| Main > Everything Else |
| 2017 Anti-Chuff Thread |
| << < (17/24) > >> |
| RandyT:
--- Quote from: knave on August 23, 2017, 02:27:25 pm ---In the end I like my truck so its worth it...well almost --- End quote --- Thanks for the update. I was wondering how you made out. Sorry to hear about the cost. Sounds like a lot of labor was involved . If your batteries were weak, you probably dodged a bullet by getting them replaced when you did. Lots of stories out there about fried computers due to weak batteries (more $$$). Also, if you aren't already, only use Ford oil filters. I've heard stories out there about the 3rd party filters being made differently to dodge patents, leaving the oil system and injectors open to problems. Some have even broken down due to the intense heat, and the pieces found their way into the system and caused all kinds of issues for some. Glad to hear you have your "baby" back. --- Quote from: Mike A on August 23, 2017, 03:08:21 pm ---Buy a car with 50,000 miles or less on it and you will have a like new car for way less money. --- End quote --- Can't say I disagree with this. I've owned cars for 34 years and haven't had, nor wanted, a new one yet :) |
| knave:
Thanks for the comments guys. As for the cost vs. diagnostics. It is cheap for them to plug into it and run some tests. But once they need to dig into the engine the cost goes up. Not specifically because it's diesel rather because the part they need to get to physically check is under a whole lot of other parts and then they need to put it all back together again in reverse order. That is why I had them just replace the whole oil pump as well as the sensor. They got it open, better to put in a $100 part now to be safe rather to trust my 12 year old oil pump and have to pay to have them take it apart all over again. Don't get me wrong, the dealership is expensive, probably about 20% more than I could get at a local diesel shop. However I looked around and tried 3 shops to do some basic stuff to the truck when I first got it and only the 3rd one was worth taking my truck to. Sadly that one is 20 minutes away. The dealership is 5 min. Also because I bought a car from them in 2014 they try hard to keep me happy. Free coffee, wifi, rides to and from work, free rental when we had a recall issue. (no hassle tire repair and battery replacement.) With my Jeep I also had trouble with random local techs forgetting things...brake fluid cap, lube points on my 4x4 system, and then there's the upsell. While the dealership does try to sell me stuff I never feel like they want me to do things that are not truly necessary. So I took that car to the dealership too after a few years. Not all dealerships are good but sometimes you get what you pay for. If I had a good, solid local diesel mechanic I would take it there in a heartbeat. My last truck I owned for 22 years it had 180000 miles on it and I did about a quarter of the work on it myself, the rest went to my local shop sadly the guy retired and the new guys are not the same. Randy: you are not kidding. I read many horror stories about cheap after market oil filters. First thing I did when I was replacing all the fluids was put in an OEM oil filter. |
| Nephasth:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 23, 2017, 02:30:03 pm ---Depreciation really only matters when you sell. If you're not going to sell it's not that big of a deal. It's not like you're going to take out a car equity loan. --- End quote --- After paying off the loan on my Tundra, I've used it twice to pull out secured loans of sizable amounts. --- Quote from: knave on August 23, 2017, 02:27:25 pm --- --- Quote from: Nephasth on July 09, 2017, 01:39:33 am ---Keep us informed! --- End quote --- Update on my Truck. --- End quote --- Ouch. This is the exact reason why I don't let anyone besides myself work on my vehicles. Was a mechanic for several years... I had very few co-workers that I thought highly of... It's a crap shoot going to the shop. And 90% of the time they throw the shop monkey on your job... |
| dkersten:
Here's my take on the new vs used car thing: I have a dealer's license and can buy 1 year old lease returns with ~10k miles for great wholesale prices... sometimes. When it works out, it is great - you already know the car looks practically new, and anything you can't see is typically covered under warranty, which still has 2+ years and tens of thousands of miles left. And it is not unusual to save up to $10k over the "brand new" price of a nicely loaded mid sized SUV or car. But it doesn't always work out that way, sometimes the savings is way less than the trouble of buying a car from an auction 3 states away. And when looking for something beyond basic packages, the selection gets thin. 10 years ago we could buy a loaded half ton truck that had a sticker of $50k for as low as $30k. Today a $50k sticker truck sells for $41k at the lot and sells wholesale with 10k miles for $38k. Doesn't make much financial sense any more so my company mostly does high mileage leases on brand new trucks for the fleet. Oh, and when you buy wholesale, it is cash and carry with no trade ins. I bought a brand new truck from a dealer in December (2016 Colorado), despite the fact that I could have probably called my contacts and eventually found a nice one with super low miles for $4-6k savings. As I drove off the lot, the truck was worth less than the loan on it, but that's what gap insurance is for. Besides, it only takes about 8 months for that gap to close, and since I am not planning on selling it any time soon, in five years the amount I "lost" will be offset by lower mileage. The convenience of getting that vehicle when I needed it, not having to dick around with trying to find the right color and options at an auction, and not having to go to the bank and get an overpriced loan to pay for it was well worth the extra cost (to me). The cherry on top is that I didn't have to deal with a car that looked nearly new but smelled of PBJ farts every time I sat in a seat. 9 months later it still has that "new car smell", and it just topped 2700 miles. To make this relevant to the Anti Chuff thread, it's been sideswiped twice (no dent, just scratched clear coat thankfully), there's a small ding (like a hail dent size) in the tailgate, and the bed already looks like a 5 year old truck bed. |
| yotsuya:
No PBJ farts? GTFO. |
| Navigation |
| Message Index |
| Next page |
| Previous page |