by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 07/26/2017 at 19:22
by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 07/26/2017 at 19:22
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STARS: 2
Dropped the Infiniti off for the $2000 bumper repair. Thank God for insurance.
Insurance gave me this Impala, which I hate. It has the typical midlevel sedan meh driving dynamics, but beyond that, it may have the worst ergonomics of any car I have ever driven. It is horribly uncomfortable to sit in and drive.
I took the Sunchaser to Keith, my longtime most trusted mechanic. He has been taking care of my cars for over a decade, and kept my 2005 RX-8 GT running for the 7 years that I drove it daily. Some of you might asm why Keith wasn’t doing the mechanical work in the first place? BECAUSE I AM AN IDIOT.
In the other hand, Oppo is genius! The lower bolt on the front right brake caliper fell out, as many of you theorized. As it turns out, all 4 had loose bolts. (Thanks, Nikon!) Keith inspected the rest of the car, and declared it sound.
Keith is not a very expressive guy. When I told him someone else had worked on the car, he just raised his eyebrows a little. When he told me about the caliper, he said I was lucky that wheel did not lock up at speed when the bolt fell out. Totally deadpan.
He found my oil leak! There was a pinhole in the oil pan that he replaced last year. Oddly, it is a really hard part to find. They patched it. They found a brand new Toyota oil pan, which I had them order. If I have the last leak, I will be so happy.
Once he gets the new pan, I am wondering if I should take the old one to be more fully repaired. Is it even worth it? Last time, it took 2 weeks to find an oil pan in Indiana. I assume all the Toyotas in Indiana rusted to dust, leaving behind their oil pans.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
07/26/2017 at 19:27, STARS: 1
Your Infiniti or the wife’s?
And what happen.
Last summer my wife backed her car it the the front of my pathfinder and caused over 4000$ in damages to the path. They changed the driver side light, fog light, trim and bumper. The repainted the fender too.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
07/26/2017 at 19:28, STARS: 0
Nikon seems to be a body and paint guy, not a mechanic.
In your pics the paint looks good.
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
07/26/2017 at 19:30, STARS: 1
Since it’s pretty clear you’re keeping the car long term I would definitely say it’s worth it to have the pan properly patched. They’re only going to get to be harder to find as time goes on.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
07/26/2017 at 19:46, STARS: 0
The pan was replaced last year and it already has a pinhole leak?
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
07/26/2017 at 19:53, STARS: 0
Our new truck is going in for body work when we get back from Seattle. I shudder to think what Enterprise is going to try and saddle us with
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
07/26/2017 at 20:13, STARS: 0
Do these Impalas have that rediculous seat fabric covered dash that the Cruze and Malibu do?
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
07/26/2017 at 20:35, STARS: 0
Does the chevy have the auto start stop? That’s annoying as fuck.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
07/26/2017 at 20:39, STARS: 1
I have a feeling we are going to see lots of starter motor failures in 3-5 years. Repeatedly starting the engine like that has to be hard on them.
"I have another burner, try to guess it!" (ihaveanotherburner)
07/26/2017 at 21:38, STARS: 1
At first glance I thought it has a two spoke steering wheel :(
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
07/27/2017 at 05:03, STARS: 0
i’m guessing Nikon didn’t use any Loctite or equivalent adhesive on the caliper bolts.