Some people just do not deserve to own vehicles no wonder they die it is just appalling......
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Some people just do not deserve to own vehicles no wonder they die it is just appalling......
Mechanical Problems Vol.20 (Mega Edition) - YouTube
Yep, couple of issues there, my son is a wrench bender and showed me a couple of vids he made of things they found on the job...
Meh, they should have bought American....
I'm curious- are there a lot of jurisdictions out there that DO NOT require periodic mechanical/ safety inspections? Unbelievably, here in Alberta (where the government meddles in virtually everything) there are no periodic vehicle inspections required. Here, once a vehicle is registered in the system it can be renewed ad-infinitum, sold, etc without ever being inspected. The vehicle next to you in traffic may not have been touched by a qualified mechanic in decades. I have slightly mixed feelings about it because I run a couple of Triumph bikes that could never, on any given day, actually pass a full inspection.
Ridolpho
Ha hahahahaha haQuote:
Originally Posted by WarPig1976
As far as I can tell, all vehicles are junk.
first thing, if you have a 1994 to current GM/Chev truck, immediately replace the transmission cooler lines, trust me...you'll thank me later.
google GM/Chev trucks electrical problems.
One guy at work has had 2 consecutive trucks (2 model years) replaced due to weird, unexplainable electrical issues. The dealership hooked up diagnostic sensors that never recorded any issues. they even installed a battery powered sensor so that electrical shutdown wouldn't wipe any data.
He won't buy a Ford though...and these are at least the 4th GM/Chev trucks that he's had (unexplainable & unfixable) electrical issues with over the last 15 years.
just before Christmas another guy here was telling me about his GM truck's ( a third model year) weird issues....exactly the same as the first guy. He said the dealership told him it was a Throttle positioning sensor issue.
He left the shop, and phoned me 2 days later to tell me about his new truck...a Ford. Apparently the TPS didn't solve his issues.
shutting down while driving at highway speeds, all the lights blinking uncontrollably, and transmission shifting is apparently not a good thing.
Pre-Fiat Dodge trucks had major metallurgy issues with the front & rear ends - Hopefully the Italians have fixed them - the Germans didn't... and don't get me started on their diesel truck transmissions.
and don't buy a previous generation of Ford Diesel... nor a 5.4L though the late ones fixed the spark plug burn in/blow out issues.
Not quite true, in Alberta, all vehicles from other jurisdictions require a safety inspection before they can be registered in AB.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridolpho
All vehicles 10 years old require a (passed) mechanical safety inspection before they can be re-registered to a new owner.
LE: Must be some confusion at the Registry Express. Transferred a 1972 Triumph last year without inspection. Is that a fairly new rule? In any case, in a country where you need a license to buy a high performance pellet gun you'd think annual vehicle inspections would be required (but wait- that would probably result in the sitting government being voted out).Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Enfield
Ridolpho
Glad you got the joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Enfield
Believe me, you ain't telling me nothing I don't know about the Ford 5.4L Triton engine. $3K last year to get it going again because of those stupid $20.00 spark plugs.
This is not quite correct, it an insurance company requirement, not the AB registry, and if you have an out of province insurance underwriter they may never request an inspection.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Enfield
I buy and swap junkers/heaps of all sorts and have never been required to produce a mechanical inspection for registration. And since my insurance is an Ontario based provider they have never requested a mechanical.
Same with my motorcycles, it is an Alberta based provider and they simply ask the same boilerplate, VIN, usage, desired coverage.
Personally it's a breath of fresh air, the "safety inspection" dance has become a cottage industry back in Nova Scotia, nickle and dime charges to certify otherwise serviceable vehicles.
Fixed it for ya :banghead:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sentryduty
Don't get me started on the emissions "inspection."
Good to see you again Darren, was wondering where you'd gotten to...
Where I cam from, the government liked to stay out of your business until you did something wrong. As such, you weren't required to keep your vehicle in any particular shape to drive. You did, however, need to keep your vehicle in working order if you were involved in an accident. If you were involved in an accident and your car wasn't in working order, you'd be cited. True.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridolpho
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Bob
Matter of fact, here in Victoria we no longer have inspections. We had gov't sanctioned inspections in a Gov't site that turned out to be a cash cow for them...and went the way of the Do-do...new cars were failing. Huge outcry. Now it's the ambulance barn. Vancouver has an air quality inspection when you licence from out of province, proper thing too. I was involved in the scam in the east coast, New Brunswick that had you getting an inspection for things but so many vehicles were in sh*thouse shape you knew that was a scam. Guys would take your money and hand you a sticker. Then they'd eventually get their ticket lifted. Cars still drive around consumed by road salt and get their inspections OK...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridolpho
Anyway, not here.
Maybe some minor maintenance every now and then might help...
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For most yes, but when the road clearing products that are used for 8 months of the year are consuming your vehicle in 4 years...you can't beat it. My truck is now 8 years old and is fine...and I put long hard miles on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ovidio
Do they use chemicals on the ice or salt Jim to melt it from the road surface.
I’d love that approach in almost (maybe everywhere) any aspect of our lives.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Womack
If I’m adult, mature and with some salt in my head, then everything should be put upon my sense of responsibility.
I know there are lots of ifs and buts, but that is my dream.
I’d love to be considered an adult by my country, and not a poor idiot like our politicians:D
Here in Pennsylvania it's a annual mechanical and emissions inspection. Wouldn't you know everybody needs wiper blades at the very least every year. And until a year or so ago it was an annual registration fee, now we can pay for a two year registration, that's progress you know!!
Wow!:rofl:
Here in NZ all vehicles have to pass a Warrant of Fitness inspection every 12 months (vehicles made prior to 2000 are every 6 months). This check covers all mechanical issues, steering, brakes, seat belts, glass, doors, body and chassis corrosion, tyres, wheel bearings, etc. The cost is about NZ$50. There are fines for not complying and insurance is invalid with no WOF. Even with a current WOF vehicles can be instantly ordered off the road if found to be unsafe.
Here It's salt. Car washes are packed after a snow storm. Even if your vehicle has undercoating in 4 or 5 years it's rusty underneath. Some spray used motor oil on the chassis every year to fend off the rust. I did it with a Jeep Wrangler I had for 16 years and I had no rust. That's an accomplishment with a Jeep!Quote:
Originally Posted by CINDERS
Both rear wheel wells on my F-150 rusted through in 5 years!!! Now they make' em out of aluminum...:rolleyes:
I was from Ontario and they started with salt but eventually changed to calcium. I understand here in British Columbia it's a chemical and I've used it myself to control grass growth in gravel. It still causes rust though...and of course you can buy bags marked to the Windsor salt co. So like Warpig says, salt's still out there. I remember the grass medians in the highways all dead in the spring from this stuff. All the cars would be eaten through in four years.Quote:
Originally Posted by CINDERS
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Originally Posted by WarPig1976
Wiper blades, or headlights, or turn signal bulbs........
I once had a mechanic tell me that the State would come down on them if they DIDN't find anything wrong - implied they weren't doing a "proper" inspection...
Wonder what would happen Merle if you took a brand new off the floor car to them bit of a rort going on there somewhere I think or perhaps new cars were exempted
I got caught once saying to the Holden dealership with a VE Commodore coming up for its major high kilometer service saying "Do it as per manual" will never say that again! A $3,156.00 service thank you very much had no leg to stand on as I said do it as per manual.
Yet the same dealer gave me my other Commodore back a 2012 SV6 VE with a failed Left rear shock absorber which was still under warranty (just) without replacing it, after I pointed out that it was under warranty and they had failed by not replacing it on the spot, before I left their service center I got under the car to ensure they replaced the unit, they seemed miffed!
We now go to a very honest well priced workshop but that Holden dealership can take a hike.........
In Nashville you need an emissions test every year two counties away you don't need one. I came from Ohio and salted roads and rusty vehicles. I have a 98 GMC Jimmy that has a perfect drive train but it needs a complete frame. I often had people ask why I never washed it and my reply was the dirt was the only thing holding it togeather:madsmile::rofl:
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