In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 27 Aug 2019 21:53:49 -0400, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:27:52 -0500, Terry Coombs
wrote:

On 8/27/2019 6:22 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 8/27/2019 6:07 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:


** Or you can do your own inspection . I mean how hard is it to :
Check the tires for abnormal wear - worn ad one side/center
only/edges . Cupping .
Look under the car for obvious oil/fluid leaks . They leave a mess or
a clean area .
Look under the hood for obvious leaks/problems . A bundle of wired
that looks melted ...
Look the interior over . A car with 20,000 miles is NOT going to have
the brake pedal rubber worn smooth .

** If a cursory exam makes you question , then call your mechanic .
Since I'm my own mechanic , I do a much more in depth examination .
I've never bought a lemon , though I have gotten a couple I should
have passed on . Ever priced lug nuts/bolts for a Peugeot ? Be
sittin' down .


Easy for you.* Do you think a bookkeeper or kindergarten teacher knows
how to check how much is left on brake pads or if a weld on a replaced
fender was done sloppily?

* Ed , that's why I suggested some of the easily detected signs of a
problem . If there's a puddle of oil under the tranny ...
It might be a $5 fix - and the perfectly dry one might be a $3000
fix.

When there is a warranty on the engine, like from a used car dealer, is
that supposed to cover oil pan gasket leaks?


(As is often the case on that show, the stories are not compatible with
each other. Supposedly they had a 2-day warranty and the mechanic they
took it to on the 2nd day said so many things were bad he couldn't write
them all down but even when she called h im on the phone, the only
things that were mentioned was oil and antifreeze dripping and the gas
tank held up by a bungee cord. Isn't replacing the metal strap that
holds it up a cheap repair?

There is often a big difference between the issues the announcer reads
at the start and the ones they bring up in the "trial". I know the thing
is edited and they might have said more, but even alllowing for that,
there seems to be a big difference sometimes.)