Short Trips vs Long Trips: What Actually wears Cars Out
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rust protection
Rust protection helps keep your car from getting rusty and falling apart. It's important to take care of your car's body to make it last longer.
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operating temperatures
Operating temperatures are the temperatures that your car's engine and transmission should be running at to work well. Keeping them in the right range helps your car last longer.
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collector's piece
A collector's piece is a car that people really want to own because it's special, rare, or has a lot of history. These cars are usually taken care of very well and can be worth a lot of money.
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factory warranty
A factory warranty is like a promise from the car maker that they'll fix certain problems with the car for free if they happen within a certain time or distance. It's a way to make sure you don't have to pay for repairs right after buying the car.
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interest and principal
When you borrow money to buy a car, you pay back the amount you borrowed (that's called the principal) plus extra money for the bank's service (that's called interest). Each payment goes toward paying off both parts.
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sticker price
The sticker price is the price you see on a car when you look at it in a dealership. It's the starting price before any extra costs or features are added.
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well loved
'Well loved' means the previous owner took good care of the car. This can help the car last longer and work better for the new owner.
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300,000 K
300,000 K means the car has been driven for 300,000 kilometers. Cars with high mileage might worry some people, but if they've been taken care of, they can still run well.
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severe service
Severe service means using your car in tough conditions that can wear it out faster. This could be driving short distances often or in very hot or cold weather, which can make it need repairs more often.
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brakes
Brakes help your car slow down or stop. They can wear out and need to be checked regularly, especially if the car is used a lot or in tough conditions.
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exhaust system
The exhaust system helps get rid of gases from the engine and makes sure the car runs cleanly. If it gets damaged, it can cause problems and make the car less efficient.
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rust proofing
Rust proofing is a way to protect cars from rust, which can cause serious damage. It involves putting a special coating on the car to keep moisture away and help it last longer.
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hibernating a car
When you hibernate a car, it means you're not driving it for a long time. This can cause problems because parts can get rusty or damaged if they aren't used regularly.
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moisture in the oil pan
Moisture in the oil pan means there's water mixed with the oil in your engine. This can happen if the car isn't driven enough, and it can cause serious problems for the engine.
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motor oil
Motor oil is a liquid that helps keep the engine running smoothly by reducing friction. If it gets dirty, it can harm the engine.
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Nissan Rogue
The Nissan Rogue is a small SUV that is good for families and everyday driving. The 2008 version is one of the earlier models.
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Nissan 2008 Nissan
The Nissan 200 SX is a small sports car made in the 1990s that many people liked for its fun driving experience. It's known for being light and easy to handle, which makes it great for racing or just having a good time on the road. The talk about rust means that older cars like this one can have problems if they haven't been taken care of properly.
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structural integrity
Structural integrity means how strong and safe a car's body is. If it's weak, it might not protect you in an accident.
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event vehicles
Event vehicles are cars that are used for special occasions like shows or charity events, and they need extra care to stay in good shape.
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maintenance
Maintenance is the work you do to keep a car running well, like changing the oil or checking the brakes.
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collector cars
Collector cars are special cars that people keep because they are rare or have a lot of history. They often need extra care to keep them in good shape.
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moisture condensation
Moisture condensation is when water from the air turns into liquid. In cars, this can happen in the oil and cause problems if not managed properly.
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gas tank
The gas tank is where the fuel is stored in a car. It's important because it provides the fuel that the engine needs to run.
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oil change
An oil change is when you replace the old oil in a car's engine with new oil. This is important because old oil can get dirty and not work well, which can hurt the engine.
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bearing
Bearings are parts in the engine that help things move smoothly. If the oil isn't changed often enough, these parts can get damaged, which can cause serious engine problems.
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oil pressure
Oil pressure helps keep the engine running smoothly by making sure oil gets to all the parts that need it. If the oil pressure is too low, the engine can get damaged.
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automatic transmission fluid
Automatic transmission fluid helps keep the parts inside an automatic transmission working well. It makes sure everything is lubricated and helps the car change gears smoothly.
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Jeep Wrangler
The Jeep TJ Wrangler is a rugged off-road vehicle that was made from 1997 to 2006. It's popular among adventure seekers for its ability to handle tough terrains.
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clutch pedal bushing
The clutch pedal bushing is a part that helps the clutch pedal move smoothly. If it wears out, the pedal can feel loose and make it harder to drive the car properly.
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Jeep
Jeep is a car brand that makes vehicles designed for off-road driving. They're known for being tough and able to handle rough conditions.
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Short trips versus long trips. What actually wears cars out? I'm going to break that down for
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listening for the first time or you've been listening for a while, be patient here. We
got to bring everybody into the community so they know what's up, what's going on. So the 30-day
fuel saving challenge is 30 days back to back. You're going to do 30 days one way, 30 days another
way. And it's going to be worth it. If you want to put money back in your pocket, I can
help you big time with your car. Keeping it long term and continuing to feed money in your pocket.
And every time you turn that key and start that car, you're making money. Instead of trading time
for money, home to work, home to work, home to work, home to work, just like the hamster,
you know, on the wheel. Run, run, run, run, run. Get off, lick the ball, get a pellet,
jump back on, run, run, run, run. Get off, lick the ball, get a pellet, jump back on.
Sounds crazy, right? That's what we do. That's what we've been taught to do,
and we do it over and over and over again. That's insanity. Doing it continuously but
expecting a different outcome. So the 30-day fuel challenge is going to give you a different
outcome that you're going to love it. So to join up and let me know who's in,
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of what I know. As you sow, so shall you reap. So here's where you're going to reap the first
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Three things. Who you are, where you are in the vehicle you drive. And in your words,
tell me you're all in. First 50 get to do this first round with me. I will coach you
all the way and then you'll have to report in. And it's going to be by email. It's going to be a
lot of fun. You're going to learn a lot of things and you're going to be putting money back in your
pocket. And that's on one car. If I could save you $100 a month on one car, bare minimum, $100,
are you getting a $1,200 raised this year from your job? It's a yay or nay. Yes or no?
Are you? You have to answer that. If the answer is no, first 50. I'll take on 50 the first round
and if it goes well, we'll up it to 100. And I'll teach 100 how to do this. And then once you've
learned it, what do you do next time? Because everything I teach you has a pattern. And what
do you do? Rotate the pattern. You don't even have to think outside the box. Just rotate the pattern.
When you get to the top, go back to the bottom. When you get to the bottom, go back to the top.
Rotate the pattern. Do the same thing every week. Do the same thing the next week,
and you'll put money back in your pocket. So again, at the very least, first 50 that sign
up and say I'm all in for the 30 day fuel savings challenge, you do 30 days one way,
30 days the other way. And then you're going to see how much you're throwing
down the toilet, out the window of the car, in the bushes. Just let me know where you drive.
I'll be there to collect it. Absolutely. If I lose $2 in the driveway, I will trip you
getting there to find it. Yeah. Email me. Say I'm all in. So three things. Again,
who you are, where you're located, and the vehicle you drive. And that in your own words,
you're all in for the 30 day back to back challenge. Fuel savings challenge.
Minimum, put $100 back in your pocket a month. That's $1,200 bucks. Could you take a little
vacation on $1,200 bucks? Could you pay down some debt? Could you put it in a kitty and reserve it
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Larry Tietro, connect and get that hour in a coffee organized. Well, we have two types of vehicles out
there. That's all you'd say. Well, hey, motormouth, there's more than one. Oh, you know what I almost
forgot? We better have some morning coffee together. See what happens on the sixth day
of the week? My mind is going. And the guys in the shop would say, motormouth,
you can't lose what you never had. Thanks, guys. I love you too. Yeah. Love you. Bye.
What do you mean? Bye. You can go home. Yeah. Go home now. All right. Your favorite morning
beverage, whatever it is. Let me know in an email. What's your favorite morning beverage?
Mine's high octane, nothing, not a penny less, especially Saturday morning.
We count it down here, three, two, one and have a swiggy together. You ready? Three, two, one.
Man, I'd put that in my pocket if I could have a takeout all day long. That's yummy.
Simply marvelous is my good friend who passed away just last year.
Willie Wolper. Yep. I think it was 79. Yeah, I miss him every day. He was a great mentor
to me in business. A brother from another mother. And I just loved him dearly. He always had
an answer and a direction. And he wrote the best instructions on a restaurant napkin all the time.
He'd get his pen out, his felt tip pen, and he'd write out instructions for you. It was so,
so cool. I really appreciated that. Well, what two vehicles am I talking about? Short trips,
long trips. Those are the two. Every vehicle out there on the roadways is slotted into either or
category. You're either a long tripper or a short tripper. Your vehicle either gets tons of mileage
and lots of usage or it sits around. And we're going to talk about that because they're both
two different automobiles. You can have two vehicles, identical, same years, same makes and models,
same engine size, even the same color just for giggles. And one is a short tripper, one is a
long tripper. And I'll tell you this right off the get go. The vehicle that's motoring down the
highway and being used every single day, they last a long time. If you, you change your
mindset about vehicle maintenance, you can be part in a member of the 600,000 kilometer club.
You can make 600,000 kilometers into miles if you want. Yes, you can. Fleet companies do it all
the time. How do they do it? That's what you're going to learn in this upcoming video on our
YouTube channel. I've really worked hard on this one and breaking down the mindset change and how
that will put a ton of money back in your pocket, in your wallet, by simply changing your mindset
when it comes to vehicle maintenance. You put 600,000 miles on a vehicle you have made yourself
some serious cash off of that piece of equipment, because that's what it is. That is your fleet,
right there. You're trucking up and down that roadway every day. You know when I was with Volkswagen,
I would put 16,000 kilometers on in six weeks. Actually less. I drove 90 minutes one way to
my position. 90 minutes one way. So I was on the road three hours a day. They gave me a new
vehicle to drive and they would take it away for me like every five, six weeks. God, it had
to be gone and then I'd get another one. And if you say, well, that was great. I didn't like it
because I had to carry all my stuff with me. It couldn't leave anything in the car and if you
got a ding or a stone chip from somebody, I had to pay for it. It was a nightmare.
Yeah. It was a nice perk at first and then after when it's 10 after five and
sales mangler comes over and says, uh, we sold your car today. Here's the stock number. It's
somewhere in the backyard and it would always be 10 rows deep. So then you got to go get all the
keys for all those vehicles that got to be moved to get you out. And then it's got,
it's got the shipping wrap still on it and labels and you got to take all that off.
Sound like fun? It sucked with a K and a capital T. Not fun. But anyways, I packed the miles on
and one day the, uh, the GM comes to me and says, you know, motor mouth, we can't,
we can't put a trailer hitch on this place, you know? Yeah. So anyhow, I sold my own
personal vehicle to get a company vehicle while I was there fixing the dealership.
That was a bad mistake. I should have said this, you give me a car and I own it and that way
I'm driving your product, but you service it in a gas cart. Yeah. That would have been
a better way to go in. I'd tell that to anybody. Yeah. Anyhow, I was trucking up and down
that, that, that there was no shortcut to my home at that time. I lived in a little town
called Fisherville. Yeah. It was no like shortcut. It was only one way basically to get out there
on the south shores of Lake Erie. Yeah. No shortcuts. So I was working that car and like
many of you, if you're driving that hour, half an hour, 90 minutes, maybe more. Yeah.
Let me know. Where are you driving to? How many, how much time do you spend on the road
commuting, commuting every day? Commuting? No. Yeah. Commuting. That's right. Commuting.
Let me know. Yeah. You know, you guys are like truck drivers, but don't tick them off.
You know what they call us? Four wheelers. Yeah. Because the ones that drive like idiots,
they want to take you off the road. I can tell you that I worked in the industry.
Many of you are lucky you're alive.
Because some of these 18 wheeler guys, they're not impressed by your cowboy style driving.
Anyways, let's not digress. Let's bring in, bring it back home now. Bring it home,
motor mouth. Bring it home. So those vehicles that are motoring up and down the road every
single day, those are healthy. Those are healthy vehicles to drive to buy. I bought many a vehicle
two to 300 kilometers. And you know what? They were just beautiful, well worked in. If anything
major was going to happen, it'll happen in the first year or two for 60 to 80,000 K, 100 K.
If anything major is going to go, it's going to go ahead of time. That's why I say, you know
what? Some of the best vehicles out there are off lease vehicles, because you know, you get a vehicle
rental for whatever reason, and you drive it like you stole it. Yeah, you treat it like a bad, bad
donkey. And you cruise that thing, because you don't care. You know, the whole demeanor changes
when you get behind the wheel of a rental car. You know one thing, don't crack it up,
but you can drive the daylights out of it. Those are great vehicles to buy, because again,
in the first 100 K, if something major is going to go, it's going to go.
After that, it's gravy. You get it. You take care of it. You love it. You're the next caregiver.
You will be a member of the 600,000 mile club before you know it. And it's still going.
And there's still vehicle left, but there's stuff you have to do. So why is that?
Why do they last longer? Because the vehicles in motion for extended periods of time.
So a lot of things happen. It keeps things moving, kind of like us, right? If we sit
and become the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man in the chair, you know, the armchair warrior,
eating a bag of chips, drinking a two liter of pop or whatever, cold snack. Yeah, guess what happens?
Your body decays. You get into a state of decay to a point where the doctor says,
yeah, you're fat and you need to lose 60 pounds. Well, that was direct. Well, you're not
understanding your health issues are because you're overweight. Now you got to work all that,
those bags of chips and soda pop or cold snacks off. So now you got to get in motion
so that you stop decaying. A car is exactly the same way. The more they sit, the more
goes wrong with it. We'll cover that in just a minute. So hang on, you short trippers. I haven't
forgotten you. Here's where we're going. When that vehicle's in motion every single day,
everything is moving and working. Nothing gets an opportunity to corrode and rot and rust and decay,
except the body. You've got to invest in rust protection, period, because the rest is all
fixable. But when the structure goes, it's over. She's singing. It's done. It's over.
It's not worth putting the money into. You got to have a base to work with first.
So that engine's running at normal operating temperatures for extended periods of time.
Same with the transmission. You're moving fuel through the tank. Everything is working
like a machine, a well oiled machine, and you're taking care of it. That is a winner
right there. But if you drive it and abuse it and don't service it, then it's going to turn into
a collector's piece in no time whatsoever. And that's where a lot of you get stuck in the white
noise. You can only keep it a couple of years. Factory warranty runs out and you go and you
start the whole process over again, going home to work, home to work, home to work,
home to work, run on the wheel, jump off, lick the ball, get a pellet, and you never own a car.
You're paying interest and principal until you make the last payment and it's a pile of junk,
and now you got to go and you do it again. That is in my mind over 40 years in the service
base. I cannot come to grips with. I can't. I look at today's prices. The other week I did a podcast,
$58,000 sticker price without everything else in for a Jeep. Are you freaking kidding me? No.
I am not getting on that hamster wheel and making that payment and I'm not leasing it
because the lease payment's less. You got to be out of your stinking mind.
No. This boy, I'm out. Many years ago I said, I'm done with that. I'm done. After the FJ,
I paid it off in one year. I did not want that hanging over my head. I worked my butt off.
I collected pop bottles and beer cans and all kinds of stuff to get that sucker paid off
and I paid it off four years ahead of time. I am not into that and you don't have to be either.
That's what I'm saying. You buy into the white noise to be what? In a vehicle to impress somebody
you don't even know and you may not necessarily even like. Yeah, like when was the last time
you invited them to the summer barbecue? Just ask it. You didn't. You know it. Just say it.
That's right. Bring it to the table. Here's the thing. You keep that vehicle rolling every day
and commute back and forth and care give it and prepare mentally that that's the only vehicle
you're ever going to be able to own. How are you going to treat it now? That's where the mindset comes
in. You know, I don't get vehicles that are like self-cleaning ovens. I'm sorry to tell you,
yeah I can fix it but I got to buy parts and put the labor in so if I'm putting labor in on that
I'm losing labor somewhere else so it's a loss for me. But you know what? I'm not making
those payments and I am not working my butt off to be car broke. I will not do it. I won't do it.
Absolutely not. I'll buy something with 300,000 K that's been well loved and taken care of
and all I got to do is take it over and keep going. Continue where the other person left off.
They loved it. They cared for it. They appreciated it. They respected it and they took care of it.
And now it's my turn. That's what I call a goodie because when I turn the key I'm making money.
That vehicle is making me money. I'm going to a job or I'm going to do an event. Something is
happening that's bringing the shekels home to the storehouse. You got it? So those vehicles
that are doing that road tripping. There's no moisture building up in the oil pan. No condensation.
No rusty crusties down there. Everything is running like a mill.
And it doesn't mean you'd run it until the car can't go. That's what we're working on
turning that around. I am not talking to the person that says I just drive it in the ground.
Well, God bless you. You know, you got more money than brains. I mean that respectfully.
Can I walk behind you with a wheelbarrow and a rake? Would that be creepy? Yeah,
I just want to rake up some of that, you know, non-required money. Yeah,
you'll get used to me after a while. Anyways, so that's the vehicle I'm interested in.
It's been commuted, working. It's been working. And that's what I want. Now, flip coin because we
don't want to go into a two hour segment here because I could. I could go off on a tangent,
but I won't. I've got it under control. Short trips. These are vehicles that fall into
a category. Here it is, brothers and sisters. It's going to probably get you between the
eyes, but it is what it is and it is what it is not. Severe service. Severe service. That means
your vehicle, I wouldn't touch it. If that vehicle is 11 years old and it's got 30,000 K on,
it's going to give me tons of problems when I start really driving it because brakes,
rust, they corrode heavily and that's money all the way around. I had a number of seniors that
lived in a residential home and they still wanted their independence. They wanted to keep their car.
Those things were train wrecks. Every single one. I remember we went to go and pick one up.
I hopped in it. The exhaust was laying on the ground in the parking lot underneath it.
It all fell off. All of it from front to back. It fell off from corroding. The rust was so bad
underneath the floorboards. You could use a pencil and poke a hole in. It was sad because from the
ground up, the vehicle looked amazing. Inside looked like brand new. The mileage was usually
less than 50,000 K and it's done. Honestly, it is over and she's singing.
We'd get them on the hoist and sometimes I'd be even afraid to put them on the lift
because they're so corroded underneath. The cars were sitting on the parking lots rotting away.
Rotting. Literally rotting away. I'd put exhaust on them every two years because they're
sitting on soaking wet black top with no rust proofing, protecting anything and the vehicle
will have maybe done 100 kilometers since the last time I had it in the shop.
Severe service. If you're trying to hibernate that vehicle and keep the mileage low, you're
killing it. You're absolutely murdering that vehicle in a slow painful death. Unless you have
that vehicle in a garage that's hermetically sealed in a plastic bag and it's, what do you
call it? It's being properly humidified so there's no moisture. It's on a thermostatic controlled
environment. That vehicle is dying a very slow painful death. If you're hibernating it and
afraid to put some mileage on it, don't even own a car because from a service text point of view,
that thing is a disaster to keep it going. The tires rot. The exhaust rots away. Every hanger,
every nut, every bolt, every exhaust flange rots off and then when somebody actually drives it,
pieces start falling off. The brakes, you can't, we were, we could not keep brakes on those
vehicles. Not because of the mileage, because of the non mileage. In the engines, they fill up with
moisture in the oil pan. Moisture in the oil pan is acid mixed with the oil and short trips,
lots of carbon, lots of unburnt fuel in the motor oil. That motor oil is basically like battery
acid for the lower bearings in the lower part of the engine. Absolutely destroying a perfectly
good engine because the oil gets quickly contaminated from short trips. The engine's not working hard
at 195 degrees Fahrenheit. The thing never gets a chance to warm up. It goes over here, back home.
You know, there's no mileage, no long runs. It's a vehicle killer, low mileage, packed away
in the garage, sitting in the driveway. Biggest killer ever of an automobile. Ever. Emergency brakes
seize. The brake drums are corroded. Rotting. They're rotting. There's rot setting in under the vehicle
because there's moisture laying on the floorboards. I'd see rust so bad. In fact, a good example
was the 2008 Nissan Rogue that was donated a car connection and after looking it over,
decided to use it to shoot a bunch of videos. Let's see if we can't put this thing back on the road.
One more year had it sat six more months. It would not have been savable. It would not have been worthy
of saving it because there's some areas that develop some very heavy, scaly rust and that's the stuff
that is deadly to the structural integrity of any vehicle out there. So we have some
vehicles that we put together over the years, over 31 years, that we use to go out to fundraisers,
car shows, events, or if we're invited somewhere, where we can set up and meet the people,
we'll take one or two event vehicles with us. Those require a ton of maintenance. So when they
come out in late spring, early summer, they get a complete look over everything. Why? They've
been sitting six months. They go away the end of October. We do one more round with them
end of October with mothers against drunk drivers. They get put away. When we bring them out,
they need work. Yeah, they haven't been anywhere for six months, but I'll tell you
right now, they will all need something, some attention. So they fall in the category of severe
service. And those of you who have collectors' cars, antiques stuffed away, you know what I'm
talking about. They always need something and you've got to stay ahead of the game
because the maintenance will get away from you very, very quickly. I've gone to look
at muscle cars, been packed away in a garage for 10, 15, 25 years. You can see a lot of videos
on YouTube about that. Vehicle been stashed away for 40, 45 years. There's the example.
Parked has a thousand miles on it. Look at it. It's a decrepit, sad-looking state. How did
it get there? Lack of performance, not working. So if you are one of those vehicle owners
that is in that severe service category, you really got to step up the game. Regardless of
whether you go, well, you know, it just has low mileage. Yeah, that car needs service all the
time. It should be in the shop every three months, minimum. If you want to keep it
and keep it going, you've got to do more maintenance than the guy in the gal that's
booting it down the road. Every single day that vehicle's working. You know, most of the time
the engine's still glowing like a nuclear meltdown because it never sits still. Those vehicles
are amazing to get your hands on because they're performers. You've worked all the bugs out.
Now you've got the gravy. Just keep being the caregiver that you need to be to keep it
and it's making you money. That vehicle that's sitting in your garage
all the time or under the carport or sitting in the three-quarter stone driveway is dying
a slow death. I don't care how many miles you have on it. You're not saving it. You're
killing it. And the short trips kill the engine way sooner than somebody that's cruising down
the road. The engine's working, working hard, and there's no contamination building up in the oil.
Acids from unburnt fuel, carbon deposits, and moisture condensation. Huge killer. You know,
you go up to the store, up to the W store or the big C store, and you go back home and it
goes back in the garage. So the oil's cooling down. It hasn't really been working hard.
You can't make any French fries in it. It's not hot. Moisture builds in up in the oil pan
on the bottom of the engine. That's what happens because there's air. There's a level of fluid,
which is where the oil's all settled, and then there's air above that. That's where condensation
comes in. As the oil and the air are cooling in the oil pan, that's where the water droplets
come from. In the gas tank, same thing. When you park that in the gredge, is the gas tank stuff full
of fuel? No. There's a level, and then there's air. Guess what builds up? Above the fuel level.
Condensation. Because the liquid in the air are two different, you know, the ambient air,
temperature affects both. The temperature of the liquid and the temperature of the air.
And there you get condensation building up on the sealing of the fuel tank,
corrosion, and contamination. There you go. That's the short story. So if you're trying to save that
vehicle and keep the mileage low, it may look good from the ground up, but I'll tell you what,
when we get it on the lift, there's lots of problems. Lots of problems. And the engines
you really need to change the oil in it once every two months.
To be in all seriousness, that's what you need to do once every two months.
Not a penny less, because the acids are eating the bearings on the motor, and it's going to take
that motor out with low mileage. They start knocking. That's what happens. The bearings loosen up
from the acids, the babid on the bearings gets etched away, and the tolerances get bigger.
You lose oil pressure, and the engine's not tight anymore. It's sloppy lose. Same with the transmission.
It's got an oil level in there. When you park that thing, there's the oil level for the transmission,
then there's air. As the oil cools down, the air cools down, there's condensation
in your automatic transmission fluid. I can go on. Same thing with the brakes. Same thing with
the power steering. Same thing with the cooling system. Never gets a chance to burn off the
contamination. So what happens? Everything starts to go to pot, just like that. Plain and simple.
So short trips versus long trips, what actually wears out, wears cars out.
That's the short story. That is the short story. If you want to see that corrosion I'm talking about
on that 08, Nissan Rogue only had just barely over 100K. It looks good from the ground up
underneath. Rusty, crusty. I banged as much as I could out, and then put the sauce on underneath.
Corrosion free to protect it and brought it back to life. Six more months, that thing would
have gone to the wrecking yard. That would have been a sad deal. A very, very sad deal.
You can watch those videos on our YouTube channel, all the work that we did to bring that 2008 Nissan
Rogue back from the brink of the crusher. It was on the edge of an eating to just see the
crusher go to the boneyard and get picked over. Yeah, that's what happens. So same thing,
you'll be able to watch all the videos for the 97 Jeep TJ Wrangler that we were sent.
We rescued it from the crusher. Everything that we fixed on it is all documented,
and you'll learn a ton of things from that. Step by step how we brought that vehicle back to
life, taking care of repairs and negligence. No repairs, lots of negligence, not taking
care of business, not fixing stuff, not doing basic maintenance, not doing regular maintenance,
doing absolutely zero, zero. And you get to watch all that. Watch how we just bring a vehicle back
from destruction by simply doing basic maintenance, catching up on the repairs,
bringing it back to life one story at a time. And we're there. It's ready and drivable. I just got
after this morning's program, I'm going to head out there. I've got a change of bushing on the
clutch pedal because it's sloppy loose. Make sure that our new clutch isn't going to get tore out
and it's drivable. Now, so you can watch all those videos all the way up. We've done
some upgrades just to show you how you can do it and how you can do it yourself and save a ton of
money and create something from nothing. And at the end of this particular shoot on this 97
TJ Wrangler, that's the first year apparently of the TJ. I've learned so much about Jeeps,
never owned one, never even would fix them in my shop. I didn't like them. They got too many
problems. And we've learned a lot, Skippy and I shooting the videos and brought it back to life.
And wait till you hear I'm going to share at the end of this,
how much it costs to bring that vehicle back to life. And I'll tell you right now,
it ain't $58,000 on the sticker price, not even close. It will blow your mind. You'll go,
what? You did all that for that? And you got a Jeep out of it? Yeah. Yeah, that's the whole
purpose of the YouTube channel to show you, is it doable to put money back in your pocket?
Lots of it and still have an automobile and pack the miles on that sucker because mileage
in this boy's heart means absolutely nothing. I never bought into that death gargle
of the salespeople, no disrespect. But I know you got to sell stuff to make a living for your
family. But you know what? Not off my back. It's just like the takeout stores. If they were
relying on me to support them and feed them, they're going to die. Because I take my thermos
on the road with me. I like my coffee the way I like it. And I don't mind packing a thermos. I did
that for many years on the road doing fleet maintenance. It's just a habit. And my coffee
cost me 15 cents a cup. And I can have it when I want it, where I want it and whatever I'm
doing for 15 cents a cup. Gourmet coffee in my thermos. That's what you learned from our certified
financial planning professionals. I took my drive through money one year was we tracked it for a
month. I was spending $400 a year on drive through coffee. And I took that away and got a thermos
and I've just carried on that mindset. And I know at minimum I'm saving $400 a year
on somebody else making me a cup of coffee. And usually it's not the way I like it anyway.
Yeah. I like my coffee the way I like it, period. That's my thing. I don't have any habits,
but I love my coffee the way I love it. Done. And 15 cents a cup.
That's money back in your pocket. So to Monday morning, what are we going to be talking about?
Well, I thought you'd ask I've got that prepared. So I hope you pull some nuggets from this
because I'm in your corner. I am in your corner. And I had some great teachers
in the service bays that were hard on me tough on me and teaching me stuff.
And I remember my one military boss he would he'd always say he takes something apart if you
suck that something he would take it would arrive in your service bay and it would all be stripped
apart. And then he'd say there you go that one's for you. And that's how I learned how to
become a master electrician. A master at clutches, cylinder heads, ignition. I'd always be shooting
geese out of the air because I never got the firing order right. And every vehicle that came
in my service bay for a tune up the distributor all the plug wires everything was pulled out
and put on the bench. And that's how I learned. And he would say now put that back together
I'll be back in about 20 minutes to see how you did. And here's what he'd do. He'd look at it
and look at you and look at it and go what do you think is it right? Is it right?
And if he said I'll be back in 10 minutes tell me what you've done wrong.
That was an instructor. Big time. That's how you learn. So I'm sharing that skill set
with you to help you put more money back in your wallet and be part of the 300,000 400,000 600,000
kilometer or mile club and make yourself money with your car every day. So have fun have a super
duper weekend get out there and do stuff with the kids the fam gather do things just do things
keep moving keep it moving there's a time to sit and be still right but keep moving
keep the juices flowing so keep it under 100 watch out for the other guy be careful of your
driving habits don't be a cuck out there and remember peace patience and kindness always
put the coffee on I'm going to come to your house bye for now
About this episode
Exploring the impact of driving habits on vehicle wear, this episode delves into the differences between short trips and long journeys. Niall Motormouth Jenkins shares insights on how each type of driving affects car longevity, emphasizing the importance of understanding vehicle maintenance. With a mix of humor and practical advice, listeners will learn how to keep their cars running smoothly regardless of their driving patterns. The episode also touches on community engagement and resources available for car enthusiasts.
Original notes
Many owners assume low mileage means low wear - but that's not how mechanical systems work.
In this episode, we break down short-trip driving versus long-trip driving, and why short trip vehicles often fall under severe service, while long-distance vehicles are more accurately described as fleet-style service.
Cold starts, moisture buildup, fuel dilution, incomplete warm-up cycles-these are the real wear factors most drivers ignore.
If you want your vehicle to last, you need to under stand how it's driven, not just how far.
Think like a professional consumer, not the average owner, and stop letting milage alone fool you.
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