Cartechauto99

10/10/2026

10/10/2026

Pro tip! Knowledge and maintenance can save you a ton of money. Differentials are often overlooked until they fail

10/10/2026

A rare Pontiac block that we’re about to resurrect after a major catastrophe

10/10/2026

Got my alignment done and the truck still drives like I’m steering a shopping cart with a bad wheel. They hit me with a $4,500 suspension quote like they just discovered gravity for the first time. I understand stuff wears out, it’s a 2003, not a 2025, but how do you charge for an alignment and not even touch half the angles? Camber still out. Caster still out. Toe barely moved. Steering wheel still crooked. At this point I’m convinced they just put it on the rack, printed the sheet, and said “yeah that’ll be $120 and also your entire front end needs replacing.” I’m not saying shops scam people… but if I can look at the printout for 10 seconds and see nothing changed, something ain’t right. Either the truck is possessed or somebody hit the print button instead of the adjust button.

10/10/2026

This is what I (34m) came home to at 11:30pm after an 8-hour shift. Sink completely full, counters a mess, nothing done. Meanwhile my wife (31f) worked about 3 hours today… from home… and somehow there still wasn’t time to do the dishes. What makes it more frustrating is she doesn’t even have to do them herself. We have a 13-year-old daughter who is more than capable of helping out, but somehow it still ends up being me every single night. I get home tired, and I’m the one doing the dishes, sweeping, mopping, wiping counters, taking trash out, all of it. I don’t mind helping around the house, but it’s getting to the point where it feels like I’m working a full shift and then coming home to a second one. If I don’t do it, it just sits there. If I say something, I’m the bad guy. If I stay quiet, nothing changes. Sorry for the rant, I just don’t really have anyone to talk to about this, but it’s starting to feel less like a partnership and more like I’m the only one keeping the place from falling apart.

10/10/2026

I was driving last night and saw this highway sign with a circle that says HM on it and nobody can tell me what that means. Why are we just expected to drive past mysterious government symbols with zero explanation? If you’re gonna put coded warnings over the interstate at night, the public deserves to know exactly what it stands for. What if that means hazardous material, high mortality zone, highway monitoring, or something dangerous they don’t want people asking questions about? Why is there no full description? Why is there no flashing warning? Why are we supposed to just trust that two letters on a sign are fine and keep driving like everything is normal? This is exactly how accidents happen. They put secret abbreviations on the road and expect regular drivers to decode it at 70 mph. If that sign means something important and they didn’t clearly explain it, that’s a safety issue and honestly it feels negligent. I’m seriously considering calling the non-emergency police line tomorrow and asking why the public isn’t being told what these symbols mean before they put them over major highways. If it’s important enough to be on a sign, it’s important enough to spell out.

10/10/2026

Mechanics are so desperate for money they are literally trying to sc.m me into "servicing" a 2013 Nissan CVT transmission! Everyone knows that once a Nissan CVT gets over 100k miles, if you change that magical factory fluid, the whole transmission is going to slip and explode immediately! Why would I pay $406.26 to break my own car?! They just want me to drain out the only thing holding those metal belts together so I have to come back and buy a $5,000 replacement transmission next week! Nice try, Shop monkey, but I wasn't born yesterday. I'm keeping my original, burnt, sparkly black transmission fluid right where it belongs until the wheels fall off! Why do people still fall for this "preventative maintenance" scam when it's obviously just a trap to destroy your car?!

10/10/2026

CALLED THE POLICE on this guy today because I could not believe what I was seeing on the highway. This dude is driving what has to be a 9,000 lb F-250 Powerstroke and he’s not even holding the steering wheel with both hands. Just cruising along with one hand on his phone and the other sipping a drink like he’s sitting on his couch instead of piloting a literal rolling tank down the road at 70 mph. People don’t realize how dangerous these heavy duty trucks are. That thing weighs more than some small houses and if he drifts one foot out of his lane it could take out an entire family in a sedan. But apparently everyone thinks it’s fine as long as you have a diesel badge on the side. If I did that in my car I guarantee I’d get pulled over immediately. So yes, I called the police and gave them the plate because someone has to keep the roads safe. Operating a vehicle that size with one hand on the wheel and the other holding a drink should honestly be considered reckless driving, especially when you’re in something that could flatten a Prius without even feeling it. People laughed when I said something but when that truck ends up in the ditch or takes someone out, suddenly everyone wants to talk about safety. You can call me dramatic all you want, I call it being responsible. I hope he gets sentenced under the jail.

10/10/2026

I’m sorry but this receipt just confirmed what I’ve been saying for years. Tipping on a to go order makes absolutely no sense and the fact that it’s even expected now is getting completely out of control. I walked in, grabbed my food, and walked out. Nobody refilled my drink, nobody checked on my table, nobody brought extra napkins, nobody cleaned anything up after me, nobody provided any kind of service that tipping was originally meant for. Yet the screen still flips around asking for 18%, 22%, 25% like I just sat down for a full service dining experience. And before anyone says the kitchen worked hard, the kitchen is already being paid by the restaurant. That is literally what the menu price is for. If I’m paying fifteen dollars for fried chicken and seven dollars for a frozen margarita to go, that price should already include the cost of cooking it and putting it in a container. That is not a tip situation, that is just doing the job you are already getting paid to do. Tipping used to be for service, now it feels like a mandatory donation just for existing. Pick up your own food, tip. Self checkout, tip. Grab a drink from a counter, tip. At this point they might as well put a tip screen on the gas pump too. I’m not trying to be cheap, I tip when I sit down and get actual service, but I am not tipping for walking in, grabbing a bag, and leaving. If that makes me the bad guy then so be it.