Watch our full story with Rachel and her Chariot here: watch.growingbolder.com/watch/eftlCdXp

@tree3po

Ай бұрын

why would one need to log in? no!

@rawbacon

Ай бұрын

Thanks, luckily I knew how to bypass your nonsense and watch the whole thing.

@felixmcbride5448

Ай бұрын

@@tree3po This is an old viral video that they reuploaded. Rachel passed away a few years ago.

@christopher9727

Ай бұрын

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@TheEsquireClub

Ай бұрын

Ooo, OUCH!!!

It mustve been nice to live in a world where a guarantee was worth something.

@user-mr3ct1dm9p

Ай бұрын

It was--- it really was!

@integr8er66

Ай бұрын

Well she ain't getting any thing on the sears warranties

@EssenceofPureFlavor

Ай бұрын

A lot of dealers still do lifetime warranties, fyi. You just need to actually take advantage of them.

@robjohnson8522

Ай бұрын

I am SHOCKED they still honor them! SHOCKED!

@goFyourself69

Ай бұрын

its stuff like this that allowed that generation to let the world go to crap

Same car for 500k miles, now that's a green vehicle. This lady needs a tax credit.

@MrSloika

Ай бұрын

It's a Mercury Comet. Under the skin it's the same as 65 Mustang. Because the Mustang is such a popular enthusiast collector car all the mechanical parts are still available therefor all the mechanical bits for this Comet are still available. If this were any other old car the replacement parts makers would have stopped producing parts long ago.

@oldtwinsna8347

Ай бұрын

Current administration would slap penalties on her for having a gas guzzler and force her to purchase a 40k electric car.

@joels7605

Ай бұрын

@@hepphepps8356 That's not correct. For a modern vehicle it's split roughly half and half. Half of the environmental damage is done during manufacture, half during the life of the vehicle. That's weighted more toward manufacture for EVs because they're so much more efficient. That isn't a slight against EVs, they just simply pollute less during use.

@CGJ7755

Ай бұрын

@@luddel4747maybe up to 1990-1995, that’s when emissions became low and engines modern enough, it’s greener to drive cars that are 20-30 years now.

@CGJ7755

Ай бұрын

@@hepphepps8356well a bunch of bullshit.

She's outlived half the companies that warranty her "lifetime warranty" parts.

@AFoxGuy

Ай бұрын

Sears and JCPenney are still alive fyi Sears has 11 stores and JCP has several hundred.

@Hedgehog_Ninja

Ай бұрын

@@AFoxGuy I didn't even know JcPenny's had an automotive division haha

@neddiego2570

Ай бұрын

​@@AFoxGuyJCP went bankrupt

@asum307

Ай бұрын

@@neddiego2570and now we know why. 👀

@AFoxGuy

Ай бұрын

@@neddiego2570 They did, but they were bought by Simon Retail group and still have several hundred stores still open, I have one near me.

I’m convinced that she makes sure she stays healthy to keep these companies honest. 😊

I hope she lives to be 130.

@evanlyons9472

Ай бұрын

There’s a decent chance if she’s still this mentally sharp at 90

@user-ti7yt9vj2f

Ай бұрын

And stays as healthy as she is in this clip

@jeanlawson9133

Ай бұрын

So do I ❤

@tibedog5629

Ай бұрын

She died in 2017

@tibedog5629

Ай бұрын

@@evanlyons9472 She died in 2017

The real story here is that she actually got some companies to honor their warranties.

@wholeNwon

Ай бұрын

Without going to the AG's office.

@AppalachianMountaineer1863

Ай бұрын

She’s got a “pistol packer” vibe to her so that’s probably how she got them to uphold the warranty 😂

@prophetzarquon1922

Ай бұрын

Heck, these days the way a warranty is phrased, it usually won't cover anything but gross defect, & even then the warranty on a component covers only those parts, not installation. The terms & conditions of bumper to bumper dealer warranties vary widely, & are generally not as comprehensive as they may seem. Any number of common mods, use cases, or practices, even dealer-installed factory options, can void some warranty terms! Then there's the _really_ absurd ones: I've seen more than one type of vehicle (including a car) warranty, that said _you can't get it wet._ ...☂️!?!

@wholeNwon

Ай бұрын

@@prophetzarquon1922 Third party warranties are usually worthless scams. There are some exceptions but very few.

@Tremor244

Ай бұрын

​@@prophetzarquon1922lmao, imagine they put a warranty sticker on the bottom of the car that would dissolve from water.

I love people like this. The fact that she has a thick, neat "photo album"/ring binder in order to keep file of all the important papers and information regarding her car and keeping it maintained, all for free, is impressive. But it's actually how it should be, people, including myself, need to get better at keeping things up to date, having things in order, and caring about the minut details. And car brands and dealership needs better warranties, both in how long they last and how wide the coverage is. Cheers! And good job lady.

@PartOfForever

Ай бұрын

100%, well said. I have to get better at that stuff too. I used to be. I've been letting standards slide, I think like the whole country to some extent. We really do need to return to standards.

@skaterlover1999

Ай бұрын

Don't just do it for car information, do it for large appliances, furniture, etc. Steve Lehto, an attorney on here, has a great video regarding a company that was sued for not honoring their lifetime sock warranty.

@Tracker5111

Ай бұрын

Yes! So many people say " I'm so busy" then grab popcorn and sit in front of the TV for 4 hours.

@hughjass7101

Ай бұрын

@@Tracker5111 wow youre so much better than them! it couldnt be that they have so much more going on in their lives than you could possibly imagine!

@HawkGTboy

26 күн бұрын

I started doing this recently, keeping an individual 3-ring notebook for each of my vehicles. It’s nice. They’re all lined up on a shelf in my office.

Bought my current car from an elderly lady. Best buy ever. Barely used, clean and very well maintained.

@maalikserebryakov

10 күн бұрын

Actually you WANT it to be well used. A car that sits doing nothing becomes a rustbucket fast And also, mileage is proof that it actually drives well.

@Hypocricy_rules_supreme

9 күн бұрын

@@maalikserebryakov Great point :)

@Wavetheory85

6 күн бұрын

There are a couple I have on watch that will probably go up for sale in the next 2-4 years. I know they will be good value buys. One is a ~2010 toyota camry that is gently used and I actually prefer that generation before it had the lcd screen and a few other tech upgrades but it feels like driving a boat which takes some getting used to. Currently driving a 2024 camry and I might consider switching to 2010.

Nobody’s tracking granny.

@timan2039

Ай бұрын

She’s driving a tank when the rest are in crumple zones 😁

@2003AudiS3

Ай бұрын

@@timan2039the tanks would fair the worst in a crash with a modern car

@JimsEquipmentShed

Ай бұрын

@@2003AudiS3yea, one of the crash tests I watched to prove that point, actually removed the engine from the older car to make it look like it lost.

@Thunderrolls87

Ай бұрын

Nope. Before all that bs started

@redseven4040

Ай бұрын

@@2003AudiS3Maybe if it was at highway speeds. I know the video you’re going to cite with the Chevy Malibu from 2009 and 1959, but at lower speeds, like cruising down a neighborhood street, a modern car would crumple and an old steel body would just get a scratch.

It shows you the benefits of being an involved owner

@adamb89

Ай бұрын

I dunno about that but it sure shows the benefits of having no better uses of your days left than track lifetime warranties in a binder.

@seeharvester

Ай бұрын

@@adamb89 And what are you doing? Curing cancer?

@adamb89

Ай бұрын

@@seeharvester Software engineer.

@bobloblaw9679

Ай бұрын

@@adamb89 and all you do is design software and let everything around you fall apart? people get things done---don't think it's impossible because you couldn't do it.

Ай бұрын

@ bobloblaw9679 that response was gay

Fantastic , I got close to that with my 1991 Mercedes W124 300TE-24 estate , which was still going strong at 470,000 miles , when an idiot crashed through my garden wall and smashed my car into the side of my house , as it sat on the drive . Angry doesn't begin to describe my feelings , especially when I discovered the woman had no insurance .

@chrishultgren777

Ай бұрын

that sucks I had a 90 year old man total my 1971 squareback when it was parked on a wide street. Bout the only car on the side of the road and he hit it like a cruise missle.

She died in 2017, this story is from 2010.

@apara2005

Ай бұрын

Lair!

@sydneycbr

Ай бұрын

@@apara2005 I wish, she seemed like a nice person.

@bryanpinto4051

Ай бұрын

who got the car??? Jay Leno?

@ultraviolettas

Ай бұрын

@@bryanpinto4051not the racetrack crash video😭😭

@cibuya

Ай бұрын

did she die a natural death or did the car industy take her out?

Now guys , THIS is the type of owner you want to buy a “ Classic-car” from . God Bless her .

@codymoe4986

Ай бұрын

She can keep her classic 4 door sedan...

@AppalachianMountaineer1863

Ай бұрын

@@codymoe4986that “sedan” is a mustang in disguise but go ahead with your “too cool” attitude

@srobeck77

Ай бұрын

@@AppalachianMountaineer1863 except that its a Mercury and not a Mustang. Whats with your disguise, you aint cool, bruh.

@TheFalconerNZ

Ай бұрын

I was going to say something along this line except 'Let me know when it is up for sale' - only kidding cost too much in shipping & the family should keep it.

@srobeck77

Ай бұрын

@@cat-le1hf has none of the looks, numuts. So its definitely not

A friend of mine once told me about his grandpaw who had a wooden toilet seat that had became rotted. After a long time of digging around in the kitchen drawers and ignoring everyone telling him to just buy a new one he found the receipt which showed he had a couple months left on a 20 year warranty! Took them down to the hardware store and came back with a free toilet seat.

@markm0000

Ай бұрын

Wow what a deal

@chele-chele

Ай бұрын

tbh, wooden seats are pretty goss. My brother has Burt Reynold's whole toilet from his old house, it's got the old wooden seat on it too... If only it could speak lol

@machineman6498

Ай бұрын

@@chele-cheleGeorge Washington peed here. Right here. On this porous seat.

@HustleMuscleGhias

Ай бұрын

@@chele-chele A new Jersey auto shop owner owns the toilet from a certain German dictator's yacht. Imagine all the short armed, stiff armed morning salutes that thing got!

@terrymofmich

Ай бұрын

Jay Leno joked about that with his Dad.

This woman’s a genius. I’m going to start copying her.

@chillingsworth4384

Ай бұрын

That stuff basically doesn’t exist anymore.

@ajspice

Ай бұрын

The closest you can find is dealer warranties, which are legit if you keep up all the maintenance as required. I've already had a tire replaced for free, and not some low-end brand either. So long as I keep up on it, the dealer will replace any parts that go bad (minus wear and tear parts, obviously) for free.

@abra4662

16 күн бұрын

Same *5 minutes later* damn i need 3 big macs

My dad has a 1997 silverado. His blower motor for the ac lasted 18 years. He got a new one from Autozone with "lifetime warranty." It was made in China, and it went out after 2 years. My dad bought another one, same deal with going out after 2 years. 2 years ago, his blower motor went out after one year and almost caught the truck on fire with me in it. This is why you only buy OEM, not stuff made in China. The guy at the autozone said because it has been replaced so often the warranty was void, and my dad told the guy if they didn't give him motors from China that goes out every 2 years, he wouldn't have to keep coming back to replace it. So my dad got an OEM blower motor, and it has been 2 years since and it has been running fine.

@user-tv3km7jf4u

Ай бұрын

This is why i don't deal with life time or warranty from companys any longer. They're all Bullsh1t. Especially shops like Pepsboy etc, They're the worst.

@jamesandrew59

29 күн бұрын

OEM parts are still manufactured in China in the same exact factory as the aftermarket brands. Just packaged differently with the company who is purchasing them. Happens with all brands and makes.

@stampoutup-talking1436

17 күн бұрын

@@MrHurricaneFloyd not necessarily. I have purchased plenty of OEM Honda parts made in the USA.

@williambrennan5701

17 күн бұрын

advance auto parts told me a lifetime warranty is now 2 part exchanges.

I love it. God bless this woman and her sweet Chariot. The fact that she still drives at 90yrs old is amazing!

@ThomasGriffin-zn1rr

Ай бұрын

Yep & Sharp as a Tack !

@seeharvester

Ай бұрын

Biden's not allowed to drive. What does that tell you?

@hammersandnails1458

Ай бұрын

@@seeharvester That you're a liar.

@guyforlogos

Ай бұрын

@@hammersandnails1458his statement is true, so it seems you’re the liar.

@robertdamin8723

Ай бұрын

@@seeharvester Is Trump still aloud to drive?

Anyone else, the mechanics would probably deny her entry to the shop. But, she's a spunky ol' girl, and I bet they love it when she brings her car in for service! They probably fight to see who gets to work on her car!

@user-ti7yt9vj2f

Ай бұрын

She probably has only one guy she will let touch it

@yestfmf

Ай бұрын

Lot easier to work on.

@GoonyMclinux

Ай бұрын

I bet half of them can't find the obd2 port.

@stevebabiak6997

Ай бұрын

@@GoonyMclinux - so are you saying the other half know not to look for the OBD2?

@GoonyMclinux

Ай бұрын

@@stevebabiak6997 I have a scan tool for those old cars, it was like $20.

Love that she knows where the zerk fittings are for her suspension/steering! Fact that she knows this really says a lot about how involved she is as an owner

Ain't noone gonna fool that granny, she damn serious about her car. She's a Legend, protect her at all cost!

I'm sure they give the stuff because they don't want the bad publicity of stiffing an old lady. My experience with 'lifetime' warranties has been very different. Some places say no. Some just laugh. One place told me, "Sue us.".

@diddlebug7241

Ай бұрын

You’d be surprised what happens when you turn the Better Business Bureau loose on them. They’ll see it your way real quick.

@timan2039

Ай бұрын

I doubt she is anywhere close to being a pushover.

@brettbuck7362

Ай бұрын

Radio Shack still honors the "lifetime tube" policy.

@ezakustam

Ай бұрын

Sue them. Please.

@timberwolfdtproductions3890

Ай бұрын

Have you considered that she might just be tougher than you? She seems like the kind of lady who’s sweet as pie until it’s time to negotiate; then she will crush your soul with guilt.

my uncle did the same thing he had a 1976 Chrysler Cordova he lived to be 93 the garage's where he had lifetime warranties could not believe someone would keep a car that long , he left that car to my brother upon his death , kudo's to this woman

@prophetzarquon1922

Ай бұрын

'Cordova': cool name for a villain?

@BlueXonar

Ай бұрын

Boy howdy it must be nice to live somewhere where cars dont rust to pieces making that kind of dedication night on impossible.

@spar0035

Ай бұрын

Its "Cordoba" not "Cordova"

@Jake-ty4bs

Ай бұрын

@@spar0035 sorry my bad it was a cordoba

@paulc180

Ай бұрын

Loved those Cordovas, rectangular opera windows at the back.

To change the subject. I'm a retired mechanic. There was a customer who would stand under hie IHC Scout with a flash light saying did you get this grease fitting. I was new & really didn't do oil changes. The next time he came in I said I want to do it. While he's with his flash light I said did you ever check this one? Took his light & showed him one he never knew was there. I was a mechanic in the USAF in Vietnam & had to repair the clutch linkage because they didn't know it was there. After that he didn't get his light again & was a good customer.

They give you a free muffler on the warranty but they charge you $140 for installation. Then they tell you they have to install a new tailpipe, that's another $150. And that's provided the original company is still in business! Find me a Sears Auto Center.

@firefly44220

Ай бұрын

This

@therealjayseh

Ай бұрын

I swear if the media told the public the sky was yellow everybody would believe it. There's definitely not a shortage of fools in this world. Especially the USA.

@cdevidal

Ай бұрын

Holy crap I think you're right, I couldn't find any on their website. I last used the local one about ten years ago; It's an empty shell today.

@keith9876

Ай бұрын

Those warranties written way back were different than the ones now. She probably pays nothing or almost nothing. I would love to see a video of her going into these places with these old warranties that are older than the workers in the place.

@AppalachianMountaineer1863

Ай бұрын

She said Firestone is who handles the work, I’d assume Firestone bought out Sears auto service and they are upholding the warranty

This woman is a genius!

@silverdale3207

Ай бұрын

No, just a typical woman, always wanting stuff for free.

@smokingjoe9864

Ай бұрын

​@@silverdale3207She paid for the warranty. The rest of us loses the paperwork.

@BrianHassett-ih3jp

Ай бұрын

Warren Buffet once said "Imagine your first car. Now imagine that this is going to be your only car. You'd take very good care of that car. Wouldn't you?"

@Lunar_Capital

Ай бұрын

@@BrianHassett-ih3jp If my first car wasn’t a rot box right off the bat, hell yeah I would.

@ExitSignAficionado

Ай бұрын

​@@BrianHassett-ih3jp my first car was a rolling turd that I really did not want. My second car made it to 20 years until it needed a new head gasket and the boots dried up on the steering rack which let in saltwater. Was not worth it even though I loved that simple car

What being stable and absolute in your life decisions looks like.

@DiahRhiaJones

Ай бұрын

Nice babbling. This is what "having lived and worked during an era of adequate wage and buying power" looks like. People like YOU vote into the legislature those who want to ensure that working people NEVER have this power again.

@HighTopJop

Ай бұрын

@@DiahRhiaJones What exactly triggered you? I gave these nice lady a compliment. “Ppl like you”? You don’t now me from a salt on a cracka, “diarrhea”. 😂

@genxx2724

Ай бұрын

I wonder if she is a retired teacher.

@DiahRhiaJones

Ай бұрын

@@HighTopJop Have trouble reading?

@HighTopJop

Ай бұрын

@@DiahRhiaJones Have trouble spelling, Diarrhea?

0:34 “SHE NEVER LEAVES HER, EVEN FOR A MOMENT” Very next Sentence “I STAY BY MY CAR OR I LEAVE” 😂

@jamesarmstrong857

14 күн бұрын

I think she meant, that she leaves with her car(and returns later.) Odd wording on her part.

Older cars were built to be rebuild, while newer ones are disposed in a period of time.

@SLOBeachboy

Ай бұрын

I'm sorry but older cars were not exactly "built to be rebuilt". The truth is that older car engines simply needed to be rebuilt more often. In fact, on average a modern car engine will last two to three times longer than an engine from a car from the 60’s or 70’s before needing a rebuild. And lets face it, by the time a car reaches 300,000 or 400,000 miles most people are not going to want to put money into it to rebuild the engine. So, it's not a matter of cars being built to be disposed of but rather that their engines last so long that by the time the engine goes the cars is not worth putting that kind of money into it.

@clickpond7825

Ай бұрын

@@SLOBeachboy modern cars have more moving pieces and many of the vital functions are reliant on relatively complex electronics. both of these are sure equations for a less reliable piece of hardware, and one that's (likely by design) harder to repair. many are also built to average 100k miles before massive repairs, which is a far cry from the 200-300k that cars were generally built for, in prior years. modern cars are only really defensible in the sense of their fuel economy advancements, but even that's not a massive deal anymore given SUV's and "trucks" are the top selling category of new vehicles in the states, and they're completely exempt from any EPA regulations that would encourage better fuel economy.

@blakeslide6919

Ай бұрын

Newer cars are actually more reliable, but thanks to government mandated emissions technology and what not they take a crap much earlier or are so expensive to rebuild that people just get a new one. Rebuilding an old chevy 350 is definetely easier than the inline 4 in every generic econobox

@clickpond7825

Ай бұрын

@@blakeslide6919 way less about emissions and way more about the incentive for a business under our current socio-economic system to make their products harder to repair.

@bjornna7767

Ай бұрын

@@blakeslide6919 Well, it has way more electrical components than before, and each of these components, will eventually fail.

Good point about the lube points. Younger mechanics are used to the "disposable" parts that don't have zerk fittings.

@Look_What_You_Did

Ай бұрын

Sealed components last far far longer...

@cadenswain158

Ай бұрын

@@Look_What_You_Did Not true at all. I've seen 25 year old tie rods with zerk fittings still in excellent shape mechanically. Most modern cars need tie rods and ball joints within 5 years because of the sealed design.

@andrewhanson5942

Ай бұрын

@@Look_What_You_Did Yeah tell me about that. My 06 Chevy HHR just had the front wheel bearings replaced at 80,000 miles at a cost of about $700. Pop those red "seals" off of any sealed ball bearing and see just how little bit of grease is actually applied at the factory. Just about enough to keep them from corroding before they're put into use.

@dannypowers4995

Ай бұрын

Vehicles in the early 90s stop having zerk fittings on the ball joints etc. Big mistake. Around 75,000 to 100,000 mile most cars front ball joints etc fail . No grease fittings to lube. The replacement usually comes with grease Zerks. Before your vehicle has a failure have your mechanic drill holes ,tap them and add a grease fitting. It will be a lot cheaper to do preventive maintenance than wait for parts to fail.

@dannypowers4995

Ай бұрын

@@Look_What_You_Did there are exceptions. Most % do not .

This woman is a genius! The quickest way to lose money is to buy a new car. If you can keep an old car running, that’s awesome. The problem is, my last two gas cars become money pits, and that includes my 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid.

If you are not in the financial market right now, you are making a huge mistake. I understand that it could be due to ignorance, but if you want to make your money work for you...prevent inflation

@SeanBell-vx8qm

Ай бұрын

Same here, I believe the Bitcoin ETFs will be life changing opportunity with my current portfolio of 132k made from my investments with my personal financial advisor I totally agree with you

@Vincent813

Ай бұрын

YES!!! That's exactly her name (Maria Williams ) so many people have recommended highly about her and am just starting with her from South Savo

@Thomas56844

Ай бұрын

How can I get in touch with Maria Williams ? What are her offerings?

@Thomas56844

Ай бұрын

Oh great I'm interested then, will reach out to her now. thanks a lot

@Ebony-gg1fm

Ай бұрын

A lot of people still make massive profit from the crypto market, all you really need is a relevant information and some < professional advice. ‹ it's totally inappropriate for investors to hang on while suffering from dip during significant

Cars from back then were beutiful! And didnt all look the same

@user-mr3ct1dm9p

Ай бұрын

Yes, correct, thank you!!!!

@giraffe3718

Ай бұрын

Honestly, I have to agree. One thing I'm grateful for in modern cars now (2024) is that Vauxhall are bringing out lovely colours for their new cars. Hopefully other car brands take the same approach and leave the days of the same colours (black, blue, red, white) and brighten up the world a bit more!

@garybrinker4522

Ай бұрын

And easier to work on 😎

@TrueSeed-ft1jn

Ай бұрын

@@garybrinker4522 Not built to be disposable.... the steel is so thin and poor on cars now that it's meant to rust away after 10 years.

@WastedTalent-

Ай бұрын

@@garybrinker4522 That's why I ditched anythibng built after 2005 and bought a 2000 Jeep Cherokee XJ 5 years ago. Cheap and easy to work on and the engine (a Toyota 4.0) and tranny will last a lifetime when taken care of. I do all of my own maintenance and mechanical work, unless it's something out of my wheelhouse, I take it to a shop. Newer cars have sensors that have to be programmed by a dealer or a shop that has the equipment and that costs even more money.

Ford ran a test in 1964 with a V8 , 4 speed comet tor endurance . At a race track they ran one at 100 MPH for 100,000 miles non stop only to change drivers and and fluids 24 hours a day ! One hell of a selling point for Ford .

@NotExpatJoe

Ай бұрын

Test was in 1963, September 21, 1963 to October 30, 1963 to be exact. There were five cars used during this test. Cars were heavily modified from stock. They stopped every 2 hours. Cars were checked and any work done before the next driver took it out again. There is a documentary about it on KZread. Those tiny solid lifter 289's would run forever if taken care of.

@slimjim1125

Ай бұрын

That's great, but running a car like that does nothing to simulate the many thousands of cold starts it'll experience over the life of its actual use. Thermal cycling can lead to so many issues that a constant temperature will hide.

@darkshadowsx5949

Ай бұрын

i wish my ford could do that. i had to have the engine replaced twice, rebuilt the transmission and now the turbo is calling it quits. even if you follow the maintenance schedule to a T it does everything it can to get scrapped.

@marcchaffee7751

Ай бұрын

@@NotExpatJoe 289 , one of the best engines ever made .

@ah-yp6vp

Ай бұрын

@@darkshadowsx5949 ur modern ford is junk tho,especially turbo vehicles...they are doomed to fail

I bought 2 convertibles 1975 and a 1976 Cadillac Eldorados for the original owner, her husband had passed away a few years ago, their kids didn't want the cars how much money they had. Both cars bought brand new, garage kept 54,000 miles on the 75' 82,000 on the 1976... They still had every oil change, tune up, brake job, tires receipts still in the glove box with the original owners manuals and maintenance manuals too... She made me promise when she sold them both to me, I'd drive them and not just keep them in my garage...My dream car and I got 2 of them God bless that woman.

She’s taught in law schools for why nobody offers ‘lifetime warranties’ anymore! Bless her.

This lady knows her car, and she knows how to care for it

@happyvocal

Ай бұрын

Yes oh my god, I can only imagine how much BS she's had to wade through when having her car serviced or just trying to exist in general. Being an old person, especially a little old lady... people see them as vulnerable for better or for worse, like... either you have a cool neighbor that mows your lawn when he does his because you're 80, y'know cool shit like that... or you have asshat scammers circling like vultures because you're not quite as sharp as you used be before you were 80. I had to step in and kind of just be a support for my grandparents because when getting work done on their house, they paid good money but were left with shoddy work, and just are the kind of people to forgive and be fine with it. I really love them and wanted to respect their autonomy to live their own lives but its because I love them I just couldn't watch it happen anymore... I try to be respectful about it, I still make sure they're getting what they want- BUT that they're not being manipulated or scammed during the process because this world is not nearly as kind as they are! 😔

@DashDrones

Ай бұрын

She knew her car, passed away 7 years ago and the lifetime warranty ended with her.

I wonder if Ford is paying her for driving around with that "540K miles" placard in the window? They should be.

@xpusostomos

Ай бұрын

Why, nobody believes there is a similarity between her car and what is in the showroom

@JohnSmith-pl2bk

Ай бұрын

@Cheesemonk3h 7 hours ago she passed away in 2017, seven years ago. and this video was recorded four years before she died, meaning that this is an eleven year old news story. this isn't news at all!

@ggj1987

Ай бұрын

​@@JohnSmith-pl2bkAww, that's sad to hear :( Do you know what happened to the car?

@JohnSmith-pl2bk

Ай бұрын

@@ggj1987 When I read through ALL the comments...... one stated that it is now in a Ford dealer's showroom...

@AppalachianMountaineer1863

Ай бұрын

@@ggj1987I believe it’s in a Wisconsin museum or car collection. So it is safe and the old car finally can go into retirement it deserves it

3 life stages of a car 1st: New car 2nd: old car 3rd: classic car Respect your elders and their cars.

God bless this woman 👏🏽🙏🏽

She knows that car. And she takes care of it. What a refreshing sight to see. We need more involved owners! If you take care of your vehicle, it will take care of you.

She’s amazing!

Now thats a smart woman, that makes sure she gets what she pays for. Not many companies do those lifetime warranties anymore so this will be hard to replicate.

That maintenance record is a thing of beauty. Bravo! Problem with 'modern' companies that offer 'lifetime warranties' is that they fold and start under a new name with the sole purpose of dodging these warranties. My mom in the UK bought expensive windows for her home and 5 years later they started to fog up with bad seals. Company was trading under a new name and no longer honoured the warranty "oh that was the old company". We bought a mattress a few years ago with a lifetime warranty here in Canada and again the company vanished and was trading under a new name. One of many stories on how these companies operate.

if my mother had lived this long that would have been her. God Bless her

That's totally awesome! I wish I could keep my car running forever.

@integr8er66

Ай бұрын

You could, I have a chevy truck with 550K on it. it still runs and drives fine

@TRiToN219

Ай бұрын

You totally can, but youd have to either learn to maintain and repair it yourself or find people who are willing to do it for you. Not gonna be cheap, but it's sure cheaper than buying new vehicles every 5 years or so.

@integr8er66

Ай бұрын

@@TRiToN219 Yes, thats a given, I expect every real man to know how to fix his own vehicles.

@Thunderrolls87

Ай бұрын

@@integr8er66 I hope to have mine a long while yet to! Chevy tough

@skeeterfan3626

Ай бұрын

@@integr8er66 You rebuild transmissions?

This is an older video that's been trending online. Growing Bolder just reuploaded a segment of it. Rachel past away a few years ago.

The world would be a much better place if every consumer was as responsible and intelligent as her. Everyone complains about the state of things nowadays, but shame on all of us for buying whatever seems cheapest and easiest. It ALL comes at a price. This is a woman who absolutely cherishes her posessions.

my father bought a car in 1955 and after the first muffler went bad, he bought a lifetime warranty. Every 3 years he was back at that shop for a freebie.... and then the pipes started going bad so it wasn't completely free anymore.

@mosienko1983

Ай бұрын

yeah - I had a life time muffler warranty as well. turns out the muffler is the cheapest part. and to keep the warranty i had to bring it in for "annual servicing". It was just a scam.

@zchris87v80

Ай бұрын

A reputable muffler/exhaust shop will honor this. I have this same year/model car and the shop that did my exhaust offered to replace it, free of charge, one time if I didn't like the sound of it (which would be entirely the fault of the vehicle's owner elsewhere).

@rupe53

Ай бұрын

@@zchris87v80 this may sound funny but the main reason he stopped going back was because we moved, and the trip now cost him 2 quarts of oil. When the car turned 15 years old, we replaced it due to age / mileage. Too bad, because the car didn't a have a scratch on it. I later found out he'd gotten a quote on a water pump and a carb overhaul, which he didn't feel was worth the expense at the time.

@zchris87v80

Ай бұрын

@@rupe53 I've heard burning a quart of oil is fairly typical between oil changes, but I haven't experienced it, maybe because the classics I've owned have been rebuilt with newer parts. The nissan VQs I own, which are all newer, are the ones that actually consume oil.

@rupe53

Ай бұрын

@@zchris87v80 I'll make it simple... mid 50s Ammericana V-8 with 125,000 miles and probably 6 oil changes it its entire life. It leaked almost as much as it burned due to lack of proper maintenance early on.

A woman that can come in my garage Anytime!..great sense of value!

@LygerTheCLaw

Ай бұрын

you can have her, i like to have food on my table at the end of the day. as a mechanic who works on his own cars after work, there's no such thing as free. those trashy reman parts with lifetime warranties cost you in time/labor and ancillary parts and fluids to replace them which is why i use trusted name brand parts. i bet she argues about paying labor to replace the "free parts". any flat rate tech who has an ounce of sense will go on lunch break as soon as this ladys car rolls up.

@srobeck77

Ай бұрын

no woman is going into your backseat anymore for some good times, be real here

Working in the field and I’ll tell you one thing: No one knows their car more than the owner of it. Not the tire apprentices, not even the master mechanic.

This is the exact type of woman I am looking for. Common sense, frugal, attention to detail, intelligent...... all the skills every woman I have ever dated lacks.

Good for her.

There was a time when a lifetime warranty meant something. My experience with lifetime warranties on car parts or service has been different.

@lelandgaunt9985

Ай бұрын

Yeah I don’t even bother wasting time with them, there is always some excuse why they can not validate the part.

@ThomasGriffin-zn1rr

Ай бұрын

Yep me too they'll sell lifetime warranty on a brand name for so many years then change the brand name of the parts like it's a different supplier but they come from the Same manufacturer,just a different box & warranty. Been there before!

@radolfkalis4041

Ай бұрын

Yeah, lifetime on parts seems to be 3 to 5 years now

@ClintLock1

Ай бұрын

We can likely thank this lady's strategy for resulting in the paradigm shift... hahaha

@NakAlienEd

Ай бұрын

Last time I got a product for my car with lifetime warranty, my mechanic warned me that it wasn't really "forever", it was for the "predicted lifetime of the product", that's how the manufacturers get you now

One smart granny playing the system that usually plays the customer. Well done Rachel!

Ahhh now I see why Sears went under. 😮

@prophetzarquon1922

Ай бұрын

Nah. They got Red Lobstered: Most of their money was going to prior investors whose money was already spent, B2B partners with exclusive sweetheart deals, & quite a bit to executive compensation plans (to incentivize cost-cutting & new-investor gathering). PR tries to spin it so customer value seems unsustainable, but in truth, these companies are stripped for equity while leasing to continue operations. Suppliers are switched to benefit new owners, _at the expense of the company itself._ A company with enough assets, can be run on fumes & false promises for years before operations finally unravel completely. Whole industries are run into the ground, by people who take everything they can & move on. Once private equity was dictating operations, that company's goods & services were doomed.

@srobeck77

Ай бұрын

@@prophetzarquon1922 more to do with Amazon and Walmart killing off most retailers

@johnny5941

Ай бұрын

@@prophetzarquon1922 How does that work? I am trying to understand what you wrote.

She is not wrong. In the 80s, my mom came back from an oil change but it was black. I scratched an X on the top of the oil filter and went back. The garage asked "what did you do to dirty the oil?" After we pushed, he changed the "oil and filter". I asked if I would still see that x scratched on the filter. He then changed the filter. I change my own oil or check before I leave a garage. I see underfilled oil, old wiped filters, loose fill caps, and endless upsells.

@ScroatBagGarage

Ай бұрын

Many years ago wife 1.0 took her car to have the oil changed, went and looked at the filter when she got home and still had the old mileage I wrote on it when I changed it last. We both went back and still got the run around. They changed the filter after being extremely rude about it. That place went out of business finally.

@cinemabunny

Ай бұрын

@@ScroatBagGarage My sister bought my old Passat. I visit a few times a year. I checked a few things including the oil. Nothing on the dipstick. She said "What! I just picked it up from a $250 service with oil change". It was 1.3 litres down. I wonder how starved that turbo was over the years.

@KameraShy

Ай бұрын

A guy I knew took his car to Sears for an oil change. He drove out with NO oil. Car froze a few miles later.

@davidbrayshaw3529

Ай бұрын

I know someone who had exactly the same experience and the dealership lost its licence to trade its brand as a consequence.

@kurtdavis7588

Ай бұрын

Dang, thats crazy. Ive never had any issues with mechanics. Its the one trade ive never been ripped off with. Hvac guys have gotten me twice

That old lady is no joke and she knows how to game the system.

Even the straight six cylinder engines on the later Comets would run forever. My grade school music teacher had a 1966 Comet with a straight six in it, and I'll never forget how it just sounded so smooth.

I had a lifetime muffler on a Jimmy that every year like clockwork would fall apart from rust. The muffler was free but the pipes and clamps were almost $100 plus my time installing the system every time. After that truck rotted away my next daily a s10 I got a stainless exhaust system and 10 years later still in perfect condition aside from normal surface rust.

@jayhache5609

Ай бұрын

Smart! I had a Chevy Impala that had rust problems with the exhaust. Wish I’d thought of that stainless steel solution!

@DANIELFLORES-qd8ly

Ай бұрын

An S-15 JIMMY?

@garysgarage.2841

Ай бұрын

@@DANIELFLORES-qd8ly ya s15. Had that thing a long time still ran great when I sold it just rotted door skins flapping in the wind.

@AppalachianMountaineer1863

Ай бұрын

I bought a galvanized exhaust for my truck about a year and a half after buying my truck and besides some surface rust it’s also perfectly fine. The factory exhaust is also in good condition still, I’m holding onto it so I have a quick replacement for when my aftermarket exhaust finally lets up the ghost

I bought a JC Penneys lifetime warrantee in 1975. I still own my 1972 Dodge. Firestone now refuses to honor that warrantee. It’s great that lady can still get it done 👍

@longtoast6788

24 күн бұрын

sue them

@tims72demon

24 күн бұрын

@@longtoast6788 That costs more than the battery costs.

@williambrennan5701

17 күн бұрын

she died in 2017 so they may have stopped honoring it after she died.

@ty-kk9vq

7 күн бұрын

@@longtoast6788 back then lifetime warranty used to mean for life, today it means as long as the car is on the market. The corps got tricky and changed the legal language of what "lifetime" means.

Shoutout to Rachel, driving 20 mph below the posted speed in the passing lane right in the first shot like a boss

As a manufacturer that car would be such a source of pride i'd happily pay for its maintenance!

My daily driver is a 2001 Volvo s60 T5 that I purchased used in August 2004. Just hit 451000kms(280000 miles). Original engine and transmission. Just kept up with all the maintenance and fluid changes over the years. Most of which I learned to do myself. Any car built between 1996 and 2010 can run a very long time if driven sensibly and regular maintenance is performed. For those in the rust belt(like myself) a little rustproofing can go a long way. The best car is a payed-off car that is taken care of!

@lukeb8395

Ай бұрын

The t5's are an awesome and very under rated car, not too many around nowadays , not where I live anyway, was always tempted to get and s40 or s60 t5 as a project car =)...

@lionden4

Ай бұрын

I have a 1996 Honda Civic Si. @ 487,000 km. I am the original owner. Still original engine, muffler, gas tank etc. I do change oil every 3000-4000 km and rustproofing. And I am still driving to this day!

@lynskyrd

Ай бұрын

yup- over 351,000 MILES on my 2003 Volvo S60; original engine and tranny. Doesn't leak oil, transmission shifts smoothly without 'accelerator help'. AC will freeze you out of the car. Only wear and tear items replaced / rebuilt. Timing belt, brake pads & rotors, struts, shocks, etc. JUST did my front CV axles; same axles, just replaced tripod joint, new boots and clamps, fresh grease. I do all my own work- nobody puts a wrench to this car but me.

@lionden4

Ай бұрын

@@lynskyrd way to go! Will last forever. Keep a log of all the work you have done for the history of your vehicle.

@SharpShoot3r_14

Ай бұрын

​@@lynskyrdare you mechanic?

"lifetime" guarantee by law (sadly) is the expected lifespan of the product, not the owner. Cars are expected to be fully used up (depreciated) before 200k miles and/or 20 years

@ajspice

Ай бұрын

But good ones extend the warranty to the new part, which essentially resets it. She hasn't had to purchase new parts in decades I'll bet.

My grandfather retired at 65 like everybody had to way back. When we had in his 80's his pension got taken over and the new company pulled a fast one where you got paid more monthly the longer you lived. He passed just before His 101st birthday. My g'ma got the giggles every time she thought of it. She told me that with their new scheme the company wound up paying my grandfather many times more than he paid in while he was working.

She is my idol. I’m Doing same with my A6. Bought new by me in 2006. Now on 94k miles. Almost 18 years old. Runs and drives like new. Always garaged. In 18 years of ownership, except tyres and brakes, it’s cost me less than £2k in parts. Still running original battery. Not even half way through its life. I will keep the car until it won’t move forward under its own power. Can’t see that happening anytime soon.

That's more than a round trip to the moon and back!

@sablatnic8030

Ай бұрын

I have been told by welluninformed sources, that the moon doesn't exist, it's a hologram - and the "stars" are the holes poked in the dome, so we can breathe. ;-)

@wholeNwon

Ай бұрын

How do you figure that?

@AppalachianMountaineer1863

Ай бұрын

@@wholeNwonbecause it’s 238,900 miles to the moon.

@wholeNwon

Ай бұрын

@@AppalachianMountaineer1863 I know. Perhaps you should reread what you wrote.

I recon she came with a lifetime warranty , sharp as a tac , good on her..👍

@JohnSmith-pl2bk

Ай бұрын

@Cheesemonk3h 7 hours ago she passed away in 2017, seven years ago. and this video was recorded four years before she died, meaning that this is an eleven year old news story. this isn't news at all!

Had a great aunt who bought a 64 Mustang brand new and drove til the day she died which was in 2015. It had 2 engines, one transmission replaced and 3 convertible tops over its lifetime.

Can’t do that with a Tesla!😂

@thefish5861

Ай бұрын

Maybe you can. My five year old Tesla has 80,000 miles on it. My total maintenance has been to add washer fluid a few times and tires. The battery degradation has been about 5%. I expect this car to be going for a very long time. I've taken many long road trips with it. I've had around 20 cars in my long life, and the Tesla is the best car I’ve ever had.

@kallekas8551

Ай бұрын

@@thefish5861 I was going to say my dislike for said brand of vehicle…but then I saw the DOG!🐶 ❤️

Step 1: Only buy parts from stores that are guaranteed to never go out of business.

Wow, she is sharp! Finding parts with lifetime warranties, keeping the paperwork and knowing exactly what needs to be done to keep the car going. If we all did this car companies would be out of business!

When my grandmas boyfriend retired from the phone company in his state back in the day they put in his retirement that he would never have to pay a phone bill again. Even after cell phones he still never had to pay. Crazy how companies actually took care of people back then.

Greetings from the UK those grease nipple points have taken me back to being 8. I can remember sitting in the passenger seat of my grandmother's Morris Minor 1000 when the front wheel collapsed due to the trunnion letting go. The original mechanic had retired and she had to take it to a different one who didnt know about the grease points!

Think of All the money she's saved over the years, those Cars were less than 2 grand Brand new & were Serviceable & Reliable & No fear of Electronics going out to leave ya stranded either!

@Dan0__

Ай бұрын

And the Lube Diagram (and every other diagram) was included in the owners manual!

@ThomasGriffin-zn1rr

Ай бұрын

@@Dan0__ yep, & every other word wasn't "Refer to the Servicing Dealer" . Maybe once or twice you'll see those words in the old owners manual ! I miss those days !

@MrSloika

Ай бұрын

@@Dan0__ New car manuals are just full of safety warnings. 'The battery contains acid. Do not drink the battery acid.' Stuff like that.

@Dan0__

Ай бұрын

@@MrSloika Lol... Oh I know! My daughter had a VW "New Beetle" and it had all kinds of manuals. When I finally found the section for changing the Tail Light bulb, it said to take it to the dealer. Thank goodness there was a KZreadr out there that shared the trick!

@ThomasGriffin-zn1rr

Ай бұрын

@@Dan0__ Yep, changing the headlight bulb was Quite a combination of twists & turns on that beetle too !

The idea to watch your mechanic work is a really good one. We watch repair people in our homes, but house + contents and car are some persons biggest valuables.

A friend who was a motorcycle mechanic told me once about his workplace, you would have affluent office workers bringing in there expensive machines for servicing and any slight repair, these guys would pay full price, and the machine would essentially get a wipe down with an oily rag. However there was one old boy about 80 something years old would bring in his 90cc step throgh motor scooter, the entire workshop would pull out all the stops, that scooter would get evrything done to the highest standard, when he came to pick it up each time theyd charge him for an oil change.

Is that a 1964 mercury comet ? ! Im in love 😍

@Dan0__

Ай бұрын

Good eye!

@garybrinker4522

Ай бұрын

64 & 65 Falcons are very good and still popular 😎

@KieranMckean

Ай бұрын

@@garybrinker4522 I had a neighbor with a 64 mercury Montclair with the power rear window. And it was black ☺️🤤🥰

Wow this lady is so switched on. Holds them to thier word. Go lady go you are gold.

I love her , this lady just is something else, 1 car that long , thats better for environmental than building at least 8 cars most others had in such time

Rofl! Love it! My high school sweetheart had a 66’ VW Bug her dad gave her, he was the original owner and had all of hers lifetime warranties too. They hated him at Sears 😂

Ok but that car was built when cars wer built to last unlike the garbage today!!

@JimNorkas-qx4nt

Ай бұрын

True said,Sir

@Brucev7

Ай бұрын

Not Plastic and Servers like now

She aint getting ripped off by anyone😂😂😂😂😂

@LygerTheCLaw

Ай бұрын

she does the ripping off. mafia grandma probably knows all the laws and has the BBB on speed dial, i bet every shop she goes to hates her guts.

@earl7611

Ай бұрын

​@@LygerTheCLawshe's not ripping off no one she's being a good Stewart of her money sh🎉going along with guarantees I'll admit for got about them because of time or I got a different car anyway I pray I could be more diligent about those things

@JohnSmith-pl2bk

Ай бұрын

@Cheesemonk3h 7 hours ago she passed away in 2017, seven years ago. and this video was recorded four years before she died, meaning that this is an eleven year old news story. this isn't news at all!

*She passed away and her great grandson who is 18 used the car in a demolition derby a few days later. You can google this*

@lonnyray2840

Ай бұрын

Wowww what a douche. No appreciation for anything that's withstood the test of time. That's severely disappointing

Wow, I absolutely love this lady. She is such a great role model. The organization of her documents and her lubricant diagram were priceless ❤❤❤❤❤

She is impressive! We can learn from her.

@codymoe4986

Ай бұрын

My pickup has 300k. Maybe you can learn something from her...

Keep your receipts, and record/log all repair history. Documented proof, carries weight, when dealing with lifetime warranty parts. Some LT warranties, cover labor too, but that's a rare situation.

@theinsaneshecklador6598

Ай бұрын

Those 60 year old hand written receipts keep well but a lot of these modern receipts seem to fade or turn completely black over time.

@MrSloika

Ай бұрын

@@theinsaneshecklador6598 Yup, modern receipts are printed with disappearing ink...er, laser thermal paper.

@invisibilianone6288

Ай бұрын

@@MrSloika digitally recorded in pictures, photocopies, etc. Or, set up a commercial account with auto parts store. But, set it up as "cash only", so no possibility of anything mistakenly charged to that account. All purchases are recorded in THEIR system. I have some parts purchases that are older than some of the employees, at one auto parts store😁 Sometimes, going in to a different store location, of their chain of stores. They try to tell me there is no information found on the account. I calmly and politely give them the number to original store location, that the account was started. It's almost entertaining, to watch their facial expression as they look at all the purchase records load to their computer system😁 The change in attitude and respect,, as pages and pages of parts purchases, going back to before the particular parts person was born...PRICELESS🎯😎☕

You go girl! I havent left my vans side either. Catching up to her car with 345,000 on my 1993 Chevy Astro van. No mechanic is worthy of touching my van. I do all the mechanical/electrical myself. Been with mine for 30 years and growing!

My daily work truck is a 93 Ford ranger with the 2.3l 5sp 2wd and still rocking the original engine transmission and rear end after 508,000+ miles! Best part is it doesn't leak anything and no tics taps or raps! Lol

"Lifetime battery warranty" lol probably because way back when cars would basically be discarded every 3 years or so, so they'd need to replace a battery maybe once or twice total and got the customer in shopping at Sears every time they did anyways.

@MrSloika

Ай бұрын

That's what the actuaries figured. The car will be scrapped before there is a warranty claim.

The ‘54 Chevy I had back in 1971 had 24 lubrication fittings on the front suspension… that’s right!

@ThomasGriffin-zn1rr

Ай бұрын

Built to last , Not " Lifetime" lubricated or plastic bushings!

@geralderdek282

Ай бұрын

The late Tom Cahill car tester for mechanic illustrated once said "the old cars had more grease fittings than a country barn had nails"! Keep them well lubricated and they'll practically never wear out!

@NotExpatJoe

Ай бұрын

I just pulled up the shop manual. Left Side Control Arms 4 fittings Ball Joints 2 fittings Tie Rods 2 fittings Right Side Control Arms 4 fittings Ball Joints 2 fittings Tie Rods 2 fittings Steering Idler Arm 1 fitting If my math is correct that comes to 17. 🙂

@jonschick

Ай бұрын

@@NotExpatJoe For the’54 Chevy: Control arms total: 8 Tie rod ends total: 4 Knuckle supports total: 4 King Pins total:4 Center idler arm: 2 Steering Drag Link: 2 Total = 24 Chevy ran that configuration for sure ‘49-‘54, then switched to ball joints and simplified some of the geometry. I had a ‘52 BelAir, a ‘53 4-door, a’53 and ’54 2-door, my buddy had a ‘50 BelAir 2-tone w/Powerglide.

This lady is more of a car guy than most dudes I know. Good work at keeping stores at their lifetime warranty commitment.

What a nightmare she must be to retail workers

@Eman-vp5wk

17 күн бұрын

Just be honest and life will be easy

I had a penny pinching friend who in around 1999 did the same thing. He had a then "long in the tooth" Datsun 310 about a 1980 model with a zillion miles on it. He bought every wear part at Kragen Auto Parts with Lifetime warranty & also kept the receipts in a binder ! He's like "this car runs on cheap gas & Kragen s generosity" ! I THINK that was his granny lol..

I've used the "lifetime guarantee" a few times on the replacement starter and alternator on my 1994 F150. Original parts lasted 25+ years, brand new made in mexico/china junk fails in 6-12 months... Takes a whole 5 minutes to swap either of em in the Oreillys parking lot, but still a gigantic inconvenience. Carry the original receipt in the glovebox, guaranteed theyre not gonna be able to find you in their "system" to do a exchange otherwise.

@stevencovington4715

Ай бұрын

I had the factory radiator blow outon a trip. The local chain parts store had one of mine in stock. That one failed over ten years later, and my local store honored it. And the water pump that had been replaced as well at another time.

@admiralrustyshackleford119

Ай бұрын

@@stevencovington4715 Seems to be a pretty massive difference between chains. Where I lived previously there was a Napa and a CarQuest that were both decent, you'd see the same handful of knowledgeable older dudes working there everytime you came in over the course of a few years. They typically had different "grades" of parts, you could get the elcheapo taiwan version of whatever, or you could spend a few more bucks and get something made in America (or at least Canada, Japan, Germany, etc etc) Now days I'm stuck with an Orilleys or an AutoZone as the only two local places. Basically the fast food versions of a parts store. Seems like they're more concerned with keeping the store stocked with air fresheners and turtle wax then they are with stocking actual parts.

@ElectricSwordfish

Ай бұрын

It's incredibly frustrating how poorly made aftermarket parts are...it should genuinely be illegal in my opinion, I don't care where or who you buy it from, you're not even going to get half of what the OEM gave you. I had to replace the starter on my '99 Maxima 3 times within 4 months after the original finally kicked the bucket after 23 years...and they were all the "premium" lifetime warranty units I may add. Got so tired of the part store junk that I went to a junk yard and pulled an OEM off a wrecked one (verified by Nissan logo sticker ) That was 2 years ago and it's still doing okay.

@ah-yp6vp

Ай бұрын

Dude I drive a 1989 f250..original ford parts lasted over 30 years...these replacement parts be lucky to last a year!!

@davidz1681

Ай бұрын

You cheap bastard. Buy from the dealer if you don't want cheap parts.

I knew a little old lady who had a beautiful blue 64 caddy. She kept it, and her house in absolutely mint condition !

This is impressive woman. Thank you for showing how to get the car fixed. Stand by the car (with a hard hat on).

God bless her. She made all the companies warranties accountable, we should all do this.

@hollymerchant9550

Ай бұрын

You know it! Thesr companies plan on our ignorance and laziness!

@prophetzarquon1922

Ай бұрын

My Mom's neighbor had a HiSense TV die just inside its warranty period. HiSense dutifully sent a replacement board & created a ticket to send a technician to install it when it arrived. When the board arrived, HiSense discovered they had no technicians with a service area within 100 miles of there. They asked if a whole new TV would be OK? I said sure. Then they discovered that whole product category was discontinued already, would a new model that's better in every spec & a bit larger be OK? I said sure. My Mom's neighbor had already bought another TV, so now the new one from HiSense serves me as a monitor with casting features.

Better than any new car warranty!