Geeesammy

Not really into anything specific, we both arent super into outdoors type stuff. Mainly entertainment, which obviously Vegas has a lot of

Outside the US

Depends, could be up to $5-8k BUT I/we would prefer lower as im in the process of some major stuff

So I'm getting married next month, we've both been very busy with work, wedding planning and numerous other things (house remodel, etc.) and we kind of dropped the ball on honeymoon planning. Do any sites exist that offer "bundle" deals for short notice stuff? Basically we are opening to going most places within the US, we are flexible on flights, have the time off work and just kind of want a site that says "hey we have _____ booked but not enough people on it, heres a cool deal" NO cruises, F them, if I wanted to be around mouth breathers for a week i'd live in a Wal-Mart.

You seriously think big corps dont have corruption going on as much if not more? Laughs in non-banker

I get what you're saying. Basically say your truck needs a trans fluid/filter change and diff fluid swapped out, it should be a fixed rate since it's simple, right? But if you need an engine done its more labor intensive and needs more skills/tools so obviously it requires more money, right? Thats kind of how we do it, we have a "base" price for stuff like brake jobs, fluid, filters, etc. then it goes up and down based on labor times or part prices. Like brakes start at $100/axle i think, and go up from there depending on if we can cut the rotors or if you need new ones. Same with trans fluid, if we can just drain the fluid without dropping the pan i want to say it's like $100 including fluid, unless it needs like 8 qts (most are 2-4qts), then it goes up obviously, or if we have to drop the pan. Clearly engines are a bitch to do, I wrapped one up on a 2008 Ridgeline with close to 300k today, it wasn't easy, but it was a $7500 job. He also got a killer warranty on it (3 yr, unlimited miles) for like $1500 in labor (18ish hours) which basically included reman/renewed everything on the engine aside from accessories.

So I work at a pretty small indy shop currently, west of cbus in a small town. By small i mean its literally me, one other tech and the owners brother kind of plays service advisor/second set of hands as needed. The same company has another shop 10 minutes north of us, but thats somewhat irrelevant We constantly get people trying to beat us up about pricing, we charge $80/hr which is insanely cheap in my eyes. This isn't about what our labor rate is, and whether it is fair or not, but more rather, what do you feel is fair to have a competent, experienced and respectful technician perform work on your car and get a longish (say 2 years, 24k miles) warranty on your car with reliable parts? This is basically for all cars/trucks and any repair, maybe say bump it up 15% or so on the hour for unique/Euro stuff (think old cars with harder to find parts, newer Euro stuff many wont touch, etc.) So in your eyes, whats fair to just dump your entire car problems onto another guy to figure out and fix without hassle?

Yeah dude those guys blow. We had basically the same issues here. Long story short needed one moved 3 miles, and installed. Couldnt get anyone to do it and did DIY. It went into a pole barn, woulda been an ez $1500-2k for someone

Hard sell for me, at that rate it will drop nearly that much my first year of ownership lol

If you're looking for firewood its going to be expensive right now, April/May was the time to look for cheapo wood Ive got 4 cords, but thats my backup for winter, if i can come off i'll let you know

$4k price drop? Damn

Get a cat

I thought with all the hype surrounding the lists generated by some people they would take off Hmm

I've yet to see an OEM wheel not be hubcentric or use shank style lugs to "make" it hubcentric. An aftermarket wheel on your shitbox isn't a failure on Fords part, its a failure on yours

You do realize it's ".gif" as well as the odds of having a stretched or bent lug making your wheel bearing go bad are FAR lower than having an out of balance wheel make it go bad, right? Techs dont make a killing, but not everyone will need a photographer or detailer everyday....

Shit just overtorqued a speed sensor NEEDS A WHOLE NEW HUB NOW

Guessing it was a turd with air ride and all the bells and whistles Customers bring stuff like that in constantly for a PPI to us, we basically say “well here is an average repair bill on one so let’s this help in your decision before you waste $80 with us to say it’s junk and the buyer doesn’t want to budge on price or fix crap”

What the fuck I just read

We use an old craftsman at the shop and it's a beast. It runs constantly and has no issues

Got a leak Get dye in it and bust out the blacklight/glasses

Looking to sell my M3, have to downsize due to 3 new to me arrivals in the last month. Facebook link, PM here or add me on there for more info. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1282591515245228/

Sold

What's more bitter and selfish, committing the act of suicide or judging someone for doing so without having experienced what they have going on inside their head?

I got pretty bored. I go to a lot of concerts, comedy shows and trips/vaca’s now. I do enough car shit m-f, making most weekends fun and easy and staying away from cars makes it fun

Sick of dealing with Facebook spuds I’ve owned it for a year or so and put 10k miles on it, since then I’ve done the following Valve adjustment Spark plugs New starter this spring Switched to the 14” steelies, the tires need to be switched to the next size bigger Lower control arm bushings Expansion valve Has power mirrors and cruise control. Has a slow oil leak from the oil pan It does have the typical input shaft bearing noise these get and has had it since I bought it, it’s never given me issues shifting. It could use an alignment and possibly a set of new tires before winter. A/C does work when it wants to, seems like the compressor is going out but it’s my 4th car and I need the driveway space. I've seen close to 40MPG highway with it somehow The title is branded as “exceeds mechanical limits” $1100, somewhat firm CR price. I need it gone this week before I buy a truck or else my woman is liable to kick me out of my own house. Would make a great starter car or daily work beater. I would keep it but my driveway is overflowing, i have 2 cars I enjoy more and I want to get down to 2-3 cars before winter. Imgur album https://imgur.com/a/AxslEiF