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i have the oil changed every 5,000 miles and rotate the tires at that time.
If i remember around $1k maybe it was $900 iits been awhile I did just have the 60k mile inspection and that was $1600
"Powertrain inspection" is the long version of "Check Engine". At least there is a Check Engine light for that one! Raise the hood, and check that there is an engine! There! Done!
Damn near fell off the chair laughing Sherman ,that about s'plains it though"Powertrain inspection" is the long version of "Check Engine". At least there is a Check Engine light for that one! Raise the hood, and check that there is an engine! There! Done!
On a "Power Train inspection" You must expand the previous service with making sure you still have a transmission, driveshaft, and differential. This would be a good time to insure that the wheels/tires are still there!
Back in the day, I had a customer who owned a 1981 Buick Park Avenue. It came equipped with the "Y" engine, a 307 cubic inch V-8, a Turbo 2004R transmission, and a 3:08 final drive differential.Damn near fell off the chair laughing Sherman ,that about s'plains it though
So, you'll go into 40/50 thousand in debt NOT to spend $1000.00?
A neighbour had i think a 78 Buick Century with GM's famous 5.7 Olds based Diesal,and when it blew up,he stuck a 455 Olds and Turbo 400 in it,and according to him,the car was twice the car it was with the 5.7 diesal.I wasn't really around the car much,but i did see him punch it a couple times,and it definitely was a tire spinnerBack in the day, I had a customer who owned a 1981 Buick Park Avenue. It came equipped with the "Y" engine, a 307 cubic inch V-8, a Turbo 2004R transmission, and a 3:08 final drive differential.
This car was fitted with the then cutting edge technology of C-3 computer system and an electronic feedback Rochester Quadrajet Carb at 750 CFM max capacity.
He and his family took the car on Vaycay one summer to points west towards Calyfornia. In New Mexico, the Check engine light came on. He called me from the motel they got for that night (This was long distance and there were no cell phones).
He literally opened the hood, saw that the engine was still there and appeared to his layperson eyes, to be intact. So, as he said: "I checked that the engine was still there and shut the hood".
There was always something going wrong with that dinosaur of EEC computerized systems. So, when the time came, I took the 307 out, tossed it and the wheezy 2004R. In their place, I installed a regular 403 Olds motor (a direct bolt in) and put a non lockup TH350 in the car.
Power was up to nearly double that of original levels ang as mileage was an astonishing 18+ MPG. With the removal of the Electronic Engine Controls, I made the car a pleasure to own and drive, according to both he and his wife.
Vehicles today and claustrophobic emission/ EPA laws and networking systems in the overall control over these here modern vehicles means they cannot be retrofitted without violating laws and costing astronomical amounts of money.
Good memory, though!
It is really comical in a common sense kind of way that people whine and moan about the cost to maintain their car, out of pocket. How the hell would people feel if the jumbo jet they are flying on belonged to an airline who doesn't do diligence?
