Here’s Why I Can No Longer Be a Mechanic

[@scottykilmer]

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[@Oh-That-Guy-Again]

That Nissan guy is now in Lebanon.

[@Rigandfixit]

I thought the reason you couldn’t be a mechanic anymore because the cars not from the 70 and don’t have carburetor anymore…😂😂😂 lmao!!!

[@forestecology3749]

Took my Subaru Forester to local stealership for alternator and oxygen sensor. $1450.00 estimate. Got a remanu alternator ($95) and oem O2 ($35). Timed the alternator switch out: 9 minutes 45 seconds. Still going strong 4 years later.

[@702Wolfi]

You no do self???

[@fargeeks]

​@@702Wolfinope I rather trust my vehicle in the hands of someone with years of experience

[@johnknott6539]

O2 sensors super easy to replace.

[@TJ-ht3jb]

​very replaced two myself.

[@maxwellsandford5390]

How long since you could buy a factory service manual? Paper no less, not digital.

[@glenbenton4855]

Scotty Kilmer, I don't know how to say or put it. But your integrity and honesty has gotten me into my automotive journey that has saved me so so much money. Not only that, Im able to help others when I can where I can. Thank you so much for your time and knowledge

[@chrispony5000]

Oops that was supposed to posted in the general thread ,not here. .

[@scottzappa9314]

@@chrispony5000 What?

[@chrispony5000]

@scottzappa9314 Hi Scotty, looks like i was trying to reply with a witty remark to one of your detractors on a different comment but posted it on this one. . Thanks for your excellent work! I have an 03 & 04 3/4 ton suburban with 8.1 liter vortec. They both have the same issues. Fun!

[@glenbenton4855]

@@chrispony5000 dude what 😵‍💫 we are lost haha

[@nightriderjazz]

That’s one reason why I stopped working in an Auto shop. I can’t name anything, but it really pissed me off that we were getting pressed to promote services that were not needed at all.

[@theshanamaster]

went to firestone to get new shoes for my car, said they needed to address my brakes and were going to chrarge me $560 for repair, turns out i looked at it myself, one of the brake pads was backwards, so turned it around and bought a new rotor. yea rookie mistake by me, but goes to show they didnt even freaking try to look at what it was.....

[@jeromebecigneul2911]

I had a 1993 Prism and it was a terrific car. The only repair done to that car was motor mounts at 200,000 miles. I sold it to an old widow whose car had quit. It had 216,000 miles on it. Literally gave it away. I saw it when it had 360,000 miles and it wasn't leaking a drop of oil and she said it ran like a top. Started in even the coldest of weather here in MI. After that I moved north and don't know how far that Prism made it but it was taking care of the old widow.

[@ArtLysense-m2m]

God bless you!

[@dr.detroit1514]

That figures, from what I read on Wiki, those cars were actually Toyota "Sprinter" cars, not sold directly in America, but derived from the Corolla. RELIABLE. I still have a '97 Geo Metro, a Suzuki derived car. Taken care of, and driven only in Summers now, it has close to 300K miles.

[@davidtaylor9972]

I had one myself and it went to 300k pretty easy. Always started.

[@adamwalters4709]

@@dr.detroit1514 My mom offered me her 1990 Prizm to be when I was 13 (getting ready to turn 14; end of 1999 and my mom was the original owner) and I told her I didn't want it. One of the worst decisions I ever made! My cousin ended up blowing up the motor because she didn't know how to check the oil on it.

[@fun_ghoul]

@@adamwalters4709 If you live outside the Rust Belt, you could be driving that today.

[@buttercuptaylor7135]

I had a dealership mechanic who told me to find a new place to take my truck because his new management wanted him to sell parts the customers didn't need.

[@IbelongtoJesus.]

Report them

[@buttercuptaylor7135]

@IbelongtoJesus. You're right, but it was many years ago and I was leaving town.

[@JesusAlways1st]

Shameful.

[@bobbates7343]

I know of dealerships that really do list and pay mechanics for selling the most unnecessary parts. That was 30 years ago but I KNOW it is still going on .

[@johndistefano7494]

Had a service Guy from Toyota says there's a piece of Rubber rolling Around the inside of the tire. I said what are you a service person or a salesman

[@ronk.6226]

I won't go to a dealership unless it's a simple recall. The nearest one lied and cost me over $1000. I couldn't drive it off the lot, drove back to the service bay. They said they would take care of it. A day later, they said something else was wrong, and it would be over $1000 more. I told them to put it back together so I could drive it to another shop. Amazing, it worked fine. Without the extra 1k bill.

[@Drewcardello]

I buy cars that are 10-15 years old is the sweet spot. All the recalls done, but parts not detorating yet.

[@ronk.6226]

@Drewcardello I still have my 2003 Chevy Silverado. It passed emissions perfectly, said the technician. He couldn't believe it. Now, if everything else will hold up on it, that will be great.

[@Drewcardello]

@@ronk.6226I still have a 04 explorer and it passed emissions last year

[@mondocjenson-dy8zd]

Stealer 🚗Ship... 😂

[@Atthewgoop]

@@Drewcardellonot ford Chevy dodge vw Volvo or Kia Hyundai bmw Mercedes Audi only Toyota and Lexus

[@zadz7906]

Bye.....And welcome back Scotty....😊

[@knirbnosaj1158]

The king is dead. Long live the king! 🤣

[@WayOfTheZombie]

He's also died about 38 times too

[@saladasSTi]

​@WayOfTheZombie 100x🤣

[@ebutuoyebutouy]

​@@WayOfTheZombieIt's called the resurrection. Hallelujah! Amen.

[@Hattricks68]

Thanks Scotty, that was some excellent and powerful information!!!

[@jessicab7005]

i just took my mazda 2018 cx9 to the dealership toyota mechanic i bought it from, my cooling fan wasnt working. they checked it and said they couldnt figure it out, told me to book in for next week to find the problem. i took it home defeated, went to google, wiggled my fuses and bam! my fan is now working perfectly and no longer going into high temps! saved me lots of $$$$$$

[@k.b.tidwell]

When I worked in the local Chevy stealer's parts department 35 years ago, even then they told me they didn't make money on selling the vehicles, they made the money on the service department. It's not a new thing.

[@mrki412]

It is Chevy, what do you expect?!

[@FrancusSlauson]

Stealer 😂

[@blueplasma5589]

One of Henry Ford,s actual scheme, he was quoted to admit! Model T,s for like $3,000.00 or so. Precision space shuttle parts are too expensive to make back then. Some T,s were already worn out off the assembly line. Some were actualy pulled with a team of horses to loosen them up, LOL He studied what size shovel head the average man could work with for 8hrs. He also supplied Germany vehicles to fight the war, against who? My '01 explorer keeps putting.

[@k.b.tidwell]

@mrki412 not much from the brand, as my experience has proven, but I worked with some good people there.

[@1957mrmark]

Heard that same when I worked for Dodge in 1980.

[@ryanbrandt5404]

It's why my grandfather gave up his service station in his 60s. He didn't want to relearn how to work on cars that started to get computerized back in the 90s. Nor did he want to buy new tools to work on them. Dont blame him. Cars need to get rid of computerized head lights, windows, nav, brakes, shifting, traction control, wipers, cruise control... a few others. All those things are more reliable an longer lasting as a simple on off switch. No need for a Dell to decide how your lights work

[@wildpurpleenergy9135]

I agree. I don’t even want a new car. I don’t need the car to parallel park for me and tell me if there’s a car nearby-I know how to drive. And I hate car Nav systems: why. Do we need this? Everybody just uses their phones! And what’s with the push button start was there something wrong with keys??? Look just give me a sunroof, bun warmers, a backup camera and a kickass stereo and I’m good.

[@UserMW14]

@@wildpurpleenergy9135Why the backup camera?

[@shawnkelly695]

They are easier now. Scan the codes and narrows down the issues plus mechanics now just swap parts not repair them. The complete front right axle was 86 bucks and took 2 hrs to replace. Censors go bad the scan tool says the issue and takes 20 min to replace. I worked on old cars and now new. I prefer new.

[@0xsergy]

@@UserMW14 modern cars rollover crash tests have caused a lot of the pillars to get much thicker and shorter so visibility is rather bad on many of them.

[@UserMW14]

@@0xsergy Ok, fair enough.

[@hdmike1256]

I worked at dealerships most of my career , and a couple of "Tire stores". And I had to quit the "tire stores" because they wanted me to sell stuff that definitely wasn't needed. An example of that is if a car came in with its original struts and shocks, I was told to sell them new ones just because they were OE , no matter the mileage or condition! The dealers I worked for were never that bad, but a few mechanics were absolutely crooks!

[@JamminClemmons]

Okay,................ *_I'LL BITE._* What the hell is OE?

[@richiel17]

​@@JamminClemmons Original Equipment

[@dougfindlen6671]

I got screwed for $800.00 at a local Ford dealership years ago. Whenever I’ve moved I always asked around where to take my vehicle for repairs. Funny, these shops are always busy, but they fix things correctly and reasonably.

[@brianschneir2158]

Worked at a Mercedes dealership in the late 80's. Told to sell,sell,sell, stuff the vehicle's didn't need. Then they cut the book time to fix the cars . I stayed for a year then became a truck driver. Never looked back.

[@trclark7689]

At least you didn't die again today..

[@billywatson118]

😅

[@martinsFILMS13]

Tomorrow

[@ShlomoZOGelstein]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@JLajos]

Resurrected way more than Jesus!

[@benjigans1419]

If Scotty were lyrics in a Bryan Adams song, he won’t stop dying for us 😂😂😂

[@johnroberts4823]

Customers expect free estimates. I can do it for a brake job or battery, not other things. People will get on KZbin and expect every repair to cost under $150. The internet ruined it for us honest mechanics. I closed up my shop and retired. Can’t deal with unruly customers!

[@MrSuperJ]

Great video as always! Only thing I disagree with is the last question about the transmission fluid. I have a 07 BMW 328 with 290k on it. I never changed the trans fluid because I never had any slippage etc. At about 270k I finally started to have some slips and vibration when going from 2-3 and decided to change the fluid. I ended up not flushing but just drained the fluid and replaced the fluid with a newer dex and this thing is like brand new again. Whether it was the age of the fluid (probably) or the new formulas, this thing runs like new again and is smooth as it gets.

[@charlesbosse9669]

That's good to hear.

[@jgoncrzy4176]

Similar situation to me. I have a 98’ Integra with 250K miles, started to not switch gears as fast, drained (did not flush) and replaced the transmission oil, drives like new again! No issues after 2 years.

[@Greg-io1ip]

A mechanic getting their hands dirty working on modern and analog cars should make more money than sales people and software programmers. It's a shame mechanics take the bad rap of greedy dealerships.

[@snail847]

Yes ! It's upside down! The person doing the actual labor should be paid the most and CEO'S , the least !!!

[@tiltmedia1]

I replaced an oil filter housing on a Jetta and the dealer wanted $3000 to replace it and said the engine had to be removed. I did it in 4 hours and didn't remove the engine. It worked great. Was a little tricky and the part was only $80. Still can't believe Audi/Volkswagen made that thing out of plastic. Especially when the oil filter is attached to it and it will surely get torqued on with many oil changes. So glad there are mechanics out there like Scotty that are willing to help people get the job done themselves!

[@mrki412]

No it won't, just people are nuts, tighten it with your bare hand, it will be fine, but people owertighten it and destroy it.

[@brenyz5013]

In 1990 I had a mobile marine business working on boat engines. My fee was $55 an hour $55 rd fee one hour minimum people were extremely happy at that price. They loved the service I gave. today that would be 300 an hour 300 Dollar Rd. fee. The problem is people don’t have the money.

[@Gordon-j4w]

Most have more money than ever before.

[@mcflurrybutts4927]

It's to cover overhead, businesses need to be mobile or work from home now since it's insane paying for space

[@thetapheonix]

@@Gordon-j4w😂 Not they don’t, ur a funny guy

[@mrki412]

People that don't have money can't have a boat, it is luxury thing. Also I agree that who wants to work, will have money.

[@StarGateUSA]

That would be around 150 bucks today. $50 1990 is $150 in 2025

[@davey5586]

Changing SOME of the trans fluid on a mid or high mileage vehicle is most often fine. Leave the filter alone unless it is visibly clogged, don't disturb anything. Change the gasket, clean the drain plug and refill. Never ever let anyone talk you into a trans or engine flush as only bad and costly things will happen.

[@0xsergy]

trans flush is fine if you do it ontime. but high mileage with unknown maintenance do not touch.

[@davey5586]

@@0xsergy Trans flush is not fine but you go right ahead and do it as its not mine.

[@lessdatesmoreonmyplates1457]

​@@0xsergy Trans flush is an absolute scam. There is 0 and I repeat 0 reasons to flush a transmission. Drain and refill and stop overcomplicating things

[@JOHNNYCARROLL-f9e]

@@lessdatesmoreonmyplates1457 you said it mate.

[@mikenonya6382]

I have a 2018 Sienna with 86k. I called dealer about trans fluid change and they said not to do it. Your thoughts?

[@grit93]

ive gotten so much better at fixing my car cuz of guys like scotty and other youtubers. I cant trust most mechanics nowadays

[@jamesburns2232]

Pay yourself first. Need a mechanic? Do it yourself. Need a plumber? Do it yourself. Need an electrician? Do it yourself. Need a Painter? Do it yourself. You can save all kinds of money. 🤑

[@mnm2007]

Go work at a Forklift dealership . Usually better conditions and Pay.

[@MGa-cv9uk]

Worked at a dealership crown Kia and Mitsubishi. everytime we inspected a car we had to oversell to get more money so basically changing what doesn't need changing

[@nkimokc1]

As a tech I'm self employed I don't need the stealerships crappy money

[@jaredR207]

Love Scotty's "German" accent whenever he talks about VW.

[@StarGateUSA]

His ancestors were German. He has a German last name

[@gregstewart7288]

I’m 68 years old and over the years, I’ve become a pretty good mechanic. Took a few college courses and have only had to take my cars to a mechanic shop a couple times. I’m not a pro, but I stay on top of maintaining my cars and keep them for at least 200k miles. I can’t even imagine how much money I saved doing that! The fringe benefit is the enjoyment and pride in “DIY”! It pays to know a few things about cars so you’re less likely to get ripped off!

[@randy030363]

I'm similar to you aged 61. Despite what Scotty says I wish I had pursued Auto mechanics as a career.

[@MikeyV10]

The Toyota Matrix and Pontiac Vibe merger was awesome, had my Vibe for 10 years and 350000kms, great car.

[@kennethward4985]

That was all Toyo.

[@MikeyV10]

@@kennethward4985 I know, pretty much everything but the body, and it was made in the Fremont factory that since building the Vibes is now making teslas.

[@trucko8857]

Being a mechanic is like being a lawyer and a doctor and detective! Hollywood baby!!

[@kensmotek2449]

The young mechanics are told to upsale as much as you can. Im a mechanic of 40 years and never believed in that. Sell only what is needed. And yeah working on cars will break your body down. All the heavy lifting and bending over hoods is not the best exercise.

[@GaryLiseo]

I work at a lube shop and the push for sales is true there too. I've had management telling me how I need to sell more and get bigger payments from customers (especially the services which don't cost the company much to do). Between that and being put under the microscope for everything (time to cash out a car, sales, monthly service goals, heaven forbid I maintain a conversation with a customer after they've paid) I'm definitely looking to get into something else. Maybe soon I can focus solely on my (side) handyman work. Heck, I figured if I did oil changes myself and charged people $50 a change plus oil/filter at cost I'd save them money and make more than I do now. 20 cars in a week (we do more than that on a slow day) and I'd make more than I do working 40 hours a week for an oil change company

[@a.stolts9899]

Bought an old but low mileage (60,000) Hyundai for my kid. Battery died while she was at College 600 miles away. Her friend tried to jump start it but reversed the cables. The dealer had nothing but young mechanics. They were actually youtubing videos to figure out how to fix it.

[@SteveJohnson-sn9gq]

I have a 2024 Nissan Frontier SV after a 2008 and then a 2017 Honda Ridgeline . Love my Frontier,I’m 76

[@NVRAMboi]

Go Nissan GO!!!

[@2jzgenat]

No matter how much being a mechanic makes we still broke somehow

[@b77934]

The car dealerships are a microcosm of the multibillion dollar companies/oligarchs vs the rest of us.

[@OnTheAir]

It will only get worse with Trump who will make his buddies even richer.

[@Zelda-d5x]

If you have the skills, starting your own shop seems to be the best thing. Whether you do it yourself or partner up with another good mechanic. Seems to be the only path to success.

[@JeremyNewell-f1z]

The day of dealerships I believe is coming to an end unless they change their ways drastically, which I don’t see that happening.

[@milemarkermike7234]

You are better off going independent. My honda motorcycle dealership would not install something as simple as a USD port because they tell me it didn't come with that. So now I go to an independent mechanic for all my needs. Plus he is making good money on his own.

[@surf6009]

Many HD dealerships don't work on a bike that is a few years old anyway. The mechanics don't know how they say.

[@daviddavid5880]

Why would you work a job (with lousy hours) that not only is very deliberately being made more difficult, but a job where the manufacturers and insurance companies just aren't paying you for?

[@nathanvorhes]

Why Ieft the dealer. I was young and dumb. Still am, but I left when a Master tech friend of mine left, to go work with and under him to learn from his almost 20 years under his belt. UTI students at these dealers are helpless. Also in debt making no money due to going to a useless school.

[@fromthebackofmymind]

Arapahoe Community College in Colorado is a top rated ASE School. In the 1980's, The school was Denver Automotive and Diesel College. In the 1970's the school was Denver Institute of Technology. One of my Instructors was Drag Racing Legend, Ed ' The Ace ' Mcullogh.

[@rtflone]

@@fromthebackofmymind A community college is far and away the best place to learn to be a mechanic. Even most small towns have a community college

[@richardpalko8062]

I think this is the most important video you have ever made . Exposes the hidden greed , carelessness , and incompetence of the new world of automotive industry monopoly 😮 Thanks for your dedicated years of service to the public !

[@aaronalter2000]

We actually had a 1994 Geo Prizm. It was a great little car!

[@JeremyNewell-f1z]

I know I live in a small town in Oklahoma and many of the people from the Chevrolet and Ford dealership have quit and went to open their own smaller garages.

[@no1but24]

So here’s one I’ve worked at the same Ford dealer for 36 years in the body shop. Ford has a recall on the escape doors. Ford said you must be certified to do this repair or to just replace the door. The manager said if we don’t do something right and it gets Audited you will be fired. I told him no thank you I do not wish to be certified. I think that’s crazy all the certification I have over the years they want me to be certified by Ford just to replace a door. I’ve put thousands of doors on in my lifetime

[@generalfeldmarschall8966]

Drain the transmission fluid. DO NOT flush the transmission. 😎

[@tonqgnf4252]

what’s the difference

[@Drewcardello]

@@tonqgnf4252let it gravity drain. Do not purge it.

[@phillyflash43]

Is there any non-detergent ATF anywhere? A quick search told me no...

[@PmoneySkates]

That was Toyota homies KZbin lolll love his channel tho ❤

[@SlikLizrd]

@@phillyflash43 WHY would any right-minded person want a non-detergent ATF in the 1st place !?? Geno's Steaks are better than Pat's !!

[@maxwellcrazycat9204]

I quit auto mechanics after 32 years of working in 3 different GM dealerships. The first two were fairly honest. The last one wanted everyone to be a salesman. Upsell was their mantra. High prices low wages. Crappy "benefits". Good riddance. Found a great job with great benefits and now retired.

[@1fan164]

VW bring back the TDI!

[@rlegate7357]

I'm a marine mechanic that taught highschool shop for 25 years. On occasion I'd need a local shop to safety a car I was giving yo my kids ect. I taught safety standards to my students. The rip off shops are rampant. Absolute thievery. The worst. My local Toyota dealership quoted $12000 to replace 2 front struts and tie rod links on a Lexus RX350 with 165000 km on it. After he saw the look on my face he had the balls to say " but the mechanic thinks he can do it without taking the engine out so it could be just $6000!" I walked out and dud it for $1000 Rock Auto in my driveway 3 hours.

[@DZ-gl7no]

I've fixed school buses and cars for years. I have a decent amount of experience but still learn a lot from you Scotty. Thanks for the knowledge!

[@fomomofo6917]

When I worked for GM we would often take losses to sell a car. They labeled themselves as a low profit high volume dealership. I asked them why they would take losses like that and you are correct they said the money is made in the service center and warranty work.

[@curiouspenguin6887]

I moved to where I can get around town on a bicycle. It's easy to work on, and maintenance is a fraction of the cost of auto maintenance. 😂😂😂

[@barkacademies3829]

My stepfather, who passed, was very similar to you in his approach to teaching. Thank you Scotty, you answer the questions I am no longer able to ask him.

[@EmmyPierz-ek7hi]

😢

[@jaygraham5407]

When my father and I started an auto and truck repair business, in March 1972, our labor rate was $8.00 per hour. When we closed in March 1982, labor for cars was $32.00 per hour and for trucks was $35.00 per hour.

[@gpeg3076]

Anyone feel exhausted after listening/watching a video by Scotty? One of a kind.

[@thraxman]

No longer a mechanic but forever a major pain in the tookus to big auto. Go Scotty go!

[@patrickbrendaharris]

From canada thanks for all your great advice

[@ebutuoyebutouy]

Eh!?

[@JoeSlish-q2e]

@@ebutuoyebutouy that is canadian english

[@zzanatos2001]

The real reason Scotty can't be a mechanic is because he doesn't know how to work on EVs - and he doesn't want to learn. That is also why he absolutely hates EVs.

[@jeffjorden3340]

I knew a GM mechanic who built a large shed to store the parts he had that he was supposed to install on recalls and various other scams. One of the recalls was the rear tailgate on an suv was failing and falling open when leaned on. He would replace the external parts and leave the defective internal parts in place

[@BigtimeBigA]

I thought he couldn’t be a mechanic anymore bc he died for the 13th time lol.

[@tracysmith9934]

Meow 🐯

[@kingscairn]

Looks pretty good dont he - that left ears a little off but nothin some staples won't fix

[@trclark7689]

13th time this month!

[@gerrywalsh5766]

Nah, it's like being a art painter... Your worth more when yer dead.

[@alexegus71]

R I P

[@CarAudioObsessions]

Same with CNC programming. The wages are stagnant. Since 1990 rent has quadrupled and wages not even doubled.

[@user-zx8de8op9l]

Never take your car to a quick change oil place.

[@MM-d289]

Why not?

[@davey5586]

What kind of 'man' would do that anyway.

[@Lonewolf-kw8gg]

They often use inferior quality oil and cheap filters, do it yourself it's really not difficult.

[@davey5586]

@Lonewolf-kw8gg No it is not hard to do at all. Many nowadays don't even know how to check it more or less change it.

[@GaryLiseo]

I work at one and anyone I know who asks about going there I tell not to. Personally, I like to leave everything open and have my car drip dry until I seal everything back up. One of my friends from work is a certified mechanic and has told me that leaving a little old oil in the engine isn't bad for it (like what we do to make those oil changes so quick). Personally, I still don't like the idea and opt for a full draining. If I did oil changes for anyone else I'd do the same for them (let it drip dry). Sure it'll take me more time, but I'm doing a better job for you and hopefully earn your trust

[@mikebreslaw9651]

so i have a question...my car has a recall for a sensor for the front passanger airbag. should i be concerned that the dealership may sabotage my vehicle to jack up an invoice? the recall is under warranty but since these dealerships are incentivized to create problems where none exist , I am concerned. if it were not for the recall i would never take my car to the dealership for ANYTHING !!!

[@dbman63]

I had a 91 Prism, got 275k miles out of it & sold it, still ran! Burned a little oil…

[@marcob.1012]

Asb long as it burns oil, there is stil oil in it :)

[@marcob.1012]

Sorry for the misspelling english is not my nativ language. :)

[@kevinb.7491]

It should be a law to show on the window sticker how much it actually cost to make a vehicle and in the amount that they're selling it for and of course they'll have a hold back amount for the dealership in between the whole back and your retail is full negotiable play so top secret to know exactly how much a certain car cost to make

[@BillyMerryman]

When my uncle retired from Ford, they sold him an F150 for build cost of $12,499. Same truck was stickered at a dealer for $37,899

[@brianwelch1579]

@@BillyMerryman yeah and big buyers get crazy deals too. when i still worked at uhaul they were getting their new gmc 2500 vans for like $14k each in 2014.. they would sell them a year later with 15k on them for like $20k

[@buttercuptaylor7135]

I think more than half the cost of a vehicle is the cost of advertising.

[@jessem8690]

5:40 Nissan knows how to make excellent vehicles, they just weren't allowed to with Renault in charge of the money. Nissan had quality on par with (even better than in some cases) Honda back in the 90s before Renault got involved, even though Nissan struggled financially even back then. Hopefully Nissan can get back to it's roots of desirable high-quality vehicles now that they have parted ways with Renault, and perhaps Honda's money can help achieve that goal. That's my hope for the merger. I've had several 80s and 90s Nissans, Hondas, Infinitis and Acuras. They were all exceptionally well built and reliable. My current 99 Pathfinder runs great with over 300k miles and is my daily work vehicle.

[@DavidWright-et3is]

I have to say, as a vibe owner, toyota & pontiac made one heck of a car that time!

[@Hattricks68]

Thanks Scotty, that was some excellent and powerful information!!!

[@johnblyth9787]

My brother was a mechanic all his life. The last 10 or so years he ran a business. Was a few dollars under the local dealer and other private places. Done very well out of it.

[@franktippin9150]

It was a Renault - Nissan combination. They had the same head. Japan has strict rules that limit the compensation of executive officers. He was getting Millions from each company which exceeded the law in Japan. I suppose he escaped back to France. Nissan was using Renault engines in some of their smaller cars.

[@patrickmurphy4702]

Become an aircraft mechanic instead. With 5 years at a major airline, you will be making over $65/hr.

[@danherrmann8755]

Thanks. Always enjoyed your videos. You taught me a lot on cars.

[@kelvinburton3454]

Scotty, you are dead wrong about joint Venture with GM and Toyota. I owned 88 Chevy Nova which had over 440k before the head gaskets went out. Then I bought a 2003 Pontiac Vibe that lasted more than 600k miles. The clutch was wearing out but, the engine was still running good even though it started consuming oil. Used a quart every 2 tanks of fuel. (Did not smoke.) Now I drive an 09 Pontiac Vibe I bought used with 94k miles. Now it has 188k miles after 4 years of ownership. The Chevy Nova, Chevy Prism and Pontiac Vibe were made at the NUMMI plant in Freemont, Cali. These cars were built by great UAW employees. I thought GM made a bad decision by breaking up with Toyota in 2009. Scotty, do you have any suggestion on freeing the 03 Vibes shifter? I can't get the shifter out of reverse after I backed it in the garage. It has sat for a couple of years. It has a 5 speed with a bad clutch. As mentioned , the engine ran good before storage. I want to get it back on the road. Thanks Scotty.

[@mistere.thelowgradeking5514]

My brother worked for a dealership 30 years ago. He quit because of what they did. A customer bought a Stealth as it was being unloaded from a truck the front bumper got ripped off. They fixed it and never told the customer what happened.

[@davey5586]

Even a under powered Tiger Tank of any model would be more reliable than ANY new/newer vehicle nowadays. Sad to say but true.

[@DavidMathis-c8v]

What an absolutely crazy thing to say and believe. Electronic ignition is something that made things wayyyyyyyy more reliable.... Nikasil cylinder coatings are wayyyyyy better than cast iron bores. Overhead cams, disk breaks 12 volt systems, alternators vs dc generators.

[@fromthebackofmymind]

​@@DavidMathis-c8v Race Tech drives innovation. I watched Formula E in Mexico last week. I like RC Hobby since it's far more affordable.

[@jrEarl]

My bought a 93 Geo Prism brand new. I was about in the 6th grade when she got it. It ran all the way through high school and up until I graduated from college. It was a solid little car.

[@72guystrikerandwrestler52]

What about opel and skoda

[@acedjgaming6779]

Samething happened to me mr brakes were rattling on my mazda took it to the dealer 3x they had the same young mechanic turn the rotors and it didnt fix the problem. I watched some youtube videos on how to do brake jobs and it turned out the brake pad was on backward and rattling against the rotor! I fixed it myself and havent had any more problems

[@paladinsorcerer67]

I purchased a brand new 3.8L Ford Mustang in 2000. In 2008 the car broke down on the highway on the way to work. I had the car towed to a nearby shop that my wife found for me. The diagnosis was that the manual transmission was totaled. I had never changed the transmission fluid. I had around 75,000 miles on the car at that point. I paid $1500 to replace the manual transmission. I then drove that car until 2020, when it had almost 150,000 miles on it. I never had the transmission fluid changed, but I also wasnt driving too much on the highway by that point. I ended up giving the car away to charity, as things like the alternator died, the door hinge was loosening so that I had to hold the door to keep it from falling off, etc. The experience of getting my car repaired often was such that I found a shop that did good work at a fair price, who I could trust. I'm driving a different car now, and I intend to follow the suggested maintenance from the Manufacturer so that I dont experience a totaled transmission again.

[@mbormann6046]

Changed fluid after 10 years and 180k miles and Trans slips. Is the reason the fluid was all of a sudden changed because it started slipping?

[@avaphom4012]

My dad took his toyota 4runner in for a stalling problem they ended up changing his rear brakes and never fixed the problem, this dealership is in deland fl

[@DavidAndrews-f5b]

Yup my Dad was a local mechanic and everyone like him and he was honest and he knew his stuff. He died before everything went to computer in vehicles he was thinking of going to big rigs

[@MarkWG]

Sorry to hear of your dad's passing. We need more honest mechanics in the world.

[@DavidAndrews-f5b]

@MarkWG true that. Lucky I have a another mechanic who is as great as my Dad and he is family as well

[@cpol64]

Scotty. You are gift to us car lovers. Thanks for all you do.and have done to educate us and decades of spreading the truth.

[@dvaunt3516]

Yeah one of the advantages of a lease. They generally leave you alone for the 3 years you have the car, outside of oil changes.

[@themasslesspenguin]

The joint venture GM and Toyota undertook at the Fremont Plant, NUMMI, was a textbook success, not a "disaster." Love you, Scotty, but you're 1000% wrong here.

[@keithrodrigues7508]

Preventive Maintenance isn't overselling parts it takin of car in the future so dosent need expensive that break due to neglect.

[@tommycoffelt]

And a garage supervisor it got to the point where I just didn't want to do it anymore but now I just work on mine that's it

[@Mango.392]

I learned this early , It wasn’t worth being a mechanic anymore ,because the people I worked for made all of the money and I had my own tools which were very expensive.I use to be a mechanic in 1983 making $4.50hr and had just got my Ase certification in brakes and asked for a raise .I was told no,so I got into the medical field and I just retired a year ago and had a very rewarding great career saving lives.These dealerships and shops need to appreciate who they have working for them.Its very hard work.

[@BarryPearson-dr1dm]

No one has respect for there workers anymore. They like to forget who is making them rich . Glad to be retired.

[@emilymeyerding3392]

When I was a child in the 1960s, my opthamologist finished medical school with a specialization in ophthalmologic surgery in Vienna in 1905. I like experienced professionals, too.

[@South_Affy]

Yeah I have had nothing but problems with a dealership with tire rotations and oil changes. Lugs were torqued to 240 foot pound after a rotation. With an oil change they tucked my front bumper under a skid plate without all the bolts for the bumper that they took off. Even a big tire place messed up my truck taking off my spare tire. Huge dent on the tailgate because they opened my tailgate while the tool was still in the slot to lower the spare. It’s getting so bad now.

[@fonze1969]

i use to work at Pulaski ford and mercury in 1990 was let go because i use to put a list of what was replaced on there front seat got called on the floor and was let go for being honest you are absolutely correct money is all they want .i have a customer i need to replace a rear pump for the awd the shop told the guy it needed a new rear end 2500. the part it needs with my labor and part is 300.00 i told him guess what i have the job that is a big difference

[@joshuawhite3856]

That transmission question and answer was pure genius 🎉

[@RikuHino]

I went back to working janitorial. Cause the shop i was working at payed less and the work was way harder. Plus alot of shops now that are more corperate are ran like pyramid schemes.

[@johnnyq1233]

If you're a smart mechanic, have the tools/equipment and have a space to work, just do jobs on your own and charge a reasonable shop rate! You will have customers up the wazoo and never need to worry about not having jobs! Don't do engine rebuilds or transmission rebuilds as they will take days to do and you might not have parts available for these. I would say that there are many jobs that are overcharged at big shops/dealerships that can be done relatively cheap at a private shop that only charges for the actual hours worked. eg. My 2005 Subaru Outback, 2.5i, they wanted 500.00 to do sparkplugs and another 250.00 for engine treatment. They wouldn't do the plugs unless I agreed to the treatment. I told them to pound sand and did it myself. It took me 30 minutes to find a video of the plug change, then 30 minutes to go get the plugs and finally 45 minutes to actually change the plugs without removing the engine or tilting it. The final cost of me doing it was about 70.00. Parts were 40.00 and 2 cans of beer were 8.00 and 45 minutes of my time. I would have gladly paid 100.00 for a tech to do it and that would be it, but, no one will do it for that. The world needs mechanics that charge rates that are within our pay rate... I don't make 135.00/hr., I make 20.00/hr. and that is what I can afford!

[@camndino]

It took me months to figure this guy out, now I’m a faithful subscriber!

[@fpaltenhoff86]

I remember reading that comment about rates tripling and salaries staying the same. That’s what pushed me away from even being interested in working in that field. I would still learn to do stuff myself of course, but on my own terms without any tyrannical overhead

[@JimErvin-d2i]

The stupid dealerships should know that you make more money in long run by being honest than by being greedy.

[@dmerced257]

Recently i saw a video of this mechanic saying that it wasnt necessary to change the transmission's filter when changing the fluid. To just change the fluid and that would be okay. What's your take on that?

[@caseywiseman5286]

Imma 52 yr old ER nurse, i am so opposed 2 paying dealers and mechanics, I've gotten my own tools and watch KZbin 2 fix my own car, I figure, even if I break it, I can still pay a mechanic 2 fix it, first I'll try myself and take my chances, still worth it, KZbin has probably saved me over $5,000 in shop rates, and yes, I always upgrade my parts, why not, I just saved a fortune and didn't have 2 speak 2 a grumpy old guy 2 do it. I've found when getting estimates, dude is way nicer if he knows u can afford anything he sells, buy ir willing 2 w8 and turn a wrench, good luck folks

[@chadalbert4977]

The old guys i used to work with.after i left the dealer, would never put a part on a car it did not need

[@chadalbert4977]

Was something going on between dealer and factory, the factory would only let the mechanics make so much money to do warranty work,,

[@ghostshadow9046]

Most shops rip off the customers and the mechanics, charged $95 per hour said job was 6 hours changing a timing belt, got the car back little over an hour later the mechanic only got paid for 1 hour and not making $95 per hour. shops in area now are charging over $150 to $185 per hour.