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I couldn’t imagine being a mechanic nowadays.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:43 pm
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:43 pm
Imagine having to work on this monstrosity…
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Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:45 pm to Darth_Vader
Stick to fixing up your little toys. That’s much less complicated.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:45 pm to Darth_Vader
I miss the days of the old 350’s in the 80’s where you could sit under the hood and work on shite.
This post was edited on 8/10/25 at 7:46 pm
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:48 pm to Darth_Vader
Gomer could do it.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:48 pm to Darth_Vader
Hope there's not a swear jar in the shop because he just blew his profits
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:49 pm to Darth_Vader
It’s all ball bearings these days
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:49 pm to Darth_Vader
Trashy mouth
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:51 pm to Rize
quote:My first car was a 1966 Ford Fairlane and I could literally stand in the engine bay and work on it. My wife has a 2022 Cadillac and I can't fit my damn arm around the engine, there's crap everywhere. It's ridiculous.
I miss the days of the old 350’s in the 80’s where you could sit under the hood and work on shite.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:52 pm to Darth_Vader
“Installation is reverse of removal.”
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:55 pm to Darth_Vader
In Beamers, you have to take out the entire dashboard to get to the AC compressor.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:55 pm to Darth_Vader
I will never buy a new car. Yall can have it. I’ll just drive classics. Yes they do have AC and who gives a shite if you have to roll down windows manually?
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:56 pm to Darth_Vader
Mechanics used to be blue-collar, middle class guys. Because of all the fricking shite they put in cars today and all the time it takes to do simple basic fricking work, mechanics now have entered upper middle class. While difficult to work on, these GM/Kia/Hyundai/Chrysler/Jeep/Ford engines are basically paying for multiple vacation homes for mechanics. Most mechanics don’t even want to work on the German garbage nowadays – but the ones that do make a hell of a living.
Hell, even Toyota and Honda have some questionable engineering. I saw a video the other day where they had to take something simple (a heater core or something like that) out of Tacoma. They wound up having to take the whole damn dashboard out. It took several hours just to get to the part. This is something that would’ve taken maybe an hour to completely finish in years past. Again, this is in part driven by all the bells and whistles and computer systems that people demand nowadays.
Hell, even Toyota and Honda have some questionable engineering. I saw a video the other day where they had to take something simple (a heater core or something like that) out of Tacoma. They wound up having to take the whole damn dashboard out. It took several hours just to get to the part. This is something that would’ve taken maybe an hour to completely finish in years past. Again, this is in part driven by all the bells and whistles and computer systems that people demand nowadays.
This post was edited on 8/10/25 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:56 pm to cattus
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Hope there's not a swear jar in the shop because he just blew his profits
I have an uncle who had a gas staton/hire shop/oil change shop. His sons (twins) worked there in college so I was always there to and from classes.. Cussing was the first language there. Old men who would stop by all the time would cuss their arse off, telling dirty jokes. I remember one of the guys came with his wife one day and it was like listening to a whole new person talk. After that everyone gave him shite about it. Everyone got shite for one thing or another.. It builds character.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:56 pm to Darth_Vader
They’re just parts changers now with few exceptions.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:56 pm to Iron Lion
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My first car was a 1966 Ford Fairlane and I could literally stand in the engine bay and work on it.
One of the best cars I ever owned. Loved that thing.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:56 pm to OldHickory
Damn, he only went in for an oil change...
This post was edited on 8/10/25 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:58 pm to Darth_Vader
I definitely do not have the patience to be an automotive mechanic. I turn wrenches in a plant. If I cant get it off with a 1" impact, out comes the torch. Cant be tight if its liquid.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 8:12 pm to Rize
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I miss the days of the old 350’s in the 80’s where you could sit under the hood and work on shite.
They’ve so over-engineered engines now, largely to meet government requirements, that the average guy no longer even bothers trying to do their own maintenance. I use to have a ‘89 Ford Ranger. All I needed was my socket set, an oil filter wrench, an FL-1A Ford oil filter, 4 quarts of 5-W30 oil, and my truck ramps. I could change my oil in less than 10 minutes. Even enjoyed doing it.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 8:17 pm to Darth_Vader
I worked in the industry 45 years and I would refuse to do it
Posted on 8/10/25 at 8:19 pm to Darth_Vader
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They’ve so over-engineered engines now,
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I use to have a ‘89 Ford Ranger.
For reference, the 89 Ford Ranger had 140 hp and 170 lb-ft of torque
For comparison, the 2025 Ranger has base 270hp (up to 405), and 310 lb-ft of torque (up to 430)
Nobody is clamoring to go back to 140hp girlie engines with less torque than a Hyundai Sonata.
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