Alero Show & Stravaganza 2008

[Oldsnut]

Originally Posted by kniedelm9490

id like to goto one of these eventually but i didnt get my tax refund or stimuls check so i cant afford it

It costs gas and a hotel room and some funds for food.

[kniedelm9490]

ya moneys gonna be tight tuesday i'm redo brake and rotors so after i do that and pay the rent ill see whats left over and see if i can even get off work but doubt it 3 more people quit.

[Redog]

Do you need the brakes done right now??

Brakes are kinda important

[kniedelm9490]

lol ya the are a must.. the rotors are in bad shape

[jackal2000]

soooooooooo the stealership called me this morning. i was planning on spending about $300 for the flush and inspection. old boy tells me it's gonna be $1000 and lists off shit that is wrong with the car.

1) windshield banner is too low so they have to remove it (i figured that one)
2) mesh over the fog lights is illegal (news to me since they inspected it last year and it was fine)
3) left outer tie rod is bad (this will be the 3rd time replacing it)
4) outside turn signal bulbs are wrong color, need to be amber and they are white
5) driver door window regulator motor is bad (this was most expensive at $400. i told him that the motor is fine but the front of the window falls out of the sash because the glue bond is broken. i should know considering i put the window down multiple times a day. so after they discover that it should only cost like $20 to fix it.)

so really im looking at about $650 :o plus next week will be around another $300 for the TB and fuel injector install. good times!

[[ion] C2]

ridiculous, haha no state inspections here.

my signal bulbs look silver but light up amber. i can't believe that the dealership has the authority to modify your vehicle to make it satisfy street legal requirements (such as the banner..)

[jackal2000]

its not about authority. they are charging me for them to remove it. i removed my old one for last years inspection and then went and got another one for $50 so i will do the same again this year im surprised they didnt say anything about me not having a front plate on it which its supposed to. i cant bring myself to drill holes in the bumper cover tho lol

[[ion] C2]

That blows... Michigan FTW. No inspections, no front plate, just retarded anti-tint laws.

[lonnie]

Originally Posted by jackal2000

soooooooooo the stealership called me this morning. i was planning on spending about $300 for the flush and inspection. old boy tells me it's gonna be $1000 and lists off shit that is wrong with the car.

1) windshield banner is too low so they have to remove it (i figured that one)
2) mesh over the fog lights is illegal (news to me since they inspected it last year and it was fine)
3) left outer tie rod is bad (this will be the 3rd time replacing it)
4) outside turn signal bulbs are wrong color, need to be amber and they are white
5) driver door window regulator motor is bad (this was most expensive at $400. i told him that the motor is fine but the front of the window falls out of the sash because the glue bond is broken. i should know considering i put the window down multiple times a day. so after they discover that it should only cost like $20 to fix it.)

so really im looking at about $650 :o plus next week will be around another $300 for the TB and fuel injector install. good times!

Whats the round about quote for getting the outter tie rod fixed?

[zoL]

Originally Posted by jackal2000

soooooooooo the stealership called me this morning. i was planning on spending about $300 for the flush and inspection. old boy tells me it's gonna be $1000 and lists off shit that is wrong with the car.

1) windshield banner is too low so they have to remove it (i figured that one)
2) mesh over the fog lights is illegal (news to me since they inspected it last year and it was fine)
3) left outer tie rod is bad (this will be the 3rd time replacing it)
4) outside turn signal bulbs are wrong color, need to be amber and they are white
5) driver door window regulator motor is bad (this was most expensive at $400. i told him that the motor is fine but the front of the window falls out of the sash because the glue bond is broken. i should know considering i put the window down multiple times a day. so after they discover that it should only cost like $20 to fix it.)

so really im looking at about $650 :o plus next week will be around another $300 for the TB and fuel injector install. good times!

Totally blows haha... You need to find a Lebanese gas station to do your inspections. They pass you every time.

[jackal2000]

Originally Posted by lonnie

Whats the round about quote for getting the outter tie rod fixed?

i think it was almost $200. as soon as he mentioned the window regulator i forgot most of what he said before that. at least i get a 10% military discount lol

[Alerosaint]

Originally Posted by jackal2000

i think it was almost $200. as soon as he mentioned the window regulator i forgot most of what he said before that. at least i get a 10% military discount lol

You can save yourself some loot by doing it yourself..its not hard...i change mie at the hobby shop on base....one of my better installs i might add

[jackal2000]

the thing is, my inspection expires tomorrow 5/31 so i really dont want to drive it without a valid inspection sticker.

[Redog]

I've notcied a lot of price gouching lately with a lot of stuff. Hopefully it will change when the ecomony improves

[kniedelm9490]

we're lucky we dont have inspections i dont know how much more that would cost me

[meadus101]

Most of that stuff you can do yourself. They probably charge 15-20 bucks for a amber bulb that costs 1.97 at wal-mart.

[14alero]

I've notcied a lot of price gouching lately with a lot of stuff. Hopefully it will change when the ecomony improves yeah like that will ever Hasaapen Gas will stay the same price thats why i am not going 40 to fill up and it only lasts 2-3 days

[[ion] C2]

if i put in 40 it lasts about 5-6 days, i get about 30MPG lol

[Cliff8928]

Originally Posted by [ion] C2

That blows... Michigan FTW. No inspections, no front plate, just retarded anti-tint laws.

No...

having a front plate > No Fault Insurance.

Michigan FTL on that one.

[Redog]

^^ NJ blows for that one.

Have an accident that isn't your fault. You cannot sue unless you are almost killed or die.

My neck was all effed up for the past 2 years and it's not enough to get any kind of payout. Not looking to get rich, just make faucktard's insurance go up since he said it was his 5th accident since buying his used car 6 weeks proior