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I'm not stupid you're stupid.

Need to train people how to use them, and post a cop to ticket the idiots who can't figure out. Just another example of people who can't merge, and why they are taking away cloverleafs.

As long as there are no special charging instructions for your hybrid vehicle (I'm not sure so I'm just putting that out there) getting a decent maintainer is all most people need. Anything with a float mode should take care of the average car battery, I have a C-tek charger because it has a few different settings and lists my Optima as a special setting. Of which I needed.

With the Miata club it's all handled day of. Going to try and make this one. Ford owners should be having one more for the year, and I really want to hit that, need to hit up the dates.

Did you have something in mind? A full size SUV for a travel vehicle huh? That sounds expensive. They all have one issue or another. I'm partial to GM products, but that's mostly because I'm comfortable fixing them.

Care to elaborate?

Having used lots of jacks they are all pretty much the same. Get one with a warranty so you can take it back if it leaks. My first Craftsman leaked, took it back, and this Craftsman replacement I've had for 10 years without issue. It's just a fucking jack, they all have a very similar little o-ring that keeps the fluid in so it works, some get unlucky and leak.

Who did the machining? and what was it machined out to? specs? cam bearings installed?

Fantastic.

The only good to come from that story is that I feel better about being me. What a fucking waste.

It's basically just a fullsize Chevy truck that looks like a brick.

Welcome to CR Thorne, your thread title doesn't mean people are going to post a specific conversation with you :dumb:

Talk about having a lot going on. Takes a boss to handle that thing. :fuckyeah:

and knowing you I was sure that was pretty much how you felt. I didn't feel the need to clutter your thread with this bullshit. I did feel like voicing my opinion and thats what I did.

Nothing good coming from any of it. All the government ever argues about anymore is some form of entitlement. People are entitled to work and take care of themselves. The government is supposed to help keep order, not provide handouts and bog the country down with bullshit. No I'm not really educated in politics, and none of the nonsense that goes on between the media and the politicians makes me want to care. Really wish this country wasn't divided and falling apart, so I could just get back to being proud of where I come from. 'MURICA!

You going to list a price?

So why should standing around in a parking lot looking at said car be any different then talking about it in this virtual parking lot? Rude is rude no matter what the forum.

Well I lied, been playing for a few days. Haven't gotten very far, but its fun to steal cars and cause havoc.

More then you can afford pal.

While I agree with you, society has a way of turning the other cheek to stuff like that. Just ignoring ignorance doesn't fix it. So I put it out there. I don't go out of my way to call people out on shit like this all the time, but it bothered me and Rick is the type of guy to just let it go anyway. So screw it, it's CR and I made a kitchen thread, oh well.

Will to bet the rings are shot, those have always had oiling issues from the way the AFM works.

Well heat is hard on electronics and you describe that type of issue perfectly. Bike runs fine, gets driven good and starts acting up when hot. An ignition coil comes to mind, or a tuner which is why I mentioned it. I'm no bike expert, but I would get it fucking up and start narrowing the issue down. Is it spark or fuel related? Things like that. Best of luck, hopefully you can find some more bike specific ideas.

QFT If you know Gary it means you actually go to the track, unlike a lot of people. Welcome to the site.

...always want to know what shit costs? Show some fucking class, that is rude. You can't even afford a decent car, and you have made that well known. It's about as stupid as trying to negotiate price in a for sale thread. **disclaimer** I know that starting this thread is short on being classy as well, but fuck it.

It seems most dealerships have too many techs for the customers that roll in. Everyone is afraid to schedule work so they want to provide instant gratification to whomever rolls into the service drive. Beleive me I get it, they don't have to pay me to stand around so they don't have to be overly concerned if I'm really busy or not. My wife talk about it everyday, she is salaried and has more work then she can possibly get done, but I get paid per job and spend time sitting around between jobs. Ultimately I feel like my best bet is to own my own bussiness but I'm not in a position I feel comfortable with to do that. I'm not sure what I can do other then the dealership to better myself and make a living for the next 5-10 years until I can make that leap. Maybe Carmax is worth talking to, my Dad interveiwed with them and was not impressed so I haven't really considered a place like that. In my mind it would be a lot of used car inspections and fixing them for the first few months of ownership, do people actually take stuff there for repairs and service outside of that? I like to diagnose and repair, not do maintenence. If I don't have some broken POS in my work bay to figure out what's wrong I have nothing to bitch about and I get bored. That is why for the past few years the biggest piles of shit end up with me, and I work my way through them. Don't get me wrong I'll do any work in between, that is just what I enjoy about my job. This is why I've grown to like the dealership, it's not like so many aftermarket places where all they want to attract are brakes and oil changes. Any fucking parts hanger can do that. This industry needs me and more like me, but doesn't cater to decent techs who can actually diagnose a car without hanging 5 parts on it. Okay I'm ranting, basically I love what I do. I just need to find the best place to do that. I can tell you that any shop that specializes in mufflers, or brakes, or tires is going to have a really hard time convincing me that there is a good place for me there.