When do the repairs end???

streethorse said:

9 out of 10 non car enthusiasts (point A to point B people) never even
open the hood of thier car to check fluids and filters. They ignore all
symtoms such as squeaks,leaks,or smoke until the car absoulutly comes
to a stop or parts fall on the ground, sad but true.These are the used cars
that you dont want to buy as you will have a lot of catching up to do.

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This seems like the perfect description of the previous owners. LOL

And as far as my repair costs I have definately been thankful for the low costs compared to what it could have been. I was tired of getting crappy expensive a$$ quotes from places so I put an ad on Craigslist and had the mechanics contact me. The guy I ended up choosing has years and years of experience, he just opened up his own shop and to get some business in the door, he gave me a really good quote for my heater core and he guaranteed all of his work in writing. I've been taking it every since and haven't had any issues. When I went to get my brakes looked at I went to another shop b/c I was too far from my new guy and they quoted me $90 per rotor (they all needed to be replaced, the front ones were severely warped and the rears were worn down badly) And the labor was about $450 on top of that. I said nevermind, filled up the tank, and drove all the way to my mechanic and he did it for way less and even noticed a problem the other shop missed when they were looking at my car.

Next on my list is a full tune up and new exhaust. I'll post an exhaust clip soon....