Posted on 07/04/2023 2:37:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
If you didn’t have any grinding noises, and it was the car’s first brake job, I STRONGLY suggest you go to a different shop. Seriously.
they did
change the brake fluid
cleaned the rear brakes too
feel better they’re all fixed now
even tipped the clerks ( 10 / 10 )
the mechanic ( 20 ) too
it was a holiday
walk away from her minivan and press a button on her keyfob that makes the rear door close itself.
= = =
I helped a man load his minivan. The rear door was open, but some rear seats were up.
He pushed some buttons near the top of the rear door opening, and the rear seats moved around and retracted into the floor.
Pretty cool. But how to trouble shoot and repair that???
It’s nice to see some manufacturers allow you to opt out of some of the electronic garbage.
Our newest car is a 2012 Toyota product. It may have a few bells and whistles, and the dreaded tire pressure sensors. Fortunately they are not an inspection item. All In all, the 2.4 l engine/ automatic transmission combo is peppy. I’ll run it till it breaks in half!
It seems like more and more cars around 2019-20 really started shifting to more plastic parts under the hood, and by that i mean parts that used to be metal.
2012 japanese like yours, hadn’t really started doing that yet. I have a 2013 suv and its probably one of the most solid and reliable vehicles I have ever had. I will drive it probably until one of us dies.
You’ve spoken to my greatest fear. My 2012 Scion xB is Cherry at 75,000 MI. It was a California car for 10 years, just had its first Maine winter. If some jerkwad Nails me, the insurance companies will total it and take it away for half its value or less. That’ll really piss me off. So, I drive safely, very safely!
The insurance companies pull even slicker stunts. Last year my car was damaged in an accident and the insurance company said it was totaled and offered me a small amount. The estimated repair cost was about $1000 more, but still less than having to (spend the time to find and) buy another comparable used car with low mileage.
I considered taking a lower payment and retain the title in order to get the car repaired at my expense.... until I found out that the repair shop (and any other repair shop that deals with the insurance company) would not repair such a car that had been declared "totaled" under threat of being blackballed by the insurance company.
I suspect that car was eventually repaired by someone and sold for a pretty profit.
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