Aldwyn
Jedi Warrior
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Anyone ever experience this?
Since buying my TR6 in October, I have been fiddling with the car myself. Repair stuff as needed along the way, and making note of things I need to take care of eventually (mostly cosmetic, interior, etc...) or clean up.
I figured I would drop the car off to the local shop for a real once over ($150 chassies inspection). I figured I would get a few more items on my "to do" list, but never expected the shock I saw when they faxed me the issues they found and the estimate list!
Ready?
Over $5,600!
Rear end replacement, partial front end replacement, and breaks (though hydrolics are good) on front and rear were the big culprets. Front needs barrings, too.
So, looks like I have some big projects ahead of me, as I cant see dropping that kind of coin on someone else doing it for me (though I must admit, it's quite intimidating to think about rebuilding the front and rear!).
I figured I would start with the breaks.. how hard can it be to replace pads, rotors and hoses (unsure of the barrings, though)? Perhaps famous last words....!
Anyway... back to the sticker shock: Ouch!
- Aldwyn
Since buying my TR6 in October, I have been fiddling with the car myself. Repair stuff as needed along the way, and making note of things I need to take care of eventually (mostly cosmetic, interior, etc...) or clean up.
I figured I would drop the car off to the local shop for a real once over ($150 chassies inspection). I figured I would get a few more items on my "to do" list, but never expected the shock I saw when they faxed me the issues they found and the estimate list!
Ready?
Over $5,600!
Rear end replacement, partial front end replacement, and breaks (though hydrolics are good) on front and rear were the big culprets. Front needs barrings, too.
So, looks like I have some big projects ahead of me, as I cant see dropping that kind of coin on someone else doing it for me (though I must admit, it's quite intimidating to think about rebuilding the front and rear!).
I figured I would start with the breaks.. how hard can it be to replace pads, rotors and hoses (unsure of the barrings, though)? Perhaps famous last words....!
Anyway... back to the sticker shock: Ouch!
- Aldwyn