with the write-up from my brake guys in hand, i went to prestige chrysler for an oil change and asked them to look at the rack & pinion sensor and control arms.
i got my service contract rental and waited a day to hear the news ... and big news it was ... they replaced the rack and pinion gear and both control arms ... this is big work that requires a lot of labor, and would be a significant cost ... if not for, that's right, my service contract!
i ended up with the car for four days (that's $140 right there), and roughly speaking, all this under-car work should be about $1500 ...
but with my service contract? a mere $100 deductible ... and i'd already paid for the oil change before.
this means i have now officially saved over $1000 by buying my service contract.
AND the car needed alignment after all the work, BUT i have lifetime alignment at the local goodyear place...so i took it in there for a grand total of $0.
never has anyone felt happier when leaving a dealership after major service ...
... and all i have now is the rest of my life to rack up more.
{radioactive dave, anne and instigator: remind me next time i see you and i'll tell you a continual car story you'll get a kick out of ... i'm not writing it down here.}
2011-10-10
death of a continual car?
TJ public's 'blog is no longer up. i can only guess this means he either got rid of the car, or just didn't feel like paying his domain renewal fee.
sad. i can always use a brother in arms.
sad. i can always use a brother in arms.
2011-10-03
2011-09-19
the continual car in great basin national park
2011-07-04
2011-06-25
68,909 new front brakes
after the brake notification from my last service, i did some poking around, and for the first time since moving to vegas i'm suffering a penalty of living in a small town.
unfortunately brake masters and midas are my two best options for lifetime brakes. the problem with both of these places is they'll charge you for labor on the jobs. if i lived in a place with a firestone, or a precision auto that offered lifetime brakes, i wouldn't have to pay for the labor.
after a false start the day before, i went to the brake masters on S eastern.
the bad news was that -according to them at least- not only were the front brake pads worn, the rotors too had gone ... so those had to be replaced as well.
that's the bad news. the good news is the backs still have 50%.
i asked a myriad of questions and learned a couple of good tidbits. one was going 70K miles before needing new brakes is very unusual ("you must be an incredibly cautious driver").
bigger was a non-chrysler set of eyes looked at the car ... they saw the rack and pinion sensor leaking and the control arm bushing cracking ... those don't have to be reported back to chrysler immediately, so that'll be the topic of my next oil change.
they also saw the rear shocks leaking. that isn't covered by the lifetime service contract ... i'll have to be looking into that as well.
$317 (includes the $25 discount from my entertainment book)
unfortunately brake masters and midas are my two best options for lifetime brakes. the problem with both of these places is they'll charge you for labor on the jobs. if i lived in a place with a firestone, or a precision auto that offered lifetime brakes, i wouldn't have to pay for the labor.
after a false start the day before, i went to the brake masters on S eastern.
the bad news was that -according to them at least- not only were the front brake pads worn, the rotors too had gone ... so those had to be replaced as well.
that's the bad news. the good news is the backs still have 50%.
i asked a myriad of questions and learned a couple of good tidbits. one was going 70K miles before needing new brakes is very unusual ("you must be an incredibly cautious driver").
bigger was a non-chrysler set of eyes looked at the car ... they saw the rack and pinion sensor leaking and the control arm bushing cracking ... those don't have to be reported back to chrysler immediately, so that'll be the topic of my next oil change.
they also saw the rear shocks leaking. that isn't covered by the lifetime service contract ... i'll have to be looking into that as well.
$317 (includes the $25 discount from my entertainment book)
2011-06-16
[68,500] windshield star repaired
first class auto glass fixed my second windshield break (unfortunately i forgot to take before/after shots). good service, but the repair looks a bit globby afterward.
insurance companies are moving away from waiving this deductible ... fortunately mine hasn't yet.
$0
insurance companies are moving away from waiving this deductible ... fortunately mine hasn't yet.
$0
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