What Constitutes a true BITOGer

[4WD]

Have we missed letting an engine drip drain overnight ?

 

[MetalSlug]

Still have a bottle of AutoRX brand new

 

[D1dad]

Spends $500 on battery chargers to maintain a $150 battery. Guilty as charged.

 

[Donald]

Still have a bottle of AutoRX brand new

I have two.

 

[Donald]

You think you have hit the jackpot when OLM says you need to change the oil!!

 

[Donald]

You change your oil in Walmart parking lot because not allowed to at condo or apartment complex.

 

[ATex7239]

Have we missed letting an engine drip drain overnight ?

Always a classic.

 

[Donald]

You walk out of Harbor Freight without buying any tools because you realize you already have one of everything they sell.

 

[andrew_j]

Buy a brand new car excited and state when you plan on changing oil far too early and potentially multiple times.

 

[Donald]

Wife recently said if I go to Harbor Freight one more time she will divorce me. I'll miss her.

 

[Donald]

Buy a brand new car excited and state when you plan on changing oil far too early and potentially multiple times.

Plan the first oil change before buying the car?

 

[Donald]

Spends $500 on battery chargers to maintain a $150 battery. Guilty as charged.

Takes more than one hand to count on your fingers the number of battery chargers you have!

 

[MetalSlug]

Always a classic.

I use to do this

 

[Donald]

Always a classic.

I was always afraid overnight humid air would get in thru the open drain hole and rust something. I am a "when it turns from a stream to a drip drip drip then I done" guy.

And when over 70 you might get into the car, start engine, back up, see the oil drain pan and wonder who left that there.

 

[MetalSlug]

Be honest , I mention about this before. Back then I was really stress out because of this site . So much opinion. So much new thing. I stress out because what I bought some one here say not good enough.. I felt overwhelming . Many years later I realize “ thing is good enough “ then I take break from this site and come once in a while. Now I know what good and not , I know how to control my feeling, this now become entertain and good read.

 

[shortyb]

I've been around here for a minute and done, felt, thought about almost everything already said, but still waiting for my t-shirt (or sticker) .

I guess if I had to boil it all down to what makes a true BITOGer, I'd have to say it's the irony that we spend so much time/money/effort searching for, arguing about, trying to convince ourselves, whatever we put in/on our cars, or use to work on them, is the absolute best there is. Then go to McDonald's and put a dang cheeseburger in us.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Those wht freely give the incredible help and guidance.
Oh yeah and the knuckleheads like me....

 

[crashz]

In no particular order but my top 10:

1. Be either a millionaire or dirt poor but give absolute financial advice.
2. Agree the P71 Crown Vic, Dodge Caravan or Hyundai Genesis (5.0 Only) are the best vehicles.
3. Have your posts moved by moderators on a weekly basis, likely of political nature.
4. Have a 20 quart stash of the most recent fanboy oil (VRP, HPL, German Castrol etc).
5. Agree with the moderators no matter what and always cite a personal friendship with them.
6. Have a brother/ cousin/ neighbor with every car in every thread.
7. Advise Honda 2.0L owners to change their oil more frequently due to fuel dilution.
8. Biased hate for Electric Vehicles, Walmart, Project Farm and California.
9. Recommend a oil analysis to set a baseline trend on a vehicle with 5,000 miles.
10. Have a "feeling" towards moving away from the recommended manufacture viscosity.

HAHAHA! this is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time! I couldn't even finish reading thread without responding. Upmost respect Metals!

 

[crashz]

I'm not sure about the original list. I consider myself a dyed blue and true BITOG'er, but I don't meet any of the criteria first posted. What about these?

1) Have spent months consternating over what oil to use in a newly acquired car, even posting a thread here on BITOG to get advice on what viscosity and/or brand.
2) Even though you know the subject has been beaten to death here on BITOG, participated in one of the 743 threads on the subject of whether or not to use a magnetic oil drain plug. Bonus recognition for also vigorously argued on the subject of pre-filling oil filters or not. Minus points if you didn't already have an opinion, and came to get "sound advice" on one of these subjects.
3) Has taken oil change intervals to extremes, either 2X or 3X beyond the manufacturer's recommended OCI, or 2X-3X shorter, because, well, we all know better than the manufacturer.
4) Have at least once tried either an oil extractor pump or an oil plug drain valve. Or vigorously argued against both, because your cousin's, brother-in-law's, father, said that they don't get all the oil, and well, that is good enough for you.
5) Have made your own tool for a job, at least once.
6) After having seen a post on the new tool thread, just had to order a new tool, even though you don't really need it, but you just may, some day.

Spoke too soon!

 

[Sequoiasoon]

Not "recommended" here in USA or any other country in the owners manuals BUT you used M1 0W-40 in it anyway.