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My uncle's junkyard rule about rattles cost me $900 in Riverside
He always said if a car rattles, it's just character, don't touch it. I bought a 2004 Camry with a weird clunk in the rear, took his word for it. Drove it for 6 months until the whole axle gave out on the 91 freeway. Turns out it was a busted control arm bushing, a $140 fix if I'd caught it early. Anyone else ever trust a family member's cheap fix advice and end up paying way more later?
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gavina7323d ago
Man, "character" must be the most expensive word in the English language. My grandpa told me the same thing about a brake squeal on my old Ford, said it was just the pads "singing." Turned out the caliper was seizing up and it ate through a rotor and two tires before I figured it out. Cost me damn near a grand too. Your uncle probably meant well, but that man's philosophy should come with a warning label, not a warranty. At least your Camry made it six months, mine gave up on a Tuesday morning in the middle of a turn.
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