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erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works 3 days agoI’m going to guess by here you mean Scotland (given your username). An MOT (annual inspection) is not a service. The inspection is just to ensure the car is road worthy. Oil and filter changes, for example, are not a part of it.
It’s not Scotland, I Just use that username.
I think the oil change is not part of the inspection here either. If the oil change was that important, it would be required to be roadworthy. Like working brakes and safe tires. If it is not that important… Then it’s not important
Yea that’s not how that works. The tires and brakes stop you from hurting someone else. If you don’t change your oil you will only financially hurt yourself. You probably should not own a car if you don’t understand the absolute minimum basics. Like you shouldn’t have a dog if you think it doesn’t ever need to go outside because it’s pooping just fine on your living room floor. Just complete idiocy.
Alright, I’m tired of this thread, so let’s get this over with.
I know how an engine works, at least to some degree. I know why you need oil. I was pulling your (plural) legs.
Part 1: The fact is that mechanics do try to make you buy stuff and services you don’t really need. It’s just a fact, they are salespeople, it’s their job to convince you to buy stuff. You don’t get to be upset when people say “those pesky mechanics are always trying to make you spend money”, because that is literally in the job description.
Part 2: Unfortunately, we have built a society where everyone needs a car. So we have to make it so anyone can use a car effectively, not only car enthusiasts. Thinking that only some specially skilled and knowledgeable people should be allowed to drive is elitist bullshit. If as you say “these people should not own a car” but then we have made owning cars mandatory, means we have failed all those people as a society.
“BuT iT’s NoT dAnGeRoUs, It’S oNlY fInAnCiAl”… And? Even having a car insurance is only a financial matter, and yet it’s illegal to drive without it.
No get off your collective high horses.
No you’re still being an idiot. You should not own anything unless you understand the basic ways to maintain it. You CAN still own it, but you shouldn’t. When your engine seizes you are making a terrible financial decision and contributing to a huge amount of environmental waste. Like a dog, if you are not responsible enough to take care of it, you just should not have one.
If you don’t trust mechanics, that’s on you. Spend the time to find one you can trust. Otherwise learn how to do it yourself, but follow the manual created by the people that engineered the vehicle. Anyone can use a car effectively and anyone can learn to change oil and brakes. The only truly difficult one is tires because you need machines. Mounting and balancing tires at a shop is cheap, so it’s not a big deal. You saying that thinking only specialized people can drive cars is a weird thing you made up. You can download your car manual for free. You can watch a youtube video telling you how to change your oil. There is no specialization. You are either dumb, lazy, or some combination of both. Your part 1 and 2 are both complete lies AND not even what your were originally saying about changing oil. Are there some scammy people out there in every industry? Yea. So go somewhere else if you don’t want to bother to figure it out yourself.
Sturgist@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
I do live in Scotland. And yeah, MOT just shows the vehicle is legally compliant. Could pass MOT and blow a piston the next day because it’s not had any oil put in for 10 years.