What's the dumbest thing you've ever read that's automotive related?

i use drag raddials when its a blizzard and ill tell you a secret tires dont matter near as much as the driver

most of the stuff posted here during any slightly technical discussion is nonsense.
it's not even worth addressing any more as it's so prevalent on this board

Blizzard != the snow pack and ice of an never-salted eastern WA highway

see

This entire board.

'Handling is the driver's job'.

It's impressive how out of the 12 items on that list, the only thing actually true is that you can change your own brake pads.

And even then this ignores rotors.

>hurr free inspections are so the mechanic can find things wrong to fix
YOU DON'T FUCKING SAY CUNTS

Sure you did

You fuck-ass faggot kid. I don't have to prove myself to you.

All the recent threads on "top tier" fuels

Kek, I work as a mechanic and there's been several times where cars come in with several misfire codes after filling up at this one particular gas station. There weren't any actual misfires of course, but I can't imagine that being good for the injectors over time.

WTF?!
I hate super market fuel now!

>need

Brake pads don't need to be replaced EVER, just engine and e-brake!

> 12
Gas cap doesn't have turns. It's an idiot-proof one that's operated by the filling nozzle.
> 11
If you don't drain it completely, yes. If you do, it's never going to work right again. I know how lead/acid batteries work, and they do not.
> 10
My mechanics have never said anything about that to me. Maybe that's an Unreliable American Car thing.
> 9
Oil doesn't evaporate from a closed system. If it runs low on it's own, you've got a leak or you're burning it.
The manuals say 12k miles or one year, for my car.
> 8
If your car has rust flaking off into the brakes, you have bigger problems...
> 7
Yes.
> 6
No shit. It's a chance to sell you shit. Mandatory annual inspection is a flat fee, and a 'check the car over for issues' is an hour of labour.
> 5
AMERICA!
> 4
10% isn't a lot of margin.
> 3
Try buying a car that's made out of proper steel.
Oh wait. 'Murrica.
> 2
I can, yes. But I'd rather have a professional do it.
> 1
Yes, and they stick to it because I TREAT MY MECHANICS WITH BASIC HUMAN RESPECT.
It's a life hack for getting things out of anyone working in the service industry. If you treat people like people, say the magic words of 'please' and 'thank you', you get stuff like priority on bookings, and no 'wow you're a dick' surcharges.

Is that site related to gawker? Or buzzfeed?

/dbt/

>necessity

>e-brake

Wtf do you think that is?

Literally a drum brake separate from your regular braking system

> required to demonstrate necessity
How about if we require people to demonstrate necessity to own a car with more than 70hp? What part of freedom do you not understand?

Did a mcdonalds burger fuck your mom or something?

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My car has no drums or shoes. The handbrake is integrated into the rear calipers.

Jesus merciful fucking christ on a goddamn crutch this HAS to be a joke

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Not automotive related but posted on Veeky Forums

>12
the drones at your local auto parts store will check your check engine light for free, at least make sure that your problem is an EVAP code before you just tighten your gas cap and fucking ignore it
>11
pouring coke on your battery is a good way to make your battery sticky. Buy a can of corrosion cleaner and a wire brush, shithead.
>10
aren't tire rotations generally offered for free these days with any other service?
>9
Conventional: no more than 5k miles
semi-synthetic with a mid-quality oil filter: no more than 7.5k miles
full synthetic w/ high performance filter: follow recommendations of oil manufacturer
Amsoil: what's an oil change?
>8
why are you getting rust on your brake pads? Are you driving through ocean surf on a regular basis? What the fuck?
>7
No shit Sherlock. What other gems do you have for me? 'in most cases, 2 ply toilet paper will do'
>6
I'm starting to doubt the person who wrote this list is able to get dressed on their own.
>5
What the fuck is a 'lube job' that isn't just an oil change? Is... is this article from another universe? One run by stupid people?
>4
the biggest problem with brake pads is that people slam down on them at the last fucking minute and wear them out within a year. In 16 years of car ownership I have never fucking once had to change my brake pads, not even on the '97 Ford Escort I bought with 200k on it. I've had to replace ENGINES more often than brake pads. Quit driving like a retard.
>3
car salesmen want to sell you shit you don't need, in other news sky still blue.
>2
You can do everything on your car yourself. That's fucking why auto part stores exist. Do you WANT to do everything on your car yourself? Hell fucking no.
>1
A garage is probably going to charge you at least an hour for your car if they're doing actual mechanic work because that's what it's going to require, generally. Also arguing with your mechanic about how long it took to fix your car is a good way to get your brake lines cut.

I thought people had to be 18 to post here

16 000 km for an oil change is a lot most recommend every 10 000 km max plus you also have to change your filter

>dirty oil is not that big of an issue for cars
top kek

not read but asked

>moving to another country
>guy asks me
>>>so do they use petrol or gasoline over there?
>mfw

>falling for the brake Jew
When I bought my car, the mechanic who did my PPI said I needed to replace my brakes asap because they were like 90% worn
That was about 17 months ago and those brakes are still working just fine, so fuck you Brembo.

>literally believes every car is exactly like his

Wew lad

Enjoy replacing your calipers next time for literally no reason other than being a cheap fuck

is that an e-brake pedal or am i missing something

how could you not know if it was automatic or something

No in a mercedes that's the hand brake, more like a foot brake amirite

I mean, he's not wrong. As long as there's friction material you're fine. Problems just happen when you forget to go get it fixed and end to with no brake pads at all.

7500 mi OCIs with a good full synthetic oil isn't unreasonable, although I'd get an oil analysis with each oil change at that long of an interval. 10,000 mi is a bit excessive.

Full retard, unless he's talking about sealing the bottom of things and not the top.

In most cases, summer tires will do. No-seasons are never acceptable.

>Salt and ice stick to rustproofing coatings
B-but they're rustproof, who cares
>Shut the fuck up kiddo you don't know anything about cars and or chemistry. I make the rules hear. Now scroll through the rest of my buzzfeed post like the cuck you are

This shit is out of this world

Brakes are a conspiracy by the liberal media, when you need to stop just hit the person in front of you.

designblog.nzeldes.com/2008/10/the-tachometer-the-most-useless-car-component/comment-page-1/

He probably just drives an automatic. I don't see why you'd want a tach if your only interaction with the engine is the wisp of sound that escapes the sound deadening under the hood.

Tachs still aren't useless in autos. Being nice to the engine while cold, etc.

My busdar is off the charts

>Lancia's rust proofing philosophy

The funny thing is that Fuel gauges are pretty much useless by his logic.

Most bikes don't have fuel gauges, oddly enough, but most of them have Tachometers.....

I drive a manual without a tacho, and it's fine. Tachos are pretty redundant

>I dont use any tires at all because they're just a racket and a meme made up by the auto industry

>friend says he wants a maserati after college
>saids he can buy used one forblike 50k
>i tell him hes forgetting maintenance, aka clutch and other shit
>he says he'll get a automatic so it wont have a clutch
>mfw

GM engines are good
You should LS swap it
Pushrods have advantages
Rotary engines are inferior to pistons
The corvette is faster than the GTR

>Literally a drum brake separate from your regular braking system

You don't know what a drum-in hat parking brake is?

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I know you think what you said was clever but there is still a pad or shoe that will need to be replaced when using the e-brake.
So validated your "use the e-brake" to avoid changing pads is not.

no tach no fuel gauge here, i listen to the engine to change gears and go by the odometer when to fuel up depend how hard ive been raging it. the only gauge you need is the speedo for when the police are around

>my headlights broke i think my blinker fluid is running low

Well number one, not the guy you were having your initial exchange with, although I don't think he was implying the "use e-brake" method is a good idea- He did post it in reply to thread asking "WHAT'S THE DUMBEST THING YOU'VE EVER READ THAT'S AUTOMOTIVE RELATED?" As for my being clever? I don't think so, I mean, I wasn't shooting my mouth off with dank maymays, telling someone how stupid they are for believing drum in hat parking brakes exist.

You're a fucking plum mate.

>In most cases, summer tires will do. No-seasons are never acceptable.
Some summer tires have a temperature range and if you drive them in freezing or sub freezing temperatures you can damage the tire.

Good all seasons are fine for 90% of cases.

How often are you using your e-brake to stop the car?

Tachs are next to useless im automagics

I drive a manual. I think the tach and oil pressure gauges are more important than the speedometer and fuel level gauge.

This one isn't entirely wrong. I've only ever had the cheapest chinese tires on my Metro and driving in winter was never a problem in Wyoming or North Dakota. I've never driven on snow tires to make a proper comparison, but I've never needed them to drive in snow and ice.

10/10 murifag story

>>Equipped with 6.3-liter V12 pushing out 651 hp, the Ferrari FF is nothing short of a blast in the snow.

blog.cargurus.com/2013/11/29/10-best-cars-to-tackle-winter