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Hmm really BAD garages add on repairs and play on your ignorance of your car to run up your bill. Once a Sears mechanic squirted oil on the shocks of my wifes one year old Camry and claimed they needed replacement RIGHT AWAY! When I told him the car was still under warranty his face fell a mile. So I doubt the shop caused the hose to come loose. Unlikely they would touch anything near there to change the oil. A loose hose is small potatoes...usually they go for a $2000 series of repairs! Just saying because if the garage has done right by you in the past it would be a shame to lose a good place to have your car fixed. Unless of course its Jiffy Lube or equal. Then I advise not going there!
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| Yeah I like the green color too! An unusual color for ANY car and very striking. There was a green 2001 selling for $4995 with 85k on it about a week after I bought the silver one for my son. The guy was moving to Europe. I wish there was a local ECHO club. Id have them all changing their oil and checking their valve adjustments at 60k miles! | |
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Replying to: kneisl1 (Nov 16, 2008 3:01 pm) |
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| One of my hoses came loose when I changed the air filter once, although that didnt make the CEL come on. Perhaps you had that done recently? If it DID loosen by itself it might do so again. Good idea to keep an eye on it. | |
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Drove the 2001 ECHO from Nashville, TN to Indianapolis, IN. for Thanksgiving. The car did great! The only problem I had was trying to tolerate my son's music. Years ago I swapped the ECHO for his 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee because he commutes many miles each day. I told him I would swap back any time. He said it was the best deal he ever made so will keep the ECHO. I agreed. |
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What sort of music does he listen to? Mine was into Metalica and the like for a while. I always liked the Doors.
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Replying to: kneisl1 (Dec 02, 2008 6:44 am) |
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so my little Echo just crossed the 110,000-mile threshold, still going strong, still having NEVER needed a repair, and still consuming no oil between oil changes.  And this despite my generally miserly ways when it comes to scheduled maintenance! It's due for plugs at 120K, and I think I will ask them to check the valve clearance at that time, a check which I don't think has ever been done before. Between the long life tires I bought, which look like they will go at least 70K miles or more (they are at 50K miles already, with 6/32" of tread remaining), and the timing chain it has instead of a belt, this has been easily THE CHEAPEST car to run that I have ever owned. Not to mention being a perfect little car to commute in, with lots of interior space despite its smallness on the outside, and its superb fuel economy and easy driveability. It turned six at the end of October this year, and despite my frequent urge to trade cars I am thinking I might still have this one when it turns ten. At the current rate, that will be at about 190K miles.
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I could also buy a new car....but what? The mileage estimates for the Yaris are 29/36. Quite a comedown from 34/41 for the ECHO. The good news is the ECHO is probably good for another eight years of reliable transportation. I would so like a one liter mini car though... (NEVER HAPPEN)
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