My Dak...

Sigh....

My Dak... (Ok, Dodge Dakota for you non truck types...). Decided to bring my 2002 QQ 4x4 in for it's a little over 100,000 mile check up..

And the damage?
~$600 for a tune up and some misc parts. The tune up consists of spark plugs, air filter and some cleaner put through the injection ports.... All for the oh so cheap tune of $420! Throw in the typical oil change, and then something more for good measure... A radiator hose. Which pisses me off, because I had the coolant system replaced under insurance due to an accident in 2006 and so far I have had to replace the water pump, hoses, and oh yeah, when they put the new radiator in, they used the old cap, so had to replace that and the thermostat all since they "fixed" it. (Enter grumble about how auto insurance is legalized protection money and all it does is screw you over in the end...). So now the top radiator hose is all swollen and goina burst as the mechanic stated... Fun...

But that is not all folks, the list goes on... Recommended I replace my valve cover (exhaust manifold) gasket due to some "weeping oil" { um, I should be the one weeping here....}. Replace the burnt power steering fluid, flush and replace the front diff, rear diff, and transfer case fluids. All for an additional $750!

Oh, and my breaks will need to be replaced by inspection time in September, and a fog light lens is cracked, so that has to be changed in order to pass inspection also...

Well, looks like I will be forking this over though, since I am really not in the market to buy a new car anytime soon. All this can be added to what I have already done on this BB besides the regular maintenance. Rebuilt the rear diff, tie rod ends, upper and lower ball joints, transmission flush.... ugh, the list goes on.....


Sigh....