Whats rustling your jimmies?

Koushirou said:

I’ll eat the shame on that one for sure.

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Don't beat yourself up over that one too much. Some car repair takes a decent amount of strength used at weird and awkward angles. My wife is quite a bit stronger than the average woman, but I expect she'd have a ton of trouble with some of the minor repairs I've done in the past few years. I'm sure if it came down to it, stubbornness could eventually win the day, but some things would be MUCH more of an ordeal for her. Worth considering when deciding whether to take your car in or try it yourself of course. Also, if you don't have a 2nd car, you don't exactly want to be halfway through something that makes your car undrivable and realize you need something you don't have, something broke that shouldn't have, or you just get otherwise stuck for whatever reason.

Kajiimagi said:

When our cat would not eat it was just over $1K for blood work , knockout juice (he's almost rabid at the vet- hates it) and the meds to get him straight.

Wife's car was $1,400 for new breaks/rotors/oil change and transmission service. Unfortunately you have to maintain vehicles or they will let you down. Did you look and see if that pothole drove part of the sheet metal of the car onto your tire, that would make it do all of that?

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Also, much variance in the success of this - but there have been times known where you can press on the city / county / whatever for the road and the damage caused by the poor conditions.

Sounds like in basic terms, a warped rotor - so new rotor and pads, good... but it could be a lot and many more things

Its now OK to kill your children. The precedent has been set.

Burren said:

Its now OK to kill your children. The precedent has been set.

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Your chromosomes will buy you the noose.