4 Signs You're a Bad Car Owner!
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2023
- 4 Bad Car Ownership Habits! Do not Store Keys on Walls Closest to the Exterior of your Property.
This is just asking for the car to be stolen. Most remote start keys work by emitting a certain signal out of them. This signal is a lot easier to mimic than you’d think. It just takes two jerk wads and a Relay Box, to walk within 15 feet of your key, to get it’s signal. If you’ve ever reprogrammed a key at a dealership, you probably would’ve already noticed how disturbingly easy it is to get access to your car.
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In my opinion the problem with most people is that when they hear that a car is reliable they think its invincible and maintanence doesnt exist i live in bulgaria and i had a friend of mines dad who workes as a benz mechanic buy a used vw golf and when he went to change the oil he said it was litterally in chunks and probably never changed
This^
"Its reliable, guess it'll never break" - modern car buyers
Yes
Same goes for Citroën and Peugeot, my dad had both Berlingo and Partner, only one that broke down was the Berlingo because he ended up hitting a bus and even then it was still running. Why? Because HE DID MAINTENANCE
The opposite thinking is also common. The car broke because it was unreliable, not because the owner clearly didn’t know how to do simple maintenance. Do all the important maintenance like oil changes first before complaining about the common problems of specific cars.
@@BladedAngelhey bladed wb phone start cars, not to sound too dumb here lol.
Another bad habit is using automatic car washes. They’re convenient but don’t always get your car completely clean or if they’re not touch-less causes swirls.
Thank you for providing us with a 5th Bad Car Ownership Habit.
California hates this one Simple trick. All seriousness i agree, nothing beats a properly done hand wash, and doing it often makes it easier. as a bonus it’s super easy to hand wash my miata because it’s so small so why not.
I would say to use these ones and then manually clean your car when you get home afterwards
This is lack of choice and not a bad habit. Touchless car wash - yes, the car will not be complexly perfect clean, but it not needed, if you're going through the car wash once a week. "Soft touch" - they do leave a swirls, but it doesn't really damage a car and most people do not care.
Unfortunately I live in a condo so I can't wash my car by hand. Aside from not having a garage, it's against the condo rules to even use a mobile car wash service.
I think you missed the most important fluid to be changing. Blinker fluid. Has to be changed every 100 blinks.
I coulda sworn it was every 1000 blinks
335i owner be like.. is that even a thing ?
What's that? Asking bc im 14 never had a car
There is no such thing "100 blinks". The fluid must be changed as per owner's manual.
@@Nottheoutline420 not a real thing, don't worry, it's just a joke between car guys and something used to prank non-car people
I'll admit, as someone who works in a repair shop and does maintenance at work all the time, i've gotten quite negligent with my own maintenance, need to actually get out and do my own oil changes, thanks for the motivation/reminder bladed :)
same... I need to replace my valve seals and replace my timing chain but i kept pushing it away for months lol
We work enough on cars at work so it doesnt make us want to do the job on our own cars sometimes ahah
Hahn. Only us mechanics know never to buy a car off another mechanic
Same here, oil changes haven't been all that diligent lately --WFH didn't help either-- but recently i noticed that the brake situation is also dire; there's still plenty of pad but the rotors could use a replacement, and being all almost 10 year old parts i will freshen up everything and take the car to replace the brake fluid as well.
@@alienfromarea5115 lmao so true
This is not odd in fact.
As a computer technician, my own pc and laptop are the most neglected devices i had to deal with.
Once i cleaned my laptop, and, even if its last complete maintenance was less than 6 months prior, it completely threw a dust cloud.
"Fluids are cheap, engines are expensive" -ESPECIALLY on modern GDI motors.
Another bad habit I've noticed drivers have is losing their Lock Key for Lock lugs. As a mechanic, nothing is more frustrating then telling someone I can't even simply rotate their tires because they lost their Lock lug key because they never knew they had it to begin with...
Especially if you have a VW/Audi and you are going somewhere other than the dealer. They have many different key shapes, you can’t expect a tire shop to have yours.
That must be so hard to balance. On the one hand, I would want to stick it to them and say "not my problem, give me key, or tire no get fixed" on the other hand, many customers will just drive away on a tire with the radial exposed with 3 kids in the back seat, completely oblivious to the imminent danger they're all in. So do I encourage their utter lack of responsiblity and painfully get their stinking locking lug off, or do I let them put themselves and others in danger just to prove a point?
I would probably solve this issue by fabing a custom air hammer tip that fits the end of a 1/2" drive impact socket and start turning those keyed lugnuts into regular lugnuts... by force.
Truth be told, I have 3 keys for my set of wheels :D
I have a question, are tires in the US different from the tires in Europe? In Europe (i live in germany) the tire profile points in one direction and if you would rotate your tires at least two would point in the wrong direction.
@@christopherlowery855how do you get more than 1 key? I have locks and 1 key but I want another one to have a spare for emergency’s and such. The problem is I didn’t order the locks myself, they came with the wheels on fitment industries so idk what the size is
@@collinguhs9859some tires are directional, some aren't. My winters, for example, are. My summers are not. Depends on the tread (I remember being told that modern tires don't care which direction they spin in but it used to be that it was dangerous to run them backwards because of the way they were made. Idk) because they are meant to provide grip in one direction. I imagine there are non directional tires in Europe but I have no idea. You can still rotate them front/back I think
one more point i would like to add: check your tire pressure, this has been said a million times; your tires are the only point of contact between you and the road, so you better make sure they're in damn good condition or else you won't be in a good condition
Literally just yesterday I had an argument with someone who thought a tire that was so worn down the cords where showing was safe to drive on "because it holds air"
And at the recommended pressure, I've seen some putting more than even the tire manufacturer has marked on the tire.
@@DereckLunarthat's why you never trust the mechanics to fill up for you. Most of them have no clue what recommended pressure is for every car. They fill uneven and just call it done.
@@nyankanakitty Where I'm from most put it to a slight overpressure (2.5bars) that has barely any bad influence on driving. While I always put the manufacturer's recommended one (mostly 2.2bars front, 2.1bars rear for your generic everyday hatchback car).
One more "bad" habit: Not doing a bi-weekly (preferably weekly) walkaround.
- Are my lights all functional? (it's very common to see people drive with a broken head or tail light or broken indicators).
- Are my tyre pressures correct?
- Are my wheels devoid of major dents and properly attached?
None of this requires you to pop the hood and only 1 of them requires you to actually stick your hands near a bit of dirt.
Costs like 5 minutes but they can prevent so much issues and save money in the long term.
lights are especially important if you plan on avoiding any unwanted attention from cops.
@@callanc3925Yep, first and only time I got pulled over was because my headlight went out while driving.
bro casually hit the whole SUV bullshit market with one line and I'm here for it lmao
Same here
Another reason why I prefer older cars. I love turn keys because they satisfy me, not the thieves. Also almost always easier to work on and do maintenance
I drive a 2015 focus. The last "simple" car Ford ever made.
A Screw Driver can still steal a turnkey car. A Transponder Key is the most resistant. It needs a physical key AND a specific manufacturer digital signal it sends to the car to start.
Notice how i said resistant though. If a thief is determined enough, any car can be stolen. However, it's our job to make ours look less "appealing" than the other car next to it :)
i know for a fact that my 2000 honda would be stolen in like 10 seconds cause i can see the wear on the key, i just hope it wont break the key mechanism from over-use.only really 1 key was ever used on that car, it legit looks more like a slide than the sharp ticks its supposed to have
I like the simplicity of a traditional turn key, it lets you use the starter motor however you like and you don't have to worry about batteries or broken buttons. My car's key doesn't even have a clicker for locking the doors, it looks like a house key and I wouldn't want it any other way. For security, you can install a hidden kill switch to sever the electric link between the ignition and the rest of the car.
In terms of older cars, I own a 1992 isuzu rodeo. Engine swapped with a 95 camaro v6, and it's incredibly easy to work on.
Alternator died, got it swapped out in 45m.
Changed spark plugs in 30m.
I need to change oil soon, but that's not gonna be a hard job.
Other than that, it's a super easy thing to work on, and runs incredibly well.
Brake Fluid:
I do not recommend judging the brake fluids quality only by its colour. Speaking from experience it can look brand new and still have a lot of water in it, which in my opinion is the most important factor. We once had a customer come in and state that he almost completely loses brakes when braking very hard. The fluid looked just fine, but we tested it and it had 6% water in it, which is way too much. I recommend having ur brake fluid changed or at least checked every two years. It's not expensive and it will probably save u and others a lot of trouble in the future.
Never ignore the condition of ur brakes, they are ur number one safety feature.
Otherwise great video, I love to watch them :)
A lot of people forget to use them 😭😭
I've done a lot of brake jobs over the years. Every one of my cars has been 10yrs old or older. The only time I've seen water contamination cause poor braking is after a lot of hard braking. Usually on a race track, or hard braking in hilly regions. Otherwise, this won't happen in regular traffic. Are you sure there just wasn't air in the lines? I've ridden on like 4yr old fluid before, if not older. Only seen an issue during component failure, or air in the lines caused by an empty reservior. Maybe your customer just topped off the fluid after air was already intorduced?
Water doesn't compress, so I don't see how its even possible for 6% water contamination to cause any brake issues unless the water got so hot it turned into vapor. From my experience, the only thing brake fluid flushes saves you is potential component fatigue. However, I'll do my first caliper, or master cylinder replacement after 20yrs, or 200k mi. I did have one steering brake line develop a bubble, causing a replacement need, but the car had 230k mi on it and the symptom was a pedal that slowly sunk to the floor when holding pressure. Nothing catastrophic.
Overall, the only time I see a need to fret about water contamination in brake lines is on the race track. By the time an owner starts to see the impact of neglected brake fluid flushes, they'll have a slew of other old car problems on their hands. The types who actually care about this scheduled maintenance are the same ones who keep a full receipt book and log of all maintenance done to the vehicle. I'm a 3rd and 5th owner guy. Anyone who buys the car from me is turning it into a racecar for lemons, buying it for parts, or flat towing it to mexico. Until then, I'll just keep maintaining my vehicles. A dead main fan relay, or low oil level is far more concerning to me than any brake fluid hydroscopic obsorbsion.
Cheers.
@@christopherlowery855agreed.
Oh yeah its definitely important that there is very small amount of water in the brake fluid. 6% is something that stops the lines in car manufacturer plant. At least back when I was doing summer job over in their lab 2 years ago and I tested the brake fluid to have around 8% of water, lines were stopped at once. Every car who got brake fluid from that tank had to be refilled. Real limit is around 0,5% if I recall right.
Even the brake fluid bottles say "recommended replacement: 24 months"
I discovered your channel recently, and watched a lot of videos the last couple days. I enjoy your stuff and sense of humor.
As someone born and living in Europe, it amazes me how some things you mention on your videos overall are "a thing" in the US.
However, I want to thank you for emphasizing pedestrian safety on a lot of your videos.
Myself, I love my car. I could easily use my car to go just around the next corner of the block I'm living. However, what a lot of people "forget" is that at the moment you step out the door of your car, you're a pedestrian too. So, people, respect pedestrians, cyclists, bicyclists, domestic animals.. anything that SHARES the roads with you. I know that things in the US are a little different, but the roads don't belong exclusively to cars! Shocking, I know!
in Colombia the cars own the road. Go ahead & be a pedestrian there
solution to problem #1: buy a car so old it doesn't have a modern key. bonus points if the car is worn enough to the point of being undesirable
Edit: it's a fucking joke, goddamn
That’s why I love my ‘04 manual corolla.
You'd be surprised at how many late 90s Hondas are getting stolen even today. No keyless entry and not even particularly desirable, and it still happens.
except you can hotwire older cars, they're easier to steal
My thoughts exactly. bought a 2005 buick century for this very reason and it hasn't been stolen yet.
@Sykozona depends on how old they are. General rule of thumb is if they have security systems, so most cars starting in the mid 90s, you can't hotwire.
One of the bad car habits that has cost me a lot of money is people being impatient on the road, Currently i have lost 3 cars to stop sign runners in my small town because people want to save that extra 10-15 seconds coming to a complete stop. There excuses has been "I didn't see you" , "no one is ever at that stop sign" and one was just a stolen car that ran. Like please take the time to stop, even rolling stops are dangerous.
Bro the sad thing is? It's not even 10-15 seconds. It's about 3-4 seconds. I'd know, I timed myself when learning to Stop my Motorcycle without putting my feet down (in an empty parking lot ofc, yes it had stop signs, but literally no one was there, totally flat, I'd see if some1 came). The difference between me rollning the stop vs. me stopping completely was as short as 3-4 seconds. A lot of beginner motorcyclists never remove the habit of rolling cuz they're so scared of stalling, but NGL that one practice session I did years ago, has literally saved my life multiple times without me knowing. It ain't ever worth running/rolling a stoplight, especially if the other asshole there does too. Then you get a collision.
Coming to a complete stop decreases fuel economy, so in my hybrid, I slow down to just before the disc brakes kick in and roll at that speed (which is plenty slow to actually stop if needed). I also don't like how it jerks when the brakes are wet when it switches from regen to disc brakes. Also, you have to creep for visibility anyway, so why even bother fully stopping when you can't even see the objects the stop sign is trying to get you to look for? Also, I'm pretty sure a hybrid can be driven instantly from turning on, since the engine isn't even running when you turn it on anyway.
@@blisphul8084 I think 3 mL of fuel is worth the potentially life saving moment of coming to a full stop. Its not so much about a full stop being necessary to assess the situation, its about forming good habits rather than bad ones. The more flexible the rule, the more likely you will just ignore it entirely. If you make a habit out of rolling through stop signs you will generally be less careful
@@callanc3925 how do you actually get in the right spot for a full stop anyway? Like, visibility is limited many times, so you have to creep forward anyway. May as well make one smooth creeping motion rather than stopping, then going, then potentially stopping again. It allows you to keep your foot on the brake the whole time, making it safer imo, as long as you keep it under 5mph, which if you collide at that speed, it's just a paint scratch.
@@blisphul8084 You stop behind the line always... as the law requires you to do...
"It allows you to keep your foot on the brake the whole time" but coming to a complete stop requires you to take your foot off the brake?
Its not about stopping in the right spot, its about stopping at all so you dont get into the habit of rolling through dangerous intersections. I dont get how thats so hard for you to understand or why you keep trying to justify it so poorly.
If you collide with someone at a stop sign it doesnt matter what speed youre going, they will likely be going the speed limit, which is why you have a stop sign. You can very easily total your car by "colliding with someone at that speed"
The worst part about the dude with the neglected Honda is that I guarantee he tells people they gave him a lemon 😹
nah, he probably doesn't even know that term, He ended up blaming Honda instead of himself.
@@BladedAngel damn well I guess you tried to warn him, he didn't listen, you can't really do anything more 😹
@@queefyg490i know this is random, but what is your favorite car brand?
If your mechanic recommends changing your timing belt, LISTEN. Valves and pistons do not do well when they try to occupy the same place at the same time. Service ALL fluids at their regular intervals, they aren’t meant to last the life of the car, they go bad.
Key to that is understanding whether you have an interference engine or not. Non-interference engines will just halt when the belt fails. Interference engines will inhale themselves before chewing themselves apart.
I have a non interference, im almost curious what happens if it snaps
@sigmamale4147 the engine will halt, and won't start again til it's been retimed and the belt has been replaced.
Still not a good idea either way.
Had a non-interference engine (Toyota 1MZ-FE) where the belt stretched and skipped some teeth. Car still drove reliably just without as much power as it should have had. Got it replaced soon after and the engine ran quite a bit smoother.. obviously.
i immediately recognized the speed bump thing. im still basically a learner driver, and when we were on our way to check out a used BMW i found. on our way there, were driving my dad's Hundai SUV, barely a year old, but i was already used to taking the speed bumps pretty carefully at that point, since they would often be really harsh even below the speed limit and i used that car a lot for practice driving with him
but when we got to the car we were gonna buy, one thing i immediately noticed on the test drive was how easily it just sailed over those previously brutal speed bumps, and this was just an E90 with a stock suspension that was replaced a year ago! like, even at the speed limit, driving over them was SO SMOOTH compared to my dad's car!
also another kinda hilarious thing i noticed as well, this E90 actually has BETTER trunk space than our SUV! we could easily fit my and my brother's computers and a few bags in the trunk with no issue, while with the SUV, we had to squeeze a bunch of stuff together, and put the rest in the back seats.
goes to show that SUVs are kinda just bricks on wheels, they barely have any suspension that matches their advertised effect, and a lot of them have LESS cargo space than normal sedans, its pretty dumb lol
but yeah that was a fun little story accidentally turned wall of text :P
also wanted to say that after finding your channel about a year ago, you're probably the biggest influence i've had towards actually wanting to get my own licence and car, i was always pretty uninterested in getting one, but your videos really helped me learn a lot about cars and find more inspiration in car communities in general, so thank you for making all these goofy ass car videos :>
I have a question, are you still in driving school if so, can you chose any car to drive as a student driver or the instructor going to specifically chose only a car for you to drive as a student driver
Everything goes in comparison. There are multiple sizes of SUV's (duster > santa fe > prado), and generally a middle-sized ones got greater trunk space of any sedan or most of hatchbacks. Greater height gives much more suspension clearance, whenever you feel it or not. They are generally heavier - thus, hardened suspension - but it's kind of a must, if your general consumers do go to clover leaf intersections with 20cm ground clearance 2-ton beast at 60-80 km/h.
SUV's are kind of.. Comfy, but not specifically in a comfort sense. Idk how to call it
@axnnaandmikeyplayz5044 I'm not OP ofc. But I took driving school a little over a year ago now (in Idaho) and I chose to just to with the highschool drivers Ed. But all of the drivers Ed places around here are the same. They all have a car or 2 already made for just the class modified with the front right passenger (the instructor) having brakes. They also all have a giant yellow top that says drivers Ed so yeah. You can't bring a car. At least here.
@@axnnaandmikeyplayz5044if you take the test at the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles, different name in other states), you test with your own vehicle. They don't provide one. It used to to be that your parents could opt for the homeschool drivers ed. I don't know if that still exists today, but that's how I was taught. We did the studdying at home, then took the written test to get a permit. After so many hours, you go back to the DMV to test for a license. Parallel parking is what scares most. Its easy once you know how.
Best of luck on your driving education. I hope this answers your question.
@@axnnaandmikeyplayz5044 i usually drive the ones at the actual driving school when im there, since they have the passanger side pedals, but we're also allowed to practice with parents in our own cars and such if they have had a licence for at least 5-ish years
Tire checking and maintaining is important here. Hopefully no one is driving on bald or extremely worn out tires (or a modern spare)
This is one of two rubber things u shouldn't cheap out....
Also go check your brakes, if they don't have sensor in it.
@@mateuszzimon8216 is the other rubber thing a "jacket for richard"
@@scottish_lunatic exactly what I mean
I literally always make sure my tires are in good shape. Mainly because I like to take turns at speeds so its important for me to make sure my tires have plenty of tread and are inflated to correct Cold Tire Pressure everytime I get new tires, I have a mechanic check my car out, and when it gets very cold. Everytime a mehcanic fill my tire up, they always overfill it and make the drive hard over bumps.
I wish I would've known sooner. When I got my first car I was very excited. I took it to a tire shop so they could check the tires pressure before I went to my home which is one hour away....the guy checking it thought he was tripping because the tires pressure were 95 88 and I don't remember the rest...the guy was hella surprised I was driving around in that condition.
7:50 no matter how much i tell my grandpa and try to convince him he absolutely does not believe brake fluid needs to be changed. its almost mind blowing. this is coming from the same person who just tells you to turn the radio up louder if your car is making a noise😂😂because of that i was stranded on the highway for 3 hours after my water pump blew. im glad i have my own car now and learned to do my own maintenance
MF's taking off 0.5milliseconds after their engine starts is incredibly infuriating to me. I've had people ask why I'm waiting for my car to warm up before gunning it, I tried explaining it to most of them but today I just say "It's an old car" lmao, makes it way easier.
I’ve had my car for 12 years with no issues. Is this a wives tale?
My previous car drove solid for 7 years before my wife decided to trade up.
@@datl3afn1nja9it might be more relevant for colder places? But engine temperatures are also a lot higher than ambient, so i dunno. Consult your manual.
If it gets below 0°F out, I'll wait a couple minutes because it takes that long for the revs to come down. But in warmer weather, no more than a minute ought to be fine
i use the excuse of "i'm waiting for google maps to load" or take a long swig of water to pretend im wasting time
Modern cars now are fine to drive straight away from cold as long as your not revving the crap out of it.
My dad has had his car for 20 years, last year it was stolen and he managed to get it back but they stole all the tools and equipment and they took the sun visors along with cutting the wireless key cord. He lost 1500 dollars worth of tools and equipment
I’m sorry that happened, and I hope everything is better 🙏🏾❤️
In my country, insurance companies require you to have your car serviced by a certified mechanic, which means I may not change my own oil in their eyes. Not always laziness. Have not missed an oil change but I would sure love to be able to do it myself :)
😂 that's ridiculous, it's literally so easy...
I feel like the insurance companies just want to make sure you ARE maintaining your vehicle, rather than insuring one that is not maintained at all. At a mechanic, you have proof.
on the bit about doing maintenance. i have a 97 impreza, and she's still on stock engine, suspension, and transmission. aside from replacing a few broken/worn out parts, just keeping up with maintenance has kept her going for 160,000 miles, and probably much more in the future. like bladed said, keeping up with maintenance is VERY important for your car.
its a good day when bladed angel uploads
Yep
watching this channel for about a moth now, I don't own a car, neither do I have a license, if anything I need 2 years till i get my learners permit, but all the reasons you give are just really spot on. You have a great sense of humor and make even just a simple video on us neglecting cars fun to watch. All the things I learn here are things I don't have to learn the hard way, and I thank you for that.
I appreciate it :D
number 3 hits home for me, inherited the family car and decided to have a look at the basics... Oil was thick black sludge which when I asked hadn't been changed for 6+ years of daily driving and coolant was basically empty so ended up adding almost 2L worth of fluis there. tires had dry rot and bald edges on the front. car is now healthier then it's been for years and chugging along nicely as my daily work horse
That thing is a champ!
Don't forget to change the blinker fluid. Especially on your teslas and giant american trucks.
Not sure about Tesla, but RAM 1500 requires it only once a year. Not big deal
@@AK.__ If you have a RAM 1500, remember to swap out your cup holder fluid with a non Anheuser-Busch product before you drive. You don't want to add being woke to your DUI charges.
@@PURENT I think, you're confusing with some old cars. Bosch I put only as a windshield fluid. The cupholder doesn't have a fluid, it is literally holder with heating / cooling option and it illuminated, so it simply for a cup or small thermos. So I have Hemi 5.7L, maybe TRX has some cup holder fluid, not sure.
Thank you for the first one bladed, I always put my keys on my walls before watching this video. 👌
As a mechanic. You better drive after starting up than letting it run before going but you're right for the not rev it like a dummy right at start up. Just drive easy for the first couple miles and it will be fine.
Doing it that way is not mistreating the engine cause there's still always oil residue everywhere in the engine enough to lubricate until the pressure sends some more and most importantly you'll bring the transmission oil at pressure and temperature at the same time.
Mordern engines are designed well enough for that unlike old engines that needed to be let run a bit before going.
In hybrid cars, it's very common for the engine's first start of a drive to be during acceleration. just don't be super hard until the temperature needle moves and you'll be fine.
What about letting a car engine cool off after driving fast and hard in the freeway for a long drive?
Like, what if you drive for multiple plus hours, driving 10-15 MPH over the freeway speed limits, with lots of full throttle bursts?
How long should you let the engine cool off before turning off the car? I know you shouldn't immediately park and turn it off, right?
@@CharlesLawsonSermons Since you run you run your engine close to idle during maneuvers to park, around 5 to 10 sec is fine before turning it off.
@@CharlesLawsonSermons If its a turbocharged car leave it 60 seconds before turning it off, Toyota actually recomends this in my owners manual too! If its NA I don't think its too important.
@@gravemind6536 The most important for turbo engines is to turn it off unclutched cause it will immediatly stop the inetia of the engine and so stop the oil pump immediatly and so the turbo will do its last rounds without oil pressure.
Store keys in a tin can.
#4 i still dont get how people defend not letting their car warm up. Sure, cars dont need super long to warm up anymore, but the TRANSMISSION also needs a little time to warm up. People love defending impatience i find
They have a car because they want to get somewhere else, i can kinda see why. But also cars are expensive as dicks so they better treat the expensive steel box with *some* respect.
Especially newer cars with CVT transmissions that wear down so fast anyway. Those things tear themselves apart when the trans fluid isn't at temp (too cold or too hot) and when they already have such a short lifespan (*cough* Nissan *cough*) you really wanna give them a few minutes to warm up and not push them too hard so they dont overheat. $6,000 for a new trans after only 60k miles is just stupid
Also a bad habit is not cleaning the interior of you car or leaving trash inside
something i've always thought is funny, is how most people who drive cars, know NOTHING about cars. if you play sports, you learn a lot about sports. same with playing video games. or getting into a hobby like woodworking. but somehow people who have been driving cars for 30 years dont know how to do an oil change.
Because it's not a hobby, it's an everyday tool... that's the whole reason why. Same things happen with computers, phones and such. If you're an enthusiast of course you're going to care. But most people aren't car enthusiasts, they're USERS.
@@naumen6508 yes but at least you should know how to do basic preventative maintenance on your car
They've made electronic brake fluid testers that take all the guesswork out of the game. The test strips were sketchy at best in delivering the state of the fluid, especially as they aged. The device essentially checks to see how much water has been absorbed over time by your brake fluid. Fluid discoloration is also a pretty fair telltale sign it's starting to deteriorate.
Water intrusion is what generally causes brake fluid degradation. As the fluid gets more water in it, it becomes less effective as all it is is a giant closed hydraulic system. The viscosity of the fluid changes with more water, and the boiling point gets reduced. Which makes your car more prone to "brake fade."
So yes, while there isn't technically a service interval for brake fluid, 60 - 75k or 5 years is a safe bet that it's starting to get whooped. Personally, if my car isn't equipped with EPS (and my current isn't), I tend to time the P/S fluid alongside the brake fluid. That way, both are fresh and on similar wear-out timing. All of these are typical foolish car owner habits, and I'd be a damn hypocrite as a technician if I didn't stay on top of my own maintenance, lol.
watching this literally the day before i may go out and buy my first car. really helps knowing what to look for in terms of maintenance. thank you for your awesome content!
Hey, thanks for this. I had my car booked in for a 100,000 mile service on Wednesday. I had a massive paranoia check to make sure they were including the engine coolant and brake fluid...they weren't. So now it's booked in with the main dealer with everything included. Even saved money.
yeah we have a 13 year old car with 370 000km on and just due to proper maintenance we can still drive it with zero issues at all, just replacing parts here and there when needed
Ugh!!! Yes!! Waiting to drive is a huge deal for me. I have a 2016 Taurus SHO with 51K mikes on it and it runs amazing…probably because I change the oil regularly and wait about 30 to 60seconds to drive it.
My mom…who has a 2022 BMW X5 M Sport…refuses to let the car idle for a few before she drives and that’s so frustrating
This is such a good digestive explanation of good car ownership. Loved it!
For the last one I'd like to point out that you need to warm up your engine because of the rings. If they are worn on cold can consume oil. If it's warm it expends to a reasonable amount that oil burning is not that bad ( I bought a 20yr old Alfa Romeo. Everything is fenomenal with the car but the engine is on 215k km and it burns oil on cold. Every time I start the car I let it warm up to 90°c)
I had a 2001 Chevy Tahoe that did something similar in the cold except the pistons would rattle until it warmed up to a reasonable temp.
Yeah i realized that after noticing oil was consuming quickly. My thermostat was stuck open and the engine couldnt warm up properly
These days a lot of stolen cars just get loaded into shipping containers bound for Africa. They often stack them on top of each using all sorts of cords to maximize how many they can fit in a single container. Chop shops are way too risky cause you're always in possession of stolen property.
you can also wrap the inside of a box with aluminium foil and just put your car keys there instead of buying some product
looks pretty bad when your expensive car's key is wrapped in literal aluminium foil
@@servissop151 nah, i mean like the inside of a box. So you put your keys in the box that is wrapped with aluminium foil on the inside
I honestly have serious doubts on how effective this would be
love watching bladed, doing gods work putting idiots in their place
In the UK, as there is a rule about idling, you must keep the engine off as much as possible, if practical (unless there is a stop-start system that is active). This means that you must drive as soon as it is started up. You can only have it on for reasonable fault investigation or for reasonable situations (you need to build up pressure on the braking system, for instance), for the minimum possible.
Awesome, I'm not the only one who lets the RPM's come down after start up before driving off. 👍
Honestly I didn’t even consciously wait for the RPM to come down.
I just start the engine, do my rounds of seatbelt, AC, Bluetooth and by the time I’m ready to drive the car is ready.
You should do a general car maintenance video on all (or some if it’s a lot) of the parts that need to be replaced before 200k miles. Spark plugs, air filters, batteries, etc.
As much as some people need it, that's really not something he should HAVE to make a video on. If a car owner has enough sense to read their owner's manual or ask the dealer, then they can expect appropriate intervals for their model.
You can just read the maintenance schedule for your specific vehicle and have a lot of important information.
I downloaded a PDF of my exact car's manual, so I can just search for specific words.
Most of the points discussed I already knew however point 1 in regards to the farraday box I didn’t know. Right now im in the market of buying a new car and this car has keyless entree so I’m definitely gonna purchase that box. Thanks for the tips.
OMG...This is perfect. I was nodding the entire time. Great vid man.
I agree with all but the first. I mean, if you live in a good area, or just out in the middle of nowhere, I can’t imagine someone trying to steal your car. Especially country folk. But yeah, I do agree for like college kids and city folk who should be getting something that hides their key signals. I’m definitely telling my brother, he has a nice car, it’d suck if he lost it to that.
Another super worth it anti theft device is a steering wheel lock. Costs like $20 and makes it abundantly clear to anyone walking by that stealing your car is way more of a hassle than most of the other cars nearby.
Suvs immune to speed bumps? If I went full speed over a speed bump, the rear airbags would send my ass end to the moon😂😂😂
Love seeing you drive through the Geist area! I stay in Geist myself!
New subscriber here, you’re humor is top tier😂❤️
Recently bought a wallet with rfid protection. Best decision I've made so far.
Dear fellow cold environment people,
Please, for the love of God, do not throw hot water on your windshield because you're too lazy to scrape the ice off.
Doesn't cold water do the job without breaking your windshield?
@@servissop151 Or, now hear me out, start your car 5-10 minutes early, blast your defrost and the use an ice scraper to push the snow/ice off. The defrost does the hard work for you.
No car I've ever driven would stop the engine when it senses that the key is no longer present. It will show a warning and it may beep but the engine will stay running until you turn it off for safety. Faraday boxes work as well as those key pouches mentioned.
Informative and funny
Thanks Bladed angel 👍
garage queening and letting your car collect dust, holy mother of god bro drive the damn thing
I park outside and there is a section that never getys sun. It has moss. And I drive it regularly.
WE MUST APPRECIATE BLADED MORE
FOR GETTING RIGHT IN THE POINTS AND GIVING A FUCK ABT THE INTRO.
APPRECIATED, KEEP IT UP
3:21
Thank god that...
1: I live in 3rd storey
2: my car doesn't have keyless entry
Keeping older cars seems like a win for the owner...
i've been watching your channel since 2020, and i recently got my first car (94' honda accord lx) and i always watch your vids!
Great video. Proper sequence of start / shut down also plays a role. A/C off, radio or player off, turn off head lights, put on park, then hand or leg brake, and only after above - engine shut down. Proper turning the car ON requires 2 steps : turn ON the ACC and check that needed light / indicators are on, and then turn ON the engine (after it , yes - wait 30-60 sec).
The only detail that matters is the sequence of handbrake and putting an AT in park and you got that backwards. Put on the handbrake before you put in into park to save wearing out the parking pawl, not after. It doesn't matter on a flat road. If you are on a hill you don't want your parking pawl to be taking the weight of the car, you want it on brakes.
@@mikeincanada_ You absolutely right. I missed that part. While leg is still pressing Brake pedal and AT is on Neutral , press Parking Brake (hand or leg) and then put AT to Park. Although this is important, whole car starting / shutting down "ritual" matters. Similar to athlete's body starting of completing distance run.
Cars lasting 10 years with proper maintenance? Bro, I drive a 2009 Mercury Mariner with over 160,000 miles, and the original 3.0 Liter Duratec V6 and 6-speed auto. She still runs like new, shifts like new, and doesn't have a single light on on the dash, and she's built like a tank. She's worth basically nothing, but she's my car, and I'm gonna drive her until I can't anymore.
Soooo cars last 10 years with proper maintenance then.
@@naumen6508 Mine's lasted 14 years, I was trying to say that he was underestimating how long cars could last, and that if you keep up with maintenance they can actually last even longer than 10 years.
@@sambrown6426 Oh most definitely, I was just being a smartass. Please keep driving this mariner until it snaps in half, we need more people like you. I'm tired of people who use cars as consumables.
@@naumen6508 That is exactly my plan, and I completely agree with you that people are using cars as consumables.
I fly over railroad tracks and it is the smoothest way to do it. The shocks don’t even absorb anything because the weight of the vehicle never bounces on the suspension if you go fast enough.
Note that with Brake Fluid, if it's low then your brakes (assuming disk) are wearing down and just topping up the fluid isn't a solution.
Brakes are a closed loop, there is no way for the fluid to be consumed.
The worst habit.... obstructive parking or parking in spots reserved for the disabled.
I'd love to see someone with a disabled-license-plate-lifted-pickup-truck moving cars parked in a disabled reserved parking spot.
Parking your car properly in the parking spot is the low hanging fruit of being a decent human being.
BA; for the same reason your coach doesn't pull you out of bed and tell your to run with no food, shower, or stretching.
Me: Looks at the military
That reminds me, I gotta change my oil this weekend. Thanks Bladed
One thing I'd like to mention about starting your car. I have a habit of letting the fuel pump prime too, though completely unnecessary. However if you're going to rev your engine out. It is best to wait until it is fully up to temp, the closer the better.
I have to disagree with the first one, if they find the car keys quickly there is a lot lower chance of them searching bedrooms. I’d rather have my car be stolen than risk a confrontation in a bedroom and getting injured or worse
They're not going _into_ homes to scan for the key-- they're trying to pull the signal through the walls.
There not going in the house they stay on the outside and pull away 30 seconds later
On the maintenence side, ever since my first free car at 17, though I don't put on a lot of mileage, still gets all fluids checked often, and a change about every 6 months since the low mileage thing. Done that with the three vehicles I've had.
First was a 2010 Rio I got for free. Still babied that thing and it served me well. Only big thing it ever needed was a starter at 160,000 km.
As you said, very easy to keep a car going with basic maintenence, even some more "unreliable" brands, you'd still get to at least a decent lifespan more often than not.
Some thoughts on number four. Your engine is most vulnerable to wear and tear when it's not up to temperature yet. It will warm up FASTER if you give it something to do. Let it idle 30 seconds or so, then drive gently and don't floor it or rev it up real high for the first few minutes. In extreme cold 10F (-12.2C), give it at least a full minute to get the oil moving and lubricate itself. Oil tends to get thick in extreme cold. Still drive gentle after the 1-2 minute mark, as it's the heat of going work (AKA driving) that's warming it up the rest of the way.😊
Really making me think of honda in the 90s with the only 3 keys patterns they used for the civics so easy to steal if you have a key that matches
On the note of oil change intervals, if you're hitting stop lights most the time you drive and are driving short trips under 8 miles, your car's engine runs with poorer lubrication more often, most manufacturers list two oil change interval recommendation, a normal and a severe interval recommendation, go with the smaller number if that's the case
I'm glad you said it because this is the single most reason why people think Nissan altimas don't last at all. They never changed the oil. Never change the motor mounts never even have their transmission looked at and then they say oh the car died at 200,000 mi. Yeah because you never changed the oil. It makes all the sense in the world and it also makes sense why no Altima in my family has ever broken down like that.
Great vid bladed angle.
I loved that whole BRAKE analogy!
For the first one: I was able to disable the keyless entry via a normal menu option. It makes it act like a pre-keyless car; use the physical key embedded in the fob or just press the dedicated unlock button. Thieves can copy the passive signal as much as they want, my car will ignore it until i press the true Unlock button. Plus, anything that would cause the Panic Alarms to activate automatically disables the ignition until the remote sends the Disable Alarm signal.
My car was always well maintained and is now 31 years old, turning 32 soon. Of course some parts needed to be replaced or are getting near their replace point, but hey... I now got an oldtime in good condition!
I've known people who wont do any maintenance at all, even when smoke is spewing out of their car. Then when it breaks, they whine about how "I never have any luck with cars".
In some countries .. having cars being checked in frequent intervals is mandatory to be allowed to keep it on public space. While some people will always feel like the ebil gov is enforcing uneccessay costs here .. its a great way to ensure ticking time bombs are filtered out quite a bit.
My dad gave me his car, I decided to take it for an oil change because I knew how he was when it came to keeping up with things like the oil, the mechanic told me the last time the oil was changed was 25k miles and it had 1 out of the 5 quarts of oil it needed. Needless to say I now take much better care of the car and take it in whenever needed or do it myself
Watching these make me daydream about me driving a beautiful red 1985 civic 😭😭❤️
I few months ago i convinced my mother to wait for the car to warm up a bit, she usually waits a few seconds backs out not using any throttle then when shes at the exit of the drive way she waits and does a checklist of making sure shes got everything, 50 seconds has passed by then, the reason I told her to wait a little longer is because where we live its a steep hill up and is a bit hard on the engine
Thanks for listening to my rant lol
The speed bumps in my neighborhood have cutouts in them, they're designed to fit the axle width of the school buses but as a convenient hack, my motorcycle fits too. I don't need the speed bumps to keep my speed within the limit, but it's always hilarious when someone in a truck/SUV sees me slide through the cutout (at my usual 20-25mph in the neighborhood) and things OH YEAH I CAN DO THAT TOO and tries to fit into the cutouts at 35+mph and doesn't realize until one side of the vehicle goes flying that their vehicle doesn't have the exact same axle width as a school bus.
Another bad habit is parking super close to larger vehicles, or tight spots, usually close. Especially if another car has a baby in the back. It is all too easy for careless people to swing their door wide and give you a door ding.
Also tailgating is both unsafe, and can just expose your hood to more rock chips. Patina and normal wear is fine, but negligence is just silly.
Last, watch out for lawnmowers and weed whackers when driving and parking… super risky as they too can send up debris on your paint.
10:06 usually run it for a minimum of 5 minutes while i finish prepping to leave the house
most of the time i hit bumps at higher speed is either because of i didn't see them (in Indonesia we use the combination of cement, bricks and asphalt so it blends with the road) or the brakes just need more pressure to be pushed
I have a 2003 chevy monte carlo ss, it has 400k miles on it, I was told that it just needs a new power steering pump fluid changes and a new airbox that I replaced with a cold air intake, I got it home and I replaced the head gasket I did everything to manufacturer specs, my engine then spun a main bearing or something because now it won't start and it hasn't been long enough to need a oil change, this sucks because even when buying a used car go ahead and carefully check everything make sure it all sounds smells and looks right and fix what needs to be fixed, i also recommend just doing fluid changes when they are due and ask when the last change was.
I didn’t know you were back in Indiana. Watching you drive past my old high school was trippy
I bought a 2014 Ats Premium a couple months ago with the 3.6L v6 in it. Had less than 91k miles when I bought it, currently sitting at the Cadillac dealership for a suspension rebuild, a tune up, 2nd oil change since I bought it, rear diff seals need replacing, it needs an alignment and fresh diff fluid. It’s only at 93,600 miles.
The high idle is actually for emissions, most modern cars idle high on startup to heat the catalytic converters up quickly and the idle drops when it hits the correct operating temp. Usually cars get oil to the vital components and build up sufficient pressure within a couple seconds after startup. Should still wait for proper temps to romp on it though.
All sound advise, 10/10. Respect to all that follow it and shame on those that down. Truth is anyone who doesn't do these simple things is only doing them a deservice in the end.
PSA for the first habit: faraday box of any kind. If you want to have a general search term for RFID blocking containers.
so, number 4 is very true for me in the winter, i have to wait 3 to 5 minutes on the winter, sometimes the car struggles to even turn on if its too cold.
Another thing that if found that most people do is they leave their AC on when the car is turned off so when it starts back up again the car has to also initiate the compressor for AC as well as turning over. Unnecessary wear could be avoided by simply turning off the AC before you turn the engine off.
Good content, great voice, keep them coming!
There’s a speed bump on the street right outside my house. About a month ago, I saw an SUV hit that bump and the suspension failed and it came skidding to a stop with the front wheels facing two different directions. They got it back a few days ago.
I had a leak in my break fluid system that caused it to go low and I didn't realise it because for whatever reason the light it indicated on my dash was the one for the parking break being active which, no break being active, made me think the light was getting a false positive since that's happened on my dash before when I took it in.
One thing I love after switching to an electric truck is that #4 doesn't really apply to me anymore. I can now just hop in and pretty much floor it immediately lol. #3 is also not as much of a concern with an EV as well, only real maintenance items are cabin filters, wipers and tires.
Well when society falls, you'll have to find a new apocalypse vehicle... Haha
6:43 ya missed blinker fluid man 🤣🤣🤣🤣