Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Automotive
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 01-06-2010, 07:47 PM
 
Location: I think my user name clarifies that.
8,292 posts, read 26,689,519 times
Reputation: 3925

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fighter 1 View Post
OK then go on line order them shipped to his address still won't come anywhere near $1,000.00.What do the garages charge per hr. ?
That's what I would think too. Of course, he doesn't do the work himself. And my guess is that most certified mechanics would balk at installing parts you take to their shop.

But that's just a guess.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 01-06-2010, 07:49 PM
 
3,150 posts, read 8,721,161 times
Reputation: 897
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fighter 1 View Post
OK then go on line order them shipped to his address still won't come anywhere near $1,000.00.What do the garages charge per hr. ?
Hmm... with a thousand dollars you could technically replace every individual component of the braking system if you did your own labor.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-06-2010, 07:51 PM
 
Location: I think my user name clarifies that.
8,292 posts, read 26,689,519 times
Reputation: 3925
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nayabone View Post
You are a nuclear blowhard...! You are a back yard jack #ff who is taking chances every time you touch a wrench to a car. Do it your way, just don't interpret your way as the correct way. What you are proposing is no different than suggesting a housewife do some nuclear repair. You got lucky if you have had no problems.
I say again, go into business and see if you have that same, naive attitude
All it takes is one lawsuit to get your head straight. I shan't continue to argue with one so ignorant...
You couldn't make a pimple on a mechanic's butt...!
Completely and totally inappropriate, and has been reported. There's no excuse for this.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-06-2010, 07:52 PM
 
3,150 posts, read 8,721,161 times
Reputation: 897
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nayabone View Post
You are a nuclear blowhard...! You are a back yard jack #ff who is taking chances every time you touch a wrench to a car. Do it your way, just don't interpret your way as the correct way. What you are proposing is no different than suggesting a housewife do some nuclear repair. You got lucky if you have had no problems.
I say again, go into business and see if you have that same, naive attitude
All it takes is one lawsuit to get your head straight. I shan't continue to argue with one so ignorant...
You couldn't make a pimple on a mechanic's butt...!
Damn dude, I hope your not crying over there. It's not worth it... they're just brakes.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-06-2010, 07:59 PM
 
Location: Inland Empire, Calif
2,884 posts, read 5,643,629 times
Reputation: 2803
Quote:
Originally Posted by Omaha Rocks View Post
Completely and totally inappropriate, and has been reported. There's no excuse for this.
Sorry, I didn't realize telling the truth is reason for being called inapproiate..
Everything I said is completely true, just because you don't agree doesn't make it in appropiate...
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-06-2010, 08:01 PM
 
Location: I think my user name clarifies that.
8,292 posts, read 26,689,519 times
Reputation: 3925
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nayabone View Post
Sorry, I didn't realize telling the truth is reason for being called inapproiate..
Everything I said is completely true, just because you don't agree doesn't make it in appropiate...
"You are a nuclear blowhard...! You are a back yard jack #ff who is taking chances every time you touch a wrench to a car."

There are a LOT of things I could say here, but I'm not going to.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-06-2010, 08:14 PM
 
Location: Inland Empire, Calif
2,884 posts, read 5,643,629 times
Reputation: 2803
Quote:
Originally Posted by Omaha Rocks View Post
"You are a nuclear blowhard...! You are a back yard jack #ff who is taking chances every time you touch a wrench to a car."

There are a LOT of things I could say here, but I'm not going to.
Thank you for that, this forum gets enough bad advice from the unknowledgable. You people endanger the people who what good advice...
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-06-2010, 08:21 PM
 
Location: I think my user name clarifies that.
8,292 posts, read 26,689,519 times
Reputation: 3925
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nayabone View Post
Thank you for that, this forum gets enough bad advice from the unknowledgable. You people endanger the people who what good advice...
Are you referring to me as one of those people giving bad advice?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-06-2010, 08:22 PM
 
Location: Planet Eaarth
8,954 posts, read 20,689,212 times
Reputation: 7193
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nayabone View Post
You are a nuclear blowhard...! You are a back yard jack #ff who is taking chances every time you touch a wrench to a car. Do it your way, just don't interpret your way as the correct way. What you are proposing is no different than suggesting a housewife do some nuclear repair. You got lucky if you have had no problems.
I say again, go into business and see if you have that same, naive attitude
All it takes is one lawsuit to get your head straight. I shan't continue to argue with one so ignorant...
You couldn't make a pimple on a mechanic's butt...!
Reported as a troll using really bad language............
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-06-2010, 08:50 PM
 
3,150 posts, read 8,721,161 times
Reputation: 897
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nayabone View Post
Thank you for that, this forum gets enough bad advice from the unknowledgable. You people endanger the people who what good advice...

Judging by your social skills I would say you endanger people and don't even know it. I guess that makes you innocent.... haha.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Automotive

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:39 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top