ChryslerNamedTrixie! Tell me please....Why so many money costs repair car in America?

 

From what I've heard, it seems like you need to shop around for another mechanic. The best way is to ask people who have been in the area for a long time, don't ever go to anyplace on the main strip. High overhead. For example, ask an engine builder where he would go to have his transmission rebuilt. It's really that simple, $600 no matter what's wrong is a quote from a auto transmission specialist 25 years at the same place recommended by good ol boys including me now they rebuild my 77 Dodge Truck trans for $350, I took it out and put it in. $600 quote for 95 Lebaron leak at bell housing they will take it out and put it back probable pinhole in converter, they told me to just put up with leak until its bad, its not but i get tired of gunking the bottom. ask your uncle, your best friend's dad some people really are honest you also talked about your brakes, etc. you can and this part changer has with a few specialty tools a life time of tool collections and garage, buy from the part stores 1000 in parts and replace everything under the front end.

 

people are not ragging on you trixie... we're raggin on your car... if you got 7 bolts missing, you need to go take that up with the mechanic, I know none of my cars hold up when we omit bolts and other miscellaneous parts... mechanics are probably not going to take responsibility for it they might say something like "your car is broke,... but mine's not" so arguing with them would be a bad thing... just gently ask them to refund your money in exchange for sexual favors and never hold your end of the deal.. you win either way... you'll get you money back, and you dont have to flirt with anymore mechanics!!! try to find a little shade tree mechanic whose number isn't in the phone book, and is maybe short, slightly overwieght, balding and in his early to late 50's... those usually do the best work.. trust me.. I swear by advanced mobile auto care.. Boblock is the best...

 

Yeah, well more problems... I think I'm just gonna sell this pile of junk.... maybe $3K.. don't know... or I'll donaite it to MADD.... sigh... car #5 down... and here comes #6...

 

well,.. if you donate it, maybe you can get a tax write off or something... and it's only worth about 2k.. not picking a fight or being a smartass,... but it would have to be really nice to get $3k... IDEA!!! Get a truck! and never have the tranny flushed... ever... pretend you're a Texan! I'll send you some Trace Adkins or some Big N Rich if you need me to... Chevy!!!!!!!! get a truck... I drive the **** our of my truck and it runs like crazy! Purrs like a kitten on steroids too...

 

ChryslerNamedTrixie - Did you buy your Sebring new in 1997?

 

I didn't buy my car new, when I bought it, it had 63K on it. I bought it in Thousand Oaks California, from a dealer. I've had it since july of 04. and the car is a 1997. it also has 90K on it now. I do a lot of driving.

 

Well that's what I was saying. The owner that had it from 0 to 63,000 could have treated that car like crap...

 

kind of hard to think that a 65 year old grandpa guy, would -or- could for that matter treat a car like crap... but I guess if he didn't know any better, anythngs possible. So any ideas on what the hell to do with this car???

 

It's simply a bad car is all.

My last car (I still have it, it's just off the road now that I have my new one) is a 1994 Chrysler LHS. 260,000 miles. Never replaced the tranny or the engine. Never had problems with it other than general maintenance stuff.

My current LHS is a 1996. Other than a couple of dings that I'm going to have taken out the car looks and feels like it just came out of the showroom. I won't have issues with it either based on it's history.

Before you buy a car get the VIN. Take it to a dealer and ask the service writer to run a history check on it. He can find out exactly what's been done under warranty on the car.