General vehicle thread

Audi update. Front CV joints are in, the cv shirld was a bear. I should have the last trans bolt today. Now its a driveshaft, flywheel bolts, exhaust, 2 x braces and a shirld or two. Almost there.

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Originally Posted by Erni

Audi update. Front CV joints are in, the cv shirld was a bear. I should have the last trans bolt today. Now its a driveshaft, flywheel bolts, exhaust, 2 x braces and a shirld or two. Almost there.

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Did I miss the part about installing the new clutch? Did you forget to put the clutch disc in?

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Originally Posted by brutal

Did I miss the part about installing the new clutch? Did you forget to put the clutch disc in?

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Ha!

I was wondering near the same

apparently you don't want to crash your Tesla, because getting it repaired seems to be a major issue.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news...cid=spartandhp

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Originally Posted by TRnCO

apparently you don't want to crash your Tesla, because getting it repaired seems to be a major issue.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news...cid=spartandhp

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To be fair to them, this appears to be anecdotal and more a function of that body shop lacking certified personnel. I know the article says they also lacked parts but I had a similar issue with Chrysler when someone ran a red light and hit my brand new Sebring (literally less than a week old) just forward of the front axle. As it turned out, the axle needed replacing but all of Chrysler's axles were going into new cars so my car sat at the repair shop all summer long waiting for parts. I think I finally got it back 3.5 months later.

speaking of vehicle repairs, my boss hit a deer last year with his brand new Tacoma(8000 miles), while traveling at about 45 mph, front right quarter, front end, and hood. Totaled it. Makes me scratch my head how that totaled a vehicle, but I guess it mostly has to do with the fact that the air bags deployed and that the cost to replace them all is basically what puts the cost of repair so high.

What's been everyone's experience with hitting deer with an ARB bumper? Still significant damage?

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Originally Posted by brutal

Did I miss the part about installing the new clutch? Did you forget to put the clutch disc in?

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Fairly sure its in there. Will know for sure on Friday.

I have been taking my sweet time and going throught this right. Driveshaft in hopefully tonight. Exhaust tomorrow and fluid change. It has been slower than it should be but I keep going back to the manual and geeking out on some things. But a few things are just wierd and take me extra time.
For instance driveshaft. Since it was stuck and had to be spun off now I need to inspect everything, clean up spilled CV joint grease, repack some etc. Audi is also specific about marking locations on driveshaft and diff going back together. Also torque bolt nearest indicator first, but the rust took those off and I had to make some new ones. Still will inspect for tell tale marks and take my sweet ass time. One more day here or there... who cares.

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Originally Posted by cstone

2003 Toyota Sequoia 165,000 miles
2008 Toyota Yaris 120,000 miles
2006 Ford F250 5.4L gas engine 260,000 miles

The Sequoia and F250 combined cost me less than $10k and with regular maintenance and avoiding someone hitting them, I expect they will last me another 5 or more years. The Yaris is the only manual transmission in group and I bought it new as a commuter car. My daughter learned to drive the stick and it is now her car. I will eventually sign it over to her. It is a fun car to drive and should last another 10 years.

I used to work on cars. I never made the transition into electronic cars and eventually lost my ability/interest in fixing cars, although I do my own fluid changes. Some maintenance is easy, and some things are hard. Like most things, I often decide to exchange money for time. The mechanic I normally use is much faster than I could ever be when it comes to most things. I tell myself that I could be faster if I had a lift and $40k in tools, but I am kidding myself. He would still be faster than me: 1. Because he is more competent in this area. 2. He enjoys it more than I do.

I keep reading that by 2030, more than half of the passenger cars on the road will be electric/hybrid. I can't say that I believe this but I can't say that it won't happen either. Since I probably only have another 25 years of regular driving left in my life (after 80, I will probably limit myself to milk runs or leisure cruising) my next vehicle(s) will probably be my last vehicles.

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And just like that, within the span of four months, I only have one of the three vehicles listed above.

My daughter got the Yaris when we left Colorado and the F250 was stolen from the work parking lot while I was on my last work trip. It was recovered two days after I left the state and then promptly totaled by my insurance company. I got a bit more than I paid for it, so no complaints, but I never thought I would be this young and down to only one car. I am currently looking at used Prius (Prii?) now that I am back to regular driving in the east coast megolopolis. Of course I don't really need a second car yet as we still haven't found a house, so not having some place to park one vehicle makes it much easier not parking a second vehicle. [Flower]

Life can be quite unpredictable sometimes. I probably should buy a Tesla and then all will be revealed to me. [LOL]

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Originally Posted by cstone

I probably should buy a Tesla and then all will be revealed to me. [LOL]

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You would certainly fit in better with the cool kids in the Unfree State.