$810 Just Like That
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (112771)
United States
January 8, 2019 5:27pm CST
Easy come, easy go. Isn't that the old saying?
So, we had been noticing a little bit of a shimmy and wobble in the front end of our Ford Edge, and so we finally got around to get it into the shop to determine what was causing it.
Turns out the tie-rod ends on both sides of the front end are loose and worn, AND the rotors on the brakes also need to be turned.
We'll have to cough up $810 to fix it all.
Oh well. What can you do? Have to have wheels and sometimes those wheels need a little fix.
Onward and upward.
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16 responses
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
8 Jan 19
Seems like something's always breaking down. Planned obsolescence.
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@NJChicaa (127118)
• United States
8 Jan 19
That's what happens when you buy/own cars. You have to maintain them. We've been lucky with our Toyota 4Runner. It is like 10 years old now and we *just* had to put new tires on it last year and do like $300 worth of other routine maintenance. That thing has been running like a champ.
I've always leased cars which I know isn't financially the best idea but I've also never had to worry about costly maintenance. This whole drain garbage that I just went through with my Miata would have been a nightmare if it was out of warranty and I owned the thing.
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@porwest (112771)
• United States
10 Mar 19
Yeah, leasing is definitely more costly over the years as opposed to owning outright even with the warranties and what not. Not enough room here to explain that, but I doubt leasing actually saves anyone money in the long run. But glad to hear your 4Runner is still going strong. As for your tires being 10 years old...my God...were you driving on the rims? 
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Jan 19
Not much we can do when it comes to keeping our wheels moving.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
8 Jan 19
Yes cars can be costly to fix when things go wrong
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@FourWalls (86580)
• United States
9 Jan 19
Well, they say "car trouble" is redundant, because if you have a car, you'll have trouble. I can't believe how expensive it is to get "simple" car work done.
Oh, and next time? Don't get a car whose name is an acronym meaning Fix Or Repair Daily. 
(Just kidding.)
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@FourWalls (86580)
• United States
11 Mar 19
@porwest -- one was enough for me. I had one when I was stationed in Jacksonville, and most of the mileage was put on it driving it to and from the repair shop. The best thing it ever did for me was literally die in the parking lot of a Chevrolet dealership in Virginia Beach, and I bought an 81 Chevette. One of the best cars I ever owned.
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@porwest (112771)
• United States
10 Mar 19
Gosh. All these jokes poor Ford has suffered over the years. And for what? A few good laughs? Look, I have driven Fords all my life. I have owned several of them. I mean SEVERAL of them. Well, of course I have owned several of them because I can't keep the damn things running. 
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@porwest (112771)
• United States
12 Mar 19
@FourWalls And yet, a Ford truck is still the best selling truck in the U.S, going strong for 40 years and not going off that list anytime soon. I think a lot of it is just perception. I really don't think there is a lot of truth to the Ford jokes. I still think they are funny. But not a lot of truth to them when you actually look at the data.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
10 Jan 19
Nothing is cheap when it comes to car repairs. My car is going in on Saturday for and oil change and possibly sway bar fix. I'm sure I'll be coughing up lots of dough too.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
13 Jan 19
@porwest that's a very good rule to have.
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@porwest (112771)
• United States
19 Jan 19
@Marilynda1225 It is, and it has worked out quite well over the years.
@porwest (112771)
• United States
12 Jan 19
Yeah. It can be costly keeping the cars running, but you have to do what you have to do. I have a general rule. When the cost of repairs in a year add up to a car payment each month, it's time to replace the car. But if the repair costs are still less than annual payments on a new one...we keep the old one and just make the repairs.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jan 19
Look on the bright side, you have the money to get it repaired.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Jan 19
@porwest I remember the old day when I did not have he money to fix anything.
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@porwest (112771)
• United States
11 Jan 19
@andriaperry I was there once too. I think we all were. That being said...unfortunately some people are still there.
