Message from @Jacob
Discord ID: 541531397316280330
You don't have to always bleed your brakes. Did air get in the line? Or is your brake pedal really soft, @wolfwood
And yes, you don't use the bleeder valve to change your brake fluid.
It was a matter of not knowing the service history of a truck with >100k miles on it...I had them do all sorts of stuff
Brake fluid exchange is on the work order
But my dad was concerned that they didn't do it
The brakes needed new pads and rotors too
I can't speak for any air in the line
Oh ok. Not everyone bleeds them these days.
If the brakes work, you don't have to push the pedal to the floor, I'd say they are fine.
OK as long as it's more likely they did the service than not. The brakes work just fine now. They were not so great when I got it 😉
Hahaha I changed my brakes and rotors on Thursday.
I would say they did change it the fluid. That's a huge liability when it comes to brakes...
More recently I had them do upper and lower ball joints and tie rods, because there was play in ball joints, and steering was pretty floaty. Unfortunately I haven't been able to test drive it yet, but my dad says steering is pretty tight now and feels right.
I'm really missing my truck...just waiting on shipper to say they have a guy
Thanks for the help
What year is it?
I have 2010 150
Early 2004 @RevStench
<@&435155863217504256> should I buy a 2002 Kia Spectra for $500?
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What's the catch lol
the catch is that the glove box and one of the door handles is messed up, it has 200,000 miles, and the seller has 6 cars and he just wants to get rid of it
he's also an IE member but idk if he wants me broadcasting this on Discord so I won't specific who, but I mean I trust him
At least from the description you gave
I mean
what's the chance that it breaks like a month later?
I feel like for that kind of price
even if it did
I could probably sell it for scrap for the same price
Potentially. Its always a gamble with early 2000's cars
I would pay $500 to NOT have to own a 17 year old Kia.
can you PayPal me the money?
I'll use it to buy it so you don't have to have it
Take it to a mechanic and get it checked out. Are there any lights on? Weird sounds? Any smoke on start? Oil frothy? It's definitely going to need some work. Could be worth it, but really, probably only if you learn to do your own work. Mechanic shop bills add up fast, but even some fairly major repairs can be relatively inexpensive if you do them yourself.
The downside is you will pay s lot for tools, but that's a one-time expense. Then you can work on cars forever for not much money. Plus you act like a man. I don't care who you are, ain't no girl who won't appreciate a man who fixes her car.
Time to learn a new skill. @Jacob
Mechanics charge $100+ an hour, and it racks up fast. Even the time spent learning how to fix the car yourself would be more efficiently spent working overtime to save up for a more reliable car.
My first car was $500, I’m speaking from experience.
Weird...not deal breakers for me. Ask about oil change schedule, how frequent it was done, &c
I used to buy junker cars and fix them up when I was younger. If you don't know cars don't buy one that will for sure need repairs even if they are minor.
Absolutely agree. I slowly built up my collection of tools over years. Now I have the tools I need to do 98% of everything on my vehicles. If you have more time than money, it's priceless to learn how to work on your own vehicles. It's pretty easy now with YouTube, when before YouTube you'd have to search tons of forums to learn. @Jacob if you have tools and are willing to put some time and research into it it'd be worth a shot.
(as long as there's nothing huge that's mechanically wrong with it)