One problem after another

[iRiot]

i had to get 4 new tyres to got some firestones they nice 190 each but anyways i was standing there watching them change the wheels and i had a look under the hood bloody trans hose had a split in it then i looked at the other and that was ***'d to so i got home jumped in the girlfriends car and when to bursons got the hose's got home put them on and they were the wrong size i asked for 8mm they gave me 10mm so it leaked so i had to drive back to bursons and asked for the right one went home put it on now i am happy anyways i just needed to vent

Rob*

[EvoVIIIJDM]

somebody call the wambulance. Would you like some cheese with that whine? Older cars have problems and there is no shortage of retards at repco, bursons etc.

[iRiot]

like i said

i just needed to vent

no need to be a smart ass

[levymetal]

2 hoses? man i wish my car had problems like yours... i'd be rich!

[iRiot]

if i wrote a list of **** i had to change in the last year you would think i'm a fool
rear disc brakes $200 pair
front disc brakes $200 pair
both pads $60
uni joints $20
front springs $100
rear spring $100
rear shocks $100
front struts $250
tyres $760
thats just a little bit of wat i have got in the last year

[levymetal]

1 week after i bought my car i spent $700 to fix heaps of stuff, a few weeks later i had a backfire my car was running like crap so that was another $300 to fix, then i had a trans cooler leak $100 to fix... then i had a power steering leak so i replaced the pump and that did crap all, now today my power steering leak got beyond manageable.. i used a whole bottle of the stuff (1 litre i think)... i think my rack is leaking... will cost hundreds to fix if i'm right...
then my car still drives like rubbish, needs new bearings, bump stops, link pins, bushes, struts, springs, trans, diff's leaking, car uses 20l/100km, bald tires (can't really list tires though, that's the same for every car) and probably a hundred other things.

oh yeah, and when i bought my car i knew nothing about cars or prices... i paid $3500 for it.
after stereo and wheels and repairs, i've spent around $6500.
my friend bought a vp calais 5ltr for that.

i know how you feel. terrible.

[eurekamad94]

um thats kinda expected on a 20 yo car if the owners arent mechanically minded

[iRiot]

and yet we keep our cars because we love them

[Kikki]

It is a pain in the ass, but the cost you have paid out in the last year I have paid out in the last 4 months lol Stop yu winging!

[iRiot]

i'm a second year apprentice mechanic so i dont pay for labor

[iRiot]

It is a pain in the ass, but the cost you have paid out in the last year I have paid out in the last 4 months lol Stop yu winging!

that sux i feel sorry for you and like i said i was just ventin i was ****ed off i'm over it now

[Kikki]

My hubby is a mechanic so I don't pay for labour either...well not in cash anyways

[levymetal]

fix my car please?
car's going in to the mechanics tomorrow. see what they say.
might have to sell if it it costs too much to fix ($800 for rack maybe? i was quoted $350 for p/s pump and hoses so that could be over $1,000 just to fix a fricken leak)
. i'll get like 2 grand for it.. after spending 6 and a half. gay.
as offensive as it is to justcommodores, i do wish i bought a magna or excel. i wouldn't have liked the car as much but i would have saved myself thousands. vn's are so troublesome, never found a vn owner who doesn't have troubles.

EDIT:
yeah i'd probably have problems with those cars too. you get what you pay for. well, actually i got less because i was ripped... but my car was worth 2 grand so yeah. maybe if i fix up all my problems i'll get a nice amount when i sell it. doubt it though. people will think "wtf, THAT much for a vn! i don't think so!" even though they will have more problems with a different car because everything will be replaced in mine.

[iRiot]

My hubby is a mechanic so I don't pay for labour either...well not in cash anyways

Hahahahaa rofl
thats naughty
lol

[Kikki]

thats naughty

Lol not really....well depends on how many hours he needs to put into the car to fix it

[iRiot]

fix my car please?
car's going in to the mechanics tomorrow. see what they say.
might have to sell if it it costs too much to fix ($800 for rack maybe? i was quoted $350 for p/s pump and hoses so that could be over $1,000 just to fix a fricken leak)
. i'll get like 2 grand for it.. after spending 6 and a half. gay.
as offensive as it is to justcommodores, i do wish i bought a magna or excel. i wouldn't have liked the car as much but i would have saved myself thousands. vn's are so troublesome, never found a vn owner who doesn't have troubles.

wat is wrong is it the rack ends cause that will cost you ***' all you could change all that thats wat it shoulds like to me i had to change those on my car as well as the boots and redo all the seal rings on the pump its a **** of a thing but possible to do and cheap like 100 buck for all parts

[eurekamad94]

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ^^^

[iRiot]

Lol not really....well depends on how many hours he needs to put into the car to fix it

ROFL ROFL LOL HAHAHAHA

[levymetal]

wat is wrong is it the rack ends cause that will cost you ***' all you could change all that thats wat it shoulds like to me i had to change those on my car as well as the boots and redo all the seal rings on the pump its a **** of a thing but possible to do and cheap like 100 buck for all parts

i'll keep that in mind when going to the mechanics. $100 in parts, maybe $200 in labour? if it's $300 then i can afford it.

also, on the topic of money and repairs... i have the following problem in my car: it drives like crap. to elaborate on it, the car seems to 'pick up' all the bumps in the road and follow them. so the car doesn't just pull to the left or right or something, it can pull either way depending on what bump you hit! sometimes you hit a fairly big bump and the direction of the car changes dramatically. sometimes it's a fight to keep the car going nice and straight because of the amount of corrections you need to make on the steering wheel. in my dad's magna, if you hold the steering wheel straight, the car goes straight. same with other cars i drive. not the case with mine though, i'm forever correcting the wheel. now it could be a wheel alignment, but unlikely as i had this problem and had a wheel alignment done at tyrepower and it was just as crap afterwards. what else could it be? at tyrepower they said stuff like shocks, struts, bump stops, link pins, strut mounts, caster bush (?) and other stuff i forgot. sorry if some of those things don't actually exist, they just came to mind... but could i fix my problem by only replacing some of these bits?

[iRiot]

i think front shocks or sway bar but thats a guess mine did that before i replace all my front suspension but thats my car it could be different on your but just suggestions to say to a mechanic you trust

[levymetal]

thanks mate, i'll let you know how it goes tomorrow

[lazza44]

Your steering issue is most likely caused by your ball joints. But it's probably that and a combination of other things...tie rod ends etc...

[kniever]

people will think "wtf, THAT much for a vn! i don't think so!".

you paid that much for a vn so there will be others that will too

[levymetal]

you paid that much for a vn so there will be others that will too

haha good point. but the difference is that they will be getting a car which has had everything replaced so they are actually getting a better deal than me
anyway took it in, waiting for the call... if it is the rack he said $320 approx for a rack fitted which is ok. no idea if it's second hand/reco/new. probably reco, i'll ask when i get the call if that is what needs replacing.
had no p/s at all today driving it up there!

and yeah i guess p platers don't have many options these days so 3.8ltr vns will be in higher demand when i sell it, especially on gas

[89 vn]

Thats so true about buying a magna or an excel but im glad i spent $$ and had trouble with the car because its all worth it even in a VN to cruise past a magna or an excel and think 'what a piece of **** im so glad im in this'