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Ah, Reddit. The glorious, chaotic corner of the internet where you can find heated debates about pineapple on pizza right next to surprisingly profound life advice. It's also, apparently, a goldmine for practical tips, especially when it comes to the metal beasts we rely on daily: our cars.
Owning a vehicle can feel like a constant barrage of weird sounds, expensive upkeep, and confusing dashboard lights. Sometimes, you just need advice from someone who gets it, even if that someone is a stranger hiding behind a quirky username. We dove deep into the forums to pull out some genuinely useful nuggets of wisdom shared by fellow drivers navigating the highways and byways of car ownership.
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Review: "Very easy to install and really pleased with the quality image of front and back view. Although my vehicle is not equipped with built-in WiFi, I can connect the camera to my phone to have access to GPS and app sync features." - Lisa S
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Review: "Good product; has all the emergency items I wanted." - Pearl B. Bladek
Review: "Perfect fit and easy to install-delivered promptly. All at a great price. Much more reasonable than dealer installed." - Amazon Customer
Review: "So here it is our snowand we cleaned it with the astro brush ! It's so pleasing and excellent in cleaning so easy to do and very impressed it's so light in weight. We are so happy to purchase this product 💯" - Juan Trevino
Review: "This product totally surprised my expectations. It does take time to inflate tire. But for it's size and convenience, it works extremely well." - Steven S Rice
TMTMTMTM 7 months ago
I had a really cheap air-pressure gauge, where the pressure shoves out a rod and you read the pressure off of it. Problem: IF you seat it really well on the stem from the start, or the friction of the rod won't shove it out properly. I eventually heard of a bigger sturdier one with a dial, and I have to eventually get it seated. No problem with measuring pressure now!
Review: "Easy to use and it works great! It holds a charge so it can be stored for a while and when you need it, it’s ready." - B Kay
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"Learn how to change a tire and how to use emergency roadside tire patch kits." - VulpesIncendium
Review: "I wasn’t looking forward to patching my truck’s flat tire. Once I started using this though I got happy real quick. The whole process took maybe 30 seconds. This was a day after I tried a patch kit from a convenience store that was maybe 5 bucks cheaper than this. With the other cheap kit I struggled for about 45 min trying to make the patch fit in the tool and then it just broke off. With this kit it literally took 30 seconds. This is by far the best tire patch kit I’ve tried and I’ve had my share of crappy cars." - Will Strickland
So, we've covered some of the baseline knowledge and quick fixes that Redditors recommend keeping in your back pocket. But car ownership isn't just about knowing how to check your tire pressure (though seriously, do that). It's also about dealing with the less frequent, but often more stressful, stuff – think navigating repairs without getting ripped off, understanding what those really weird noises might mean, or just keeping your ride from looking like a mobile trash can. Let's get into some of the slightly deeper cuts from the Reddit auto gurus.
Review: "I was skeptical ordering because brake fluid doesn’t do good on the shelf but it was very good quality came sealed." - JonBoi
Brian Droste 7 months ago
I don't think all the fluids need to be checked that often. Not unless you have leakage or your car is using that much fluid. If so you need to take it somewhere to have a mechanic look at your car.
Review: "Good size that I'll be able to handle much better than a big heavy fire extinguisher." - gerry k
Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 7 months ago (edited)
An extinguisher of this size is essentially useless. A full size extinguisher has about 10 seconds of use, this one would have much less.
Review: "What a great portable charger! It’s is black in color and the paw that shows you when it’s fully charged is very bright. It is the perfect size to fit in the pocket of my suitcase or my smaller purse when traveling. It’s very durable and lasts a long time. I used it to charge my phone and ear pods while traveling. The charger held its power for a couple days before needing recharged." - Shawn
Review: "What a bonus! The jug that amazon delivered has an offer from Valvoline to get $5 back. Super easy to do to. Just upload a copy of your amazon invoice and Valvoline will send the cash directly to your Venmo account. Nice! About the oil - I have no idea how good the oil is. It's full synthetic and the viscosity is correct for my car. I'm sure it will be fine and will last 4000 miles until my next oil change." - King George
Brian Droste 7 months ago
I have a older car so I try to change my oil every 5K miles. Speaking of that, I have gone beyond that. Hopefully will change my oil by the end of May.
Review: "I like a clean car. This package is much cheaper than getting the individual items, just make sure you need all the items. Makes the cars really shiny." - Helder F. Jacinto
Review: "Good anti-freeze, good price." - Kevin Wicki
Review: "It was easy to make, and my window washed well enough." - Allen Hong
Mark Buxbaum 7 months ago
Why would you keep a gallon of that in your car? Just top it off every two months at home.
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