zfinger
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Boulder, CO
So the belt blew in my 97' on my way to work. I figured I'd have AAA tow me to the closest garage, they would throw a new belt on, and I would be no more then an hour late for work.
Well they didnt have the belt, I had to wait 2 hours for them to get it, and then I got charged $55 for an hours worth of labor when it took them 20 minutes. ($126 bill)
Later that day I realized I should have just had it towed to Napa right up the road. I've done belts before, I had the Haynes manual in the back seat, along with a 126 peice tool set. I could have saved myself $55 and the belt markup. And I bet I could have had it done myself in a quarter of the time.
Second I went to MA from ME yesterday to pick up a new motor for my Nissan. On the way down I could smell coolant and I was running a bit hot. I get to the kids house where the motor was, and I was dripping coolant. The top hose sprung a leak. We loaded the motor in the back of the Jeep, and I proceeded to drive all over Wellsley and Framingham. The first Autozone didnt have the upper hose, and sent me to Framingham. I stoped at a Jeep dealership but the part dept was closed because it was Sunday. I tried to get the guy to sell me a new hose, and just give me one off a Jeep out in the back lot to get me home. He wouldnt do it. I finally got to Framingham an hour later, and got the new hose, got it on, and half way home, I realized the pin hole was so close to the end, I could have cut 2 inches off and just reattached it. (the Jeep did great with the added 700 pounds in the back by the way)
Why do I always think of this stuff when its to late? Thats my rant for today, feel free to flame
Well they didnt have the belt, I had to wait 2 hours for them to get it, and then I got charged $55 for an hours worth of labor when it took them 20 minutes. ($126 bill)
Later that day I realized I should have just had it towed to Napa right up the road. I've done belts before, I had the Haynes manual in the back seat, along with a 126 peice tool set. I could have saved myself $55 and the belt markup. And I bet I could have had it done myself in a quarter of the time.
Second I went to MA from ME yesterday to pick up a new motor for my Nissan. On the way down I could smell coolant and I was running a bit hot. I get to the kids house where the motor was, and I was dripping coolant. The top hose sprung a leak. We loaded the motor in the back of the Jeep, and I proceeded to drive all over Wellsley and Framingham. The first Autozone didnt have the upper hose, and sent me to Framingham. I stoped at a Jeep dealership but the part dept was closed because it was Sunday. I tried to get the guy to sell me a new hose, and just give me one off a Jeep out in the back lot to get me home. He wouldnt do it. I finally got to Framingham an hour later, and got the new hose, got it on, and half way home, I realized the pin hole was so close to the end, I could have cut 2 inches off and just reattached it. (the Jeep did great with the added 700 pounds in the back by the way)
Why do I always think of this stuff when its to late? Thats my rant for today, feel free to flame
