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2 new tires, also they were dangerously loose or smth (sis in law hit a curb hard i remember, had no idea or feeling they were loose tho lol), new breakpads, something w the flexibility of the exhaust and another fourth thing i cant recall lol.. they also fixed the driver chair that was stuck at shortest position lol (luckily im not that tall, so i was ok w it lol)

it's expected rly, the car is old af

last year i was double as rekt with the same car tho.. giving one last chance to this one for one year bc it's rly not worth it anymore

Jeff Swann 1y ago

Tires are definitely important. Loose seems unlikely, but should be free to fix.

Places make the most money on brakes & will often add those to a list whether needed or not. But obviously sometimes they really are worn down. Have they been squealing or making metal noises? Pad changes are basically as easy oil changes, but they often charge $300. Might be worth finding out what they are charging for that.

An exhaust hanger can be important if one is broken or missing. They are generally cheap. If there is no leak or weird exhaust noise then the flex section shouldn't need to be replaced.

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matata 1y ago

thank youu

yes the math all seems to checkout 😂

def weird squealing noises and exhaust sounded weird af lately, deep growling noise lol.

also the handbrake light was turned on continuously, even tho it's put off the handbrake.. dont know what was up w that tbh

grateful the gearbox and engine are ok 😁

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

yeah, squealing tires means low pressure, usually, and it leads to bad side-wear which dramatically reduces traction

anything that gives you a spidey sense spook you should check up on, even just to briefly search on the web for info about it, almost every problem has been asked about on the internet, whether it be on quora or some specialist forum

i just want to repeat also, it's not worth the saving for the cheap gas, get the premium stuff, always, this will make your engine last easily 20% longer, plus it gives you about 5-10% more power

every thing that seems off is a problem, always, never ignore it

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

oh yeah, deep growling noise is definitely rattling over the axle, and a sign of loose bolts

Jeff Swann 1y ago

Growling noise would be the exhaust leak.

matata 1y ago

yess i checked the note this was it ☑

matata 1y ago

i will def going to consider thanks for highlighting!

Jeff Swann 1y ago

The squealing I was referring to would be brakes.

And premium gas generally does very little for fuel economy.

Ethanol free may improve mileage & reduce wear to some degree, but outside of that 87 is generally fine unless your car is turbocharged or has a particularly high compression engine in it.

Fun fact, naturally aspirated rotary engines Rx8s will actually make more power on low octane because the long combustion chamber benefits from a faster flamefront. Personally confirmed this with dyno tests.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

ok, i've been out of the loop on the devolution of engines i'll defer to you 😀