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From: Scott in Florida on 5 Sep 2007 19:32 On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:32:04 GMT, "Truckdude" <shrub(a)thadeecider.com> wrote: > >"Cathy F." <clfrclfr(a)adelphiadotdashdot.net> wrote in message >news:epCdnaPeL8ALu0LbRVn_vw(a)giganews.com... >> >> "Truckdude" <shrub(a)thadeecider.com> wrote in message >> news:pfEDi.1691$h06.1435(a)trnddc03... >>> >>> <programmer(a)att.net> wrote in message >>> news:1189008929.646924.253950(a)w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... >>>> My wife took our 2000 Camry CE in for repair due to a "muffler noise" >>>> The dealer replace a front exhaust pipe assembly for $1200. Why so >>>> much? >>>> >>> >>> Pardon me, but why on Earth is your wife handling car repairs? >> >> Huh??? Why wouldn't/couldn't she? >> >> Maybe he wasn't free for the day to take it in, & she was, etc. >> >> Cathy >> >> > >It was only taken in for an annoying noise. Anyway, I guess it all depends >on how we were raised. > So you were raised to look down at women? You being a nurse should understand that we men get to die before the women. IMHO it is VERY important to make sure your woman can live perfectly well without you....and that includes knowing how to deal with car dealer service departments. -- Scott in Florida About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation. Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
From: mack on 5 Sep 2007 20:17 "Scott in Florida" <Justtofakeoutliberals(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:50fud39djgr9fbgodns04pm9or6l3glsi3(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:32:04 GMT, "Truckdude" <shrub(a)thadeecider.com> > wrote: > >> >>"Cathy F." <clfrclfr(a)adelphiadotdashdot.net> wrote in message >>news:epCdnaPeL8ALu0LbRVn_vw(a)giganews.com... >>> >>> "Truckdude" <shrub(a)thadeecider.com> wrote in message >>> news:pfEDi.1691$h06.1435(a)trnddc03... >>>> >>>> <programmer(a)att.net> wrote in message >>>> news:1189008929.646924.253950(a)w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... >>>>> My wife took our 2000 Camry CE in for repair due to a "muffler noise" >>>>> The dealer replace a front exhaust pipe assembly for $1200. Why so >>>>> much? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Pardon me, but why on Earth is your wife handling car repairs? >>> >>> Huh??? Why wouldn't/couldn't she? >>> >>> Maybe he wasn't free for the day to take it in, & she was, etc. >>> >>> Cathy >>> >>> >> >>It was only taken in for an annoying noise. Anyway, I guess it all >>depends >>on how we were raised. >> > > So you were raised to look down at women? > > You being a nurse should understand that we men get to die before the > women. IMHO it is VERY important to make sure your woman can live > perfectly well without you....and that includes knowing how to deal > with car dealer service departments. > > -- > Scott in Florida Wonders will never cease! I'm agreeing with Scott for maybe the second time this year! He's quite right about teaching wives to become smart widows. Too many women lose their husbands and then have to figure out how to balance the checkbook and a hundred other things that their husbands always took care of. The wise husband educates his wife (without telling her the reason) to become a sole survivor when he's gone. BTW, I think Cathy is a teacher, not a nurse....that's Natalie.
From: nm5k on 5 Sep 2007 20:19 On Sep 5, 3:11 pm, mrsteveo <mrste...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm generally a fan of OEM parts but a $1700 catalytic converter seems > like highway robbery to me. I'd have to agree. But... The OEM cats are a lot better than most aftermarket brands.. But I agree.. Not $1700 worth.. Good grief... > > I thought that was high -- went to a local shop and got one after > parts and labor was around $320. It's yet to let me down in over a > year now and the car passes SMOG like a champ. I've had them done at muffler shops a lot cheaper than that. Under $200 with labor.. But... the last one I bought for my 1989 accord proved to be a piece of junk overall. I actually got a worse NOX score on the new cat, that I did on the old one that was over 15 years old. I think it was a "maremont" brand.. > > So, I would love to know what I am not getting by not going OEM on a > cat but so far, I feel like I saved an arm and a leg and still got a > quality part from what I see. A lot better cat.. But for what I think is an inflated price if they want $1700.. Thats sick... I wouldn't buy one either at that rate. But if the one you have is passing, thats the bottom line.. I'm sure brands probably vary. But some are junk. They all claim they pass the required specs, but when I see a brand new cat blow a worse NOX score than one over 15 years old, with no other engine mods, that @#$A% ain't right.. I had to resort to other measures to get it to pass. IE: retarded the timing. The new one blew a slightly lower HC score, but was fairly useless at NOX reduction. MK
From: Jeff on 5 Sep 2007 20:23 mack wrote: > "Scott in Florida" <Justtofakeoutliberals(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:50fud39djgr9fbgodns04pm9or6l3glsi3(a)4ax.com... >> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:32:04 GMT, "Truckdude" <shrub(a)thadeecider.com> >> wrote: >> >>> "Cathy F." <clfrclfr(a)adelphiadotdashdot.net> wrote in message >>> news:epCdnaPeL8ALu0LbRVn_vw(a)giganews.com... >>>> "Truckdude" <shrub(a)thadeecider.com> wrote in message >>>> news:pfEDi.1691$h06.1435(a)trnddc03... >>>>> <programmer(a)att.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:1189008929.646924.253950(a)w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... >>>>>> My wife took our 2000 Camry CE in for repair due to a "muffler noise" >>>>>> The dealer replace a front exhaust pipe assembly for $1200. Why so >>>>>> much? >>>>>> >>>>> Pardon me, but why on Earth is your wife handling car repairs? >>>> Huh??? Why wouldn't/couldn't she? >>>> >>>> Maybe he wasn't free for the day to take it in, & she was, etc. >>>> >>>> Cathy >>>> >>>> >>> It was only taken in for an annoying noise. Anyway, I guess it all >>> depends >>> on how we were raised. >>> >> So you were raised to look down at women? >> >> You being a nurse should understand that we men get to die before the >> women. IMHO it is VERY important to make sure your woman can live >> perfectly well without you....and that includes knowing how to deal >> with car dealer service departments. >> >> -- >> Scott in Florida > > Wonders will never cease! I'm agreeing with Scott for maybe the second time > this year! > He's quite right about teaching wives to become smart widows. Too many > women lose their > husbands and then have to figure out how to balance the checkbook and a > hundred other things that > their husbands always took care of. The wise husband educates his wife > (without telling her the reason) > to become a sole survivor when he's gone. > > BTW, I think Cathy is a teacher, not a nurse....that's Natalie. I agree with wives learning to do the things traditionally done by men. But it works both ways. All adults should know how to do laundry, cook, clean, pay bills, change tires and do other simple repairs, make repairs around the house, etc., regardless of who normally does them in a particular house. Jefff
From: Cathy F. on 5 Sep 2007 20:58
"Truckdude" <shrub(a)thadeecider.com> wrote in message news:E7GDi.1740$s06.210(a)trnddc04... > > "Cathy F." <clfrclfr(a)adelphiadotdashdot.net> wrote in message > news:epCdnaPeL8ALu0LbRVn_vw(a)giganews.com... >> >> "Truckdude" <shrub(a)thadeecider.com> wrote in message >> news:pfEDi.1691$h06.1435(a)trnddc03... >>> >>> <programmer(a)att.net> wrote in message >>> news:1189008929.646924.253950(a)w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... >>>> My wife took our 2000 Camry CE in for repair due to a "muffler noise" >>>> The dealer replace a front exhaust pipe assembly for $1200. Why so >>>> much? >>>> >>> >>> Pardon me, but why on Earth is your wife handling car repairs? >> >> Huh??? Why wouldn't/couldn't she? >> >> Maybe he wasn't free for the day to take it in, & she was, etc. >> >> Cathy >> >> > > It was only taken in for an annoying noise. Anyway, I guess it all > depends on how we were raised. I truly appreciate it when men act as gentlemen. OTOH, I also don't want to be seen as a "dumb broad" who can't - or shouldn't - do many things, some of which may be formerly seen as "taking care of the little lady" stuff, under my own power. Cathy > > |