Cars

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Cars

****it all. Car lost it's alternator yesterday and now I've been told there's some play in the crankshaft. Always tough seeing your first car get a terminal diagnosis. They said it probably has another 50-60k on it.

 

[St. Clown]

Re: Cars

****it all. Car lost it's alternator yesterday and now I've been told there's some play in the crankshaft. Always tough seeing your first car get a terminal diagnosis. They said it probably has another 50-60k on it.

How many miles are on it now?

Alternators are easy and cheap to replace if you're willing to do it yourself. You'll save about $150-250 vs. using a shop.

 

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Cars

How many miles are on it now?

Alternators are easy and cheap to replace if you're willing to do it yourself. You'll save about $150-250 vs. using a shop.

160,000.

Yeah, I'm not terribly handy. I could probably do it but whatever. I'd rather someone do it right.

 

[walrus]

Re: Cars

****it all. Car lost it's alternator yesterday and now I've been told there's some play in the crankshaft. Always tough seeing your first car get a terminal diagnosis. They said it probably has another 50-60k on it.

They don't know how long it has based on "some" play in the crank. I'll bet the tranny ****s the bed before the engine unless its a standard.

 

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Cars

Right, it was a complete SWAG. It could be 20k, could be 100k.

What do you mean standard?

 

[St. Clown]

Re: Cars

Right, it was a complete SWAG. It could be 20k, could be 100k.

What do you mean standard?

Manual transmission. They're usually more durable than automatics, though not always.

 

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Cars

Manual transmission. They're usually more durable than automatics, though not always.

It is an auto

 

[brookyone]

Re: Cars

https://youtu.be/NIehJl3n6hw

Now and then I recall the brand fondly. Family owned a Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge store for 80+ years.

Challenger smallenger.

 

[joecct]

Re: Cars

http://youtu.be/cp-KRcEpQEM

Sub 7 minutes around the 'Ring in a Lamborghini Aventador

 

[joecct]

Re: Cars

V=at. 0 to 60 in under 3 seconds.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blog...-seconds/?tid=HP_technology?tid=HP_technology

 

[Twitch Boy]

Re: Cars

V=at. 0 to 60 in under 3 seconds.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blog...-seconds/?tid=HP_technology?tid=HP_technology

https://youtu.be/mk7VWcuVOf0

 

[alfablue]

Re: Cars

So no talk about the VW diesel issues?

~500,000 cars in the US were not actually legal for sale. That's a lot.

At least 4M cars around the world.

And VW has criminal investigations in at least the US and Germany at the moment.

Kinda hard to fathom that VW intentionally cheated, but they are admitting it.

 

[St. Clown]

Re: Cars

The VW talk has been going on in the Whisky Tango Foxtrot thread.

 

[hockeyplayer1015]

The VW talk has been going on in the Whisky Tango Foxtrot thread.

And headline news.

 

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Cars

The VW talk has been going on in the Whisky Tango Foxtrot thread.

I didn't see anything in that thread.

 

[St. Clown]

Re: Cars

I didn't see anything in that thread.

I mis-ID'd the thread. hp1015 gave the correct thread.

 

[alfablue]

Re: Cars

The VW talk has been going on in the Whisky Tango Foxtrot thread.

And headline news.

Well, for those of us car people who don't look at either of those thread, I figured that a car subject would show up in the car thread.

 

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Cars

I think most of us forget about this thread.

 

[hockeyplayer1015]

Well, for those of us car people who don't look at either of those thread, I figured that a car subject would show up in the car thread.

I was also expecting that, but kinda also agree with dx that this was buried.

 

[bigblue_dl]

Re: Cars

Well, for those of us car people who don't look at either of those thread, I figured that a car subject would show up in the car thread.

This is a big enough deal that it fits in Headline News too. Its not just for "car guys" like post in this thread, I'd imagine many others want to discuss too.