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Ok, growing up, the guys I knew from school and from the streets had basic car knowledge, even the most basic guy who didn't know much about the engine knew how to change a tyre. Now I'm surprised when later on in life I've met several males couldn't change a tyre . My niece had to teach her boyfriend how to do it. So I'm asking here....
Do you know how to change a car tyre?
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Yes and I agree, it's sad to see a generation of "men" who can't even do that. I heard a story recently where a husband of a girl I know is so "lacking of skill" he couldn't even change out a license plate with a screw driver for his wife's car and made his father in law do it for him. lol That's even worse.
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quote:Originally posted by NorcalfeetStudios: Yes and I agree, it's sad to see a generation of "men" who can't even do that. I heard a story recently where a husband of a girl I know is so "lacking of skill" he couldn't even change out a license plate with a screw driver for his wife's car and made his father in law do it for him. lol That's even worse.
Lol, sounds like the guy would have trouble to change AA-batteries in a kids toy
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quote:Originally posted by footjoyboy: Yes I can and have a-plenty, though haven't had to do it for a few years now. Just give me a jack and a 4-way tire iron and I'm good to go.
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quote:Originally posted by oneagain: Yes I can and have witha variety of cars.
Also had a jack break when I had the car up and busted up a finger when the car came down:|
OUCH! . I would consider you lucky in a sense because I can imagine much worse from a collapsing jack
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Ouch! That's no good and sounds painful one again! Glad you are ok! I can change a tire although I DO struggle with where to place the jack on the frame of the vehicle.
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A woman who can change a tyre is already ahead of the game IMO I also dig a chick who can drive manual (stick).
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Gotcha covered! Although it's been awhile so I wouldn't count on me in rush hour bumper to bumper traffic because I would stall it out and end up swearing and crying lol
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When I got my first car (a Pontiac Astre), it seemed important that I learn some fundamental auto maintenance such as changing oil, replacing spark plugs, etc.
When I was a young boy, my father rotated his own tires, making sure that I was there when he did it. By the time I was 12, I could change a tire without batting an eye; I was a small kid so even jumping on the tire iron was a challenge to unlock the lug-nut.
Flashing forward 7 years, I opened the hood on my brand new '84 Honda. A 30 second look told me that everything I learned on my first car was completely obsolete (e.g. fuel injection - ain't changing or gapping spark plugs anymore).
But, dammit, I can, sure-as-hell, change a tire!
By the way, my last GF could "power-shift" - shifting without using the clutch (and not grind gears). I never could do it as well as she did.
A very accomplished woman.
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Pontiac Astre...haha, man that car was ugly no offense. It was like Rockford Files meets Starsky & Hutch mixed in with a hint of Wayne's World. I bet it was a bundle of reliability even after all the maintenance you did on it?
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I learned it when I was a teenager along with the basic maintenance of oil changes and tune ups. On the older cars I had I would change brakes, shocks, thermostats, rocker arm gaskets, fuel pumps, alternators, belts, etc. However, I would fuck up things as well costing more than if I had just took it to a garage to fix. My attempt to put in a starter on one car cost me a flywheel and timing belt. I screwed up calipers on another car trying to do a brake job once too.
I came to the conclusion after those failures that when you buy a car now you pretty much have to buy a mechanic to go with it.
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. My niece had to teach her boyfriend how to do it. So I'm asking here....
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. I would consider you lucky in a sense because I can imagine much worse from a collapsing jack 
