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Also, learn to repair your own car or at least do basic maintenance if you absolutely have to rely on a car. It can save you a lot of money and much of it is surprisingly easy (sometimes this depends on what car you have though). Oil changes on my car cost $70-80 in a shop but if I did it myself it was closer to $40 and the whole thing maybe took 30 minutes.
(Please don't do this. Pour the old oil into the empty container and return it to the store for responsible disposal, or municipal hazardous waste facility, or whatever scheme exists in your location)
Ahh, 1963. Classic PopSci...
A lot of times you can just give the used oil to any mechanic shop. They almost all run waste oil burners for heat in the winter so any free oil is just free heat for them.
This is why I only drive 90s and 2000s Asian cars. Cheap to own, cheap to repair, parts are abundant and easy to work on without needing specialized equipment.
Plus if you enjoy driving like me, you have a huge selection of fun, reliable JDM sports cars to choose from, all under $10K.
Same, I have an old 5 speed Subaru right now and I love it.
Manual 350Z for me
This hits to close to home. Just got a quote to fix my wife's car $3500. Likes it a 2008 Hyundai accent can buy another car for that. Crazy expensive fix we don't have.
What broke?
The car did silly
Yes my wife's car.
What part of the car?
The front fell off you see
The front fell off?
Yep. Right off. We had a funeral and everything.
Transmission due to code P0734: Gear 4 incorrect ratio.
Hm. Worth a shot? Here's the $20 part they recommend. Guy even wrote up a pretty decent tutorial, assuming you know your way around a jack and a wrench.
Thank you so much definitely going give this a try. I appreciate this. Looks a bit difficult but I have a garage and can take my time and hopefully get it fixed.
I will need find the time and buy the parts, I will check in when it's done. Thanks again.
Happy to help !! Just make sure the part is the same for the 2008 model year cause the forum is for 2000 - 2005. It's probably pretty close if not exact but you never know.
Best of luck to you, looking forward to the report back 🫡
The front fell off