🚀 go-pugleaf

Belts: $10
Seals: $5
Water Pump: $60
Labor:  $50

Knowing you get the Shaft somewhere other than Tech:   Priceless

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Jason Kau <jkau@vulture.cnd.gatech.edu> wrote in message
news:8ur9bp$jlv$1@news-int.gatech.edu...
> In what way?  Sure, if I bought the parts and did it myself it probably
> would have cost less than $145.  However, I have neither the tools,
> skills, patience, or desire to do car maintenance myself.
>
> In git.ads Eric <gte345n@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
> > You got screwed.
> >
> > E
> > Jason Kau <jkau@vulture.cnd.gatech.edu> wrote in message
> > news:8uo5ks$g8e$1@news-int.gatech.edu...
> >> In git.ads Harry King <king@havoc.gtf.org> wrote:
> >> > Balderdash.  every year, Honda and Toyota sell a million Camrys and
> >> > Accords to unsuspecting grocery shoppers who will take them in for
> >> > service, and fork over $100 to have a throttle body cleaned as part
of
> >> > "Maintenance."  WHo'll fork over another $500 after 60,000 miles to
have
> >> > the water pump replaced as "maintenance."  WHo'll fork over $200
every
> >> > 30,000 miles to have the plugs replaced as "maintenance."
> >>
> >> You're exaggerating a tad.
> >>
> >> It cost $389 at Ed Voyles Honda to have the timing belt, water pump,
> >> alternator belt, compressor belt, ps belt, and a couple oil seals
replaced
> >> on my '88 Accord LX-i.  I got 107,000 miles out of the water pump and
the
> >> belts.
> >>
> >> The spark plugs have been replaced once in 108,000 miles.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jason Kau
> >> http://www.cnd.gatech.edu/~jkau
> >> jason.kau@gtri.gatech.edu
>
>
>
> --
> Jason Kau
> http://www.cnd.gatech.edu/~jkau
> jason.kau@gtri.gatech.edu