update on dead car
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2000
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From: Knoxville TN
update on dead car
My car was trucked to a shop today, it had sat dead for a week, it turns out I had a bad alternator, and as I out warranty. a cool $450 down the drain.
There are 6 dealers in my area, none had one, so I wait until Friday to get my car back.
There are 6 dealers in my area, none had one, so I wait until Friday to get my car back.
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Drifting
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: America
Re: update on dead car (3rdtoy)
Sorry 3rdtoy...............
I got one you'll not believe( almost as bad a dealers 6, not stocking an alternator).
I had a flat on my Z, used up the Milk of Magnesia, and went the dealer where i bought the car.
Said, we don't stock that.......checked EVERY parts dealership inventory in DFW metroplex...........NOT 1, had it or stocked it.
Took 4 weeks to get, and came from( of all places) Germany......made by Dunlop!!!!!!! :confused:
Go figure..............$60.00 per jug...... :mad
I got one you'll not believe( almost as bad a dealers 6, not stocking an alternator).
I had a flat on my Z, used up the Milk of Magnesia, and went the dealer where i bought the car.
Said, we don't stock that.......checked EVERY parts dealership inventory in DFW metroplex...........NOT 1, had it or stocked it.
Took 4 weeks to get, and came from( of all places) Germany......made by Dunlop!!!!!!! :confused:
Go figure..............$60.00 per jug...... :mad
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 2,161
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From: Knoxville TN
Re: update on dead car (3rdtoy)
The $450 break down is as follows, $50 flat bed truck to shop, $75 labor, $325 discounted alternator.
It is a very easy install, the cost of the part is retail around $400!! I would hate to try to build a car from parts, a $50K vette would cost $500K.
Ira
It is a very easy install, the cost of the part is retail around $400!! I would hate to try to build a car from parts, a $50K vette would cost $500K.
Ira
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 1999
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From: Tucson AZ
Re: update on dead car (3rdtoy)
Bummer! I'm glad the toy is alive again though. When I had my sail boat, I hated to buy anything "marine", as I knew it would be over priced. Vettes have the same peculiar co$t multiplying effect. :yesnod: :sad:
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: San Jose, California, USA
Re: update on dead car (98ISGR8)
Sounds like a real bargain by comparison. I needed to buy a 1997-98 Ducati ST2 (motorcycle) alternator recently (it fits in an older Duc I'm restoring) and was quoted $1078! That is for the alternator, no labor! I finally found a used one in Sweden which I'm getting for the bargain price of $380.00
BTW, if you don't like the price of the alternator, wait till you have to replace the Air Conditioning Compressor (GM models go out about 4-5 years)! I don't know how much it is, but I can tell you it was big bucks on my 1996 Impala SS.
Brad Turner
1999 Convert. Very Red
BTW, if you don't like the price of the alternator, wait till you have to replace the Air Conditioning Compressor (GM models go out about 4-5 years)! I don't know how much it is, but I can tell you it was big bucks on my 1996 Impala SS.
Brad Turner
1999 Convert. Very Red