Got A Car!!!

Catfish · 03-31-17, 06:44 AM

Steve, congratulations of having paid off all this

Even better if you have mechanically interested friends who can help you out with maintenance and repairs. In Germany a lot of people would not be able to own a car if they went to a repair shop everytime something gets broken. Brand repair shops meanwhile charge some 120 Euros per hour or even more..

Onkel Neal · 03-31-17, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Steve, congratulations of having paid off all this

Even better if you have mechanically interested friends who can help you out with maintenance and repairs. In Germany a lot of people would not be able to own a car if they went to a repair shop everytime something gets broken. Brand repair shops meanwhile charge some 120 Euros per hour or even more..

I am one of those "mechanically interested friends" you speak of. Our rather, I used to be.

I stopped doing favors when people started expecting me to do a brake job for a six pack of Dr Pepper.

One should not expect a skilled, competent mechanic to turn out quality work for golf caddie wages. You get what you pay for.

Catfish · 03-31-17, 01:44 PM

^ Yes! Have experienced some similar gents, generously offering a coke after changing a timing belt for them

You should get what you pay for, but the prices they officially fetch in german 'brand' garages are imho unreasonable and often not worth it.
I am aware they have to pay for storing spare parts also for older cars, or for paying the avilability of a quick spare parts delivery. And you get a guarantee, but.. two Euros for a minute

Most mechanics at the "brand garages" are not able to pay their own prices, this was different some 20 years ago.

Aktungbby · 03-31-17, 02:31 PM

^ ha! ha! I used to be somewhat useful when I was a trucker. I would occasionally see an entire military convoy stopped on the interstate; and on more than one occasion because one vehicle had a bad fuel filter and so they were all waiting for a repair unit...

Jeeze the taxpayers' buck at stake! I would do what every trucker does: Get out the siphon hose; put some clean fuel in his spare filter or even just reprime the old filter;... and screw it back onto the diesel engine for him and off goes the happy convoy....

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

golf caddie wages.

OOPS bad example: Jeeze Neal, I spent the best three MN 60's summers of my teen life carrying two bags 36 holes a day(2 =actually easier on your back) incl. some big amateur tournaments; the tips are the big thing! Your regular players appreciate that you know their game and you 'club' them correctly.( well ok they gotta be nice; they know your folks) It's always fun when someone like Gary Player is in your foursome. It makes you learn to play a better game. I still play and can 'hold my own'. http://www.shmoop.com/careers/caddie/salary.html

AVGWarhawk · 04-04-17, 09:14 AM

The most unsatisfying check one cuts every month with exception of the last check is for a car loan. Nice to own it outright! Even better when there is plenty of life left in the vehicle to enjoy debt free for years to come.

Mr Quatro · 04-04-17, 11:11 AM

Way to go Steve ... I just saw this (the whole thing) Stay debt free

Jeff-Groves · 04-04-17, 05:26 PM

Nice Steve!

03-31-17, 06:44 AM	#1
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,801 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Steve, congratulations of having paid off all this Even better if you have mechanically interested friends who can help you out with maintenance and repairs. In Germany a lot of people would not be able to own a car if they went to a repair shop everytime something gets broken. Brand repair shops meanwhile charge some 120 Euros per hour or even more.. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,801 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ Yes! Have experienced some similar gents, generously offering a coke after changing a timing belt for them You should get what you pay for, but the prices they officially fetch in german 'brand' garages are imho unreasonable and often not worth it. I am aware they have to pay for storing spare parts also for older cars, or for paying the avilability of a quick spare parts delivery. And you get a guarantee, but.. two Euros for a minute Most mechanics at the "brand garages" are not able to pay their own prices, this was different some 20 years ago. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,291 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The most unsatisfying check one cuts every month with exception of the last check is for a car loan. Nice to own it outright! Even better when there is plenty of life left in the vehicle to enjoy debt free for years to come. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Mr Quatro Navy Seal Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 6,772 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Way to go Steve ... I just saw this (the whole thing) Stay debt free __________________ pla•teau noun a relatively stable level, period, or condition a level of attainment or achievement Lord help me get to the next plateau ..

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Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,656 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Nice Steve!