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Doesn't your garage handle that for you at the yearly checkup?

by brnt 4y ago

JKCalhoun 4y ago
Do people have "garages" and yearly checkups? Maybe it's a European thing? In the U.S. we have Jiffy Lube and the "checkup" is just another way for them to squeeze the customer for cash. We are so distrustful of auto mechanics in general that, no, I don't think most of us go looking for a yearly fleecing, ha ha (not funny, really).
- brnt 4y ago
  It's mandatory here in Europe, if you care about being road-legal.
  - stevenwoo 4y ago
    It depends on the state one lives in the USA. For instance in Texas, a garage inspects your vehicle once a year on basic functionality for it to qualify for a sticker one puts on the windshield (automatic ticket if law enforcement stops you with one out of date). In California, one has to get a smog inspection every so often to qualify for the sticker on the license plate to indicate one has paid one's vehicle tax for the year (automatic ticket if stopped by law enforcement with expired sticker).
    - snuxoll 4y ago
      Here in Idaho traditional ICE vehicles need emissions testing every few years after a certain age, but hybrids, PHEV’s and BEV’s are exempt. No other inspection required to renew your tags every year.
    - JKCalhoun 4y ago
      The smog inspections were every three years? As long as your engine light is not on you didn't need any "servicing". I was not aware that Texas was that way.
      - stevenwoo 4y ago
        They measure exhaust fumes with a special nozzle that fits over your exhaust pipe(s) while your vehicle is idling and I think with a dynometer(it's been a while for me) and there is a maximum output of various gases. If your vehicle is over the limit, it must be fixed to be below the maximum before one is eligible for a passing certificate which is sent electronically to the Department of Motor Vehicles. I haven't lived in Texas in 20+ years but I remember the annual sticker visits at gas stations, they would check that the head lights worked and were pointed at the correct direction for the height of the lamp, that your windshield wasn't cracked in your field of view, the using the brakes turned on the brake lights, and other things, if your vehicle failed any of the checks you were required to fix them and get re-inspected and pass the entire suite of tests before one got the inspection sticker.
  - SoftTalker 4y ago
    In many parts of the USA there are no required inspections of any kind.
- NegativeLatency 4y ago
  I’m hard pressed to imagine a situation where I’d take my car to a jiffy lube place, strongly prefer my own 3rd party mechanic that I trust (I live in the US)
- jakzurr 4y ago
  30 years ago, quit using Jiffy Lube after the tech (1) took out a plug to check manual trans fluid, (2) discovered it was not the right one, and (3) jammed it back in the best he could. At least I got a free transmission rebuild out of it, but walking (or bus :\ ) to work for 2 weeks was not exciting.

Doesn't your garage handle that for you at the yearly checkup?

by brnt 4y ago

Doesn't your garage handle that for you at the yearly checkup?

Do people have "garages" and yearly checkups? Maybe it's a European thing? In the U.S. we have Jiffy Lube and the "checkup" is just another way for them to squeeze the customer for cash. We are so distrustful of auto mechanics in general that, no, I don't think most of us go looking for a yearly fleecing, ha ha (not funny, really).

brnt 4y ago
It's mandatory here in Europe, if you care about being road-legal.
- stevenwoo 4y ago
  It depends on the state one lives in the USA. For instance in Texas, a garage inspects your vehicle once a year on basic functionality for it to qualify for a sticker one puts on the windshield (automatic ticket if law enforcement stops you with one out of date). In California, one has to get a smog inspection every so often to qualify for the sticker on the license plate to indicate one has paid one's vehicle tax for the year (automatic ticket if stopped by law enforcement with expired sticker).
  - snuxoll 4y ago
    Here in Idaho traditional ICE vehicles need emissions testing every few years after a certain age, but hybrids, PHEV’s and BEV’s are exempt. No other inspection required to renew your tags every year.
  - JKCalhoun 4y ago
    The smog inspections were every three years? As long as your engine light is not on you didn't need any "servicing". I was not aware that Texas was that way.
    - stevenwoo 4y ago
      They measure exhaust fumes with a special nozzle that fits over your exhaust pipe(s) while your vehicle is idling and I think with a dynometer(it's been a while for me) and there is a maximum output of various gases. If your vehicle is over the limit, it must be fixed to be below the maximum before one is eligible for a passing certificate which is sent electronically to the Department of Motor Vehicles. I haven't lived in Texas in 20+ years but I remember the annual sticker visits at gas stations, they would check that the head lights worked and were pointed at the correct direction for the height of the lamp, that your windshield wasn't cracked in your field of view, the using the brakes turned on the brake lights, and other things, if your vehicle failed any of the checks you were required to fix them and get re-inspected and pass the entire suite of tests before one got the inspection sticker.
- SoftTalker 4y ago
  In many parts of the USA there are no required inspections of any kind.
NegativeLatency 4y ago
I’m hard pressed to imagine a situation where I’d take my car to a jiffy lube place, strongly prefer my own 3rd party mechanic that I trust (I live in the US)
jakzurr 4y ago
30 years ago, quit using Jiffy Lube after the tech (1) took out a plug to check manual trans fluid, (2) discovered it was not the right one, and (3) jammed it back in the best he could. At least I got a free transmission rebuild out of it, but walking (or bus :\ ) to work for 2 weeks was not exciting.