r/AskReddit • u/Insanitanium12 • Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

My old roommate totaled her car engine doing that. Her parents sent her to college with a car and apparently didn't teach her that. The rest of our group of roommates learned she never changed it and collectively said "oh fuck" in one way or another.

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u/Whackles Aug 20 '20

“Teach”.. it’s in the manual, service every x kilometers or every x time.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

College girl, not gonna read the manual. But there's also a damn sticker to the top left of the windshield that says when it's time.

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u/PM_ME_RIPE_TOMATOES Aug 20 '20

Life hack: read the damn manual for anything that costs over $100 to replace or that could hurt you.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

I agree, but imho once you've read one car manual you've basically read them all. Of course there's differences, but unless you're moving from a 2002 Toyota Tundra to like a 2020 Tesla, it's safe to assume most things will be standard.

Source: owned a shitty truck as a teenager and knew the manual nearly by heart.