My son’s GFs Honda HRV they had for 3 months had a rattle from rear hatch and today as he was leaving, he couldn’t close the hatch. Found one of the bolts for the latch missing and the other was loose. Found the bolt and put some locktite red on them and tighten them up.
Interesting, but they should have engineered a vehicle for kids to be kid-resistant. It's a shame that simplicity is hard to find in family-haulers... in the style of, say, a 1998 Plymouth Voyager 4 cyl. Though even that has a timing belt.
So what needed repair first? Triage. The brakes are warped but apparently still stopping okay, do those in a month. The timing belt interval has a safe buffer, do that in two months. Run the sliding door in manual mode. Ignore the CEL if it's not damaging the catalytic convertor, and you don't need to pass smog inspection. Don't eat out, don't go on road trips in this van while it needs repairs, don't give other adults Xmas presents, don't buy clothes, turn off the cable TV... I can find the money.
You're basically working on FUD, fear, uncertainty and dread. As others said, the TSB might not apply. There's always potential for more repairs down the road, but on average, they don't happen. I've spent large sums one year and then nothing happens for a couple more years. Those items like the brakes and belt are maintenance items just like the spark plugs. Air filters and cabin filters are almost DIY these days, not sure how bad the cabin filter are. Usually the reason why you repair instead of buy another car is that it costs money to go from one to another. The dealer has to have their cut along with all the transaction costs. Who's to really say you won't get some new problems on the lower mileage car? Basically on average, it's always cheaper to repair than to switch to another car. What would be worse is if their car got totaled, the insurance won't be able to pay off what they owe.
No, you're wrong, and you're very stubborn. This is a mindset that inflames modest problems into larger, panic-driven decisions.
It’s pretty clear that the Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in this case…
Our son's car was at a shop for a while with an issue that the mechanic had trouble diagnosing properly. I will give him credit, he didn't just launch the parts cannon at it 'cause if he did, based on the OBD codes, he could have gotten lucky. He's also a 1-man shop that only works on one brand of cars and the timing was pretty bad... My son dropped his car off and the following day, the guy got hit (hard) with Covid and his shop was closed for almost 3 weeks. Our daughter was away at college so our son drove her car and told the mechanic to take his time, get better, etc, etc.... Well, he did but also "looked" at the car 1-2 times a week (son has a remote start system that tells him when his car is started and for how long it ran) but our son still started getting worried that it "couldn't" be fixed and kept mentioning having to buy a new car. Now, he's an adult but I still told him "You're not buying a new/used car. Even if it costs $2000 to repair it, it's smarter financially to fix it."
Ford Bronco started in '66. Dodge Ramcharger in '77.
I think the Suburban came out in 1934.
and Jeep Wagoneer in 1962.
I think the thread title needs changed. Mods, can you consider that ?
Didn't you have insurance? I think glass coverage is in the $50 range or something like that. And a new windshield is easily $500-$1000 or more so you normally end up ahead on glass coverage. Something happens with glass for me at least once every 10 years, probably more like every 5.
No to all 3...
