, the hybrid version was $4,000 more. Not worth it.
Scott's helped me and so many people thank you..
Hi Scotty, great info sessions! What is your take on after market warranty companies? Any recommdations?
Lmao😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤ your plastic mirrors are melting cuz u parked in the SUN!
So true!
They put restrictor plates on the race cars. To me that is just as bad as putting catalytic converters on cars. Both restrict the cars ability to run proper. I had a catalytic converter that went bad on one of my cars a long time ago and the engine was glowing bright red when we opened the hood. I do believe the engine was afire. After a while the engine finally gave out be a use of that.
Hello Scotty hope all is well. Thank you and have a good evening.
Legend says Do it Yourself.
The new Toyota Hybrids are only slightly more than the gas versions. They do get great fuel mileage in the summer. In the winter if you live where it is cold, your mileage will drop because it needs to run the engine to heat the cabin.
I'm driving a 2008 Cadillac DTS, and have for years. I love my car, and the V8 engine. Zoom zoom. I refuse to buy another car, because I don't want the payments, or a V6, or V4, even if they have turbo. I'll drive this car until the wheels fall off. 😊❤
Sorry to pass along your closing to all my friends
Scotty you should continue and pass your knowledge onto the next generations, open an academy/schooling together with Mike Rowe from show "Dorty Jobs", Mike Rowe and you have what it takes to help increase in industries wear now is a lack of fixing things manually like in the good old days, it would help in keeping jobs here in the beautiful countries like USA and CANADA! Beautiful and very smart people here but Gov. clipped it's own nations wings when they went global!
Because of Scotty I now wave my hands around more now when I speak
For my company car (4 yr lease, full maintenance cover incl tires) I went hybrid due to out of pocket fuel costs. It is a mid-sized SUV (BMW X3 30e) and I am saving a small fortune on gas where I live (~$7/gallon). Cut my fuel costs by about 75% per month (vs a Mini Countryman), as most of the mileage is city/country and at or under 45mph.Would I buy this car out, on my own dime...not a chance. Way too much technology to maintain after 4 years, even with an excellent maintenance record.
I keep learning something with every video Scotty posts - Thank you sir!
Toyota Hybrid Driver since 2001. ABSOLUTELY amazing cars, fantastic reliability. Bought SEVEN of them, two new 5 used. Nearly a million miles on the lot of 'em. Repair costs? Well there were tires, oil, filters, the 12V batteries, lights, wipers and such. Nearly ZERO brake work in TOTAl on these things. Wonderful and reliable and smooth and GREAT mileage.
And I think I'm now done with Kilmer.
Sooo, if I live in Clarksville, and bring you my 2003 Silverado with a pretty big oil leak, are you able to fix it or just tell me what’s gone bad? I’m 100% ok with my truck being on TH-cam, and also 100% ok with helping any way I can. Thanks for what you do!!!
From Detroit in Knoxville i wanna come see u
It's easy now to find companies that will replace your hybrid battery at a very low cost. I've had several Priuses and never had any issues with generators or other major issues. In my experience at least, they are very reliable in the long term.
About time!!!! Take some time off and enjoy retirment!!!!
wow so john lennon is fixing cars in TN now. who knew
The authority on cars thanks Scotty never retire
The only thing on your car guaranteed to get damaged at Scotty's place will be "that stupid beauty cover" from the top of the engine.
I can't but anything Toyota or Honda because I don't have the funds to do so. I've driven Fords and have a 14 Focus. I hate the transmission but overall (minus a pop when cutting hard) no heavy issues yet.
When you coming back to Rhode Island? I need the Scotty service
I’m old enough to remember when all Mercedes were quality machines. I was a parking valet in college and drove almost every brand of car possible. By far, MB were the best…fantastic. You could tell by how the door closed, how the cars drove…quality!
Every luxury door closed heavy back then..
These days i changed a fuel distributor on an old well maintained straight six Sl. The quality those old mercedes have it's on the top of mountain everest compared with new ones whose quality is down the mariana trench.
Omg,that's what sold me on my 80 240d manual I got a few months ago as a gamble because it was so clean.
At least I didn't get burned, not knowing alot about them at the time of purchase.
The most gentle push, and those doors close like a bank vault,quiet and solid.
And I'm sure it would be even better if it was all taken apart and clean out that 40yo dried out grease.
I can only imagine how the higher end Mercedes were at the time.
I kind of have an itch for a 91 560sec,that's as new as id dare to go.
@@richsweeney1115 with the Merc I just got ,the fuel gauge was acting funky and I was just gonna order a new sender.
Silly goose,the thing comes all apart!
And it definitely needed to be cleaned and it works fine now.
Silly me, it's been so long since I've actually repaired a car part instead of replacing it.
Because of Scotty I purchased a 2008 Toyota highlander With only 129,800 miles and I'm loving it, in the door jam it says Made In Japan 😃 😊 😀 😄 😁 😆
Scotty's the best😍💯 Wishing the best for you and family 👪 ❤️
If you want to know what is in store for farmers? Just look at the Netherlands now.
My neighbors Toyota is hybrid van with 285,000 miles on it and her battery went dead and when I jump the car it ran so quiet, I did not know it was even running.
You should check out Louis Rossman. He is working on legislation for right to repair. John deer is part of his discussion.
would you be so nice with my mercedes C200 CGI 2010, wich smokes (bluegray smoke) every morning startup, and give me a clue for what that maybe? or it is just Blueefficience?
Scotty, please make a video about changing oil on a Nissan titan platinum sealed transmission. Thank you.
Wish I lived closer to u I would come to just meet you
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closing?????? how do i fix my jeep evap issue we tried all the fixes n i still can tfuel up????
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i live in florida never heard of mirrors melting 😂😂😂😂
He showed it in a vid, it was a new white camry..with body colored mirrors if I remember right.
..not even black mirrors that would attract more heat..but white..and yea, they started to melt
Scotty your the men i been learning so much from your videos since the first video i seen i was convinced to subscribe and the way you do your videos arw very entertaining😁😁😁😁😁
Where did I hear that one in thirty GM's are lemons? Seems high.
Scotty Kilmer is funny AF and on-point. I'm a long time subscriber of Scotty Kilmer and appreciate his advice
I'm sorry, what am I missing. It says Scotty is shutting down his Auto repair business. I just listened to the whole episode and there's no talk of him shutting down. And fact he says he's in Tennessee for only three months and then back to Rhode Island and encourages people to bring their vehicles by for him to work on. I really don't like these false advertisement on Scotty kilmer posts nowadays.
I have a 2016 Buick regal turbo. I'm having to change a coil every 6 months or so. What's going on with this thing?!
My 2017 rav4 has no left high beam. It’s Not the bulb. Right high beam works. I replaced the headlight relay. I had both high beams working for about 5 minutes. Then it went back to just the right high beam working. The relay I purchased is a genuine Toyota relay , denso, made in Japan. Am at a loss.
Perhaps try a contact cleaner spray in the socket whwere the relay resides...a new relay may have every temporarily "cleaned" the contact...and now is "dirty" again?
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Contacts were all shiny. It’s a dilemma
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Can you view the backside of the socket's connectors (of the relay socket in the fusebox)..perhaps a wire there is intermittent contact, got disturbed by you inserting a new relay...worked for a short time...then lost contact through heat being generated (arcing)?
Was the original relay you replaced actually faulty?
If so did you dissect it carefully and look for burnt contacts inside?
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I don’t think it was the relay. I’ve never had a Toyota relay go bad. The car is only 5 1/2 years old. Everything looks like new under the hood. It being a Florida car, there is no corrosion anywhere. My wife smacked the front bumper just about the time this happened. It’s a pain to take the bumper cover off to inspect the wiring. There is a relay clicking under the right front headlight, when the high beams are activated. It doesn’t show on the schematic though. Will be hard to get to.
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Also, the auto dimming feature stopped working.
I wish I lived in TN. I like the Gatlinburg area. One day maybe.
As someone from AL, Mercedes has been making cars here for a pretty long time now. They've been pretty successful, too. You continue to take shots at vehicles made here - I think you're going to have to provide more than one or two bad experiences with Mercedes vehicles made in AL for you to make a blanket statement that vehicles made here are crap. Yes, you're knowledgeable. But making blanket statements based on small sample size is unwise, and quite frankly, it's a cheap shot.
Nice to kitty 😺 in the background
Scotty, you're a great person.
From a mechanic I know who works on Mercedes Benz & BMW cars its the design, engineering, and poor systems integration that's degraded MB vehicles. They design the different 'systems' of their vehicles somewhat independently using specialized 'teams' (engine/transmission/body structure/ electronic systems/suspension systems/etc) and those teams (or team managers) don't spend the time to properly integrate and test all those systems together to work properly. If a flawed design is put into production it'll produce vehicles with lots of flaws, simple as that. The result is faults and failures that the customer has to deal with in their late model cars. Same thing for BMWs. And that mechanic thinks those MB and BMW cars are the best thing that's ever happen since all those problems mean he's never going to be short of work at his shop.
I like the tube coming out of the crankcase to vent the crankcase gasses. Such a simpler time.