# Fricking Car Problems **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 12, 2005, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fricking-car-problems/312124 "2005-07-12T03:56:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fricking-car-problems/312124/41 "2005-07-14T14:33:17Z")
> [@AtomAnt](#): > > \ How the hell did you know that my first language isnt English? Damnnn it… **Do I have to watch more sitcoms and read more paperbacks to make sure that my english pass through this watchful eyes of language keepers?** > \ {Bolding mine} Your English is very good, but it’s the little things that are tipping us off. Here’s how your sentence would be written by, well, me. “Do I have to watch more sitcoms and read more paperbacks to make sure that my English is good enough to pass the watchful eyes of the language police?” ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fricking-car-problems/312124/42 "2005-07-14T21:11:24Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > You buy brand new cars and trade them in after immediately paying them off? > Wouldn’t you be happier and save more money leasing? Nope. I put a ton of miles on the vehicle, and the vehicle is co-owned by me and my business which is a sole proprietorship. My accountant says to do it this way, and she has never steered me wrong yet. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fricking-car-problems/312124/43 "2005-07-15T15:25:13Z")
Ah, you’re depreciating the full cost of the vehicle. Nicely done. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fricking-car-problems/312124/44 "2005-07-15T17:35:51Z")
Water Jacket and corrosion? The only thing I get out of that is the freeze plugs went south. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fricking-car-problems/312124/45 "2005-07-15T21:39:48Z")
My car’s 15 and I’ve replaced the radiator twice. The second time I did the job myself which was an interesting learning experience if nothing else. Just sayin’, is all. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fricking-car-problems/312124/46 "2005-07-15T22:00:40Z")
> [@Hello Again](#): > > I know loads of people who drive 11 year old Japanese and Korean cars, yet they do not live in daily fear of their car disintegrating around them. I myself drive an 11 year old Mazda 626, and feel no hesitation about taking it on a 10 hour cross-country drive from time to time. My mechanic feels sure it will go another 3-4 years at its current level of use, with basic maintence. My previous car, a Nissan, I drove until it died of a catastrophic failure at age 13 (nothing that could have been checked or maintained). > > Shoot, I dream of owning a 4 or 5 year old used Honda. That sounds pretty sweet! Hell, I bought a '91 Nissan Stanza in December for $800 at a used car lot in Chicago. Haven’t had a major problem yet–just needed to replace the alternator–whopping $150 repair. 😉 I say you can’t go wrong with an old Toyota or Honda. I know plenty of people with mid-80s models that are still going strong. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fricking-car-problems/312124/47 "2005-07-16T02:44:02Z")
> [@Uncommon Sense](#): > > Water Jacket and corrosion? The only thing I get out of that is the freeze plugs went south. Anyone? I’m thinking axle boots? ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fricking-car-problems/312124/48 "2005-07-16T04:27:24Z")
When I first read it I thought WTF??? 😕😕 But I am sure that **Uncommon Sense** showed uncommon sense by figuring out that it was the freeze plugs (soft plugs, core plugs, frost plugs etc) Sorry **Hello Again** but there is no water jacket on the axle boots. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fricking-car-problems/312124/49 "2005-07-16T18:53:18Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > When I first read it I thought WTF??? 😕😕 > But I am sure that **Uncommon Sense** showed uncommon sense by figuring out that it was the freeze plugs (soft plugs, core plugs, frost plugs etc) > Sorry **Hello Again** but there is no water jacket on the axle boots. The OP doesn’t live in the US, nor is English his first language. I was thinking “water jacket” is a regionalism or translation of what we call the Axle Boot. After all, there are four of them and they protect an important part (the CV joint) from grit and corrosion as alluded to by the OP. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fricking-car-problems/312124.md?page=2)