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399 messages, Last post on Oct 29, 2009 at 11:48 AM
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Replying to: crestonave (Jun 25, 2009 9:07 am) Don't tell them about your side job as a minivan rally racer. LOL 
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 25, 2009 9:36 am) I took it back to the dealer who with a smile had the strut replaced under warranty. Recently, in april 2009 after 80K miles I started hearing a persistent knocking sound in the front left side. I checked the strut and found what looked like a leak. Took it to Toyota who said the strut had leaked and needed to be replaced. They said it will cost "between 355 and 800$" because they may have to change other parts related to the strut. The problem is they did not have the strut in stock. They had to order it. We have been waiting since then and no replacement strut has shown up yet. They called me this morning to say the part is still backordered and that they dont expect it soon !!! I think I am going to go to a local garage and get an OEM intalled except you have to do both sides when you change for another brand of struts
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Replying to: zzzzzz982000 (Jun 29, 2009 5:31 am) |
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| My son threw a golf ball up into my 2009 Sienna exhaust pipe and we cant reach it. Turning the car on and gunning the engine didn't send it out. Any ideas on how to get it out and is it dangerous to drive? Thanks. | |
Have you tried a shop-vac? On a steep hill?
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Replying to: MaryTN (Aug 03, 2009 2:48 pm)
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Replying to: mom2boys1 (Aug 03, 2009 4:35 pm)  I guess once it's hot enough the golf ball will melt in the muffler. Per wiki: They usually consist of a two-, three-, or four-layer design, (named either a two-piece, three-piece, or four-piece ball) consisting of various synthetic materials like surlyn or urethane blends Not sure if any of those will damage the metal muffler as they melt. Or if the fumes will be toxic?  Any chemists around? What happens to surlyn and urethane as it melts?
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Replying to: ateixeira (Aug 04, 2009 7:09 am) |
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My 2004 sienna (at 78,000 miles) is scheduled to have the windshield wiper motor replaced that will cost $1200. and now the brakes, the rotors, pads, shims must be replaced ($430), Resurface rear rotors ($145), replace the timing and drive belts ($585) at a total repair cost of $1300. Is it worthwhile to repair this van or trade it in and get a new car? Note: I have less than a year before the van is paid for.
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Replying to: blue_tiger (Aug 09, 2009 8:10 am) Most of those repairs are wear and tear- brakes, rotors and belts- that need to be replace at that interval anyway. Spend the $1300 in maintenance costs and the van will treat you well for a lot more miles. I'm guessing that the $1200 number is a typo, since online sites list a new motor at <$100. If it's not a typo, take your van to another shop because that one is ripping you off. The wiper motor is not a normal wear and tear item and an unfortunate premature failure that we'd rather not have; at the same time these things happen in this less than perfect world. If that is the only expense outside of normal wear and tear, then don't get too worked up about it. A new car every 5 years is a waste of money with the depreciation as you drive off the lot will setting you back more than $1300.
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