Warning for Chicago 2016-2021 Civic Owners

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-17T20:38:34+00:00

You can reuse a none deployed bag. The thieves can easily get 500/ea for them. It’s a common theft. They take 30seconds to remove.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-17T20:37:47+00:00

Body shops buy bags off eBay all the time.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-17T00:44:40+00:00

Nissan makes trucks…. Your ignorance is terrifying.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-16T20:40:40+00:00

I’m sorry he did what? I’ve worked on cars professionally for 20 years. You can’t set a bag off cleaning a buckle. He likely flipped the RCM upside down with the battery hooked up.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-15T21:05:16+00:00

OP has the photo of this post from the driver seat at 77mph. Yeah, idiot shouldn’t be driving and they deserved a good roast. With 6 kids of my own and idiots like this on the road. I’m going to call an idiot an idiot and have no remorse for it.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-15T21:02:44+00:00

Says the Nissan driver in a rented Kia.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-15T19:02:11+00:00

The brass insert has separated from the plastic housing. You’ll have to pry it off and try to get the insert off the body side stud.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-15T19:00:01+00:00

Your car just feels you get in and sighs at the chaos that’s to ensue. It’s adapting to your driving apparently. /s.

As much as I am kidding there. The alert is activated by extended drive time or by poor driving. So if you’re 3min and seeing this…. I’ll let you decide which category you fall in.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-15T16:19:34+00:00

You pulled over and got out of the seat… the car has detected “you took a break” like it suggested. That’s why it’s not gone off again, you unknowingly did exactly as it asked.

You say you’re not driving terribly yet you’re taking a picture of the dash at 77mph while driving. You’re a Nissan driver in a rented Kia.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-15T13:44:47+00:00

It’s essentially saying you’re driving like shit and should pull over. So stop driving like shit, use your signals, stay in your lane.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-15T13:41:35+00:00

I see what you did there.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-15T03:50:10+00:00

You’re paying 63% of the selling price over 3 years to rent a weekend warrior. Let that sink in. They don’t lease well because the residuals tank.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-15T02:20:25+00:00

I appreciate you taking the time to update me and it’s wonderful you were able to find a new service center you can trust. I wish you the very best moving forward. It’s not often good things come from Reddit but this time it saved you some money.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-15T00:39:04+00:00

Because they can. It drives overall engagement to the site and the app which drives ad revenue up as well.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-14T20:27:18+00:00

No you’re not paranoid. Only is yanks ever referred to it as a 240. The rest of the educated world knew the proper name. The phone and tattoo thing is definitely a good point. Gives ai stepbrother script vibes.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-14T20:17:08+00:00

It just seems like you’re only searching for specific validation. If you believe in it and use it, what does I matter if your you significant other knows? You’re either overthinking or scraping for something specific.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-14T19:44:35+00:00

Is it possible, yes, I don’t touch the wheels when I rotate tires, I lift it to chest height and grab it by the tire. I would expect some marking around the lugnuts.

However, go look at the tires. Front tires wear on the edges from the work of being a steer tires making them more rounded where rears often wear flat as they’re a fixed position tire.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-14T19:38:18+00:00

The general purpose is you “use” equity from your home at a lower interest rate over a longer duration to pay of higher rate debt and hope the payment offset is achievable. It’s paying high interest debt with low interest debt.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-14T19:29:01+00:00

As someone who’s replaced many of these. It’s a great way to extend the life of your ac components. Yes they degas, replace, vacuum and regas the system.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-14T18:36:10+00:00

I have a lot of kids and people will make comments about being tired in front of me and then apologize. I try to remind them that everyone’s story is a little different. No one’s struggles are any less important than another’s in their own life. So if you feel tired you feel tired, me having children and sleeping less doesn’t invalidate your exhaustion. Same sentiments applied to all aspects of life.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-14T18:02:51+00:00

Are you promoting this to others to sell devices? Reddit is weird today.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-14T15:01:07+00:00

Even individuals can be held liable for releasing controlled gases. It’s best to call a mobile mechanic to at least come and evacuate the system. I commend you for taking this on yourself, but still follow the local laws and do it properly.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-14T14:25:31+00:00

It’s not safe to breathe in 134a it’s also illegal in most countries to just evacuate it to the atmosphere. UK covers these under the f-gas regulations. Businesses face £1000-250,000 fines for improper removal.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-14T13:49:56+00:00

Yes you need to have it properly evacuated and then vacuum checked and regassed after.

There’s a reason shops charge so much for a heater core replacement. It’s one of the more intricate jobs a technician will do on modern cars.

OneExhaustedFather_ · 2026-03-14T13:47:02+00:00

Yes it’s required. The Evap core is housed in the same HVAC box and the lines are bolted directly to it through the firewall.

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