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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 4, 2024 9:09:33 GMT -5
I have a 2003 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner with 288,000 miles on it. Ol gal been the best vehicle I've ever owned. She's starting to age a lil bit but still in great shape. She's getting a new water pump, compressor, and all new belts today. Hopefully get plenty more miles out of her after some new parts. Not going to cost me to much. Around $2200
I'll take that over monthly payments. It's been paid off for over 10 years.
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Jun 4, 2024 9:23:33 GMT -5
That's not a bad price
Hell, shop prices are like $100 an hour now.
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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 4, 2024 10:30:53 GMT -5
Not at all. The shop that is working on it does a lot of the state vehicle repairs and maintenance. Manager always gives the wife and me a great deal since she is in charge of the state vehicle stuff. They do really good work too.
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Post by 1outlaw on Jun 4, 2024 10:44:50 GMT -5
That's not a bad price Hell, shop prices are like $100 an hour now. We are currently @150 a hour. Dealer up the road is @250 a hour. |
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Jun 4, 2024 10:46:18 GMT -5
HO REE FUK!!!
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 4, 2024 11:43:28 GMT -5
Buddy broke down on the way home from softball game. Explained what happened to me and I said it’s probably your alternator. I told him to go pick one up and I’ll help him put it on. He said he already dropped it off at the mechanic. Gets a call at work and they charged him 750$. I showed him on Rock that an alternator was about 150-200$. 2015 Grand Cherokee
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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 4, 2024 11:49:49 GMT -5
Buddy broke down on the way home from softball game. Explained what happened to me and I said it’s probably your alternator. I told him to go pick one up and I’ll help him put it on. He said he already dropped it off at the mechanic. Gets a call at work and they charged him 750$. I showed him on Rock that an alternator was about 150-200$. 2015 Grand Cherokee And very easy to replace |
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Post by Stumpy on Jun 4, 2024 11:50:36 GMT -5
Three weeks ago, I replaced the water pump, timing belt, timing belt tensioner and bearing, timing belt idler pulley bearing, serpentine belt and serpentine belt tensioner. Plus the coolent for my 2002 tundra.
Cost me a little less than $500 for parts and coolent. I took my time so It took 3 days from start to finish. Everything has to come off the front of the motor, radiator, fan and bracket, power steering pump, alternator, AC compressor, pulleys, timing belt covers. The water pump is behind the timing belt. The very worst was the AC compressor. The factory hid one of the bolts behind a AC coolant hard pipe. I could only get a open end wrench on the bolt head and turn the bolt 1/8 turn for 1 1/2 inches of thread. It had to go back on the same way.
When I started the job I told my wife "There will be blood". My arms and hands look like a ally cat got a hold of me and I think I have a permanent dent in my chest from the hood latch.
At $2200 t spicer had the better deal, I wish I had done.
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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 4, 2024 11:58:53 GMT -5
Three weeks ago, I replaced the water pump, timing belt, timing belt tensioner and bearing, timing belt idler pulley bearing, serpentine belt and serpentine belt tensioner. Plus the coolent for my 2002 tundra. Cost me a little less than $500 for parts and coolent. I took my time so It took 3 days from start to finish. Everything has to come off the front of the motor, radiator, fan and bracket, power steering pump, alternator, AC compressor, pulleys, timing belt covers. The water pump is behind the timing belt. The very worst was the AC compressor. The factory hid one of the bolts behind a AC coolant hard pipe. I could only get a open end wrench on the bolt head and turn the bolt 1/8 turn for 1 1/2 inches of thread. It had to go back on the same way. When I started the job I told my wife "There will be blood". My arms and hands look like a ally cat got a hold of me and I think I have a permanent dent in my chest from the hood latch. At $2200 t spicer had the better deal, I wish I had done. I can and will work on vehicles but it's not one of my favorite things to do. I had the starter replaced 6 months ago. I watched a video because I thought it would be simple. After watching the video I would've had to buy a bunch of different socket extensions to get to one bolt that was way up in the motor from the back side. I said hell naaaa I'll buy the part and have someone do it for me. I think it cost me less than $300 total to have them do it. I also beat the shit out of my hands working on motors.  |
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Jun 4, 2024 12:04:58 GMT -5
My days of working on vehicles is over.
Now i just stroke a check and am done with it.
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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 4, 2024 12:12:13 GMT -5
Kinda where I'm at as well LOL
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Post by madm002 on Jun 4, 2024 12:15:56 GMT -5
My days of working on vehicles is over. Now i just stroke a check and am done with it. Me too. Wife does not want me standing on ladders either, or painting the house. But she can find enough little crap to keep me occupied. Spicer would not surprise me if you get another 50 to 70k miles on that vehicle. My daughter has one of their vans, just passed 250k miles and going strong. |
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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 4, 2024 12:22:37 GMT -5
My days of working on vehicles is over. Now i just stroke a check and am done with it. Me too. Wife does not want me standing on ladders either, or painting the house. But she can find enough little crap to keep me occupied. Spicer would not surprise me if you get another 50 to 70k miles on that vehicle. My daughter has one of their vans, just passed 250k miles and going strong. That's what I'm hoping for. Gonna need some new tires in about 7000-10000 miles. That's gonna be another $800-1000 LOL |
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Post by slough on Jun 4, 2024 13:00:52 GMT -5
Me too. Wife does not want me standing on ladders either, or painting the house. But she can find enough little crap to keep me occupied. Spicer would not surprise me if you get another 50 to 70k miles on that vehicle. My daughter has one of their vans, just passed 250k miles and going strong. That's what I'm hoping for. Gonna need some new tires in about 7000-10000 miles. That's gonna be another $800-1000 LOL Then you'll still be below 2 car payments. |
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Post by madm002 on Jun 4, 2024 13:52:35 GMT -5
Screw car payments. Drive them till they die. Thats what I do with my pickups (or until the Mrs. decides I need to change trucks).
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