▲ 134 ▼ Hell yeah! 180 month loans when the average car msrp is $50,080 and climbing. Crapitalism truly is the "You will own nothing and be happy." ideology. (hexbear.net) submitted 10 months ago* by Posadas@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments But don't worry, you will be at moderate risk of the car breaking down before 10,000 miles and you can't fix the part because it has been deliberately engineered so that mechanics can't fix it and it has to be replaced. https://xcancel.com/unusual_whales/status/1987985187918192870
[+] john_brown@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (8 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago (7 children) The scanners aren't nearly as expensive as they used to be. You can get bluetooth OBD2 scan dongles for about $30. Sure those don't have all the features of the pro scan tools, but they'll read codes and that's all most people need. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] john_brown@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago I'm not sure if they can reset the maintenance intervals. All the cars I've owned or worked on, those are reset through menus or other means. Also 100% agree on modern cars. One of my dads vehicles needed a special factory tool to change the sparkplugs. It's complete bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Carl@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) 2014 - it has no dipsticks That's wild, but it's a problem with specific models/manufacturers, not the entire industry. i have a 2018 car and a 2022 motorcycle and both are pretty maintenance friendly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] john_brown@hexbear.net 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Don’t you typically reset the dash lights through codes in the cab? Like, my maintenance light resets by doing something like turning the key five times and pushing a button, I can’t remember because it’s been a few years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] john_brown@hexbear.net 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] ClassIsOver@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago At the very least, it will prevent you from needing to pay the $35 OBDII fee that most mechanics have. They'll still use it because they never believe you when you say what codes yours spit out, but they won't be able to charge you for something you specifically mentioned when you bring your car in. I have one and I make sure they can see it when I drop my car off. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago (7 children) The scanners aren't nearly as expensive as they used to be. You can get bluetooth OBD2 scan dongles for about $30. Sure those don't have all the features of the pro scan tools, but they'll read codes and that's all most people need. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [+] john_brown@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago I'm not sure if they can reset the maintenance intervals. All the cars I've owned or worked on, those are reset through menus or other means. Also 100% agree on modern cars. One of my dads vehicles needed a special factory tool to change the sparkplugs. It's complete bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Carl@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) 2014 - it has no dipsticks That's wild, but it's a problem with specific models/manufacturers, not the entire industry. i have a 2018 car and a 2022 motorcycle and both are pretty maintenance friendly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] john_brown@hexbear.net 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Don’t you typically reset the dash lights through codes in the cab? Like, my maintenance light resets by doing something like turning the key five times and pushing a button, I can’t remember because it’s been a few years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] john_brown@hexbear.net 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] ClassIsOver@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago At the very least, it will prevent you from needing to pay the $35 OBDII fee that most mechanics have. They'll still use it because they never believe you when you say what codes yours spit out, but they won't be able to charge you for something you specifically mentioned when you bring your car in. I have one and I make sure they can see it when I drop my car off. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] john_brown@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago I'm not sure if they can reset the maintenance intervals. All the cars I've owned or worked on, those are reset through menus or other means. Also 100% agree on modern cars. One of my dads vehicles needed a special factory tool to change the sparkplugs. It's complete bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Carl@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) 2014 - it has no dipsticks That's wild, but it's a problem with specific models/manufacturers, not the entire industry. i have a 2018 car and a 2022 motorcycle and both are pretty maintenance friendly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] john_brown@hexbear.net 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Don’t you typically reset the dash lights through codes in the cab? Like, my maintenance light resets by doing something like turning the key five times and pushing a button, I can’t remember because it’s been a few years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] john_brown@hexbear.net 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago I'm not sure if they can reset the maintenance intervals. All the cars I've owned or worked on, those are reset through menus or other means. Also 100% agree on modern cars. One of my dads vehicles needed a special factory tool to change the sparkplugs. It's complete bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Carl@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) 2014 - it has no dipsticks That's wild, but it's a problem with specific models/manufacturers, not the entire industry. i have a 2018 car and a 2022 motorcycle and both are pretty maintenance friendly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] john_brown@hexbear.net 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Don’t you typically reset the dash lights through codes in the cab? Like, my maintenance light resets by doing something like turning the key five times and pushing a button, I can’t remember because it’s been a few years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] john_brown@hexbear.net 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 6 days ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] ClassIsOver@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago At the very least, it will prevent you from needing to pay the $35 OBDII fee that most mechanics have. They'll still use it because they never believe you when you say what codes yours spit out, but they won't be able to charge you for something you specifically mentioned when you bring your car in. I have one and I make sure they can see it when I drop my car off. permalink fedilink source parent