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Snautzer01
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North American P-51D-10-NA 44-14560 (33rth FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Debden, Essex, England Jan 6, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
MIflyer
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Latest news on my neighbor's Porsche Cayenne. It has started losing engine coolant. It seems to be one of two pipes but they do not know which one.
Estimated cost to repair: $3600. The engine has to come out. I suggested duct tape as an alternative approach.
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Cost to replace the battery: $300.
Cost for an oil change: $300.
Estimated cost to repair: $3600. The engine has to come out. I suggested duct tape as an alternative approach.
Great Moments In Automotive Engineering! This is in addition to:
Cost to replace the battery: $300.
Cost for an oil change: $300.
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Way back in 1970 a neighbor bought a new Mercedes diesel sedan. Since most service stations at the time did not carry diesel, he had a 55gal drum of diesel, with gratis loan of hand pump, delivered to his garage. This kept him from finding truck stops for fuel. He then found the oil change, air filter, fuel filter etc. had to be done by the dealer to keep in warranty. I enjoyed making comments as he was a salesman and should read all the fine print. Oil change cost $50 U.S. in 1970 dollars. At the time I just bought a 1941 Cadillac for $125 which I boasted as the first Caddy in the neighborhood.
It is not so much the cost of the parts (although there is the "Porsche tax" that increases the cost of those) but the amount of labour involved in stripping the car down to be able to remove the engine to get at the offending parts. Then it all has to go back together again. There is little room to work in the engine bays of these vehicles.
Recently came across a series of videos of a chap who bought a Lamborghini Urus super SUV as an insurance write off to rebuild. It illustrated the problem really well.
Mechanically the Urus is the same as the Audi RSQ8 (he sourced some parts from Audi for the rebuild) and the 4 litre Cayenne models.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DjFNrG6u9UQ
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And it's not just these expensive models. I recall an episode of "Wheeler Dealers" a few years back where the entire front end of a Mini had to be dismantled just to gain access to extract the supercharger for refurbishment and to replace the water pump.
Time = money made worse by premium dealership rates
Greg Boeser
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I've got a Ford Fusion and have to remove the whole front end just to change a freakin' light bulb!
Snautzer01
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Kids play. Change inner clutch cylinder in a mini cooper s and you will see a grease monkey cry.
Because he gave you a quote based on just a mini... . Apparently not quite the same.
Because he gave you a quote based on just a mini... . Apparently not quite the same.
Airframes
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Nearly bought a 2009 Land Rover Discovery a couple of years back - until I found out that any major engine work, including the regular turbo service/repair, involves removing the entire body - very costly before any engine work is even attempted !
Decided to stay with the Nissan X Trail, and bought a newer model.
Decided to stay with the Nissan X Trail, and bought a newer model.
MIflyer
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Yes, indeed. To replace the battery you have to move the driver's seat out of the way, and since it is electric that is nontrivial. You have to run it to the limits of its electric travel and then remove some bolts and tip the seat backward. And I thought my Mom's old Dodge Stratus was a pain when you had to remove the Left front wheel to access the battery!
The same neighbor had a Isuzu that required you to almost remove the clutch pedal assembly in order to change the clutch master cylinder. Normally, you have to decouple the master cylinder from the pedal assembly by removing a clip and pushing out a pin, but that thing had the pedal assembly suspended from a cage attached to the firewall.
A friend of mine had a diesel Mercedes and reported that when we had the gasoline shortage of 1979, diesel fuel was still
available with no problem - except you had to make an appointment to refuel so as to not create a stampede on the station.
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MIflyer
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This is not in reference to any real world events.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPIdRJlzERo
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPIdRJlzERo
MiTasol
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MiTasol
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about right
Snautzer01
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