Passing it on.

[stp44]

Today my 5 year old helped me change the oil. He asked all the questions about the oil filter and why the oil was black etc. My dad showed me when I was 10 or 11 and now I am passing it on to my son. It felt good to spend time with my son doing someting other than games and watching Spongbob.

Phillips 66 Trop Artic 5-30 Napa Proselect

 

[Johnny]

Good for you. Now, are you going to let him do it by himself next time.

 

[Dominic]

I always am glad I helped with home projects and took trips out to all the stores to buy the things we needed for them back in the day. Its something I hope to pass on to my *future* kids.

 

[orlzx6r]

I think that's great. I let my 4 year old watch as she's just starting to be curious with all the car stuff I do.

 

[StevieC]

My dad showed me when I was 10/11 too. Now I'm a BITOG member... Thanks Dad!

 

[Klutch9]

I remember when i was really young, my dad always had like 4 or 5 cars in the backyard that he would work on, or part out. And i'd always watch him while he was working, and he'd explain everything to me. I saw engine internals before the age of 10

im still young, but ill never forget how cool it was working on cars with my dad. We still do car projects together to this day... You're doing a great thing! It frustrates me to see so many people who dont have the slightest clue about cars

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted By: Klutch9
I remember when i was really young, my dad always had like 4 or 5 cars in the backyard that he would work on, or part out. And i'd always watch him while he was working, and he'd explain everything to me. I saw engine internals before the age of 10

im still young, but ill never forget how cool it was working on cars with my dad. We still do car projects together to this day... You're doing a great thing! It frustrates me to see so many people who dont have the slightest clue about cars


My dads a mechanic and sold his shop when I was 6 so that he could work more structured hours and be home with us. He started to work at Chrysler and would work on co-workers cars in the Drive-Way after work for extra cash, and he would always tell me what he was doing and why. By the time I was 13 I knew how to replace an engine/transmission and rebuild them because I had seen it all. I never did it, but I know how and I thought that was pretty cool for that age! Guess that's why I hang out here now! heehehe

 

[ryan2022]

Thats great stuff!. My wife and I are planning on starting a family this year. Thats one of the things I'm excited about! If its a girl......well, we'll see, maybe she'll still take after her old man. LOL

 

[sciphi]

That's neat. I remember my grandfather teaching me a little bit when I was younger. I helped him check the gaps on the plugs in his Caprice. And my dad let me hold the tools on a few projects. It's something I hope to pass on to my eventual kids.

 

[Ausfahrt]

Stevie C

I see your byline and I wish you luck.

I wouldn't buy a Hyundai at half price, but thats just me.

How many kilometers are you at now?

 

[StevieC]

I have 150,000KM and it's running like a clock. I had my dad look at the car at the dealership before buying it (mechanic of 35 years). He literally got down on the floor and slid under neath it to see how it was built, looked under the hood etc. He says it resembles most Mitsubishi's he had seen. (Not surprised). It's just over 3 years old and I would buy another one again, very very happy. Haven't been back to the dealer since I bought it for anything.

 

[defeated]

Originally Posted By: orlzx6r
I think that's great. I let my 4 year old watch as she's just starting to be curious with all the car stuff I do.


Good on you. I always wonder how many girls "aren't mechanically inclined" vs. weren't encouraged to be mechanically inclined.

My brothers 3 year old stepdaughter seems to be fascinated by anything with a motor, so of course, I'm encouraging that.

 

[Rolf]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
I have 150,000 and it's running like a clock. I had my dad look at the car at the dealership before buying it. He literally got down on the floor and slid under neath it to see how it was built, looked under the hood etc. He says it resembles most Mitsubishi's he had seen. (Not surprised). It's just over 3 years old and I would buy another one again, very very happy. Haven't been back to the dealer since I bought it for anything.


I have to say that Hyundai has come a long way.

Back 20 years ago I saw a few of them being evaluated in fleet use where the dashes literally came loose.

I picked up a low-mileage Elantra surplused out of a fleet a couple of years ago and the fit and finish are even with my wife's Toyota.

I have beaten it to death and so far it's pretty impressive.

The only thing I had to do unusual was replace the pathetic factory horn with something more robust - something with a compressor.


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[StevieC]

My sister has an old Elantra 00-02 can't remember and she is not car inclined at all. It has over 300,000KM on it and burns a bit of oil (1/2quart between changes) and she abused the heck out of it. Floors it when it's first started cold, idles it in traffic for hours at a time. Changes the oil when she remembers... You get the picture. Anyways it's been putting up with her abuse and the only thing she has replaced on it in the 6+ years she's owned it was 2 oxygen sensors. She put 250,000KM on it and if it can stand up to her, I think it will stand up to anyone! Any worse and she would be driving in a Durby. Oh yeah, she has smacked it up a few times and the bumper is just barely holding together. Next time she is home I will take pictures so you can all have a good laugh!

So as you can see this was a deciding factor in me buying a Hyundai. They must be bullet proof, as my Sisters last car she cooked 2 engines in it! (Dodge Spirit)

 

[buster]

What oil did she use?

 

[Ausfahrt]

I am happy for you and I wish you the best. i have just heard too many friends and co-workers with horror stories about their Hyundais for me to buy one.

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted By: buster
What oil did she use?


Who ever has the cheapest oil change at the time where she is going to school, and only if she has money left after drinking did it get an oil change... She came home for Thanksgiving 2 years ago and told my dad she had an oil change that the car was making funny noises since. He pulls the dip-stick and there is almost no oil registering on the dip-stick. It took 3 quarts to get it to full. He told her to go back and complain, but she didn't... Then 20,000KM after she started complaining about noise again and my dad pulled the stick and the oil was like goop and he had the "You need to change the oil" talk. She told him that she didn't have money for that. He told her you will find the money if you have to walk.

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted By: bigdreama
I am happy for you and I wish you the best. i have just heard too many friends and co-workers with horror stories about their Hyundais for me to buy one.


Yeah but most people are knobs when it comes to cars and don't do anything other than change oil, and some don't do that.

From the stuff I have seen over the years I think I have a good car. I look after it and I think I will get my miles out of it.

I will post pictures when it does!

Friends of my dads have a shop, and he has a SMOG tester and we hooked it up while I was there just to see and it blew virtually all zero's. I was super impressed. The tail-pipe looks like it burns hydrogen!

 

[stp44]

The little man just went to bed and this oil change is all he can talk about. He gave me a step by step recap.

 

[Ausfahrt]

My current hi mileage champ is a 2002 civic at around 145000 miles (200000km?) and runs like a champ with zero oil usage and 5000 mile OCIs with the cheapest conventional oil I can find.

Personally, I think that the people on this board generally over think their motor oil and probably sell their vehicles before their obsession with lubrication benefits them with longer vehicle life.