very sludged motor

[meme6885]

What happens when you don't change oil for 50k miles
very interesting video

 

[29662]

That's just one of the reasons I don't like to buy used.

 

[Kira]

Hello, A lady's car was ticking so loudly in a parking lot I offered to check her oil.

She agreed and when I pulled the dipstick handle, it broke off effortlessly.
Everything in the tube (the dipstick itself) stayed there. Kira

 

[Bluestream]

Originally Posted By: 29662
That's just one of the reasons I don't like to buy used.


99.99% of used cars are fine...a little time looking them over and you can fine out what you need

 

[ram_man]

Yea a lot of cars you can look in from the filler cap and get a good idea how the engine looks

 

[rjundi]

Then again my wifes friend broke down/her and purchased a used 1993 Camry w/40k in some random town crossing USA back in 1997 to a travelling medical job placement. When she took it in for an oil change latter the mechanic yelled at her for not changing the oil ever. He did some sort of cleaning job for $500 and off she went. She still drives the car and no issues with close to 200k..

 

[friendly_jacek]

Is this guy in the video stoned?

 

[Errtt]

its like grease for the bearings like electric motors...almost

 

[Errtt]

Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek
Is this guy in the video stoned?

Probably the lady is

 

[29662]

Originally Posted By: Bluestream
Originally Posted By: 29662
That's just one of the reasons I don't like to buy used.


99.99% of used cars are fine...a little time looking them over and you can fine out what you need


I respectfully disagree. I work in the auto repair business (commercial side of things), and the things I see on a day to day basis makes me cringe. The amount of neglect and abuse that some cars are subjected to is downright criminal.

 

[meme6885]

Yes I work in a shop as well, people will come in with the worst fluids and you'll show it to them and they came in for that problem, say with a transmission problem, well you need to do this, a lot of times I hear, well it can wait. I've bought some good used cars and then I've bought junk.

 

[Bluestream]

Originally Posted By: 29662
Originally Posted By: Bluestream
Originally Posted By: 29662
That's just one of the reasons I don't like to buy used.


99.99% of used cars are fine...a little time looking them over and you can fine out what you need


I respectfully disagree. I work in the auto repair business (commercial side of things), and the things I see on a day to day basis makes me cringe. The amount of neglect and abuse that some cars are subjected to is downright criminal.


Maybe, but those neglected cars are easy to spot.