Don't buy new cars.

@Brainshatterer

24 күн бұрын

Absolutely! Old cars for the win. The aftermarket will meet the need of old parts. Shut the new car industry down until they make more realistic.

@niconine268

23 күн бұрын

Totally agree. Refurbish, restore, rebuild & repair existing.

@4th_Disciple

20 күн бұрын

💯%

@4th_Disciple

20 күн бұрын

Or buy budget Japanese cars (guess why many are deemed illegal in USA😂)

@gusojeda514

20 күн бұрын

I am staying put on my 2017 Tacoma ! New turbo engines are a POS ! Toyota can keep their new super expensive junkers ! I am done with new cars ! The ole 2.7 liter is bullet proof I don’t need no turbo !

Louis Rossmann has been working hard to pass laws in states protecting the consumer's right to repair.

@kidwave1

Ай бұрын

Louis is swimming upstream against a very fast flowing current. This is another agenda of the globalists, they wont be denied.

@playablue

Ай бұрын

KZread has beeeeen tryin to clamp down on him

@kidwave1

Ай бұрын

Whats sad is, Other than Rossman, only a handful or two others are too. ...when it should be EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US!

@bkboii24

Ай бұрын

THATS MY BOY!!! 🙌

@Kitkat5335

Ай бұрын

​@@playablueThat is separate from his lobbying and fighting for Right to Repair. While he has made strides in the Right to Repair battle, there is just as many companies fighting back using bogus claims knowing that the bulk of their money isn't made on the sales of the vehicles/products but on the fact they are the only ones who can repair it while inflating the price of parts and labor cost. That is the real fight for Right to Repair, which is a pro-consumer movement to insure not only can we continue to repair our own purchased property, but also do it at a reasonable price and through any parts supplier or service shop. The same thing that WatchJRGo is trying to explain the importance of. I fully support right to repair as I would much rather be able to work on my own vehicle rather than have to take it to a 'specialist' or 'technician' where they only thing different is they have proprietary equipment to fully access the brain running everything.

Your explaination of the complexity cars are becoming is why many of us don't want new vehicles.

@ryurc3033

Ай бұрын

My most recent vehicle is 1999. I won't bother buying anything newer. My 92 Chevy 1500 is the standard. 15 minute heater core, no hidden bolts, basic fuel injection. I will even go back to the carburetor days before I buy anything.

@seanb9814

Ай бұрын

Spot on. I run a business repairing car electronics modules. I don't want a new car, I really don't. We spend a lot of time reverse engineering this stuff so we can repair it. I hope the consumer bites them hard on the ar5e. A disaster for sustainability too.

@chipwright6193

Ай бұрын

​@@ryurc3033that's exactly the way I feel too!

@CaptainSeamus

Ай бұрын

My 2004 Volvo is too new. It is Canbus throughout - fortunately, no wireless to it (like newer ones) - but I can plug my laptop in and roll windows up and down, move the seats, open the trunk, turn on and off individual light systems, wipers, etc etc etc - basically every sensor and actuator on the vehicle is tied in to it. And everything works from it as well. I had a driveshaft issue (a loose center bearing on a half shaft wasn't pressed tight enough) caused me to lose power to the wheels... after we got it fixed, the awd system kept acting - uh - funny - it was working then it wasn't and it was odd.... AFTER plugging in and "talking to it" - and clearing the DSTC and other codes, the AWD system now works perfectly again. NOT having this level of capability would mean this car would not be mine. Frankly, the last 3 cars we've purchased after this one are all older and my next one will hopefully be earlier still. I'll build my own.

@dogge929

Ай бұрын

I own a crown Vic with all the lovely computer carp that they came with. Whatever, it's turn key and parts are a dime a dozen. My other one is an old pickup with carburetor ranFord inline six.

I went over what they did last year with kerry kolodziej. Literally tried to override a legislature & a court with the pen of an unelected bureuacrat.

@connernickerson5509

21 күн бұрын

Love you Louis!

@JollygoodWot

11 күн бұрын

We appreciate everything you're doing Louis!

I remember people (mostly computer nerds) asking "why can't car companies be more like technology companies?" Well, you got your wish. You don't own the car, you just own a license to a copy of their car. ...which of course, also kills privacy even further (which is a huge concern).

@FarmerRiddick

Ай бұрын

Like Microsoft Windows with around 70%+ of the global market share. Starting in October 2025, basically any computer prior to 2018 will not be allowed run their Windows 11 Spyware OS - with advertising. Imagine all the electronic waste, from all the corporations and home users that's going to create globally! So much for green.

@kkadera

29 күн бұрын

This, but without the cost-drop curve year on year of tech, the worst of both industries.

@Gemini_0815

29 күн бұрын

Exactly. I’ve been against this all along, but even as I’m working in the car industry, there’s nothing I (or anyone else) can do about it. The complexity is a consequence of increasing customer requirements, customers being lease companies, car rental companies, company car buyers and governmental organisations. The individual car owner or mechanic has no impact on car development.

@nigelliam153

14 күн бұрын

And by 2030 car2025 will no longer be supported so you’ll be forced to upgrade

@tyree9055

9 күн бұрын

Bill Gates, Microsoft, and these "computer nerds" you referred to want to put computers into EVERYTHING. They see their utopian ideal as a CANBUS in your Smart Home, Smart Car, Smart Phone, and your Smart Ass! 🤣👍

I work at an auto parts store and i can absolutely say i LOVE this video. No other auto-influencers are even talking about this which is a shame

@tylercoplea6342

Ай бұрын

This should be pinned, SEMA has been fighting this battle for years. You can join them as a no cost member now as well.

@danielboatright6977

Ай бұрын

Rich rebuilds frequently brings this issue up as well

@josephfuller6229

Ай бұрын

If it wasn't for poor people parts stores would lose tons of money we can't afford shops

@DKLabs99

Ай бұрын

Most of those “influencers” dump their new cars 3 months after buying them

@erickotapish7842

Күн бұрын

I purchased a car from Carvana it’s a 2010 ford fusion sport with the 3.5 duratec engine Well the water pump just failed it’s a 5000 dollar repair as the motor needs to be removed and everything I don’t make a lot of money so I’m kind of screwed here i might let them repossess it and claim bankruptcy idk what to do

"Right to repair" is a myth. A consumer needs to exercise their "Right not to buy".

@kristof4890

Ай бұрын

ABSOLUTELY They are working hard on how you can`t afford to own something they can`t control. my 2009 volvo worth $3000, but the basic insurance $600/ year! many cars discount and perfect record. ONLY PROBLEM, I HAD ONSTAR ON MY NEW TRUCK FOR 1 MONTH= INSURANCE GOT THE MEMO!!! GOT SIGNED UP BY THE SALESMAN IN MY BACK. FOUND OUT AND DISCONNECTED THE ANTENNAS terrible no more new cars. son as they fixed the truck under warranty (waiting for part over 2 months. can`t drive it. GM don`t care) will be sold and then buying a 1994 truck.

@ctdubbin2

Ай бұрын

Right not to buy a new vehicle? The overwhelming majority of people have the access to credit and need reliable, modern motor vehicles to function in society.

@user-sf7kl9uh7k

Ай бұрын

Now most of the pre 90's death traps are gone things are much better. Post 2000 things really improved, side/curtain bags, fuel efficiency etc.

@pmscalisi

Ай бұрын

@@ctdubbin2then budget for big repair bills. I think it’s damned if you do damned if you don’t.

@mddunlap03

Ай бұрын

​@kristof4890 OK but thier are fewer and fewer surviours left.

My dad in the early 30s depression bought a used stop watch from a pawn shop. In the mid 1970s it stopped working..he took it to a local guru repair guy who said he never heard that low cost brand and it was not worth fixing. But he said he will look at it . So the watch guy fixed the stopwatch for a reasonable price. The watch had a spare parts inside. A mainspring. Couple jewels 2 hands.

To anyone out there that has the means, this is time to shine... how? Restoration and modernisation of older cars. If we can figure out how to kill rust and prevent it all from coming back, many older cars can survive. Then it's just metal fabrication of some key parts for the engine, drive train and body and people can maintain their older cars and not give a flying rat's butt about the newer, rubbish cars.

@Nothingtoya

11 күн бұрын

This does happen and they're extremely expensive

Crank windows have no wires, computer chips and engineering degree required

@carholic-sz3qv

Ай бұрын

im glad that toyota still offers vehicles with very few electronics! the land cruiser 70 series even still has the antique AC control still today.

@timothykeith1367

Ай бұрын

Sometimes manual window regulators are impossible to find

@anselpeneloperainblossom-s3489

Ай бұрын

The wife’s daily is a 56 Willys wagon. This time next year mine will be a 52 Henry J. Both on modern frames with disc brakes and efi. No BCM to fail, no Trans module to fail, no power windows to die.

@carlstephens1532

Ай бұрын

So how come all my friends can't fix them lol

@lampmunchertv3861

29 күн бұрын

Electric windows are easy.

Louis Rossman is a strong advocate for the Right To Repair. He started with Apple, and the issues have grown!

@billyhatcher643

23 күн бұрын

yea but the feds told them to not allow us to repair our cars if u remember that

@H0kieJoe

20 күн бұрын

​@@billyhatcher643 F unelected bureaucrats.

You missed one HUGE issue moving forward too.. analytics.... New vehicles are also monitoring how the vehicle is driven, and they are selling thst information to companies like LexisNexis, who then sell it to your insurance company. So if someone cuts you off and yoy slam the brakes, that "hard brake" is effectively sent to your insurance company, and your rates go up accordingly. Throttle usage, brake usage, speed, idle time, do tou park with the windows open.. your car has GPS too. Im sure it can report where the vehicle is parked, and thst can be compared against crime stats in the area, and a "theft risk" will be added to your insurance. On and on... I know everyone loves having everything connected, but who is listening? ALSO, lets talk about "subscriptions".. i believe BMW is playing with makong their heated seats a subscription option? Thats right, a physical mechanism in the vehicle, can be enabled and disabled via software from a cellular link, depending on what subscription you buy. All the parts to make it work are already in the vehicle, its just disabled in the software unless you pay more money.....

@WatchJRGo

Ай бұрын

They sure are, but you can usually control sharing the telematics, at least to third parties. 💯

@Ulrich_Wolf

Ай бұрын

Just unplug the telematics module. You don't need to start the car from your phone. We do it all the time on Fords, because their modems cause parasitic drains, and the car doesn't care in the slightest.

@briandeschene8424

Ай бұрын

@@Ulrich_Wolf I am old enough to remember when not fastening your seatbelt wasn’t monitored. Then it made a light go on until buckled. After that a buzzer sounded until buckled. Now some cars (e.g.: 2020 and newer Traverse) can be prevented from exiting Park gear until buckled. Like that creeping change, eventually the cars won’t work unless certain modules are on-line. Just wait.

@stringsattached67

Ай бұрын

​@@briandeschene8424and someone will design a bypass for any of those modules 😁 just like they do for O2 sensors and tunes.

@contractor556

Ай бұрын

Make Hackers Great Again!

This is why I will keep my 450,000 mile 2002 VW tdi running as long as I possibly can.

@MDAdams72668

Ай бұрын

Unless you live in a rust area you can keep it forever. My Saturns 1997-2001 will all be running when I die All in purchase, tax, tag, insurance, repairs, fuel , etc $.11/mile no way a new car can compete. Though it does cost more to run(about .34/mile), my 1999 Dodge truck with a Cummins diesel will share the same fate

@LuciFeric137

16 күн бұрын

Best car vw ever made

J.R - I remember back in the day when I used to get my hands dirty,any car I got the 1st thing I used to do was get the Haynes Service Manual for the make model and year of the car I bought, that Service Manual was based on a full strip down and rebuild of the vehicle with pics and full wiring diagrams of everything

@JohnRuhlJr-wf1on

Ай бұрын

The parts store doesn't carry them anymore because lowlife would find the page they needed and rip it out of the books instead of buying it !! He said look it up on the computer it should be on there ! I left and went to another store and found one !!

@ctg6734

Ай бұрын

@@JohnRuhlJr-wf1on Yeah, so tired of the "Just look it up on Google" answers everyone gives nowadays. Newsflash: Google doesn't have everything you want, nor is it always accurate. I've also noticed with my classic cars, every time the parts stores update their computer databases, errors creep in, thus giving bad information or no information at all.

@josefeibl8230

Ай бұрын

Haynes was a waste of money. Factory service manuals are much better. Even digital versions are available.

@JohnRuhlJr-wf1on

Ай бұрын

@@josefeibl8230 I always found them very helpful ! Helped keep my vehicles on the road and running !!

@nathenstoneburgh7298

25 күн бұрын

Not always, the factory manual for my Nissan frontier was $290 and only available on disk. My dealership refused to sell me one as I'm not a licensed mechanic.

Take away my right to fix my own stuff and the manufacturers can reserve their right to sit on their inventory

That’s why you have to hoard old cars.

@chrisstedman4039

Ай бұрын

Vote with your dollar

@ChrisLee66

Ай бұрын

For now, but for example kalifornia commy newsom passed law to eliminate gas vehicle use by 2035.

@nas0075

Ай бұрын

They will make them illegal. It is already happening in Europe. The USA is 5-10 years behind in our socialist system. They tried several years ago to make parting out cars illegal when done by a private seller. As well, currently we have LBZ zones, which are low emissions zones where cars are labeled with a sticker on the windshield and a letter identifying the cars emissions category and are not allowed into city centers. Cars before 2004 can't currently enter LBZ zones. I think next year it will be cars built before 2010 or so. This is all the 2030 Agenda. Vote these fuckers out.

@mikkinikki1902

Ай бұрын

I'm am thinking its a good time to start a business 3d printing and reproduce old parts...maybe start with printing all the BMW plastic pieces in metal...

@technocody9296

Ай бұрын

​@@ChrisLee66That why California having fires every year. Governments ruin people's life by increasing the cost of life.

This is why I don’t want to buy a new car.

I’ve come to the conclusion that the government doesn’t really care about us the citizens.. great video as always

@illuminatidestroyerbear2231

Ай бұрын

Literally just a illusion. They want to burn the constitution.

@whatareyoudoingyouidiot342

Ай бұрын

They care about the corporations that are stuffing wads of cash in their pockets..

@frotobaggins7169

Ай бұрын

They care alright. They need wage slaves and everything the government does leads to the people being wage slaves tethered to the treadmill. Freedom is what they fear. A person who doesn't rely on the government is more difficult to control.

@gerrye114

Ай бұрын

Genuinely curious... what does this issue have to do with the government? This is greedy companies screwing people

@Weidjeep

Ай бұрын

@@frotobaggins7169 Freedom is what the brainwashed think they need, supplied by gov, Humans need sovereignty from gov not freedom. Freedom comes with taxation, restrictions, and expectations from gooberment, sovereignty from gov is the only way forward. The "elites" hate that word so maybe we should be using sovereignty instead of freedom because they're not the same thing. But I've been saying this for decades and here we are ZERO people are using it. We get what we tolerate.

The government cares about whoever gives them campaign cash. And you're right JR, its not a D or R thing, it's that political corruption has been fully legalized and nobody really cares. It was always kind of this way in the past, but now it's just loud and proud. This is America, everything and everyone is for sale.

@1mlb704

Ай бұрын

Bingo

@geraldbennett7035

Ай бұрын

It is a progressive thing (not DEM/REP). But most progressives are DEMS

@mr.posted9858

14 күн бұрын

At this point, piracy is the next best thing.

Louis Rossman has been fighting the good fight.

I've seen a video of some guy with a hacker in the passenger seat and they parked alongside a Lexus, and the hacker logged into the Lexus's computer using a laptop and opened the door from that. Scary what they can do these days.

@homeistheearth

Ай бұрын

Wireless obd port. If these fucktards cared about safety and security, make the obd port analog like the "old" cars, just plug in a connector, dont take much iq to figure that out.

@parker7953

11 күн бұрын

Yup, BMW m3 competition getting car jacked while owner had his key with him in his house. Hacker's didn't need key in their hands. But hey at least you can start the A/C from app on your phone🤣. Remote engine start should have been where the line was drawn on that particular tech.

Preventing us or telling us that we can't repair our own cars without right to repair is more than insane, it's just....... I'll say it, it's flat out bullshit. I have a diagnosis tool that I always use in repairing my own cars. I prefer to do my own repairs. Take away that right, and we will be spending more money for pointless repairs at dealerships that we probably don't even need anyway

People dont buy cars based on reliability or repairability. They buy based on looks and the car companies know this

The Patriot Act embedded in every driveway in America. Give up rights to access basic info... for a monthly fee. Guess I'll step out to the garage and throw in a set of points and plugs for a spring tune up on my Henry J. ..with no political intervention.

@cockyhemi-123

23 күн бұрын

‘67 Thunderbird here. Easy peasy. Points, condenser, plugs, wires, distributor and carburetor. Ah, the good ol’ days.

Auto makers have been trying to remove your right to repair for a LONG time. The very first hard push that I remember happened back in the mid 90s. It has been seriously downhill ever since.

And shit like this is why I won't bother with newer cars. I love cars, but if I'm forced to have a price of junk that depends on some mechanic with proprietary systems to work on it, I'll just walk.

@BuckFutter-rs1ry

Ай бұрын

THAT'S THE PLAN! Get some good walking shoes, because those might be banned eventually too!

@chriswinter2400

Ай бұрын

The problem is they can take our old car parts away

@jamesshaw194

Ай бұрын

And, just gotta add, we allow “counterfeit” parts to come from parts unknown/ off-shore.

@jmaxwell5314

Ай бұрын

Wife gets the new car… its safe reliable and she doesn’t want me near it with a tool… 😂

@questioner1596

Ай бұрын

That's fine until the old cars are rare and desirable. Ever price out a 60s Porsche? The problem is we built our cities to depend on cars - talk about a captive market!

At least it is better than parts of Europe where it is illegal to work on your car in some countries, period. I just changed the engine wiring harness on my newer Mustang GT500; no information in any manuals on replacing the entire wiring harness, so I just had to figure it out connection to connection. Some wiring harness parts were hidden under covers on the heads, which had to be unbolted to get to them.

I’d drive old cars forever but rust is a real concern long term.

@tankthebiker

Ай бұрын

Speed holes.

@user-sf7kl9uh7k

Ай бұрын

Use a protective corrosion inhibiting wax coating, apply every 1-2 years.

@timothykeith1367

Ай бұрын

Homemade cosmoline

@CaptainSeamus

Ай бұрын

Learn to Weld. The harder part is on a lot of older cars, the plastics are failing from the elastomers boiling out - gotta figure out ways to make new ones. Or drive ugly.

@Epro95

Ай бұрын

@@CaptainSeamus I did learn to weld. I took a basic welding course offered at my local college. I undercoat my car every year but even with a good quality product like krown, you’re still just delaying the inevitable.

Even with the tools, some intelligence is needed. My wife had an accident in her VW ID.4, took ages to fix because parts took a while. When it came back, the horn wasn’t working (took a while to realise). Dealer couldn’t fix it and wanted to replace the front harness. It took me 30 seconds to find the disconnected horn wire, and 15 mins to get the front valance cover off and reconnect it. Dealers are just parts swappers, this is about as not “green” as it gets.

@greebj

21 күн бұрын

I own 3 old BMWs and we call them stealerships. "Genuine" is a total scam. Yeah there's knockoff parts on eBay that are garbage quality but the consumer is not "protected" with a $500 fuel pump that's the exact same as the $200 OEM one without the BMW logo and part number

@parker7953

11 күн бұрын

I hated PDI'ing the VW ID.4. It would take 45 min-1 hour to get Car-Net services working with ODIS. I felt physically sick working/sitting in those cars. The EV's give off too much EMF noise, those cars are not good for us humans.

@photonpilot__

Күн бұрын

@@greebj As a fellow old BMW owner FCP Euro and Bimmerworld are my saving grace. You can find parts from the OEMs for a much cheaper price than the OE BMW parts. In fact some of the parts are old BMW stock with the BMW logo sanded off.

It’s going to look like Cuba around the US someday. Everybody broke and driving 50 year old cars they can keep running

@juanfo7307

13 күн бұрын

Already like that down here. Between insurance and yearly inspections they got me down from 4 old vehicles to 1 moped, bycicle and walking. It is amazing the working class can't have anything anymore.

@parker7953

11 күн бұрын

Most, if not all Mechanics can't even afford ONE of the hundreds of new vehicles they fix yearly. They fix em', but can't afford em'. Backwards clown world.

The worst of it is automakers are withholding repair info. Tesla and Chrysler/ Stalantis are 2 examples n of automakers withholding info. Tesla won’t give up any info forcing owners to go to dealers for repairs. JR already touched on the crap Chrysler is pulling. It’s really messed up and sad.

@clintstathis

Ай бұрын

Stop buying those vehicles

@noseboop4354

Ай бұрын

The EU has fined Tesla millions of dollars for not sharing this repair info, as they have stronger right to repair laws. Tesla just laughs, picks up some pocket change from under their sofa and throws it at the judge.

@Tech-ez1qj

Ай бұрын

That's wrong. I'm a technician for Chrysler. All service information is on all data and Mitchel. What you won't find is any service information for BMW or Mercedes. All that's listed is fluid types and maintenance

@gregdiamond6023

Ай бұрын

@@Tech-ez1qj I thought you had to subscribe to something to get Chrysler's, Rams anyway, to get repair info and updates. You say no I believe you. I did know about the German makers holding their info for ransom. Just a shame. That’s why I love my Cougar and Mustang. Easy to diagnose and work on.

@CaptainSeamus

Ай бұрын

@@gregdiamond6023 yeah, it's subscription - Alldata and Mitchell are both subscription services... but they are "aftermarket" so, TECHNICALLY, you can get into them. But you're right, dropping $100 a year to be able to talk to my car is BS. I won't buy a newer car. All gonna be older stuff. "Antiques and Collectables" from here out.

Great brief on the car state of the union, reminds me of the late 60's early 70's when generators were passed over for alternator technology, and the fuel pumps were no longer rebuildable because the were sealed units. My grandpas garage and gas station complex was furnished to rebuild starter, generators adjust voltage and rebuild fuel pumps - I got exposure and hands on out of all that, then migrated into telecommunications as my carrier.

This is old news, NHTSA walked back their letter advising Massachusetts not to enforce their right to repair law. in August of last year. Their position now is that they support right to repair.

@jefftuckercfii

Ай бұрын

For now. NHTSA is starting to sound a lot like the ATF.

@joefratianni8693

Ай бұрын

@@jefftuckercfii As are all departments under this out of control admin.

@CaptainSeamus

Ай бұрын

AND YET, they also came out with new regs to lock out people working on newer cars through OBD2 (and follow-on) AND when asked about VIN tagging parts electronically (which then means you can't swap out a part without having the dealer OK it via computer connection of some sort) , they've been one of the groups pushing for it "for the public good".

@homeistheearth

Ай бұрын

​@@CaptainSeamusyes they care so much for the environment that we must scrap perfectly fine cars because of greedy bastards.

@Anthonybrother

Ай бұрын

They switched strategy to gaslighting and malicious compliance

I just bought a 2024 CFMoto motorcycle and it has all the bolt and screw specs in the owner's manual.

My library offers an online service for vehicle repair information. Its pretty basic, but has wiring diagrams available. Library is not free, taxpayers pay for them to be open. Manufactures, I can purchase access for a few days for a small fee. About $20. I have had to do this for real in depth wiring diagnostics to find connector locations/views. Honestly, I would be VERY happy if vehicles stay unconnected to the internet. I see little no benefit for me for any vehicle to be internet connected.

@homeistheearth

Ай бұрын

They dont do it for your benefit. They do it for theirs, so they can track you, and then later prevent you to do certain things. Nothing other than keys should be secret knowledge, and when the car hits like ten years old, these codes to program the keys should be public too, i wont even mind paying 10-30 $ for access -- but maintenance and swapping of modules and fix modules and stuff should be free and possible without dealer permission, if i buy a car i own it and should be able to fix it, the company can then sell parts and make money, they dont have to be such nazi shady tyrants types to make money, fixing stuff and not throw it away is what we need to do in this world where we are drowning in trash and e waste etc etc --- but apperently the eco terrorists is only out for control and dont really give a shit beside what their globalist masters demand.. - enslave zhe untermench, make zhem eat zhe bugz and steal zhe everything from zhem so they can own zhe nothing and be "Happy"

@mikeg1212

21 күн бұрын

I see zero benefit to connect my car to the internet. Anything i might need i have my phone.

@parker7953

11 күн бұрын

You're putting yourself in harms way owning a vehicle with LTE/Wi-Fi modules. I felt physically sick or would get slight headaches performing PDI's on EV's. They're not good for you. You're also opening yourself up for an albeit sophisticated yet very real hack of your vehicle.

@mikeg1212

11 күн бұрын

@@parker7953 the sad thing is you tell people but people are stubborn and will not litsen. They prefer to litsen to the fantasy that what is real. Once it too late they will blame averyone why no one told them.

@parker7953

11 күн бұрын

@@mikeg1212 You're right, it's hard to convince people the dangers of this complex technology. My 2019 VW GTI has Automatic braking that has tried to kill me 2 times already. The car was trying to 60-0mph me in 2 seconds thinking I was about to slam into another object in front of me, however there was nothing in front of me. It actually almost made cars BEHIND me crash into me (there's a class action lawsuit for this in particular). I turn it off every time I start my car now, however it also forces traction control off as a result. I'm a VW enthusiast/former tech so I can deal with it for now, but it has turned me off to cars of this year and newer.

The Car Care Nut recently fixed a Camry that the dealer couldn't figure out. It was an older car, and the newer techs were lost at diagnosing it. As modern tech ages out newer service technicians will not be trained to work on it. It sucks cars will be totaled because the dealer can't repair a car and the manufacturer holds diagnostic information hostage. Between this and subscription services for heated seats, remote start and other functions to work proves you never really own your car. No matter how much you pay for it.

@Jonny2by4

Ай бұрын

Techs probably couldn’t figure it out because they don’t actually know how to fix cars. They just know how to plug in a code scanner, pull a code, and then replace whatever part it says it faulty

@noseboop4354

Ай бұрын

In the near future, shoelaces will be digitally encrypted so you can't put them in a new pair of shoes without the code from the dealer.

@russelloppenheimer3970

Ай бұрын

​@@Jonny2by4exactly. And when your new car with proprietary technology has an issue that isn't simple, no one will be able to fix it. If a scanner can't figure it out, no one else will be able to. It would be one thing if you couldn't fix your own car, so long as someone could. But anything out of ordinary will mean car has to be scraped.

@lactusgalacto1174

Ай бұрын

@@noseboop4354 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

@AT-wl9yq

Ай бұрын

@@Jonny2by4 When dealers send their techs in for factory training, what do they teach them?

Louis Rossman..... pretty much calls this out, will strongly advise to check this gentleman's content.

BMW already has subscription for options, soon these cars will self drive away if you miss a payment, or be pulled over by itself if you don't renew your tags, or speed. So much for freedom of travel or maintaining your own cars.

@lactusgalacto1174

Ай бұрын

Again, people still dreaming in never land till all the rug has been pull from their feet and they will never notice.😁😁😁

@donreinke5863

29 күн бұрын

The problem is people that want all this foo-foo nonsense in their cars. The ONLY purpose of a vehicle is to get from point A to point B.

@champspec

28 күн бұрын

Government has been requiring kill switches be manufactured in all vehicles for years now

@donreinke5863

28 күн бұрын

@@champspec Anyone want to bet that I cant deactivate or get rid of it?

@tempestsquall5882

21 күн бұрын

Yeah eventually every car will have a time punch for when we leave and arrive at our locations for the sake of "economy" and "security". And when you own property you will have to pay tax on each square inch of space your things take up for the sake of your amazing government that takes away the things you like so lobbyists can scam the general population of their common sense and make money from their insecurities at the same time.

Back in the 80's we brought 1975/76 cadillac GM shop manuals. I think they were only 40 or 50 bucks. And like all GM stuff I was able to use that manual to troubleshoot the HEI distributor (no spark issue) Hint: it was the chip that replaced the points. The thermal paste had dried up and killed the chip.

@gerryreynolds8367

Ай бұрын

Had that same issue with my '76 El Camino........

@donreinke5863

29 күн бұрын

That wasnt a chip. That is an ignition module. The other component is a reluctor wheel and a Hall-effect pickup which sends a signal to the module.

Car audio systems were "basically flawless" apart from headunits being non standard form factor and being antiquated before the car even made it into the showroom. The latest trends are to put some mediocre system in since buyer surveys show that 95% of people aren't willing to pay for a better stereo. I remember the 1970s and 1980s where every house had a stereo rack with a cassette player, record player, tuner, amplifier and speakers. People mass bought CD players to add to those in the 2nd half of the 1980. Now all you see are crappy bluetooth speakers and milk carton surround systems that sound like, well, milk cartons. This is happening in new cars too, especially the lower budget range. Unfortunately, there is no longer a slit in the dash where you can bolt in your Alpine, put some JBL GTO 6x9 in the parcel shelf and rock hard to bohemian rhapsody, because no manufacturer bothers about the standard, since nobody stopped buying cars when they omitted that option.

I have an early 2000s era Sony home stereo unit, the CD player stopped reading discs a few years ago. I was able to pull up a service manual for that exact model stereo and find the part number for the laser disc reader in a matter of minutes. I found a brand new oem part on ebay for like $12, took the stereo apart, replaced the part, now the CD player works flawlessly. And I'm not a technician by any stretch, but I wish things weren't getting so ridiculous to fix and made so cheaply that you're better off just throwing it away and buying a new one.

@Whateva67

Ай бұрын

Remember the days when there were tv repair shops still? Now everything is disposable.

@mescko

24 күн бұрын

Wish I could still get new laser pickups for the old Sony car changers I have...all spares long gone :(

as a long time electronics repair tech, everything cost more back when schematics were included. Profit margin was 30% and they could afford to do that. Now with margins being 5-10% because everyone wants "cheap", they need you to buy new every 3-5 years. I owned a retail computer store as well for decades, anything consumer Windows related stopped being profitable 20+ years ago. ( was great in the late 80's and thru the 90's ) Apple products and Networking/business clients are the only places for any real profit now. This applies to all electronics, cars are different though.

@peters9929

Ай бұрын

EX TV and Radio tech, did my apprenticeship in the 80s. Had several businesses repairing then renting equipment in the 90s Got out while it was still somewhat profitable, rent business was when the money was. People treated equipment as disposable by then and most of the quality Japanese companies disappeared , market flooded with china crap. It destroyed the repair market.

@mph5896

Ай бұрын

Yup, personal computers/laptops/cell phones are basically throwaway items now.

I have a fairly simple Autel that can read pretty much everything on the older cars we have. Newest one is a 08 PT Cruiser, and my car is a 06 Charger RT. My other cars are antique now, the 69 Dart and a 78 Dodge van plus a 99 300m I haven't decided what to do with yet that lost oil pressure, but oil change and it came back. They want to force us to pay them to fix things and never be able to modify anything. I do just about anything here I can handle electronics, hvac, plumbing etc. Depends on who is running things as to whether we're going to continue to fix our stuff. You have to rent crap now so we can do anything.

Hoovies last video sums up right to repair too.

just drive older cars.

@adamdion7574

Ай бұрын

Soon enough they won't be legal either. They already started in parts of Europe

@CaptainSeamus

Ай бұрын

@@adamdion7574 It's not even the "legal" - it will be "legal" to own, but the cost of insuring it (or finding fuel for it) will be so outrageous, you might as well buy a new car.

This all stems from one thing the birth of the internet and mobile phones Wait hear me out! Most late 90's People spent more time indoors playing video games looking at mobile phones etc rather than being outside pulling push bikes apart or building go carts or helping their parents fixing stuff! My kids when needing anything repaired come to me yer great your saying you can teach them well i try but they have no interest whatsoever its heart breaking to know my skills wont be passed down!

@greebj

21 күн бұрын

The phone is great when I'm fixing my old BMWs. I just google something and within a couple minutes reading forum threads I've got what I need. I have the pdf of the service manual but I didn't even look at it once when doing a bunch of maintenance work on a 285000km '98 528i that would have condemned it to scrap due to labour costs. It's an almost flawless car that drives like new after fixing the oil leaks and suspension.

Yeah I drive a 03 yukon. Easy to work on. Just now had to replace a water pump and front wheel wheel bearings at 236.000 miles and it's running great still. I love old cars there not all plastic like the new cars.

@sheputthelimeinthecoconut629

Ай бұрын

It’s funny, when that car came out people were complaining about how complicated they are and how they wouldn’t last 10 year because no one could fix them. I remember because I was there. 😂 To be fair, they sold a shitload of cars on that platform so parts and info are plentiful.

@joshuawelch2904

20 күн бұрын

There is a reason a lot of 25 year old japanese cars are making it to the US market. Many of them are simple and little to no electronics so you can fix and diagnoise them yourself by sound. Unfortunately new mechanics mostly have no clue because in the ones that are carburated vacuum line engines with mechanical timing there is no computer. You have to find the vaccum diagram that or trace all the lines to find the bad one.

The problem is the whole concept of intellectual property, and the level to which we have made copyright holders so powerful. Copyright never protected artists - it was always to make printing presses viable, for some reason people conflate it with plagiarism protection, which it has never been. YOu talk about Libraries, you dont mention the internet archive being sued for their (fully paid for) library

I've been with you since basically the beginning, great to see you grow.

This happened with BMW on the tuning aspect of things. Not quite the repair and diagnostic aspect yet thankfully. They locked their newer DMEs to "prevent hacking" when in reality all it does is prevent the DME software from being altered by tuning software. Now to tune the cars you either need an external "tune" which taps the signals between the boost sensor and a bunch of other sensors to increase power by tricking the DME into thinking the engine has lower boost and timing than it actually does. If that's not the option for you and you want a software tune you have to send your DME to a company in Finland that figured out how to crack DME and circumvent the security features. That said if you got your DME by the Fins and you take it to the dealer for service they will lock it again and remove your tune. You will then need to ship your DME back to Finland and start at square one again.

I don’t think the dealerships, and repair shops can handle the influx of vehicles, if we fully lost the right to repair.

@tankthebiker

Ай бұрын

Truth.

Speaking about the vehicle mobile/cell connectivity, this is why I bought a 2023 Hyundai i30N (Elantra N over there) and it has no talk back or telematics, just the way I want it.

I am already there with my Audi. SQ8……it is so complex that i would never attempt any deep dive repairs, luckily it is a CPO car with 5 years of warranty, but i have been thinking of selling it and getting something like an old Grand Wagoneer, that i can easily maintain.😄

@parker7953

11 күн бұрын

Awesome car with a lambo engine. But yes you'd be wise to look for a simpler alternative vehicle. But I'd understand the temptation to keep it.

I have a car from the 80's and in the owner manual they teach you very well how to dissasamble and reassemble the car. What a different world

While I 100% agree - never underestimate the ability for the secondary market to produce replacements for things like a BCM - right now / today there's not enough demand for something like a BCM ore even user replaceable ECU/ECMs but I can see a future where the manufacturer would actually be incented to allow 3rd parties to build replacement modules after a set period of time - remember that in most industries if a manufacturer wants to have a high level of control of "their" stuff they also have to make those proprietary parts available for X number of years beyond the last sale of the product. They can't have it both ways - either provide replacement parts OR allow 3rd party companies the ability to produce those parts. Another option is for companies not bound by stupid laws (and arguably unconstitutional anyway) in other places will just reverse engineer or "hack" those modules/devices and sell them direct to consumers.

@genericsomething

Ай бұрын

There are hobbyists creating new parts to interface with old computers like Apple ][s, old Macs, Commodores, Ataris, TRS 80s, and old PCs. Anything can be reverse engineered. We're already seeing cars like Hoovie's Bentley that have electronic parts that are no longer made, or marked up ridiculously at the dealer. As more cars with these systems age, the more incentive will be to reverse engineer them.

And this is prime example why i never bought a new car. I'm in my 30's and my newest car i own was built in 1971.

@InsideOfMyOwnMind

Ай бұрын

You're still young enough that at some point during your driving years the government in concert with manufacturers are going to grab those jewels of yours and squeeze and twist forcing you to buy an EV. I have vehicles that if I don't total them should last me the rest of my driving years and parts should be available during that time. Good luck. BTW my first car was a 1971 Datsun 510.

Is it just me or is there a skull in the headlight

This is why I upgraded from a 2016 Toyota Tacoma to a 1997 Dodge Ram 3500 diesel. And converting from automatic to manual transmission.

"Government is the problem." Reagan. Get them out of everything.

@jamesrath7509

29 күн бұрын

It's been downhill for working people since ronnie

There are many words in the English language, but for lack of a better word, I'll say I love what you do on KZread. I needed you to know that.

This is why I am still driving a 2005 model truck. No one is connected to my truck. I can plug my own devices into the OBD2 and read codes or change parameters that I want to change. I can repair just about anything on it and the few things I can't do (lack of specialized tools) the local independent mechanics can do for me.

@josefeibl8230

Ай бұрын

To change parameters on GM OBD2, you need a GM Tech2 scan tool.

You have old info, NHTSA back tracked, rightfully so, please update this video

These are sad times. In so many ways, the power of the people is being stripped away. And for the vast majority of us, we are just sitting and letting it happen. We're very fortunate to have someone like Louis fighting for us. We should be supporting him as much as possible.

As a mechanic I paid $1500 for a decent-ish Launch scan tool. $100 for Auto Authority for access to Nissan and Fiat/Chrysler ($50 per company) and it's expanding. And every couple of years I have to renew my scan tool software for hundreds of dollars. Alldata a grand a year. Oh and not to mention all the tools for specific repairs. It's becoming impossible to repair cars unless you are the dealer.

Just going to keep my current cars I guess. No need for a replacement, but I'll have to cave in for my wife's vehicle!

@bennydave4160

29 күн бұрын

Pathetic

Factory Car audio flawless? Cmon . That’s not setting the bar very high.

@docgiggles130

Ай бұрын

For the average person that has never known what good car audio sounds like it is flawless.

@kef103

Ай бұрын

@@docgiggles130 is like saying bose factory audio is flawless .. I have an F30 BMW with the 16 speaker Harmon kardon. It was pretty harsh and not clean sounding at all from factory. I did the Bavsound upgrade and it was a huge improvement . Car Manufactures put very tight price restrictions on what the sound systems designers like Bose or Harmon have to work with . No matter what comes from the factory you can be certain that anything sold aftermarket is going to be significantly better that what the car manufacturer put in their bulk order design

@docgiggles130

Ай бұрын

@@kef103 I agree. It's shocking how bad the factory systems can be. I replaced a factory unit in a car with a $50 chinese unit that sounded better. I would have installed a better unit, but it was a cheap flip car that just needed a working radio that had bluetooth. It's sad that the average car owner doesn't know how good car audio can be.

In US/CAN: auto, home appliances and technology companies should be mandated to provide a service manual to our libraries (PDF)

Yeah, I remember those days on the modular TV's. They had all those modules. They had to replace to get different things to be fixed. If it lost the color control, would you get the horizontal board to get the vertical boand then I remember the days of tube radios where the diagram was right on the side on the inside of The case. Telling you which Cube was what

The automakers don’t want independent shops let alone diy repairs, so they spend millions on politicians who are ignorant of why we work on stuff. Fewer and fewer people do work on their own stuff now, but the problems you speak about are the same for a shop. The software for Ford I had was offered a single vin for $100 or multiple for $1000

@jake_of_the_jungle9840

Ай бұрын

I think people have been trained not to work on their stuff, houses and cars have gotten so expensive but made with such awful materials. We need to go back to a simpler time where us men would fix our own cars and fix our own houses.

@parker7953

11 күн бұрын

@@jake_of_the_jungle9840 Yup, my grandfather built his own 3 story house right in Hermosa Beach and restored/renovated multiple classic cars. I remember looking through a closet and finding the blueprints to both of the houses he built. Now that was a real man. He inspired me to become an Auto Tech. I only lasted 5 years before the toxicity of the industry forced me out.

The way to go as far as windshield washer fluid is Rain-X. I used to use the blue stuff, but now even in a torrential downpour, the power of the wind and Rain-X washer fluid do most of the work. I know you can buy the bottle and apply to your windshield and still use the blue stuff, but I am sold. I have sold a few friends on the orange as well.

@boredom.victim

Ай бұрын

Project Farm did testing - RainX is best

@Fony_turgeson

Ай бұрын

him and most youtubers are to cheap to spend the extra dollar or 2

@corpsepenis

Ай бұрын

I've been using the RainX washer fluid exclusively in everything I own for years. That's good stuff.

I have a 1992 Subaru Legacy 4DS that has over 310,000 miles on it and still runs great. I did have to put in a new radiator, cooling fans, hoses, water pump, and a timing belt but hey, the car is a little over 32 years old. Most of the ones I've seen in the junk yard if not all of them, had a lot less miles on them. Probably due to the lack of maintenance and/or knowledge.

love the fact that with current cars, if one part gets faulty or even outright fails, it takes several other parts out too, cause why not

The dealerships aren't fixing the cars or won't fix them right.

Aftermarket ecu and wiring specialties.

Indeed. It's just ridiculous. I checked the display from one car to the other to see if it was faulty. When I put the original back the milage was overwritten by the other display unit! Somehow the display overwrite the central computer and then overwrite the original one. Now I'm stuck with a car with higher milage than it originally had. So for anyone be careful with swapping out any electronics! They might save mileages and it could overwrite things or cause conflicts in stored mileages on readouts.

@parker7953

11 күн бұрын

Ooooooooooof, sounds like a scan tool and some long coding is needed to fix that one.

When I was a kid playing with 9 V batteries was so much fun! My brother and I would take apart old VCR'S and things like that and get the motors out of them and use them to power toy boats and things like that.

@SiskaweshKsutaraden

13 күн бұрын

Well... could be the PSU units, gears, and maybe even circuit boards in those odl VCRs could be used for something?

I'm also surprised the mower deck wasn't thoroughly cleaned... are you feeling okay? hah

@genericsomething

Ай бұрын

Why make a mess in the garage, when you can clean it in outside and blend it back into the landscape?

Boring comment: on the Walker mower, those little screws are for safely. So if you hit something while mowing, you don't break the PTO or the gear boxes that drive the blades.

The maintenance, other than cleaning the unit up, is mainly greasing the gearbox if there is a grease inlet. And swapping the air filter and spark plug, and maybe removing the spark arrest screen to burn the carbon off. And having the carb tuned after it's been broken in. Otherwise there isn't maintenance in these 2 cycles. The fuel needs to be managed more than the engine with a fuel stabilizer. All these 2 cycle small engine machines have the same cold-start - turn the choke on, prime about 3 times if there is one, pull the starter 1-2 times. When the engine kicks over, turn the choke off, then give it full throttle while pulling the starter (unless it's a chainsaw)- should start right up then.

I drive an 82' Porsche 911 with radio delete, etc. No cup holders, no USB, no nothing. Driving.

Find your local representative and dump your broken junk that can't be repaired in their yard

@genericsomething

Ай бұрын

I live in Colorado's third district. That would probably be an improvement to her yard.

P21S WINDSHIELD WASH BOOSTER

Back in the 60's my dad went to Buick School and he said the instructor openly stated that it was their goal to make all cars in the future that would have to be returned to the dealer for service or repair.

"Steer by wire"?! What the hell?!!! Who thought _that_ was a good idea?! All it takes is for the computer to decide that you're drifting (when you're giving a wide load appropriate space), and BAM, you're missing your mirror and half the door on the side of the giant digging equipment that was going the other way. (Never mind dodging the texting/tired/drunk coming the other way).

As someone trying their best to work on new cars, and doing it without the fancy scan tools, it’s very not fun

I was with you all the way up until about a minute before the end of the video... when you mention that EVs (aka: battery powered vehicles) are better than ICE vehicles. While there may be less to go wrong on an EV, they are 100% NOT less expensive to maintain. Many EV people (of 5+ years of EV ownership) are finally finding out that even just to simply replace their car's main battery will easily eclipse what the car is actually worth! I could go on and on, but EVs may have a niche market for them right... but EVs (battery powered vehicles) WILL NEVER become our mainstream mode of transportation.

@parker7953

11 күн бұрын

I PDI'd / serviced a good amount of VW EV's in my time as a Technician. They made me sick/get headaches when sitting inside them for too long and ignition on. They have too much EMF noise going on. They're not good for humans. Some long-term EV owners are starting to report on this.

My Truck is a 1958 Chevrolet . 261 six with 3 speed manual . 7 external parts on engine. Very easy to work on .

I remember when cars had a manual plunger sticking out of the dash that actuated a small pump that squirted the washer fluid onto the windshield. The worst that could happen with those is a hose could leak and you would spray the liquid inside your car.

@homeistheearth

Ай бұрын

An old beetle use the air in the spare tire i think. So dont have a flat after you clean to much ..

@bullitthead7853

Ай бұрын

@@homeistheearth I've been an auto tech for 30+ years and have never run across this system. That is a wild set up, leave it to the Germans, hahahaha! One thing is certain in the auto repair industry: you learn something new every day!

@homeistheearth

Ай бұрын

​@@bullitthead7853i think it was used on the earlier models, to make it cheap.

There are still exceptions but a LOT of car brands had key systems that only a dealer could program or replace a key fob to - for $80 now I can get a ODB II dongle and download an app and can add an additional key and remove old ones that I no longer have to my wife's MINI Countryman. Sure, the newer ones still require about a $600 investment for a "scan tool tablet" and the new key fobs are about $100 but that's a far cry from having to spend $500-800 at the dealer....

Don't forget to ascribe part of the blame for this to those tuners who use the same access we want in order to mess with emissions controls.

Oh man, I forgot about the manuals at the library! Great points across the board JR!!

My 1971 Ford f250 with a nicely built 460 CID just keeps going up in value!!!

Right to repair doesn’t mean someone needs to provide you a free service manual. If you want to repair, you’ll need the tools, skills, and information. None of that is free. I don’t have a problem with that. Not everyone is suited to repair some systems. The barrier to entry keeps the reckless and clueless from executing an improper repair. We currently have access to vehicle repair data and the OBD II port. As far as Stellantis is concerned, don’t buy one. Vote with your feet. Anyone discouraging others to contact their legislators, I give a side eye to. Just giving up and quitting is why things are as bad as they are. Correction: Automakers are making a ton of money selling cars. A ton. Where have you been for the past few years?

The NHTSA sent letters out to manufacturers to protect RTR. They're more on our side than the manufacturers.

@transtubular

Ай бұрын

Sure. If you say so.

The Ram/Stellantis secure gateway can be bypassed with a $20-30 cable. I realize that isn’t the greatest solution for a tech that may be working on multiple vehicles at a time, but if you only have to worry about a coupe, it’s a very cost effective solution.

Agree that nobody on either side of the political aisle really seems to care about right to repair. EVs may also suffer from right to repair issues, but may need fewer complicated repairs.

I say write to your representative on matters that are important to you. If nothing happens, at least you can say you tried, and you have a voice in future debates with others who never bothered their bother (if you don't complain, to me you kinda lose your right to complain. I tell my Dad this all the time who complains about his pension, but never joins the yearly protest march about the issue ). Sounds like post 2000 cars will be verboeten. Note : I know nothing

I have to disagree JR Tesla's suck and burn down alot! And won't work in the north where I live.

@LittleAnastasia...

Ай бұрын

Ummm Norway has nothing but electric vehicles and last I checked it's not a warm place. Here in ohio I see teslas parked outside all winter and damn they work fine. Haven't seen one explode yet. Do see plenty of semi trucks burning though.....

The last couple minutes nail it - no government agency is ever going to have the people’s back. They’re going to lookout for the corporations every single time because that’s who ultimately ensures their reelection and lines their pockets

John, please contact Louis Rossmann to help in this fight. He is a famous KZreadr fronting a foundation that fights for Rights to Repair and they actually have some funding and legal support.