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"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
11/02/2019 at 11:52 • Filed to: None

Wait, you mean that’s not how this works?

2008 Toyota Sienna. Power steering pump is leaking, and the steering rack boot on the passenger side is shredded, and beginning to leak. The rear main seal is also leaking. They said if I get the steering rack replaced at the same time as the rear main seal, it would save a bit, as there’s some overlap in the labour. So I guess it’s actually not going to be quite that bad. But still by far the biggest repair bill I’ve ever had. That’s more than half the price we paid for the van, roughly a year and a half ago.

DISCUSSION (28)

Mercedes Streeter > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 12:00

Christ, that repair bill is more than what most of my vehicles are worth, combined!

*Dies*

Montalvo > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 12:03

Ouch! I just took my BMW in to service some more electrical gremlins. Probably the alternator now. Pray for me oppo.

Kinja'd!!!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 12:10

These are the times I am glad I have a ridiculously uncomplicated Accent. 0_o

Did you expect it to be that high?

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 12:13

How many miles on it?

functionoverfashion > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 12:14

Man, we owned 3 high-mileage BMWs over ~11 years and never saw a bill like that. In fact you could buy a pretty good high-mileage BMW for that kind of money...

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 12:16

I’ve had engines and transmissions replaced for less. Is that a dealer or an indy?

LastFirstMI is my name > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 12:29

At $5 per quart of oil, you could just keep adding oil (900 times) and have money left over for a spill tray and some floor-dry

smobgirl > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 12:59

Ooof, I want a Sienna but I’ve never had a repair bill that high for anything. Hell, I’ve only owned one car that really cost more.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Montalvo
11/02/2019 at 13:30

Maybe I’ve just read too much Oppo, but don’t forget to check the ground connection, wherever it may be. It seems like a lot of electrical gremlins are caused by bad grounding.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > LastFirstMI is my name
11/02/2019 at 13:33

The van is normally parked out front, so it’s slowly re-coating the asphalt. I’d like it to last at least another 100,000 km, so I figure repairing it is probably the best way to handle that. It’s also Mrs. BaconSandwich that drives it, and I’d hate for it to die on her somewhere.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
11/02/2019 at 13:34

I knew it was going to be bad, and honestly, I wasn’t too surprised. I figured the steering rack was going to go, and the original quote I had on it for labour was something like $600-$800. Plus another $500-600 in parts. But the oil leak I couldn’t figure out... yeah. I was thinking it was either going to be an oil cooler line, oil pan gasket, or something else. I was worried when I saw the oil on the spot between the engine and transmission.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja:
11/02/2019 at 13:34

Indy. It’s also in Canadian dollars, so you could knock that price down by 30% because of the exchange rate.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
11/02/2019 at 13:36

215,000 km.

It had over 190,000 when we bought it, and we’ve had it about a year and a half. Bought it from an elderly couple who had it parked in their garage. It was pretty much m int condition. Since we bought it, the kids have made a bit of a mess of the interior (nothing that can’t be cleaned), and the neighbor’s kid scraped the side of it with his bike handlebars. (Something like that was bound to happen, so I wasn’t mad about it. Just glad they fessed up). We plan on keeping it a while, so I figure it’s still cheaper than selling it and getting a different van at this point.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 13:36

I was talking loonies as well, but either way, ouch.

Nom De Plume > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
11/02/2019 at 14:02

4,555.63

ttyymmnn > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 14:08

Funny how there’s always overlap labor.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > functionoverfashion
11/02/2019 at 14:43

Yeah, but then I’d have a high mileage BMW, and a high repair bill. :P

For a while I was toying around with the idea of getting a used BMW i3 REx. (Idea was eventually nixed when we discovered it only has two seats in the back), but the idea of owning a BMW scared me a bit. I always thought any sort of repairs to them would be brutally expensive.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > ttyymmnn
11/02/2019 at 14:44

Well, I can’t complain about that in this case. I know the guy who works there, and he was pretty honest with me about what they could/couldn’t do. I think I’d trust them more than taking it to a dealership to have it done there.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 14:49

Gotcha...seems to be lower miles for all those issues

ttyymmnn > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 15:37

It’s nice when you have a shop like that. For me, that shop is actually my dealership. I’ve got the worlds best service rep.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 17:36

Damn. How rough is the rest of the van otherwise?

BaconSandwich is tasty. > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
11/02/2019 at 20:30

Yeah. I was hoping it was going to be a little more trouble-free, but I’m slowly becoming less and less impressed with Toyota. E.g.: the lug nuts have got to be the cheapest ones I’ve ever seen. That, and the cup holder button (makes the cup holder pop out) seems like it’s half dislocated. There’s a few other small things like that that make me wonder if Toyota isn’t cheaping out on things.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
11/02/2019 at 20:35

Only a few very minor things:
- Cup holder eject button (makes the cup holder that pushes into the dashboard) is half-dislocated.
- The thing up by the driver/passenger interior lights that can store a garage door opener has a piece of broken plastic in it.
- There’s a hole worn through the carpet where the driver’s gas/brake heel goes.

Other than that, it’s mint.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > ttyymmnn
11/02/2019 at 20:35

Wow, that is rare!

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Mercedes Streeter
11/02/2019 at 20:36

Yeah. It’s definitely more than the van’s previous vehicle (a Pontiac Vibe) and my Civic put together.

ttyymmnn > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 20:50

It is. Great guy, honest, knowledgeable, knows I’m nursing a 16 year old van and only recommends what it really needs. Still paying dealership rates, but not getting ripped off.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > ttyymmnn
11/02/2019 at 21:45

The last time I took my car in to a local place for something, I wasn’t super impressed. This other place has been pretty good so far. With the inspection, they text and email a report with photos. There was a few small things they spotted (a broken vacuum hose, low coolant, a few other small things), but they had photos to back everything up that they were saying. I thought the report thing was pretty neat, especially instead of taking someone’s word on it.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > BaconSandwich is tasty.
11/02/2019 at 22:10

Yeah, definitely minor stuff...if it’s in that decent a shape, it’s prob def worth repairing for sure.