Getting my van fixed today
@shaggin (74987)
United States
January 5, 2011 10:54am CST
Well I dropped my van off last night at the repair shop for them to look at this morning. I got a call from the man who owns the shop telling me what work needs to be done.
The caliper is making the brakes pull he said. Not sure what that means. I also need new front brakes. I also need an oil change. The dipstick tube is all rusted so I need a new one of those. It is possible to get one from a junk yard but likely it will be all rusted as well so I will have to get a new one from the dealer. Getting anything from a dealer usually costs a lot :( But all the rest that has to be done doesnt sound like to big a job or to expensive. I need my van by at least Saturday because on Sunday I have to go to a baby shower an hour away. If I dont have the van fixed by then I will have to stay home and miss one of my closest friends baby shower :(
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@Nadinest1 (2016)
• Canada
11 Jan 11
My husband is a Jack-of-all-trades...and it is very helpful if you happen to have a guy friend who is mechanically inclined-so that you have a second opinion on the stuff a dealer tells you...or even do the work for you.
You can save a lot of money with help from a friend. Ans sometimes, the shops see a woman come in with their vehicle and the $ signs are in their eyes.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
11 Jan 11
My ex was kind of a jack-of-all trades EXCEPT for car maintenance lol. He could put in windshield washing fluid and pump gas but I seriously think thats about it. I know even less all I can do is pump gas lol. I have a friend who knows how to fix cars but he does carpentery. I would never think to ask him to fix my car I would just feel like wrong about it. If he offered it would be different though hehe.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
11 Jan 11
Well he makes a ton of money he doesnt need extra money from me. Thats like pocket change compared to what he makes. I feel wrong about asking him to look at my car figuring if he wanted to be fixing other peoples vehicles thats what he would be doing for a living. If we were dating I might possibly ask him to do simple things for me but anything more then like put windsheild wiper fluid in my car I would just take to a mechanic unless he specifically asked him to do it. He is also an awesome cook from what I've heard I would be kind of nervous to cook anything for him because it might not be as good as what he makes and I would be embarrassed. He also doesnt like desserts or cookies or anything so thats out lol.
@Nadinest1 (2016)
• Canada
11 Jan 11
Well, you could offer to pay him, or bake something for him.
This way everyone is happy....you-for him fixing your car and him-by earning a little extra money.
My husband does a little car maintenance in his garage after his day job and makes a little pocket change.
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@cream97 (29085)
• United States
13 Mar 11
Hi. shaggin. I hope that you are able to get the things needed fix on your van. I hope that you don't miss your closest friends baby shower. I know that it would mean so much to you to go. I don't like it when having a lack of transportation allows me to miss many things that I have to go to. I hope that everything works out with your van.p
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
13 Mar 11
I did get the van fixed it didnt cost to much money and luckily I did make it to my friends baby shower. My kids were crazy wild there though that day :( I wound up having all the repairs done except for the dipstick tube. I just had them tape over the top of it and said the heck with it. I just wont bother to check the oil lol and will just get it changed more often.
@bounce58 (17380)
• Canada
7 Jan 11
Good that your van is getting fixed.
Meanwhile, I still cross my fingers that nothing big-negative happens to my van. So I don't have to shell out a lot of dough to get it fixed.
Although an oil light does come up everytime I get to an intersection, if I stopped.
Hopefully it will all be OK, both mine and yours, before we spend a lot of money at the mechanics.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
7 Jan 11
They couldnt fix the dipstick tube. It was all rusted and rusted through in a spot. When they tried to get the dipstick back in they broke it lol. I dont want to pay for a new dip stick tube because it will be around $170 so I just had them tape over the cap and I wont bother to check to see if my oil is low lol. Which means I will have to start getting my oil changed every 3000 miles or 3 months instead of letting it go like I always do. The cost of the repairs was $241. I didnt think that was to bad for an oil change, new brake line, caliper and front brakes.
