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dancerjodiI'm off work today to get my car fixed and to sew, and we're both off tomorrow, aiming to get to the hotel by 2:00. My Leia dress is finally fixed (the collar was too huge) and I started to try and sew a new trooper groupie skirt but I don't have the right needle for my machine - ah well. We picked up the last of our raffle prizes last night and most things are done save for some minor stuff to cross off the list. I can't wait to sit in the hot tub at the con on Saturday night after the ball, panels and raffle are all done. :)
Thank heavens for extended warranties! Something was up with my temperature gage on the car and I needed an oil change anyway so I dropped it at Fresh Pond Chevy last night. Since my warranty is up in October they decided to go through the whole thing and found a whole host of issues (this makes complete sense, since I have almost 86k miles on a 5 year old car - it takes a lot of abuse). That is so cool of them to have the forethought because not only does it get them money, but it prevents some problems for me down the line and makes GM pay for them!
For my $100 deductible, these are the things that will be covered under the warranty:
-The instrument panel cluster is busted, causing the temp gage issue
-The intake gaskets are leaking coolant, this would have cost me $1500
-The transmission cooling lines are leaking
-The lower control arm bushings (?) in my front suspension are busted
In addition to that $100 deductible I'll pay for:
-A new fuel filter (I guess its all gunked up - makes sense, its been a while since my last tune up)
-An oil change
-They had to "retork" the nut on my passenger side wiper arm which I'm guessing means tighten it with a powered wrench much stronger than I've been tightening the thing myself by hand every few weeks.
They tell me I also need a new left rear tire, a tire rotation and an alignment. I'm curious about the alignment because I just had one done before I went to Dragoncon but either way, that's all stuff I'll take care of in a few weeks after I've recovered from this cost at the local Monro where I can sit and wait for it.
Given how long it will take to fix things, the fact that its almost the weekend and they don't have all of the parts in house the car won't be ready until Tuesday or Wednesday. Well isn't it convenient that my husband has a vehicle that he was going to be using for us this weekend anyway (Jabba) and that we'll be at the Arisia hotel for most of the weekend? We're both off work Monday (his company is closed, I'm taking a vacation day) so that we can go pick up our new den couch at the Ikea warehouse (only open till 5 during the week and we don't want to have to wait until next weekend to get it), and that's something he'd have to drive for anyway. I guess my kick butt warranty also covers rental fees, so I'm going to give the mechanic a call on Monday afternoon to see how things are going with them, what the schedule is looking like, and if I need a rental they'll arrange for one for me that I can pick up there and drop when I go to get the car when its all finished.
I can't remember what I paid for that extended warranty from Enterprise Auto (where I purchased the car - its a regular GM warranty) but boy oh boy am I glad that I got it! Its the first time I've used it, and I'm so glad the timing worked out such as it did. Paying a few hundred dollars is much preferable to paying a few thousand!
Thank heavens for extended warranties! Something was up with my temperature gage on the car and I needed an oil change anyway so I dropped it at Fresh Pond Chevy last night. Since my warranty is up in October they decided to go through the whole thing and found a whole host of issues (this makes complete sense, since I have almost 86k miles on a 5 year old car - it takes a lot of abuse). That is so cool of them to have the forethought because not only does it get them money, but it prevents some problems for me down the line and makes GM pay for them!
For my $100 deductible, these are the things that will be covered under the warranty:
-The instrument panel cluster is busted, causing the temp gage issue
-The intake gaskets are leaking coolant, this would have cost me $1500
-The transmission cooling lines are leaking
-The lower control arm bushings (?) in my front suspension are busted
In addition to that $100 deductible I'll pay for:
-A new fuel filter (I guess its all gunked up - makes sense, its been a while since my last tune up)
-An oil change
-They had to "retork" the nut on my passenger side wiper arm which I'm guessing means tighten it with a powered wrench much stronger than I've been tightening the thing myself by hand every few weeks.
They tell me I also need a new left rear tire, a tire rotation and an alignment. I'm curious about the alignment because I just had one done before I went to Dragoncon but either way, that's all stuff I'll take care of in a few weeks after I've recovered from this cost at the local Monro where I can sit and wait for it.
Given how long it will take to fix things, the fact that its almost the weekend and they don't have all of the parts in house the car won't be ready until Tuesday or Wednesday. Well isn't it convenient that my husband has a vehicle that he was going to be using for us this weekend anyway (Jabba) and that we'll be at the Arisia hotel for most of the weekend? We're both off work Monday (his company is closed, I'm taking a vacation day) so that we can go pick up our new den couch at the Ikea warehouse (only open till 5 during the week and we don't want to have to wait until next weekend to get it), and that's something he'd have to drive for anyway. I guess my kick butt warranty also covers rental fees, so I'm going to give the mechanic a call on Monday afternoon to see how things are going with them, what the schedule is looking like, and if I need a rental they'll arrange for one for me that I can pick up there and drop when I go to get the car when its all finished.
I can't remember what I paid for that extended warranty from Enterprise Auto (where I purchased the car - its a regular GM warranty) but boy oh boy am I glad that I got it! Its the first time I've used it, and I'm so glad the timing worked out such as it did. Paying a few hundred dollars is much preferable to paying a few thousand!
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Date: 2008-01-18 11:19 pm (UTC)The lower control arm is a wishbone or 'A' shaped piece of metal that is the bottom 'plate', if you will, of your suspension. (the shock absorber, coil spring, sway bar links, ball joints, etc. behind your tire is mounted to this.) There are two hinge pints where the lower control arm attaches to the body so this piece can swing in an up and down motion. The joint has a rubber bushing, like a gasket, encasing the hinge point. The rubber helps dampen impacts that come from everyday driving like hitting bumps or a side to side motion bump. Sometimes the bushings wear out and the rubber will break away. You may notice a 'thunk' sound or odd tire wear because the suspension is not secured within spec without the rubber bushing intact. I've replaced a few on the crown vics at the park- not too bad of a job. (sorry about the long-winded explanation)
Sounds like you're definitely getting your money's worth out of that warranty. And yay for IKEA! We have one opening near 10 mins from us in March. We can't wait.