Cars.... ..... ..... .... suck
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Thats all good and well if you can afford it
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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 :-)
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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!
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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.
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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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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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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkYeah. I know what you are talking about. However, in my case, the price was justified. They had to remove the freaking radiator fan AND the battery to get to the light. Took half an hour. All the other lights I change myself (takes about 2 minutes to get them replaced), but the front left light assembly is totally inaccessible.
Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
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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
Wow,you got one cheap mechanic! Last time I put my Big baby(as opposed to my little baby) into the garage for a service it was over £800. Thats about $1700 in todays money! To be fair though, my big baby has 2 engines!
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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
Ahhh you get no simpathy here. Try living in Singapore No cars older than 10 years Approx 200% the Australian price (Govt taxes) and worst of all nowhere to drive. Bright spots - hardly any traffic jams, taxis are cheap and they do have a great public transport infrastructure. But I LIKE driving. Still it is saving me a fortune by not owning a car.
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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 link -
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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Ahhh you get no simpathy here. Try living in Singapore No cars older than 10 years Approx 200% the Australian price (Govt taxes) and worst of all nowhere to drive. Bright spots - hardly any traffic jams, taxis are cheap and they do have a great public transport infrastructure. But I LIKE driving. Still it is saving me a fortune by not owning a car.
Quote from Great Outdoors: its a confident traveller who farts in India
Hong Kong Similar. Cars Expensive and PT Cheap. The Ferry from Lantau to the Island is about 50p an takes 2 hours! Island to Kowloon only takes 15 mins and is about the same price, but then that is from Central. Rough guide is £1 = $HK 15, and things are cheap there, except cars! My only complaint is the beer in the HK Jockey Club. That is nearly £2 a pint!!!
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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 the last three years I've totalled two: my Mazda Miata :(( and my truck :zzz:. Both times the accidents were my fault. My insurance company calls me "sugar daddy" :doh:.
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Yeah. I know what you are talking about. However, in my case, the price was justified. They had to remove the freaking radiator fan AND the battery to get to the light. Took half an hour. All the other lights I change myself (takes about 2 minutes to get them replaced), but the front left light assembly is totally inaccessible.
Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
I know the feeling about a year ago I went to get my front lights changed thinking I'll be in and out of the shop in max of 10 min 2 hour's later I was still there, the had to take a huge part of the engine out just to get to the light :sigh:
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