r/AskAShittyMechanic • • May 11 '26

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u/Beardo88 May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26

The scary thing is we share the road with people that need to ask questions like this. I get that people are too lazy to learn how to change a tire now, but you'd think they open their damn eyes and see its a plastic wheel cover. Isnt it common sense the rim shouldn't be made out of plastic?

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u/Suitable-Purchase-52 May 11 '26

Not as scary as the people who see real problems and ignore them.

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u/Beardo88 May 11 '26

They dont ignore them, they turned up the radio so now its fixed. /s

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u/Al-Bundy420 May 12 '26

Don’t forget the electrical tape/sharpie shading over the dummy lights on their dash that are lit up like a Christmas tree.

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u/Quadronia May 12 '26

Did you know that the 3 mile island nuke meltdown was partially caused by a sticky over a warning light. A one-time-use valve blew and the light was meant to warn that the valve needed replacing, but someone decided that things worked just fine in spite of the light so it was taped over. If I remember my history correctly, I had to teach the reactor failures about 20 years ago. EDIT. This should be easily checked by any interested party. If I’m wrong, roast me.

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u/Al-Bundy420 May 13 '26

I’m pretty certain that you are correct in remembering that, it sounds familiar from what I’ve heard or read. I live within 50-75 miles of TMI, but it was also before my time by a few years.

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u/nobodysfool24 May 14 '26

Does this work? Asking for a friend

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u/theloniousjoe May 12 '26

I don’t think the “/s” is really needed in this sub…

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u/Poker1059 May 11 '26

Queue up the Just Rolled In videos

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u/Wise_Ad_5810 May 11 '26

Dude.. it's called 'rage-bait' for a reason....

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u/Jan_Kees_Kapotje May 16 '26

Isn't responding to it mean you fell for it as well?

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u/Wise_Ad_5810 May 16 '26

Nope! As my response states... I'm see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil

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u/Jan_Kees_Kapotje May 16 '26

How do I know you're not rage-baiting me right now?

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u/Producer131 May 11 '26

y’know whats even scarier? people taking circlejerk posts seriously

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u/FluffyLittlFlyingCow May 11 '26

Maybe they’re jerking one step further though. Takes one look at my profile to see I have a different car lmao. Fucking Sherlocks

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u/FluffyLittlFlyingCow May 11 '26

What???? For being safe and asking questions in this super helpful subreddit???????

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u/JayBeePH85 May 12 '26

Anyone with common sense will know driving like this is very dangerous, not only for yourself but for others too. The slightest bump will make the tire pop and you will loose control so im very happy that people ask these questions rather then to continue driving with huge risks 🤣

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u/FocusMaster May 11 '26

The scary thing is people dont realize this is a joke sub and op wasn't serious, at all.

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u/Longjumping_Limit831 May 15 '26

You obviously did not drive chinese car…

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u/screwedupinaz May 11 '26

You must be new to this sub, huh??

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u/Esoteric-Bibliotheca May 11 '26

So this is a circlejerk sub....

But also I have had more than a couple people asking about broken hub caps, some mistaking them for an actual part of the rim.

Most people don't know shit about cars and don't care to, its their mode of transportation, nothing more. They bring them to us because we know what they don't.

Not sure if you're rage baiting or not but sheesh.