Abandon4093 said:
imperialreign said:
Abandon4093 said:
imperialreign said:
Along with changing the oil - checking a car's fluids . . . being a mechanic by trade, I can't count how many times vehicles have ended in costly repairs simply because someone couldn't maintain fluid levels and bring it in for leaks. It's pretty sad when we get a car towed in, with some guy's wife and kids stranded, simply because no one knew the power steering, transmission, cooling system or oil was leaking and something failed on the highway.
to most people, cars aren't an interest. They're just a chunk of machinery that gets them from A to B.
You're not going to know the ins and outs of a car unless you take an interest in them. And I don't really see why that should fall under the 'things a man should do'.
I'm not going to bother taking any more of an interest in my car than as to whether or not it's running.
Well - if you prefer spending 3-4 times the amount to repair something that could've been prevented, by all means . . .
. . . I consider it job security.
The same could be said about anything you own.
Do you know the ins and outs of how your boiler works? I'm sure the people that do check it regularly enough so that it doesn't fuck out on them and they have to wait weeks for a new one.
Do you know enough about your PC to take it apart and give it new parts when it's required and keep your system clean etc?
You're looking at cars from a mechanics perspective. You're obviously interested in them. So you don't understand why people won't just check for... whatever you said to check for.
But to anyone who isn't interested. It's just time and effort they can't be bothered putting in for something they know very little about.
Whether or not I'm interested in something doesn't preven me from researching basic owner's maintenance in regards to it's operation - from what needs to be regularly checked in a central HVAC system, to washer/dryer and other appliance maintenance. Not doing so is akin to being perfectly content with one's house burning down because you simply couldn't be arsed to clean out your clothes dryer's exhaust duct work (or have someone do it).
. . . and if there's something I simply can't do, or is beyond my means of comprehension, I have no problem calling out an expert on an annual basis to give the system a go-over inspection.
I might be looking at vehicles from a mechanic's perspective - but everything else I'm willing to maintain (that's not a key aspect of my profession) has saved me countless amounts in the long run. It might be time and effort, but in regards to vehicles, if one can't take the few
minutes it takes to check fluid levels, I have no sympathy when they're slapped with a $1000+ repair bill.
I'm sorry, but ignorance of maintainance is no excuse for not
learning about it or taking the effort to protect one's expenditures. No matter whether it's a car, a house, an appliance, electronics, etc. I simply can't fathom spening hundreds, thousands, ten of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars on something and then simply not doing all that's within my power to ensure it's up-to-par and stays that way.