Saw a young man driving a honda civic (stock, mind you) with his rear right wheel camber at something like 15-20 degress. No, the left was 0 degrees, or orthoganal. A nerve wracking experience... hours to minutes left on that wheel.
Speaking as an ex-mechanic, some of these are on the customer for letting it get as bad as it did, and some of them I appreciate the accuracy of their description to help me diagnose what their actual concern is. Some are both. That said, if your car is making noise that sounds like metal grinding, or you're steering is wonky, go get it fixed today. Tomorrow will only make it more expensive either with the repair cost or medical bill cost from your car hitting the wall at highway speeds.
The overall failure of arts education is that people don't realize that illustrative language, analogies, metaphors, etc. can actually communicate things really effectively despite being less direct/technical. 'Truck sounds like a snare drum' tells you more than just 'truck makes a rattling noise.'
I've seen the first one at the Toyota dealer I was working at... Tech didn't test drive it... drove it straight into the shop and the wheel went: "Camber gang yo!!!" as he turned on his bay... It's amazing that you can tolerate a bearing noise that long... Also seen 7 layers of floor mats and towels... when we've done so many fucking recalls for the "sticky" gas pedals...
Flying cars would be like 9/11 every fucking day. It wouldn't even necessarily be intentional, but does it matter *why* there's a burning car stuck in the 30th floor of an office building.
Like I always say, I don't trust you fuckers to drive in one direction on two dimensions. No way any of you fools are prepared or qualified to deal with more.
My wife saw a car fly once. Right into the side of a box truck. It was... messy, and the police would not believe it happened even with multiple witnesses.
Cars in Norway are recommended to have service once a year and all have to have mandatory EU controls every other year where they check a bunch of things, and if something doesn't work as intended you have to get it fixed for the car to be road legal.
As someone who has only seen parts of the brakes when swapping out a tire, can someone explain to me what's wrong with the brakes in that "squeaking" section? I'm assuming pads are completely worn down or something, but what does it / should it look like?
Nah, it's a bit hard to see and the customer sure as hell didn't state anything. That little mouse skull would silently grind to powder in a disc brake.
The tire rotation bit: I can see where the confusion is. Typical rotations are clockwise or counterclockwise on all 4 tires, directional rotations would be considered "lateral" by some in their minds.
So this isn't a WTF thing and more of "rotations mean this, and not that" when it in fact is "Rotations can be both, just different on context".
Remember, a lot of Americans don't exceed a certain grade level in reading comprehension skill.
There may come a day when autonomous flying vehicles are safe and reliable enough that a person can ride in one but I doubt that I'll see it in my lifetime
No, I live in the desert where there isn't much moisture for rust to start. It makes replacing parts much easier because I don't have to fight rust to get fasteners off.
They got rid of them in my state in the nineties, right as I was getting licensed. I think I had to have my car inspected exactly once. And even I, as a teenage girl, knew it was dumb as fuck to get rid of it. I knew it cuz my dad's always been the sort to kludge together half-assed and potentially dangerous "repairs" and had failed inspections for it before. Had to get shit fixed the right way before passing. Now he's out there tooling around in a beater held together with JB Weld and wishes.
I used to think inspections were a stupid waste of my money when I was abroke teenager. Then I grew up and worked in a Oil change shops for years. JFC the things people ignored on cars. We did not do repars, so all we could do was suggest they see a mechanic ASAP when we saw critical things. Bald ass tires were the least of what we saw daily. That and this: Do NOT buy a fancy expensive car (on payments) if you cannot afford the right goddamn oil in it. Read up on your car before buying!
It's even worse that most states that do inspection in the US just plug up to the diagnostic port and take whatever readout that gives on emissions and safety for its word and then send you on your way.
I live in one of the "annual inspection" states, just got mine done two weeks ago, and it's about as useless as your comment states. State inspection SHOULD be a good thing, but the execution makes it both just about worthless, while also eating up far too much of the driver's time and possibly money every year.
It gives a baseline what to look for and needs to pass, but mechanics make a lot of money finding issues during inspections. In my experience unless you push to let things slide, they go out of the way to check for things wrong or borderline going bad. It makes no sense for them to half ass it.
I used to live in Germany and passing an annual car inspection was like a colonoscopy for your car... one fucker would poke at anything vaguely brown with a screwdriver looking for rust...
TBH, it made driving infinity on the Autobahn a little more comforting knowing everyone else was inspected.
In the US, I just get emissions checked every two years.
In my state only 7 counties (allegedly the most populated ones) have to emissions test every other year, and it's a pain to do now because an earlier governor ended state emissions testing facilities so now you have to hunt down an auto shop or a dealership that has the time and facilities to give you a hand.
In Delaware, and New Jersey (if I remember correctly) you get a full check every year, in Maryland if you move into state with a car or buy a used car, then it's every year, if you but a new car emissions every other year only.
Sweden used to have inspections done by the government, but in 2010 private inspections where allowed. That has really turned things to shit, so many shady mechanics passing cars for a bit of extra money. A friend bought a car that had passed inspection with 0 faults, blank papers. One year later it failed due to dangerous structural rust, no brakes, no suspension. WHAT!? How did it pass in the first place? That dosnt happen in a year.
In Michigan, nobody checks anything. You can buy a used car that is so rusty it barely casts a shadow, and if it moves and you put insurance and a plate on it, you can drive it. I really, really wish we had inspections but it'll probably never happen.
I’ve lived in Michigan my whole life and I always wondered about emission testing. It was something I’d hear on tv and what not, but never in real life.
Denmark here. First inspection after 4 years here, then every two years after that. I'm really happy we have that, even though there have been stories of inspectors being bribed to approve the cars without even looking at them. I witnessed the inspection of my car, that guy was VERY thorough.
Mostly because they run "Farm Use" tags which don't legally require the same operating conditions as a commerical/personal vehicle. Around here, they do, anyway.
In Iowa, if you have tinted windows you’re fine. Unless you’re a POC, have any stickers that question the government/pigs, or have out of state plates
rukeman
Customers all then blame the shop for it.
MrKNRJ
The shaking steering wheel is a bad torque sensor, that was a manufature issue in some fords for a few years
Itssullyandcheddar
Could be worse. Could be my problem.
Ionico
Saw a young man driving a honda civic (stock, mind you) with his rear right wheel camber at something like 15-20 degress. No, the left was 0 degrees, or orthoganal. A nerve wracking experience... hours to minutes left on that wheel.
mechanicalfurry
Speaking as an ex-mechanic, some of these are on the customer for letting it get as bad as it did, and some of them I appreciate the accuracy of their description to help me diagnose what their actual concern is. Some are both. That said, if your car is making noise that sounds like metal grinding, or you're steering is wonky, go get it fixed today. Tomorrow will only make it more expensive either with the repair cost or medical bill cost from your car hitting the wall at highway speeds.
scrumbles666
The overall failure of arts education is that people don't realize that illustrative language, analogies, metaphors, etc. can actually communicate things really effectively despite being less direct/technical. 'Truck sounds like a snare drum' tells you more than just 'truck makes a rattling noise.'
Oatmealman1
Fuck your ai voiceover.
CorgisButtsDriveMeNuts
Majority of these "customers" shouldn't be driving, like any vehicle at all!
MapleSyrupMafia
I've seen the first one at the Toyota dealer I was working at... Tech didn't test drive it... drove it straight into the shop and the wheel went: "Camber gang yo!!!" as he turned on his bay... It's amazing that you can tolerate a bearing noise that long... Also seen 7 layers of floor mats and towels... when we've done so many fucking recalls for the "sticky" gas pedals...
BluePlanet514
Thanks so much for this. I work at a dealership in the office. Ive seen some shit on the work orders than I couldn't make up. Sigh.
NickRivieraMD
I see 'costumer' all the time but I like how custumer covers all your possible 'u' bases.
RuffyRuffHausen
Well, they're not wrong. Sometimes customers should be demoted to passengers though.
FireArrow
Or to "previous owner"
darthstormer
This is why we can't have flying cars.
EggFooYung
Flying cars would be like 9/11 every fucking day. It wouldn't even necessarily be intentional, but does it matter *why* there's a burning car stuck in the 30th floor of an office building.
NotThePoint
This is why we /shouldn't/ have flying cars. We can have them but we get a lot of dead people too. Also, the efficiency is absolute shit.
Nostradamuswaswrong
Like I always say, I don't trust you fuckers to drive in one direction on two dimensions. No way any of you fools are prepared or qualified to deal with more.
EggFooYung
My wife saw a car fly once. Right into the side of a box truck. It was... messy, and the police would not believe it happened even with multiple witnesses.
CorgisButtsDriveMeNuts
Unless we shift heavily towards Star Trek alike society, we will never have flying cars.
americancheese1
These people drive next to us everyday. And they vote as well.
Zalure17
qtRaven
cousteau
ok the speaker one is a dick move 🤣
yuugian
Accidentally: one. The rest were on purpose
Freak0zoid
If you have to fill the tires every day, surely you notice the state of the tire. Right?
OnlyOneArman
*Scratches head* Sure, it's in Arkansas, but what does that have to do with anything?
Freak0zoid
*angry-upvote.gif*
darthstormer
Where was the cat?!?!?! Is the cat okay!!??!?!?!
AshuraEidolon
It's a speaker or something stuck in the back seat cupholder.
gogaman
Anybody else enjoys ICE specific issues that will never come up?
WabittSeason
Concerned that so many of these are Dodge.
DrKenAdams
Customer states their car is Hot For Teacher
AK90
I know that sound. RIP HVAC door actuator xD
spontaneous9
Customer states have shifted from gaseous to amorphous plasma.
Einstein9073
Customer State: incandescent plasma with rage
spontaneous9
Bernoulli has entered the chat
ShimmerinStrider
A physics joke. Love it.
spontaneous9
Wake me when they sublimate.
BrokenAnimal
Cars in Norway are recommended to have service once a year and all have to have mandatory EU controls every other year where they check a bunch of things, and if something doesn't work as intended you have to get it fixed for the car to be road legal.
WaterUnderTheRocketAppliances
God damn commies trying to take away my choo choo seat /s
PileOfWalthers
Aka "road safety inspections". They have them in many countries, like TUeV in Germany, MOT in Britain, and even in "some" American states.
PileOfWalthers
Huh, that doesn't sound anything like sn... oh nvm, it does!
CommunCreator
What is that we’re hearing? Valve slap?
PileOfWalthers
Slipping chain? I have no idea.
martineb72
It could actually just be a body part rattling. Those rigs can vibrate pretty hard.
clotholiver
I gotta take my ride in tomorrow. I fear it may end up on one of these videos...
Niagaran
Me too! Moved to QC and, in order to get QC plates, I have to get a safety cert done. I don't know of any problems but we'll see.
serleth
Just don't state anything. https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1am5leXM5cjN3YXdlZmNteW1lcXJ4MHJ5azZzaWtrY2tiZm9xbTFjcyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY/200w.webp
clotholiver
"Customer states nothing wrong with vehicle." My car: *EXPLODES*
ChazzK
As someone who has only seen parts of the brakes when swapping out a tire, can someone explain to me what's wrong with the brakes in that "squeaking" section? I'm assuming pads are completely worn down or something, but what does it / should it look like?
Zan11
It's a joke. There's a dead mouse in there.
ChazzK
OH GOD I'M BLIND
todayok
Nah, it's a bit hard to see and the customer sure as hell didn't state anything. That little mouse skull would silently grind to powder in a disc brake.
AK90
wraith203
It's grey on grey, and their angle is pretty bad for most of that shot.
When the mouse is finally in view, they quickly cut away...
NKato
The tire rotation bit: I can see where the confusion is. Typical rotations are clockwise or counterclockwise on all 4 tires, directional rotations would be considered "lateral" by some in their minds.
So this isn't a WTF thing and more of "rotations mean this, and not that" when it in fact is "Rotations can be both, just different on context".
Remember, a lot of Americans don't exceed a certain grade level in reading comprehension skill.
Farfel8088
It's all right as long as you rotate the air in the tires. While you're at it, repack or replace the muffler bearing.
PotatoSnake42
NKato
Bingo.
martineb72
It should be, but most places are too lazy and just do front to rear. I keep asking for cross at Discount Tire and don't get it.
garbuhj
Mark them with a sharpie. Like "move this tire to front left"
Kyzyl
Are the "customer states" the smaller states that are dominated by larger states?
OmNachoMama
They're all probably in Florida
Eleshar24
Doesn't need to be smaller, e.g. take Russia and China.
MithridateEupator
Yes, you may be more familiar with the term "client state"
CrispyNougat
Customer states are the ones who are always right
TheDoctorCrankenstein
More examples of why personal vehicles should not be the primary mode of transportation.
Vebrandsson
Also more examples of why we don't have flying cars yet. Imagine aircraft in the skies with this level of poor maintenance
VosperOfAntarctica
Even if they were well maintained, the general public should not have them https://xkcd.com/864/
Vebrandsson
There may come a day when autonomous flying vehicles are safe and reliable enough that a person can ride in one but I doubt that I'll see it in my lifetime
TheDoctorCrankenstein
Hahahahaha don't look into the aerospace companies and their track records of shit maintenance.
VosperOfAntarctica
Boeing would like to know your location
CommunCreator
Why? So they can drop a door on me?
Yasashii93
Well, I mean some of those were as accurate as can be. I lost my shit at “choo choo train”.
NoneOfYoBiseniss
The drums got me!
Durtschi
That sounds really expensive. Any idea what it might be
Evenmoreuselessname
Got me hot for teacher
TheSwedishMoose
WOOOOAAAAH!
Zeeall
I am so glad i live in a place with mandatory yearly vehicle inspections.
dohcohv
I'm glad I live in a place where stuff doesn't rust.
Goldensands
dohcohv
No, I live in the desert where there isn't much moisture for rust to start. It makes replacing parts much easier because I don't have to fight rust to get fasteners off.
SpaceHaggis
MOT FTW
Wombatish
We just got rid of ours! For totally good, not at all bullshit reasons. Mhmm.
/s, because it's sorely needed these days
Roehcai
Better than living in the Customer States. :D
5tradivariuS
Damn that's a good one
PorneliusHubertII
I have yet to meet an inspector who would not take an extra $20-50 to pass a vehicle.
brattysubsam
California? I miss California! I now live in the uncivilized, no-rights Midwest!
Clayman8
Im glad i dont drive cause id have to surrounded by people like this and that scares me.
LateNightBunnyParty
They got rid of them in my state in the nineties, right as I was getting licensed. I think I had to have my car inspected exactly once. And even I, as a teenage girl, knew it was dumb as fuck to get rid of it. I knew it cuz my dad's always been the sort to kludge together half-assed and potentially dangerous "repairs" and had failed inspections for it before. Had to get shit fixed the right way before passing. Now he's out there tooling around in a beater held together with JB Weld and wishes.
OriginalAndWitty
My state just catered to all the idiot liberations here and got rid of them a few years ago. Madmax on the streets now.
Dajova
Considering how easy it is to get a driver licence in the states compared to civilized countries, I'm not surprised.
jqubed
I only recently learned that vehicle inspections are not mandatory across the United States, in fact only a minority of states require safety and/or emissions inspections. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_inspection_in_the_United_States
Vengeraxe
I used to think inspections were a stupid waste of my money when I was abroke teenager. Then I grew up and worked in a Oil change shops for years. JFC the things people ignored on cars. We did not do repars, so all we could do was suggest they see a mechanic ASAP when we saw critical things. Bald ass tires were the least of what we saw daily. That and this: Do NOT buy a fancy expensive car (on payments) if you cannot afford the right goddamn oil in it. Read up on your car before buying!
Vebrandsson
It's even worse that most states that do inspection in the US just plug up to the diagnostic port and take whatever readout that gives on emissions and safety for its word and then send you on your way.
AllBent
Computers er smarter than any 'ol boy's vizual inspektion anywayz! /s
HappyNewLife
I live in one of the "annual inspection" states, just got mine done two weeks ago, and it's about as useless as your comment states. State inspection SHOULD be a good thing, but the execution makes it both just about worthless, while also eating up far too much of the driver's time and possibly money every year.
SpicyGoober
It gives a baseline what to look for and needs to pass, but mechanics make a lot of money finding issues during inspections. In my experience unless you push to let things slide, they go out of the way to check for things wrong or borderline going bad. It makes no sense for them to half ass it.
bippityboppitybuttsex
I used to live in Germany and passing an annual car inspection was like a colonoscopy for your car... one fucker would poke at anything vaguely brown with a screwdriver looking for rust...
TBH, it made driving infinity on the Autobahn a little more comforting knowing everyone else was inspected.
In the US, I just get emissions checked every two years.
Vercury
In my state only 7 counties (allegedly the most populated ones) have to emissions test every other year, and it's a pain to do now because an earlier governor ended state emissions testing facilities so now you have to hunt down an auto shop or a dealership that has the time and facilities to give you a hand.
skibbyAU
In Victoria, Australia, you get the car roadworthied when you first register it, and are good to go indefinitely.
However police can pull you over and defect your car if they notice something.
Ajierene
In Delaware, and New Jersey (if I remember correctly) you get a full check every year, in Maryland if you move into state with a car or buy a used car, then it's every year, if you but a new car emissions every other year only.
Zeeall
Sweden used to have inspections done by the government, but in 2010 private inspections where allowed. That has really turned things to shit, so many shady mechanics passing cars for a bit of extra money. A friend bought a car that had passed inspection with 0 faults, blank papers. One year later it failed due to dangerous structural rust, no brakes, no suspension. WHAT!? How did it pass in the first place? That dosnt happen in a year.
EatYourSoylentGreenAndShutUp
Annual? TĂśV is only every two years...
jridley
In Michigan, nobody checks anything. You can buy a used car that is so rusty it barely casts a shadow, and if it moves and you put insurance and a plate on it, you can drive it.
I really, really wish we had inspections but it'll probably never happen.
prosper020
I’ve lived in Michigan my whole life and I always wondered about emission testing. It was something I’d hear on tv and what not, but never in real life.
ThePhystopian
Denmark here. First inspection after 4 years here, then every two years after that. I'm really happy we have that, even though there have been stories of inspectors being bribed to approve the cars without even looking at them. I witnessed the inspection of my car, that guy was VERY thorough.
AGiantSlor
My state never checks. Them farmer boys don't like dat government telling them they got a shitty pick up truck
NightOwlRally
Mostly because they run "Farm Use" tags which don't legally require the same operating conditions as a commerical/personal vehicle. Around here, they do, anyway.
lurkyloos
Same. My Midwest state started requiring emissions checks around 1999.
The state built all kinds of infrastructure (testing stations, roads, traffic lights) to facilitate the emissions tests.
Some farmer boys got in the government and stopped requiring the emission tests. Shut down the program.
All the infrastructure for nothing. All the employees laid off.
sundaymondayhippyday
What a shit hole country to quote a famous pedo!
DocWats
Hell in KY, where Im from, douchebags roll coal to prove how much they hate the environment
brattysubsam
Bro, Iowa SAME
Druidhunter77
Georgia, same.
haIucid
We’re pretty strict here in New York. We’ll even fail you if your window tints are too dark, or your wipers streak a little.
brattysubsam
In Iowa, if you have tinted windows you’re fine. Unless you’re a POC, have any stickers that question the government/pigs, or have out of state plates