[j0k3r]

So, I took my van in to have the timing belt replaced and man did I open a can of worms. The brakes (front and rear), coolant hoses, two solenoids in the evap system, and my cabin air filter all need replaced. It's costing me $2300 which I guess is cheaper than buying a new van, but man that eats a big hole in my budget.

The next major repair this thing needs, I am done with it. Hopefully that won't be for a while. It's paid for and it's a Honda.

[mattdev]

It's funny how it works that way, eh? After the accident in the Honda, I had a plethora of problems that followed immediately after but once those were fixed everything was fine.

It's that damn Japanese ingenuity.

[Chainblade]

ya i hate that. It comes to a point where it would be cheaper to just get another newer car.

[krod]

Yep, I have a 99 New Beetle in the same situation. Had a flat tire a couple of weeks ago....new rear brakes and outer tie rods. The next thing Im leaving it on the side of the road with the keys in it. My wife will drive my car and I guess I'll have to ride her Vespa to work. It's baby blue and I work with a bunch of Marines and Army Harley riders. I can just imagine the shit I have coming to me...

[Mr. Ali]

you live in honolulu? thats pretty awesome.

/thread jack

Yeah, once my honda is out of warranty i am just praying to the gods i dont have another major issue i need to repair.

[krod]

yeah, I would complain but who would listen As for repairs, everything that has to be ordered comes at the cheapest, two-day air so the customer has to absorb that price too.

[sims]

well its not like they're major repairs, brakes will need service on any car, rubber lines gets brittle over time You could simply not replace the emission stuff or filter if you didn't want to, its not going to effect the overall ability to use the car.

Most of its pretty basic stuff and you could do yourself time permitting aswell.
I bet theirs less then $500 in parts their.

[j0k3r]

Originally Posted by sims

well its not like they're major repairs, brakes will need service on any car, rubber lines gets brittle over time You could simply not replace the emission stuff or filter if you didn't want to, its not going to effect the overall ability to use the car.

Most of its pretty basic stuff and you could do yourself time permitting aswell.
I bet theirs less then $500 in parts their.

There's actually quite a bit more. The brakes need new rotors and drums as well (over $500 altogether), the solenoids are close to $400 for both, and the labor on the timing belt alone is 5 hours. I have two friends that work at the shop so I know they aren't ripping me off, and I don't have time anymore to do it myself.

My car is not smog legal with the old solenoids so I have to replace those for legal reasons, and I have noticed the air is pretty stale in the car so that wouldn't hurt either. I might as well pay for it all at once.

[MSP]

Damn, that sucks dude! If it makes you feel any better just remember that's the equivalent of about 5 car payments. And you'll probably get YEARS out it.

[hans5849]

Somehow I doubt that your cars rotors are $500

[Juballharshaw]

Originally Posted by hans5849

Somehow I doubt that your cars rotors are $500

Cost me $900 to replace the rotors on my Honda Passport (secretly an Isuzu) only half was labor.

[Torx]

you should be able to replace the hoses yourself, and the cabin filter is REAL easy to replace in most cars. should be located on the firewall, might have to pop a piece of plastic off to get to it.

i'd just buy that filter myself and replace it myself. the sol, brakes, and timing belt should be priority.

[integra00]

on a semi related note my gf's 01 civic tranny just blew 2k to fix that and another 500 for timing belt that needs to be replaced. The cars only worth like 5k ... just came back from a kia dealer that wanted to set her up with a kia spectra for 6 years worth of payments in which it would have cost her 21,500 at the end to own a kia

[Miller]

Originally Posted by Juballharshaw

Cost me $900 to replace the rotors on my Honda Passport (secretly an Isuzu) only half was labor.

yea, rotors really dont cost 200 bones. most of the time you can machine them, 15$ a rotor at most machining shops, as long as you dont ride 3000 miles with metal on metal grinding. the auto shops dont tell you that tho.

god i'm glad i learned how to fix a car.


on a side note, i have to wake up at 4am to go into work and do my front brakes. i hope the rotors arnt too bad.

[Juballharshaw]

Originally Posted by Miller

yea, rotors really dont cost 200 bones. most of the time you can machine them, 15$ a rotor at most machining shops, as long as you dont ride 3000 miles with metal on metal grinding. the auto shops dont tell you that tho.

god i'm glad i learned how to fix a car.


on a side note, i have to wake up at 4am to go into work and do my front brakes. i hope the rotors arnt too bad.

I may have driven on them for a while wondering what the fuck the noise was before I took the truck in though.

<_<

But yeah, I really should starting figure out how to do basic repairs. The only downsides are I'd have to go to my parents place as the apartment is pretty pissy about car repair on site plus there's seems to always be snow on the ground.

[MSP]

Originally Posted by Juballharshaw

The only downsides are I'd have to go to my parents place as the apartment is pretty pissy about car repair on site plus there's seems to always be snow on the ground.

No doubt. There's nothing more hillbilly than seeing some guy working on a car in an apartment parking lot. I installed a tow kit on my Mazda Protege in the parking lot of our old apartment and felt like a total Jethro.

[j0k3r]

Originally Posted by hans5849

Somehow I doubt that your cars rotors are $500

It's not just the rotors, it's a FULL brake job, including drums. This car has a 111,000 miles on it. I'm not an imbecile when it comes to cars, the rotors were in bad shape. I don't have the time or resources to do most repairs on my own.