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Post by pbcookies on Dec 9, 2022 21:12:45 GMT -5
Sometimes I wish I had started in a dealership, I just couldn't stomach being broke for years as I moved up.
Guys that work in mom & pops like me are more like masterless samurai wandering the windswept countryside, torque wrenches by our side, in search of fully paid health plans
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2022 21:19:24 GMT -5
dealing with seans while the dealership guys are dealing with publixs
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2022 21:20:00 GMT -5
(sean is poor)
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Post by 𝕄𝔼👁𝕎𝔽𝕌ℕℂ𝕋𝕀👁ℕ on Dec 9, 2022 21:24:00 GMT -5
this is more of a general question that i should ask my dad but just for any other dumbasses i'll just ask in here:
what should i do to keep my car alive after it hits 100k? like nothing broken but maybe it needs a lil maintenance cuz its been through a lot and i don't want a mechanic to say "oh you didn't do x and thats why this is fucked now" i assume whatever a transmission is needs something because that seems to be the #1 this-shit-broke thing i see
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Post by pbcookies on Dec 9, 2022 21:27:38 GMT -5
this is more of a general question that i should ask my dad but just for any other dumbasses i'll just ask in here: what should i do to keep my car alive after it hits 100k? like nothing broken but maybe it needs a lil maintenance cuz its been through a lot and i don't want a mechanic to say "oh you didn't do x and thats why this is fucked now" i assume whatever a transmission is needs something because that seems to be the #1 this-shit-broke thing i see Check your owner's manual to see if there's a recommended service schedule. Usually there are some bigger maintenance items due around then, i.e. timing belt and water pump. My shop sends out transmission work, but I do drain & fills/filter changes on transmissions if they're due, and that may be called for depending on your car. A general tune-up, spark plugs and coils, pretty common around that mileage as well.
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Post by pbcookies on Dec 9, 2022 21:31:47 GMT -5
You can also just take your car somewhere at any time and have an inspection done. We call it a "trip check", but it may be called something else depending on the region. We just give it a good once-over, same as we do for used car inspections. Will probably only cost $50-100.
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Post by pbcookies on Dec 9, 2022 21:35:43 GMT -5
and just a tip to maintenance skeptics: one of my shop's loaners just hit 375k, original engine and transmission.
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Post by Tstigz on Dec 9, 2022 21:41:59 GMT -5
Do you call it a t.ranny or is that not cool to say anymore
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Post by Tstigz on Dec 9, 2022 21:42:30 GMT -5
Lol sentence spice got me
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Post by pbcookies on Dec 9, 2022 21:44:10 GMT -5
Well most cars have transaxles these days and I like to pedantically point that out to annoy my boss
I actually do avoid saying the common slang term for transmission. My customers have no idea I am a stealth woke lib
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Post by pbcookies on Dec 9, 2022 21:44:59 GMT -5
actually I will argue with anyone about anything so they do know lol
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2022 22:22:19 GMT -5
i get recommended maintenance done every 10k miles. i have 150k and it’s still running great (sans starter)
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Post by landoftalk on Dec 10, 2022 16:20:15 GMT -5
It was the back ones this time I had the front replaced before 😭 Is this pads and rotors or are calipers included in that price as well? The whole shabang. Also he broke it down for me and it seemed that the cost of parts is what made it so expensive. He said it was bc my car was American made, not sure if that was bullshit tho
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Post by Pat on Dec 10, 2022 16:27:28 GMT -5
Is this pads and rotors or are calipers included in that price as well? The whole shabang. Also he broke it down for me and it seemed that the cost of parts is what made it so expensive. He said it was bc my car was American made, not sure if that was bullshit tho You need a second apinion. I'm betting they're screwing you on the calipers
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Post by landoftalk on Dec 10, 2022 18:51:54 GMT -5
I just looked up the cost at the auto parts store and calipers alone would be about $500.
Still being ripped off? I just want to know if I shouldn’t take my car to the hot mikes again
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Post by pbcookies on Dec 10, 2022 18:58:18 GMT -5
I have no apinion on this because I would have to have your car in front of me to say, but the ripoff would be selling you calipers when you don't really need them
the price for all that is fine
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Post by Pat on Dec 10, 2022 19:04:27 GMT -5
I have no apinion on this because I would have to have your car in front of me to say, but the ripoff would be selling you calipers when you don't really need them the price for all that is fine You deny that happens though?
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Post by pbcookies on Dec 10, 2022 19:09:30 GMT -5
I have no apinion on this because I would have to have your car in front of me to say, but the ripoff would be selling you calipers when you don't really need them the price for all that is fine You deny that happens though? I do not, but given the apparent state of her car when she brought it in, I have no reason to accuse them of that
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Post by lurkinhardorhardlylu on Dec 10, 2022 19:10:25 GMT -5
i was addicted to scotty kilmer videos for a while. how close am i to living the white new balance life?
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Post by Pat on Dec 10, 2022 19:13:41 GMT -5
You deny that happens though? I do not, but given the apparent state of her car when she brought it in, I have no reason to accuse them of that She's only reporting what she's been told. Ive seen one bad caliper, and that was only from someone that thought maintenance was less a priority than I do. I've seen several times where mechanics said "pads and rotors" on an inspection check as soon as the driver walked through the door. Three times after I had done both with oem components.
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Post by pbcookies on Dec 10, 2022 19:13:59 GMT -5
i was addicted to scotty kilmer videos for a while. how close am i to living the white new balance life? well do I have a treat for you then:
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Post by pbcookies on Dec 10, 2022 19:16:40 GMT -5
I do not, but given the apparent state of her car when she brought it in, I have no reason to accuse them of that She's only reporting what she's been told. Ive seen one bad caliper, and that was only from someone that thought maintenance was less a priority than I do. I've seen several times where mechanics said "pads and rotors" on an inspection check as soon as the driver walked through the door. Three times after I had done both with oem components. Ok? I see calipers frozen up all the time. I'm celery and never sell anybody anything they don't need, but they do go bad in pairs sometimes, and a good chunk of the cars I look at do need pads and rotors.
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Post by lurkinhardorhardlylu on Dec 10, 2022 19:19:48 GMT -5
i was addicted to scotty kilmer videos for a while. how close am i to living the white new balance life? well do I have a treat for you then: oh man, that top comment... oooof
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Post by stephanie on Dec 10, 2022 19:22:02 GMT -5
i have a caliper where the piston keeps freezing up but by golly we keep breaking that fucker loose.
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Post by Pat on Dec 10, 2022 19:49:17 GMT -5
She's only reporting what she's been told. Ive seen one bad caliper, and that was only from someone that thought maintenance was less a priority than I do. I've seen several times where mechanics said "pads and rotors" on an inspection check as soon as the driver walked through the door. Three times after I had done both with oem components. Ok? I see calipers frozen up all the time. I'm celery and never sell anybody anything they don't need, but they do go bad in pairs sometimes, and a good chunk of the cars I look at do need pads and rotors. I'm not calling you out, I'm just saying that if you don't know, beware. And yeah, women doubly due to the assumptions
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Post by pbcookies on Dec 10, 2022 19:56:23 GMT -5
Ok? I see calipers frozen up all the time. I'm celery and never sell anybody anything they don't need, but they do go bad in pairs sometimes, and a good chunk of the cars I look at do need pads and rotors. I'm not calling you out, I'm just saying that if you don't know, beware. And yeah, women doubly due to the assumptions Patrick, SIR. My point is you have no more reason to suspect mischief is afoot than I have reason to doubt there is. And considering we are talking about a 2011 Jeep Patriot, one of the most viciously unreliable motor carriages ever produced, I think it is a distinct possibility that all is above board here.
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Post by Pat on Dec 10, 2022 20:07:21 GMT -5
I'm not calling you out, I'm just saying that if you don't know, beware. And yeah, women doubly due to the assumptions Patrick, SIR. My point is you have no more reason to suspect mischief is afoot than I have reason to doubt there is. And considering we are talking about a 2011 Jeep Patriot, one of the most viciously unreliable motor carriages ever produced, I think it is a distinct possibility that all is above board here. Did not realize a northern climate Patriot. That's two strikes. Still trust no shop.
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Post by accidentalcharm on Dec 10, 2022 20:07:37 GMT -5
The hot Mikes charge a surcharge for being hot
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Post by meatballmaniac on Dec 10, 2022 20:21:24 GMT -5
Mai waife did the brakes on my car after the $1,500 quote. Nothing in my life has been more emasculating.
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Post by landoftalk on Dec 10, 2022 20:40:34 GMT -5
It also has 300000km on it hahahaha
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