04-06-2019, 11:19 AM
SO THE SAFARI NEEDS BRAKES AND SHOCKS
MY GO TO MECHANIC IS VERY REASONABLE WITH PRICING, HOWEVER I NEED TO PAY CASH THERE. WHICH IS A LITTLE SHORT RIGHT NOW.
I CALLED AUTO ZONE WITH A PARTS LIST AND WROTE DOWN ALL THE INFO ON EACH ITEM. THE PRICES WEREN'T TO BAD, I LIKE AUTO ZONE BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE ONE IN MY NORMAL TRAVELING ROUTES.
THEN SINCE I HAVE A FIRSTONE CARD I CAN USE AT ROAD MART I CALLED THEM FOR LABOR PRICES AND GAVE THE GUY THE LIST OF WHAT PARTS I'D LIKE TO USE FROM AUTO ZONE. THIS WAS FOR A MORE HEAVY DUTY SHOCK THAN IT NOW HAS. ALSO FOR FRONT BREAK PADS. THE ESTIMATE HE GAVE ME ON PARTS WAS WITHIN A DOLLAR OF BEING TWICE THE RETAIL PRICE AT AUTO ZONE! I THANKED HIM GENTLY HUNG UP THE PHONE.
I DIDN'T EVEN CUSS AT HIM!
.
NEXT STOP WAS A FREE BRAKE CHECK AT JIM WHALEY TIRES AND AUTO REPAIR. I CALLED AHEAD AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD CHECK MY FRONT BRAKES. AFTER THEY FINALLY RACKED IT I LOOKED OUT AND ALL 4 WHEELS WERE PULLED. I HAD A CHAT WITH THE ASST. MGN ABOUT DOING UNREQUESTED WORK ON MY VEHICLE.
THE ESTIMATE FOR "ALL NEEDED REPAIRS" WAS OVER $1,2OO
WORST CASE SCENARIO AT MY REGULAR SHOP...IF I NEED ALL OF THIS... $660
AND I NOW HAVE THE $$$$$ I NEED IN THE BANK. WHOOOPEE!
I'D TURN A CART WHEEL 'CEPT QUEENIE COULDN'T PICK ME UP
THIS INCLUDEDS
FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS
2 REAR HUBS 2 WHEEL CYLYNDERS AND BRAKE PADS
"HEAVY DUTY" SHOCKS ALL AROUND
$15.00 SHOP SUPPLIES PLUS TAX
I HAD REQUESTED THAT I BE ALLOWED TO GO UNDER THE VAN BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE WHERE THE GAS TANK WAS AND IF THERE WAS ROOM FOR 1 OR 2 BATTERIES FOR A SOLAR SET UP. MAINLY I WANTED I WANTED TO SEE IF IF THERE WAS ANY SIGN OF THE REAR WHEEL CYLYNDERS LEAKING. I DON'T IF IT ALWAY SHOWS. I HAD SEEN IT BEFORE ON ANOTHER VEHICLE.....AT LEAST I THINK I HAD.
NEXT STOP L & K CUSTOM EXAUST. I TOLD LON THAT I'D HAD THE VAN CHECKED WHERE I COULD USE A CREDIT CARD IF I HAD TO GO THAT ROUTE. ALSO WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT THE NEEDED REPAIRS ABOUT ALL THE XTRA STUFF
. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE REAR BRAKES ARE FINE THEY WORK GOOD THERE'S NO GRINDING OR RUBBING NOISE AND THE HUBS DON'T HEAT UP.
I KNEW THE FRONT L BRAKE WAS MAKING NOISE AND THAT AT LEAST 1 OF THE SHOCKS BUSHING WAS KAPUT BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE. LON HAD VERIFIED THIS ALREADY.
LON TOLD ME " YOU KNOW YOU PROBABLY DON'T NEED ALL THAT". I DO KNOW THAT BECAUSE IN THE PAST I WAS TOLD THE RANGER NEED SOME REAR END WORK WHILE IT WAS AT FIRESTONE GETTING TIRES. I CAN SEE LON'S SHOP FROM THERE. I WALKED OVER AND TOLD HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEN I WENT STRAIGHT THERE FROM FIRESTONE. ONE OF THE "NEEDED REPAIRS"WAS BOGUS. ALL THE RANGER NEEDED WAS SOME REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID.
THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME A TIRE SHOP FOUND A NEEDED REPAIR WHILE INSTALLING TIRES. THE FIRST TIME I DID NEED IT. LON DID IT FOR $200 LESS
JEWELLANN
MY GO TO MECHANIC IS VERY REASONABLE WITH PRICING, HOWEVER I NEED TO PAY CASH THERE. WHICH IS A LITTLE SHORT RIGHT NOW.
I CALLED AUTO ZONE WITH A PARTS LIST AND WROTE DOWN ALL THE INFO ON EACH ITEM. THE PRICES WEREN'T TO BAD, I LIKE AUTO ZONE BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE ONE IN MY NORMAL TRAVELING ROUTES.
THEN SINCE I HAVE A FIRSTONE CARD I CAN USE AT ROAD MART I CALLED THEM FOR LABOR PRICES AND GAVE THE GUY THE LIST OF WHAT PARTS I'D LIKE TO USE FROM AUTO ZONE. THIS WAS FOR A MORE HEAVY DUTY SHOCK THAN IT NOW HAS. ALSO FOR FRONT BREAK PADS. THE ESTIMATE HE GAVE ME ON PARTS WAS WITHIN A DOLLAR OF BEING TWICE THE RETAIL PRICE AT AUTO ZONE! I THANKED HIM GENTLY HUNG UP THE PHONE.
I DIDN'T EVEN CUSS AT HIM!
.
NEXT STOP WAS A FREE BRAKE CHECK AT JIM WHALEY TIRES AND AUTO REPAIR. I CALLED AHEAD AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD CHECK MY FRONT BRAKES. AFTER THEY FINALLY RACKED IT I LOOKED OUT AND ALL 4 WHEELS WERE PULLED. I HAD A CHAT WITH THE ASST. MGN ABOUT DOING UNREQUESTED WORK ON MY VEHICLE.
THE ESTIMATE FOR "ALL NEEDED REPAIRS" WAS OVER $1,2OO
WORST CASE SCENARIO AT MY REGULAR SHOP...IF I NEED ALL OF THIS... $660
AND I NOW HAVE THE $$$$$ I NEED IN THE BANK. WHOOOPEE!
I'D TURN A CART WHEEL 'CEPT QUEENIE COULDN'T PICK ME UP
THIS INCLUDEDS
FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS
2 REAR HUBS 2 WHEEL CYLYNDERS AND BRAKE PADS
"HEAVY DUTY" SHOCKS ALL AROUND
$15.00 SHOP SUPPLIES PLUS TAX
I HAD REQUESTED THAT I BE ALLOWED TO GO UNDER THE VAN BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE WHERE THE GAS TANK WAS AND IF THERE WAS ROOM FOR 1 OR 2 BATTERIES FOR A SOLAR SET UP. MAINLY I WANTED I WANTED TO SEE IF IF THERE WAS ANY SIGN OF THE REAR WHEEL CYLYNDERS LEAKING. I DON'T IF IT ALWAY SHOWS. I HAD SEEN IT BEFORE ON ANOTHER VEHICLE.....AT LEAST I THINK I HAD.
NEXT STOP L & K CUSTOM EXAUST. I TOLD LON THAT I'D HAD THE VAN CHECKED WHERE I COULD USE A CREDIT CARD IF I HAD TO GO THAT ROUTE. ALSO WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT THE NEEDED REPAIRS ABOUT ALL THE XTRA STUFF
. AS FAR AS I KNOW THE REAR BRAKES ARE FINE THEY WORK GOOD THERE'S NO GRINDING OR RUBBING NOISE AND THE HUBS DON'T HEAT UP.
I KNEW THE FRONT L BRAKE WAS MAKING NOISE AND THAT AT LEAST 1 OF THE SHOCKS BUSHING WAS KAPUT BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE. LON HAD VERIFIED THIS ALREADY.
LON TOLD ME " YOU KNOW YOU PROBABLY DON'T NEED ALL THAT". I DO KNOW THAT BECAUSE IN THE PAST I WAS TOLD THE RANGER NEED SOME REAR END WORK WHILE IT WAS AT FIRESTONE GETTING TIRES. I CAN SEE LON'S SHOP FROM THERE. I WALKED OVER AND TOLD HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEN I WENT STRAIGHT THERE FROM FIRESTONE. ONE OF THE "NEEDED REPAIRS"WAS BOGUS. ALL THE RANGER NEEDED WAS SOME REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID.
THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME A TIRE SHOP FOUND A NEEDED REPAIR WHILE INSTALLING TIRES. THE FIRST TIME I DID NEED IT. LON DID IT FOR $200 LESS
JEWELLANN
I DON'T GO CRAZY
I AM CRAZY
I JUST GO NORMAL FROM TIME TO TIME