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No consideration is given to the cost to the consumer after they buy the car.

Case in point, if you have a car with those now-mandated Tire Pressure Monitoring systems it will cost $50 to have a flat repaired.

If you break the sensor it will cost over $100.

What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.

I got a good shadetree mechanic. I had him do a job for a friend recently. Volvo 850 GLT. New driver door, painted, new hood, new front left headlight… $500. Anyone else who did the job would have charged well over $3500. The only requirements… cash payment and a relaxed schedule.

The guy will stick an inspection sticker on your forehead if you pay him $15 bucks. Good type to know. I love rednecks.

I do a lot of repairs myself.  I get inspections done at “Jim’s Auto Sales and Repair”.  It’s run by a bunch of middle eastern folks and I’m pretty sure that none of them are named Jim.

I had him do a job for a friend recently. Volvo 850 GLT. New driver door, painted, new hood, new front left headlight… $500.

I didn’t know that you could get Rust-Oleum in Volvo colors.

relaxed schedule.

Did your friend ever get his car back, or is it still on blocks in the yard?

nixon.
he matched the gold paint color perfect. he turned it around in a week too. usually he’s not that fast, but he does stock car racing and tractor pulls so maybe he wanted the cash for some parts or something…

one of my friends has a jeep liberty diesel. its one of the first years they built it and the thing is an absurd lemon. the dealer has to be loosing money by now. the thing is in the shop like every other day - on warranty. unbelievable. i think they’ve put like 3 or 4 diff engines in it by now. they don’t built em like they used to.

i think its a benz diesel engine in there. maybe that’s why.

I would be very leery about these results.  I read the report and these cars don’t look like they crashed at 6 mph (or 3 from the rear.) Also, the tests were allegedly conducted against a flat surface, yet one of the readr impact pictures shows the back of the car crushed in a way that looks like it would if it hit a pole at a good rate of speed.

Since every company who sponsors the Institute of Insurance Highway Safety is an insurance company, I would suspect that this is an attempt to scare you into buying more insurance.

"Although I can accept talking scarecrows, lions and great wizards in emerald cities, I find it hard to believe there is no paperwork involved when your house lands on a witch.”
- Dave James

Federal government standards used to prohibit all except minor cosmetic damage to the bumper itself in 5 mph tests. But in 1982, standards were rolled back to 2.5 mph (4 km/h), and allowed unlimited damage to the bumper and attachments.

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I’m sure those figures are for OEM parts. In NH as many states, the use of aftermarket parts can be used on a vehicle that is 15 months old or has 12,000 miles.

“We have a dollar that’s adjusting and I am for a strong dollar.....
Our dollar doesn’t buy as many barrels of oil as it used to and so therefore it’s more expensive for the American people”..... Bush 3/12/08

It’s run by a bunch of middle eastern folks and I’m pretty sure that none of them are named Jim.