Cars.... ..... ..... .... suck
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Just wanted to rant about how annoying cars are. I just picked mine up from the mechanic, and there is over $600 just in labour... so parts on top of that... i was too scared to ask Whats your horror stories with cars?
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
If you didn't ask, how did you know how much to pay ? You already know that the labour was $600, right ?
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Mine was great... but apparently they dont like being driven into ditches :s My last car was a lemon.. $4500 to keep it on the road for 1 year Im not having much luck....
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
Thunderbox666 wrote:
My last car was a lemon.. $4500 to keep it on the road for 1 year
For peace of mind, unless you are a car expert, always buy a new car.
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Thunderbox666 wrote:
i was too scared to ask
Have you tried asking? And tried asking other echanics for a second opinion? And then asked them exactly what will happen if they, say, use an ordinary sump plug instead of the gold plated one they are pushing? I find it amazing how a bill can start at $1000 and end up at $250 after you start picking it apart.
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Chris Maunder wrote:
I find it amazing how a bill can start at $1000 and end up at $250 after you start picking it apart.
It's always been the other way for me. I was once charged 25 bucks labor to replace my front left signal indicator light which cost 2 bucks :-(
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If you didn't ask, how did you know how much to pay ? You already know that the labour was $600, right ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
Christian Graus wrote:
If you didn't ask, how did you know how much to pay ? You already know that the labour was $600, right ?
Probably signed the credit card slip without looking at the actual amount or perhaps by mentally blurring it out. Oh you know, the same way women shop!
Regards, Nish
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Just wanted to rant about how annoying cars are. I just picked mine up from the mechanic, and there is over $600 just in labour... so parts on top of that... i was too scared to ask Whats your horror stories with cars?
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
$160 to fix my reverse light
xacc.ide
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$160 to fix my reverse light
xacc.ide
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The rule of three: "The first time you notice something that might repeat, don't generalize it. The second time the situation occurs, develop in a similar fashion -- possibly even copy/paste -- but don't generalize yet. On the third time, look to generalize the approach."leppie wrote:
$160 to fix my reverse light
Finally! Someone who's a bigger car-mechanic sucker than I am :jig:
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leppie wrote:
$160 to fix my reverse light
Finally! Someone who's a bigger car-mechanic sucker than I am :jig:
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkIt wasnt actually a light, but some component attached to the auto gearbox :(
xacc.ide
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Thunderbox666 wrote:
My last car was a lemon.. $4500 to keep it on the road for 1 year
For peace of mind, unless you are a car expert, always buy a new car.
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkThats all good and well if you can afford it
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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Thats all good and well if you can afford it
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
Thunderbox666 wrote:
Thats all good and well if you can afford it
Well, it's better than spending 5000 annually on a lemon, right? And there are always loans. And you need not always buy a Lexus or a BMW. You could go for a cheap Kia, for instance. Won't get you too many dates though :-)
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Christian Graus wrote:
If you didn't ask, how did you know how much to pay ? You already know that the labour was $600, right ?
Probably signed the credit card slip without looking at the actual amount or perhaps by mentally blurring it out. Oh you know, the same way women shop!
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkNow thats just hitting low... I havent actually had the work done yet. I was getting it checked out to see how much it will cost. I had the quote, but wasnt game to look at it after he told me about the labour... but now i have looked at it, the parts are $420
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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Now thats just hitting low... I havent actually had the work done yet. I was getting it checked out to see how much it will cost. I had the quote, but wasnt game to look at it after he told me about the labour... but now i have looked at it, the parts are $420
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
Thunderbox666 wrote:
Now thats just hitting low...
Sorry man, was kidding there :-)
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Thunderbox666 wrote:
Thats all good and well if you can afford it
Well, it's better than spending 5000 annually on a lemon, right? And there are always loans. And you need not always buy a Lexus or a BMW. You could go for a cheap Kia, for instance. Won't get you too many dates though :-)
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkNishant Sivakumar wrote:
Won't get you too many dates though
LOL... i think it would take more for me to get a date then a new BMW I had to take out a loan to buy my current car (Subaru Impreza GX).. and it has been good until now. I've almost paid it off, and the car is still valued at over $15k so I may be able to trade it in on a new WRX :-D (with a loan of course)
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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Thunderbox666 wrote:
Now thats just hitting low...
Sorry man, was kidding there :-)
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linklol yeah i know... as much as it hurt, it was a good call
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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Just wanted to rant about how annoying cars are. I just picked mine up from the mechanic, and there is over $600 just in labour... so parts on top of that... i was too scared to ask Whats your horror stories with cars?
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
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Christian Graus wrote:
If you didn't ask, how did you know how much to pay ? You already know that the labour was $600, right ?
Probably signed the credit card slip without looking at the actual amount or perhaps by mentally blurring it out. Oh you know, the same way women shop!
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkNishant Sivakumar wrote:
Probably signed the credit card slip without looking at the actual amount or perhaps by mentally blurring it out. Oh you know, the same way women shop
LOL! yeah that describes my Wife.:)
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Just wanted to rant about how annoying cars are. I just picked mine up from the mechanic, and there is over $600 just in labour... so parts on top of that... i was too scared to ask Whats your horror stories with cars?
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
It is kind of festive season here with Diwali the crowning festival. All the car and two-wheeler shops throw open offers like 'No charge Inspection' of your vehicles. But only after inspection, you would be guaranteed of '
Wallet-Blast Syndrome'. You would get an unnecessary spare part replacement and all those things. Even if you excuse and come, the good-running vehicle would automatically develop technical snags in a couple of days, the secret of which being, during inspection itself, some of the healthy parts would have got surreptiously removed/replaced by those cunning mechanics. :mad:Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage Tech Gossips
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Thunderbox666 wrote:
My last car was a lemon.. $4500 to keep it on the road for 1 year
For peace of mind, unless you are a car expert, always buy a new car.
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkYou are absolutely true, at least in India. Here, the mechanics are fool-proof cheaters that you never can escape the death-traps and landmines laid by them.
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Just wanted to rant about how annoying cars are. I just picked mine up from the mechanic, and there is over $600 just in labour... so parts on top of that... i was too scared to ask Whats your horror stories with cars?
"There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown
In our country (UK), repairs tend to be cheaper for non Japanese and Germany cars, a back street garage can be 60-70% cheaper than that of a dealership. I'd always buy a car that was 1 year old, and go for the reliabilty angle; Honda, Toyota are the best cars to buy, but they generally have the most expensive parts. A Opel/Vauxhall is cheaper to buy, the parts are cheap but the car is a whole lot less unreliable.
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In our country (UK), repairs tend to be cheaper for non Japanese and Germany cars, a back street garage can be 60-70% cheaper than that of a dealership. I'd always buy a car that was 1 year old, and go for the reliabilty angle; Honda, Toyota are the best cars to buy, but they generally have the most expensive parts. A Opel/Vauxhall is cheaper to buy, the parts are cheap but the car is a whole lot less unreliable.
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norm .net wrote:
a back street garage can be 60-70% cheaper than that of a dealership
In our country (India) too, consulting with your local neighborhood garage is safer and reliable than visiting your dealer since the latter would be more inclined in (*) Selling more rubbish spare parts to you (*) Initiating a Data Transfer from your wallet to his. ;) At least in Chennai, I have good samples to showcase the nonchalant attitude of big stores. Shops like Landmark have started to become ShameMark. :mad: The after-sales service of the products is really pathetic and you just encounter bilge of sh*t service with those jerks. :mad:
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norm .net wrote:
a back street garage can be 60-70% cheaper than that of a dealership
In our country (India) too, consulting with your local neighborhood garage is safer and reliable than visiting your dealer since the latter would be more inclined in (*) Selling more rubbish spare parts to you (*) Initiating a Data Transfer from your wallet to his. ;) At least in Chennai, I have good samples to showcase the nonchalant attitude of big stores. Shops like Landmark have started to become ShameMark. :mad: The after-sales service of the products is really pathetic and you just encounter bilge of sh*t service with those jerks. :mad:
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Yesterday is a canceled check. Tomorrow is a promissory note. Today is the ready cash. USE IT.On my street there is a mobile mechanic (luckily a friend of mine) he'll only charge a fraction of the dealerships and will diagnose the problem for free (VW will charge £80 to pop the bonnet/hood open before even fixing the problem).
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