Brooke Sjoberg Trending When it comes to vehicle maintenance, almost nothing is worse that going in for a simple service and being told that something near catastrophic is wrong with your car. One Nissan owner says she took her vehicle to the dealership for an oil change when one of the mechanics told her they discovered she needed a new transmission, something she was absolutely not ready to shell out money for. In the video posted by user Nurse Tiff (@tiff.
marieee), she says she was asked very casually if she wanted to pay for the $6,000 replacement of the transmission on her vehicle. “Well, I’ve got to buy a new car,” she says in the video. “I brought my [expletive] car to Nissan to get an oil change, [and] they [expletive] tell me I need a new transmission.
Bye. That [expletive] can stay there, you and that [expletive] car can go to [expletive].” She continues, “You and that $6,000 transmission can go the [expletive] to [expletive] and stay there.
$6,000? What that man going to say with a straight face? Boy, [expletive] you. No offense, I mean, I know it’s your job but bro, no. Then they kill me, ‘Do you want to take care of that today?’ Do you take Robux? Monopoly money?” Tiff concludes, “I’m not paying you $6,000 U.
S. dollars. So I don’t know how the [expletive] you even came at me with a straight face and asked me that question.
That car can stay here, you can have it.” While it is unclear from the video if Tiff noticed anything was wrong with her vehicle, there are a few . Indications include: Regardless, Tiff insisted she would not be paying for this service on her vehicle, and asked for suggestions from viewers about what kind of car she should purchase to replace her 2014 Nissan.
Viewers came through with vehicle recommendations, pointing the poster towards manufacturers like Mazda, Toyota and Lexus. “Mazda 6! it’s a reliable, luxury feel, fast, safe, and maintenance is low and affordable!” one commenter wrote. “They have two engine types the 2.
5 turbo and the 2.5 regular.” “Mazda, Lexus, Toyota, Acura, Honda, Subaru.
Take your pick,” another commenter wrote. “Honda and Toyota girl. It’s reliable and they last long, it don’t make your pockets hurt,” a commenter wrote.
“Trust.” Some viewers raised their eyebrows at the price she was quoted for a transmission replacement, sharing that they were able to . “Mannnnn I just replaced the transmission on my 2014 Honda, mines was $4,000, I’m driving that paid off whip till the wheels fall off,” one commenter wrote.
“$6,000 for a new transmission? Take it somewhere else. It should be around $3k,” another commenter wrote. “Paid $1,600 for my transmission to be rebuilt,” a commenter wrote.
“It broke the day after the warranty expired. Won’t be doing that again.” The Daily Dot has reached out to Nurse Tiff via email for comment.
Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot. She graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020..
