2014-05-28
2014-05-27
123,003 mile service
through a series of unusual circumstances, i've been racking up the miles. in just two and half weeks i have 3000 miles and another oil change.
back at valley chrysler in boulder ... this one's already paid for in the package i bought last time. aside from (again) telling me that my tires are shot, there are no problems.
$0 TVC
back at valley chrysler in boulder ... this one's already paid for in the package i bought last time. aside from (again) telling me that my tires are shot, there are no problems.
$0 TVC
2014-05-09
119,596 mile service
drove back to CO for mother's day ... even though i'm 400 miles early on the change, i wanted to get it done before i drove back to LV.
oil change now. bought an air filter yesterday.
unfortunately t i'm having trouble finding make-up filters in stock at auto parts stores and the dealer -- which means i may have to hoard a few when i finally DO run across them.
a recent service means i don't have to have to change the plugs and wires now.
bought a four-service oil change package for $70, that makes 'em $17.50 apiece which is a good deal.
new dealer for this car, valley chrysler dodge, inc. in boulder. they were fine.
(new tires coming ... i keep getting tire recommendations on my services ... the one thing i've learned over the years is you want to buy all your tires from costco ... cheaper, better warranty, and follow-up services are free.)
$83 for oil change package and filter.
oil change now. bought an air filter yesterday.
unfortunately t i'm having trouble finding make-up filters in stock at auto parts stores and the dealer -- which means i may have to hoard a few when i finally DO run across them.
a recent service means i don't have to have to change the plugs and wires now.
bought a four-service oil change package for $70, that makes 'em $17.50 apiece which is a good deal.
new dealer for this car, valley chrysler dodge, inc. in boulder. they were fine.
(new tires coming ... i keep getting tire recommendations on my services ... the one thing i've learned over the years is you want to buy all your tires from costco ... cheaper, better warranty, and follow-up services are free.)
$83 for oil change package and filter.
2014-04-14
117,700 new tail light
the other day as a valet was pulling out my car (gotta love vegas), i noticed i had a tail light out. not a big deal (and certainly not the first time it happened).
but what's weird was when i did the replacement ... i was curious if the filament would actually be broken, or if the bulb had merely shook loose from its mount ... but instead the entire bulb was shattered ... it looked very much like someone had took a swing at it with a hammer ... but the outside lens was completely and totally normal.
odd.
$7
but what's weird was when i did the replacement ... i was curious if the filament would actually be broken, or if the bulb had merely shook loose from its mount ... but instead the entire bulb was shattered ... it looked very much like someone had took a swing at it with a hammer ... but the outside lens was completely and totally normal.
odd.
$7
2014-04-04
117,316 mile service (and more, unfortunately)
took my car in for the standard oil change, but when the adviser came out to get me he had that surgical "i've got bad news for you, b1" look on his face.
the techs have found oil in the spark plug tubes. (that i believe, you could see very slight oil seepage around the tops of the plugs.) they've also found a problem with the control arms (not the first time this has happened).
the vast majority of these repairs are covered by my service contract, but the new spark plugs (and wires) are not.
(as long as they were doing everything else, they also replaced the engine mounts, again, which surprised me ... i would have expected them to last longer ... but who knows? that other work was sahara ... and anything is possible with those jokers.)
this now puts me well, well ahead of the game with my service contract. (it also has me wondering, a little, if maybe radioactive dave wasn't right with his $0 deductible comment.)
$319, including $100 of service contract deductible
$3570 of SCR
{what was odd is i was given a rental for two days as part of this repair ... i'm almost certain i'm not supposed to -it's certainly not what the contract says- but i took full advantage of it and put 400 miles on my loaned chrysler 200 [with satellite!] ... went to death valley one day, valley of fire the next.}
the techs have found oil in the spark plug tubes. (that i believe, you could see very slight oil seepage around the tops of the plugs.) they've also found a problem with the control arms (not the first time this has happened).
the vast majority of these repairs are covered by my service contract, but the new spark plugs (and wires) are not.
(as long as they were doing everything else, they also replaced the engine mounts, again, which surprised me ... i would have expected them to last longer ... but who knows? that other work was sahara ... and anything is possible with those jokers.)
this now puts me well, well ahead of the game with my service contract. (it also has me wondering, a little, if maybe radioactive dave wasn't right with his $0 deductible comment.)
$319, including $100 of service contract deductible
$3570 of SCR
{what was odd is i was given a rental for two days as part of this repair ... i'm almost certain i'm not supposed to -it's certainly not what the contract says- but i took full advantage of it and put 400 miles on my loaned chrysler 200 [with satellite!] ... went to death valley one day, valley of fire the next.}
2014-02-09
2014-01-06
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