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This is why I waited till recently to buy a car

January 20th, 2009 at 04:04 pm

So the repair bill for the car was not $200 like I imagined it would be but $1000. Ouch. Two catalytic converters going bad at the same time. At least they come with an 8 year warranty now...

At first I thought it was a rip off. Then I went online and found the retail price of the parts, yuck. They really are that expensive. Frankly as a mechanics daughter, I am surprised labor was as cheap as it was.

We were told our struts are leaking as well so we should get them fixed at some point. Another $1200 when we get around to that. After that though, the mechanic is pretty sure we are good for another 100k+ so that is something (car is currently over 330k).

Its actually remarkable how quiet the car is now...

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1 Responses to “This is why I waited till recently to buy a car”

  1. disneysteve Says:
    January 20th, 2009 at 07:23 pm 1232479429
    1232479429

    I got hit with some costly repairs on our van recently, also to the tune of a couple thousand dollars, so I know how you feel. Still, it is cheaper than the alternative of buying a new car.

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