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BCsven@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

When I met my wife she complained the car was often smokey and lacked power up hill.

First think I checked was oil level.

It had none.

So I asked when she had the oil changed last, and she replied with something like “Oil change? What’s that?”

That car got donated to the wrecker for tax receipt program.

She’s not good with details, but also never had a dad or car guy influence in her life to explain what maintenance was all about.

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Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
RTFM is a way of life. I’m not a car person by any means. I’m about as good at mechanics as fish are at cycling. I just read the manual, and do what it says, if I can. If not, I take the device to someone who can. Most devices come with documents made by intelligent, educated and experienced people who just want to help make it work.

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- BCsven@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Many people just throw instructions away. Have you seen IKEA returns. Much of that is people not following the pictures
  
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  - Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
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snoons@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
/c/dadforaminute@lemmy.world

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SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Don’t you have mandatory inspections?

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- BCsven@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Nope. If you bought it new off a dealer they would nag you for maintenance. But if you bought private and were oblivious to maintenance needs there would be nobody reminding.
  
  Personally I don’t get it, because I always want to know how stuff works or care info, but she saw it as an appliance. You run it till you call a repair person
  
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- starman2112@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Much of the world does not have mandatory inspections. For example, I live in kansas, and your car only needs inspected if you bought it from an out-of-state seller
  
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