OT - Grumpy Old Man Thread

[utee94]

Wow, that's... dramatic.  Grumpy indeed.

[Wildcat4E]

$1000 for the water pump....I think we spent 3K on the timing belt deal for the V6 Honda, but he did replace the water pump a proactive measure since the whole front of the engine was torn apart to get to the friggin belt.  Sure wish they had chains like the 4 bangers do.

Re the V-10 Ford...I think I will shop for the AFM delete plug-in for the GMC.  $100 or less to maybe prevent the lifter catastrophe.

These discussions have reminded me to put it in manual shift 7th gear to putt around town--that deactivates the cylinder shutdown.  For awhile I was driving around in 9th gear even at interstate speeds.  Had read that some people actually got better mpg doing so, but I kinda quit doing that.

[847badgerfan]

Had the 110K maintenance done on the M-B last week. $2,700.

Doesn't sound so bad now.

Had very small leaks of antifreeze (hose) and the oil (through the cam/timing area). I never saw any oil but the guy showed me and said it's better to do it now than after failure. This was the most expensive part of the service. Fluid changes, motor mounts and hoses rounded out the rest.

Every time I go in there (once a year) the owner wants to buy it from me.

That's how I know to say "no".

Makes me happy.

[FearlessF]

front brakes on the 2017 Impala work car - not grumpy
new front pads and rotors = $530 at the Chevy dealer

this at 162,000 miles