My 2001 Camry Lemon has 144,000 and just diagnosed with a bad CC - "50% plugged" and they told me $500 - dealer only part? "A container of ashes might one day be thrown from the sky, which could burn the land and boil the oceans." "Near the day of Purification, there will be cobwebs spun back and forth in the sky." "If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster." "Good heavens, Miss Sakamoto! You're beautiful!" Google all you want, nothing beats face to face for a deal. Seems like you're the only one in a huff over numbers, it took me months to put together my exhaust system parts, and the install.Īlso, here's a quick tip, the internet is not the end all, be all for low cost deals. I don't know where you're shopping but it is much easier now to get deals now than four, or even two years ago.įolks are much more willing to deal right now, especially on labor, it is amazing the price break you get when you say the magic word, "Cash", I guess you didn't hear, but we're in an "Economic Downturn", stop on by sometime and I'll give some shopping lessons. I doubt he's going to get anyone to do the job for so little money these days. If Joe can get someone do the job for $180 complete then more power to him. Now that you say $180 was what you paid four years ago, it makes a bit more sense. The amount you listed in your post appeared exceptionally low so I did a quick search to satisfy my curiosity. No need to get into what seems to be a huff over the numbers. Second time was done by my own guy several years ago and overall everything has been fine since my guy has taken over the maintenance of the car. Yes, rear bearings have gone twice already, first time 18k miles and replaced by their service, which I never liked. The other thing to think of, is yeah, if you get it fixed and it is otherwise a great car, you may want to keep it. Especially since this seems to be a "known defect." Kinda' like we do to get Apple to take responsibility for their bad parts/designs. She is thinking about getting a newer Forester maybe next year.Įither way, you should contact your area Subaru CSR and petition them to pay for the repair. She decided to sell it after that, too bad. We had to do some talking to get Subaru to pay for it both times. Don't know if this affected the '01 models, but they went out on my wife's '99 Forester (known issue for that year, maybe for others, too, you may want to research it) at 40k and 60k. Have your rear wheel bearings gone south? I'd take that into account if you are considering selling. Or, you pay yourself and have to submit the bill as a claim. Eventually, they decide to allow you to get ti fixed. If it's covered, they may ask to come down to the shop to inspect the vehicle or have you bring it elsewhere. I leave.ģrd party warranties are a slew of agita. Just bring in the car, get the problem diagnosed. No dealing with calls to a 3rd party warranty provider with estimates. I was told if I had a Ford extended warranty, repairs would be covered. that experience inspired me to ask about auto warranties in general and manufacturer warranties vs 3rd party warranties. Confirmed the cat was shot and replaced it under warranty. I checked the warranty information and, much to my astonishment, this part of the car was still under warranty! I brought it to a local Ford Dealership, they performed diagnostics. My mechanic noted the code, reset it and told me to drive the car and bring it back if the light popped on again. I had a 96 Ford Crown Victoria and at less than 80K miles, suffer the same symptoms. Definitely check to see whether or not the catalytic converter is still under warranty.