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2 new tires, also they were dangerously loose or smth (sis in law hit a curb hard i remember, had no idea or feeling they were loose tho lol), new breakpads, something w the flexibility of the exhaust and another fourth thing i cant recall lol.. they also fixed the driver chair that was stuck at shortest position lol (luckily im not that tall, so i was ok w it lol)

it's expected rly, the car is old af

last year i was double as rekt with the same car tho.. giving one last chance to this one for one year bc it's rly not worth it anymore

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

well keeping the wheels bolted on tight is not hard to maintain, should be checked routinely, if you can turn them tighter at all they need to be tighter still

there's a bunch of things you can do to keep a car from crapping out sooner, regular checks of wheel bolt tightness and tire pressure are two for sure, another is regular checks on the water in the radiator and keeping a routine with changing it out, and oil, obviously, high quality oil helps a lot, as does spending a little more on the high quality 98+ octane for a gasoline or whatever the premium diesel is for a diesel... the cheap versions of all these things are not worth it, you actually save money in the long run

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matata 1y ago

thank u fer tips

id def benefit from more checkups, but i cannot do those things myself unfortunately lol

gladly this garage has good ppl, no ripoff feelings 🫶

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

nice, but seriously, if you depend on this machine, you should take a little time to do these things

i had a big fight with a dude that praised serrated knives for steaks the other week and i was like - but if you just learn how to hone your blades, an actual utility knife is way way better than a steak knife... i pointed out that honing the blade costs 3 seconds and halves the time you spend cutting your steak, and that is a profit all by itself

the same thing applies to car ownership... there's a few small things you can do that really make a big difference to your enjoyment of your property

Jeff Swann 1y ago

Using extremely high octane fuels in cars that are not tuned for them will likely have mildly negative consequences.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

as opposed to the consequences of ethanol laced junk at 95 or less that eats your cylinders and exhaust and has less than stellar burn rate and produces more tar that increases oil change frequency and cylinder ring wear?

what kinds of engines run on shitty fuel better than good fuel exactly?

is the negative consequence a loss of power or a loss of durability, be specific

Jeff Swann 1y ago

Lower octane fuels are just more volatile, they aren't really dirtier, they actually burn faster. Higher octane burns slower & can withstand more pressure. So you can actually end up with a more complete burn using lower octane, depending on the engine.

Higher octane is better for higher heat & higher compression. Lower octane CAN be better for lower compression & large combustion chambers (like rotary engines). But there are a lot of variables. Cooling is a big factor too.

If you put 110 race gas in your average road going consumer car, you are just wasting money. The tune will be too rich & it will likely be worse for the car. But you cannot run a 13:1 compression race engine on 87 or 89 octane, it would likely blow up from pre-ignition or detonation.

Modern cars will generally advance or retard the timing & even adjust fuel maps based on the fuel you choose, so as long as you choose between the normal 87-93 or maybe 95 octane then the car should adjust & the power & fuel mileage may change a little, but it won't be significant. If you have a high compression honda or something turbocharged it may make a bigger difference because the computer may have to actually retard things to protect the engine from low octane gas.