She ran her car out of oil, became aware it was out of oil after it broke down, then continued to drive it once it started up again after cooling off awhile thinking nothing of it and was surprised to learn you're not supposed to drive a car with no oil in it. To make matters worse, her friend was with her and did not know any of this either.
I'm kind of at a loss. I thought this was the kind of thing everyone learns when they get their license at 16 (if not earlier). What gives?
Well if no one ever tells you then you wouldn't know unless you looked it up
Get a new girlfriend, that's the only thing I can say.
I know guys who are the same way. Some guy I used to work with at a very high paying job didn't know you're supposed to change your oil. He would go one oil change every couple years.
Your overpaid coworker could have read the instruction manual every car or any other product has.
That's the story behind how I got my last car. Some college kid's parents bought him a v8-engine SUV and he never changed the oil and fuc[/i]ked the engine. Same parents simply traded in the ruined car for something newer, the shop dropped a rebuilt engine in it and I bought it (7 years old & <100K miles) for <$5K. Had it for about 12 years, took me all over on forest service roads in the mountains. My only repair bill (beyond tires and oil) was for a new water pump. I then traded it in once little things started breaking. It had a good run, maybe the best car value I'll ever see. Don't know if the previous driver ever got the lecture about changing the oil.
happens when stupid people get way too much money so that they can own a car. This is a clear sign minimum wage is way too much.
You're dating the idiot. Deal with it.
Stop seeing her. You can't build a life with her. She will be oblivious to the fact that a baby's diaper needs to be changed.
She knows now. Wont be the last stupid mistake either of you do. I knew a third year med student who did the same thing
so what! wrote:
You're dating the idiot. Deal with it.
Use it to your advantage, tell her you only have to use a condom the first time.
sbeefyk2 wrote:
I know guys who are the same way. Some guy I used to work with at a very high paying job didn't know you're supposed to change your oil. He would go one oil change every couple years.
I have a cousin who had the release latch for his car's hood break. He couldn't open the hood. He never got it fixed, just drove the car without ever checking or changing the oil. checking coolant level, etc. This was decades ago but I can't recall that he had any problems and eventually just traded the car.
Did you mansplain it to her?
What year is the car? Besides the warning light, the newer ones hardly leak at all. When I first started driving, I had to add a quart every once and awhile, but never in the last 20 years or more.
So are you like going to pay for it or no
SDSU Aztec wrote:
What year is the car? Besides the warning light, the newer ones hardly leak at all. When I first started driving, I had to add a quart every once and awhile, but never in the last 20 years or more.
The warning light is for oil pressure. If you don't check the oil level until the oil pressure light comes on, you could be running the car low on oil for a long time.
Many newer cars consume oil between oil changes for several reasons. Low viscosity oil (0W-20, 0W-16 are common now) and light oil control rings used to improve fuel economy also cause more oil to be consumed. Longer oil change intervals means that even within-spec oil consumption can mean running out of oil between oil changes. For example, a common limit is 1 quart oil consumption per 600 miles for Toyotas before the manufacturer will do anything to help you under warranty. Yet the engine in a small Toyota might only hold only a bit over 4 quarts total and the oil change interval is 10,000 miles. Check your car's oil level regularly.
SDSU Aztec wrote:
What year is the car? Besides the warning light, the newer ones hardly leak at all. When I first started driving, I had to add a quart every once and awhile, but never in the last 20 years or more.
The newer ones shouldn't leak, but they use lots more oil, through the blow back via turbo and intercooler...ask anyone with a catch can
Checking your oil level is indeed a "thing" again. Some of the newer, highly fuel-efficient engines that use thinner oils like 0W-20 tend to need to be topped up well before the recommended service interval.
I owned a 2011 Subaru Forester that used oil. Car ran great bu used about a quart every 2500 miles. Oil change interval of 7500 miles. Known problem caused by low tension on oil control rings. Spec'd for 0W-20 but 0W-30 was consumed just as fast. All this to squeeze another few tenths of a MPG out. I can see someone running that thing out of oil.
This thread is useless without pics.