How MyLot helped me make about $50.50 yesterday.

@TheHorse (238338)
Walnut Creek, California
April 18, 2020 5:21pm CST
I noticed that my left headlight had burned out yesterday. It happens now and then. The "brights" worked, but not the "dims," on my left side. I'm not going to be "that guy"--the jerk that drives around with his brights on, blinding oncoming motorists--so I called my local Nissan dealer, priced a headlight bulb, and went and scored one. The cost was $25. I was able to remove the old bulb, put the new one in, and be up and running in about 30 minutes. Kudos to Nissan for not making it one of those impossible tasks that requires $50 of labor for a simple bulb installation. Are there certain maintenance procedures that you do on your own car?
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14786)
• Ireland
18 Apr 20
@thehorse Sometimes I have to put gas in the tank and I do that myself. Now that gas prices have tumbled I got all excited till I realised that I've got nowhere to go.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
Gas is cheap here too. Right when I have virtually nowhere to go.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382326)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Apr 20
Vince does any work at all that he can manage. Some places in cars are nearly impossible to get to. How did you work out the light wasn't working? Sometimes it's not very obvious for ages.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
My parking space has a fence in front of it. I always check to see that both lights are lighting the fence. I did tell someone that their brake light was out the other day. They were appreciative.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382326)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Apr 20
@TheHorse We've told people once or twice that lights aren't working. Often we see it as cars leave our place so it's mostly the tail-lights we notice. It's usually friends so we make a point of telling them.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
@JudyEv Yeah, the other day it was just heading toward a stop light. So I made point of pulling up next to them. They were nice.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135881)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Apr 20
I did pay a mechanic a few years ago to show me how to get to the bulb on my truck. First time I ever needed help with that
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
How much did he charge you?
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135881)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Apr 20
@TheHorse 5 dollars. He went ahead and changed them for me after showing me where the little pull up tabs were to drop the lens. I couldnt make sense of it from the book and that was the first one I had that you didnt change the big bulb which was lens and all and held in by screws.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
@wolfgirl569 Yep, I have done my share of those! $5 is "cool."
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Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Apr 20
Dude! ?? I just put the radiator hose on my Ford Ranger
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
That's why we're engaged. Are those hose clamps hard to undo on Ford Rangers? They always give me a pain.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 Apr 20
I don't now but I have many times in the past. Changed the oil, checked the tire pressure, etc.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
It's fun (and cost-effective) to be able to do those basic kinds of things.
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Nevena Zivkovic
@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
18 Apr 20
When something breaks down on the car then I repair, but nothing before that.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
What kinds of issues have you had to deal wth?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
@Nevena83 I can replace my own battery. And change a tire. But I wouldn't want to do all four!
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Nevena Zivkovic
@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
19 Apr 20
@TheHorse Rubber tires, battery ...
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Jaymie Suh
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
19 Apr 20
Owning a car seems to be a lot of costs in maintenance.
Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
19 Apr 20
It is really a part of life to maintain a car.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
19 Apr 20
@TheHorse I agree. It is still a person's options.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
Some do it. Some let others do it. For more than minor stuff, I let others do it.
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Michele
@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
19 Apr 20
Sometimes it is good to do it yourself
Four Walls
@FourWalls (86778)
• United States
19 Apr 20
Yes. I can drive it to the repair shop all by myself. I used to be able to do things like oil changes. Now? Too old (me) and too complicated (the car).
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
I don't even change oil or spark plugs any more.
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
19 Apr 20
Nope. And I don't mind it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
No car?
The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
@Courtlynn Got it. Hopefully Kias are pretty dependable.
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
19 Apr 20
@TheHorse obviously we have a car. I just don't know or do any maintenance on it. That's what kia where we got the car from, is for.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79323)
• Germany
19 Apr 20
No, maintenance at all. Everything is still okay in our car.
Kelli M
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
19 Apr 20
I'm not very skilled at it myself, but the other half changes the brakes on our cars.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
Oh, that's pretty cool! I would not trust myself to try that.
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Diana
@dya80dya (36805)
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19 Apr 20
No, I don't have a car.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238338)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Apr 20
In California, it's almost a necessity.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
19 Apr 20
I could easily replace the old bulb from our Ford Fiesta, but it is impossible with this new car, you have to go to see your garage.
Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Apr 20
Wipers? lol
Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Apr 20
When I had my Jeep CJ7, I did everything myself on that Jeep, including restoring it back to its full grandeur and glory. That baby was my pride and joy. Owned it for 15 years and put 316,000 miles on it, and it was still purring like a kitten when I sold it to a Jeep collector. I have a Ford F-150 now, and I don't do any of my own work on it anymore. Part of the reason is because of my lack of time; but the big reason is just that new vehicles have become so complex and confusing and difficult to maintain on your own. I think they are designed that way now on purpose to force you to have to go to the dealer for maintenance and repairs. I've had my truck for almost 10 years now, and I'm still trying to figure out how to open the hood! lol
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Apr 20
I take care of the fluids. Other than that, I need a mechanic.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222624)
• United States
19 Apr 20
No. My husband is at the age when he lets the experts do the maintenance.
Scott Andersen
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
19 Apr 20
i still do a few and have changed a few headlights over the years!