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submitted 2 weeks ago by SqueakySpider@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/rant@lemmy.sdf.org
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My old ('02) car pulls hard to the left and my mechanic has come back with 4000 in repairs that are worth doing before aligning it. Struts, cv boots, the alignment, and more.

The car has not been taken care of until I bought it, the body work is very rough. There's additional costs if I wanted to do work piecemeal - since they'd need to align multiple times with work spread out. So I just need to save to pay it in full. And this car takes premium fuel. At least I drive very few miles overall. But I'm in car hell USA and while my bike is capable for a lot, the car is a necessity for the future. Getting a less expensive and better condition vehicle could work. Still I hope by investing in repairs I can still save money compared to people with a car payment and massive loans. I own it outright after buying privately. Anyway fuck paying 4000 for this shit. I wish I could DIY it but I don't know jack and I don't have parts or even a garage to stay out of the elements.

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[โ€“] SqueakySpider@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I checked out diy struts too via YouTube, and honestly those don't look bad either. It was maybe 10 bolts on and off, plus double checking the torque spec and getting alignment afterwards. Probably would save me a ton of money.

[โ€“] Rhaedas@fedia.io 0 points 2 weeks ago

Even if you had to buy some tools it would save vs. the time and labor costs. If you can manage it. If you're doing it in a parking lot, then you're a bit more limited. But I replaced even the lower arms of my car (almost 300k now) a while back, and I only had to buy a large torque wrench to make sure it was on well. But I had a covering parting spot and some time... so, it depends.

Always buy the full assembled of parts, not just bushings or other joints.