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6 lost car maintenance skills everyone had in the 60s and 70s, but most drivers today lack
Modern drivers increasingly rely on professionals due to technological advances and longer-lasting parts, with over half unable to change a tyre, RAC data shows.
- If you were driving in the 60s and 70s, drivers commonly knew basic car maintenance, but many of those skills have been lost as younger motorists often leave tasks to professionals.
- Technological shifts mean fuel injection replaced the carburettor, removing cleaning tasks, and electronic ignition made distributors and points replacement obsolete.
- Among the specific lost skills were messy carburettor cleaning, frequent spark plug replacements and driver-performed oil changes now left to mechanics due to modern lubricants.
- Reliance on professionals means many drivers call garages for routine maintenance tasks, while more than half of motorists lack tyre-changing skills needed in emergencies.
- Generationally, Gen Zers report less confidence replacing car batteries than baby boomers and millennials, while run-flat tyres and longer-lasting parts lessen the need for these skills.
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