Comments by "mplslawnguy" (@mplslawnguy3389) on "Dave's Auto Center" channel.

  1. I know people like this, and they don’t want to listen, and are defiant even. It costs me about $30 to change my oil in a V8. Probably $60 at a shop I’m guessing. Even at $60, a drop in the bucket. There really is no excuse. I love when people are mystified why their car is burning oil at 50,000 miles. 90% of the time it’s because of 10,000 mile oil change intervals.
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  2. Or they’re the “new vehicle every 3-4 years” type. Buying a used vehicle is scary. There are so many used vehicles for sale that have been neglected. Even those “certified” used cars. That “certified” label is often just BS. A friend just bought one and the engine blew the first week.
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  3.  @barryduff5058  Well, that's Australia for you. I'm sure it's similar in a lot of places outside the US. Even so, change your oil. If oil is that much more, I can only imagine what vehicles cost there. $110 is still a drop in the bucket. The average cost of a new vehicle here is something like $49,000. If you just change your oil twice a year that's something like $2000-$3000 worth of maintenance over 10 years. That is a drop in the bucket compared to a new engine or a new vehicle.
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  4.  @lynxstarautomotive208  It blew my mind when I heard some newer German cars (can't remember the make) don't have an oil dipstick. So you're basically relying on the computer to check your oil level, and forget about doing your own oil changes. Sickening.
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  5. Which is why used cars are such a crapshoot. You’d better thoroughly check it out, but let’s be honest, most people just see if it runs and roll the dice.
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  6. On my current truck, I took it in while under warranty, but quickly stopped as they were routinely overfilling it, which means they were putting in 7 quarts, because that’s what it says it takes. Anyone with common sense knows there will be leftover oil, so you put in 6, and slowly add more until your level is good. Bottom line is, they don’t care, and they just assume nobody checks their oil or even cares, which they are sort of correct. Most people never check their oil, they just bring it in for service. If you have the ability, change your own fluids. Nobody else will care as much as you.
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  7. Those folks 100% will never use any of the features on that Jeep. They're going to take it to Home Depot and the grocery store and that's about it. Upside is if they decide to sell it, someone will be getting a pretty good deal on a gently used off roader.
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  8.  @ajs96350  It's from North Dakota, so yeah, lots of idling in the winter.
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  9.  @TRPGpilot  Not talking kilometers.
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  10.  @timramich Nah, change your own oil. It’s a simple maintenance task. I’ve been doing it for almost 30 years and I’ve never screwed up. Some kid in a dealership or quick lube place cranking out 10 oil changes a day doesn’t give a shit. He’s making the lowest wages in the auto repair world and could care less about attention to detail.
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  11. I'm not that knowledgeable on diesels, how does the ATF help?
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  12. Is there more to this story? How is this not covered under warranty?
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  13. I’ve always changed my own oil, but I was taking my new ‘17 Ram to the dealership while under warranty. They routinely overfilled my oil, so I said enough of this, I’ll just have to fight with them if something needs warranty work, but I’m doing all my own maintenance from now on. The idiots were putting in 7 quarts because that’s what the book says. You never put in the capacity, you put in 6 quarts, and then slowly add the 7th until you’re at a proper level. You don’t even have to be a mechanic to know that.
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  14. Well, if you want to do that for 30 years and not get cancer, you wear gloves.
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  15. That had you falling out of your chair?
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  16.  @nature10879 I worked at a brake and muffler shop in high school as a parts guy and I kid you not, one of the techs didn’t put lug nuts on a ladies minivan. They had to run and catch her before she left the parking lot. Thank god they did. I do as much as I can myself because I know what kind of people work at these places. Not the best and brightest, by any stretch.
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  17.  @jonde4445  What isn't junk these days?
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  18. My Dad bought an '04 Silverado new and he's still driving it today. Snowbirds from MN to AZ every winter with it. Still very dependable.
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  19. It's to push people into buying new models, has nothing to do with ease of repair. It will give someone with a vehicle with 150k miles a little motivation to think about that new '25 model with the fancy this and that, and then finance them for 96 months.
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  20.  @michaelw6277  They're ALL like this now. There are no great automakers anymore. They're all building the same crap that is designed to fail.
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  21.  @bpkg1308  I don't believe either you or OP. You're all liars.
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  22. With all that labor? I can believe it these days.
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  23. Well, I feel stupid now. Thoroughly enjoyed the 10% of this video that I understood lol. This guy is fun to listen to, even when it goes over my head.
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  24. Nothing is anymore. Not just engines, everything we buy.
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  25. What does it cost to delete MDS in your shop?
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  26. Not about that, it's to push people into new models. GM doesn't make money off independent shops, other than parts.
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  27. ⁠ @andreahighsides7756 He said 3,500 mile oil changes and 30,000 mile transmission fluid changes. Some transmissions actually do call for 30,000 mile intervals. I go 50-60k personally.
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  28.  @calvinwalker4654  There is always some oil at the bottom of your pan. Depends on the vehicle, but on mine you will be overfull if you just blindly throw in 7 qts. It’s not way overfull, so probably wouldn’t hurt anything but I’d much rather be within the full and fill marks.
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  29.  @davidlawrence8779  She's hot when she's not speaking.
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