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re: PSA: If your kids have a car, drive it every once in a while to check how it drives.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 9:47 am to Blutarsky
Posted on 1/28/22 at 9:47 am to Blutarsky
When I first started driving, I was tooling around in a far, far less complicated vehicle than what most kids drive these days. I could do most of the work on it myself with basic tools that fit under the seat + a crow bar to fix the occasional hang up with the transmission linkage.
Good luck with finding anything like that built in the past 25 years.
Good luck with finding anything like that built in the past 25 years.
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Posted on 1/28/22 at 9:47 am to Blutarsky
Every week, take the daughters(no pics) car, gas it up, check tires, and fluids.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 9:49 am to dewster
Yeah I had a 1970 Chevrolet long bed with 3 on the Tree when I was a teenager. I kept oil, brake fluid, coolant, rags and a funnel all inside the engine compartment area.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 9:51 am to TheAlmightySmash
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SO's car too. Crazy how clueless some women are with basic preventative maintenance
If it’s an issue, why not teach them how to maintain it? I was lucky in that I had family teach me about some basic preventative maintenance and then some. But a lot of women don’t experience that.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 9:51 am to Blutarsky
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Blutarsky
Seems like your kid might be a ratard
Posted on 1/28/22 at 9:52 am to Blutarsky
I took a linxup gps tracker and attached it to the diagnostics in both my wife's/daughter's cars. It lets me know anytime a light comes on, what the error code is. Rates their driving, how long they idle, battery charge, etc. Yeah, it cost me about 40/month, but so worth it.
I also agree to drive them every couple of weeks. I've caught so much before it became a major issue doing that.
I also agree to drive them every couple of weeks. I've caught so much before it became a major issue doing that.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 9:53 am to Blutarsky
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Tractional control is turning off and on and it says to check the brake system, and the cruise control isn’t working. I know what’s wrong, but kids just think these lights that intermittently come on can be ignored.
Might need to change a wheel speed sensor.
We had the exact same thing on a '14 escape. I changed out driver's front wheel speed sensor and all was good again.
ETA: The sensor was like $32 at O'Reillys
This post was edited on 1/28/22 at 9:56 am
Posted on 1/28/22 at 9:55 am to El Segundo Guy
Every kids first car should be a busted piece of shite that requires riding around with funnels and rags and fluids. It builds a lifetime appreciation for having nice things.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 9:55 am to Champagne
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How old does a son need to be before he must be responsible for acquiring these skills for himself?
How do you think these skills are acquired? It can be trial and error if you want, but that is ultimately going to punish the parent (costs of vehicle, having to help the child get where they need to be while the vehicle is repaired and if you make the child pay for the repairs then it will take even longer). I think the OP is on track with checking the vehicle every couple of months and explaining the reasons for things happening to the vehicle and consequences of not rectifying them. If in three years the problem persists then it is not from lack of knowledge, but from lack of caring in which case I agree that the lesson should be learned by experiencing paying for car repairs and having to find a ride. But after only three months of driving I think I still have some parenting to do by teaching.
This post was edited on 1/28/22 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 1/28/22 at 9:55 am to Blutarsky
Other end of the spectrum is when the kid says “something’s wrong”, don’t blow them off.
When I was much younger and having issues while driving, I told my dad the tires were a problem. He blew me off. Turns out the tread had nearly separated from the front tires and he didn’t notice until he rode in the car with me and said “Oh, there’s a problem with the tires!” Yeah, no shite.
When I was much younger and having issues while driving, I told my dad the tires were a problem. He blew me off. Turns out the tread had nearly separated from the front tires and he didn’t notice until he rode in the car with me and said “Oh, there’s a problem with the tires!” Yeah, no shite.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 9:57 am to ISEN_AG
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Might need to change a wheel speed sensor.
Steering wheel position sensor.
Bottom of the steering column. Affects several things not related to steering.
This post was edited on 1/28/22 at 9:59 am
Posted on 1/28/22 at 9:58 am to Blutarsky
I don't have many regrets about my relationship with my dad but one of them was he never taught me how to fix anything. When something broke he just paid someone to fix it.
One day after I was on my own I asked my grandfather about this, because he is very handy and my uncle is very handy. He said, I taught your dad and your uncle everything. Your uncle was always paying attention. Your dad was too busy screwing around.
I've taught myself a lot over the years (thanks youtube) but I'm also married to a woman who believes EVERYTHING requires licensed, professional help, or else it's just "rigged".
But we are not the worst.
Friend of the wife is stupid rich and dumb as an ox (and you don't want pics... trust me). One day wife calls me in a mild panic saying friend's car won't start, can I come take a look at it. I go over there and it's a dead battery. I jump it and tell the friend to follow me to auto parts store and we will get a new battery to install. She says, but why, you just fixed my battery.
Yeah, until you turn off the car again...
One day after I was on my own I asked my grandfather about this, because he is very handy and my uncle is very handy. He said, I taught your dad and your uncle everything. Your uncle was always paying attention. Your dad was too busy screwing around.
I've taught myself a lot over the years (thanks youtube) but I'm also married to a woman who believes EVERYTHING requires licensed, professional help, or else it's just "rigged".
But we are not the worst.
Friend of the wife is stupid rich and dumb as an ox (and you don't want pics... trust me). One day wife calls me in a mild panic saying friend's car won't start, can I come take a look at it. I go over there and it's a dead battery. I jump it and tell the friend to follow me to auto parts store and we will get a new battery to install. She says, but why, you just fixed my battery.
Yeah, until you turn off the car again...
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:00 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Every kids first car should be a busted piece of shite that requires riding around with funnels and rags and fluids. It builds a lifetime appreciation for having nice things.
That was my first car, and my second. And my third wasn't much better. It wasn't until my fourth car where I was pretty confident the engine would always start up when I turned the key.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:01 am to Blutarsky
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but kids just think these lights that intermittently come on can be ignored.
quote:sounds like you raised a dumbass that isn’t ready to be responsible enough to drive
but kids just think these lights that intermittently come on can be ignored.
Not sure why you’re grouping everyone’s kid in with this
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:02 am to joshnorris14
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There's a nice balance of letting someone learn this lesson on their own and shielding from major consequences.
You probably could've let him learn this one on his own
Like when traction control fails on the interstate in the rain?
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:03 am to Blutarsky
Hey man, I know my wheel sensor is out of whack, no need to blast me fam
This post was edited on 1/28/22 at 10:04 am
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:08 am to Warfox
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A friend killed a 2004 impala because he literally never changed the oil. Ever. Good times.
A girl I worked with in college didn't know oil had to be changed until her engine seized up. It was one of those hilarious conversations where it was hard to believe someone was so naive. Believe it or not, they were able to get the engine working again after getting the sludge out and new oil in. I'm not sure how bad the long term damage was.
Same girl "lost" her car for a week because she went out drinking and it got towed by Riverside. When she called them they claimed it wasn't on the lot. The police found it on the lot a week later but they still charged her the full amount because she didn't have proof that they said it wasn't there.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:08 am to 4Ghost
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Every week, take the daughters(no pics) and their car, gas it up, check tires, and fluids. Ensure they learn how to perform these tasks.
Fixed it for you. They have to learn. I started teaching my daughter these things as soon as I started to teach her to drive.
Just doing it for them all the time doesn't help anyone.
This post was edited on 1/28/22 at 10:09 am
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:09 am to SuperSaint
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sounds like you raised a dumbass that isn’t ready to be responsible enough to drive
Not sure why you’re grouping everyone’s kid in with this
*looks around thread*
Looks common to me.
First time drivers sometimes are worried about driving than paying attention to potential car issues.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:15 am to BluegrassBelle
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If it’s an issue, why not teach them how to maintain it?
I have. she doesn't like the little sticker 5 minute oil change place sticks on her windshield.
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