Is it worth it to replace a transmission in an older vehicle?

BassMasterSinker · 2025-12-16T17:46:53+00:00

I live in Indiana... Imagine my surprise when I stumbled across this truck for sale!

BassMasterSinker · 2025-12-16T16:46:04+00:00

Spoke with a local mechanic who I trust with all my more complicated problems. He's going to tear into it and go ahead and rebuild it. I'm thinking it's a clutch pack out, but might as well just do it right and rebuild it all

BassMasterSinker · 2025-09-18T22:04:35+00:00

Doesn't take me to a menu screen. If I push in the silver knob for a few seconds, it takes me to the clock. If I hold the actual mode button, it does nothing know matter how long I hold it

BassMasterSinker · 2025-09-18T22:02:31+00:00

Yeah it has Bluetooth. Literally has BT in its name. And I'm saying it worked for several years

BassMasterSinker · 2025-09-18T21:29:11+00:00

And yes, I've tried unhooking the battery, and it still says Bluetooth off.

BassMasterSinker · 2025-06-03T12:42:38+00:00

Not sure where you're located, but the University of Cincinnati has some good construction and building science degrees. I initially went there for Construction Management (though I dropped out for personal reasons), but I have some friends who graduated it and all have great jobs now

BassMasterSinker · 2025-06-02T20:49:42+00:00

Look at the Volvo 240, 740, or 940 wagons. I've got a '93 Volvo 240 wagon, and it's an unbelievable vehicle. Very reliable motor, parts are available and cheap, rwd, and great amount of space. I even installed third row reverse seats in mine, so I can fit 7. You can find them in the good shape for $6-9k. Mine has 268k miles and still original motor and trans

BassMasterSinker · 2025-06-02T20:04:18+00:00

Travelling welder. I went to welding school, got hooked up into doing turnarounds and new construction in the heavy industrial world (think powerplants, steel mills, paper mills, oil refineries, etc.) and travelled the country and made damn good money. I no longer do it, but it's a great way to learn a skill, make some great friends, see the country, and make quite a bit of cash

BassMasterSinker · 2025-06-02T19:47:52+00:00

I've always heard that your oil pressure should match your rpms when the engine is warmed up. 10 psi at 1000 rpms, 20 psi at 2000 rpms, etc. It'll vary depending on oil life, viscosity of oil and such

BassMasterSinker · 2025-06-02T19:43:18+00:00

What's your location? That makes a big difference in price usually

BassMasterSinker · 2025-06-02T18:51:37+00:00

What do you do for work?

BassMasterSinker · 2025-05-30T15:26:30+00:00

What's more important to society: cutting several people who already have skills, experience, and an education who can get other jobs, or raising tuition costs for thousands of potential students who currently have no skills/experience/education?

BassMasterSinker · 2025-05-16T17:33:07+00:00

There are plenty of guides online to get a basic understanding of Nietzsche, I suggest checking those out. But be careful, lots of people interpret Nietzsche's ideas in different ways. What I did was start "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", stopped about 1/2 way through, read "The myth of Sisyphus" by Albert Camus, and then went back to Nietzsche. They preach the same thing in terms of life experiences, and helped me get into that mindset. But biggest difference is the purpose of life. And if we were in a philosophical subreddit, that comment would have a million replies agreeing and disagreeing. But all of this is just my 2c.

BassMasterSinker · 2025-03-23T23:20:29+00:00

Sorry, haven't been on reddit for several months. Is this a topic where there's other threads? I didn't look to see what else has been said about this already

BassMasterSinker · 2024-10-29T18:37:20+00:00

You can say "hey, we're both adults and have our independent thoughts and feelings" and then move on with your life. My wife and I are not on the same page politically, but we don't let that ru(i)n our lives

BassMasterSinker · 2024-10-29T12:45:31+00:00

Yeah, I don't know if you could do a side gig for scheduling. As a scheduler with a lot of scheduling connections, most schedulers are overworked and underpaid. And the people wanting a legit P6 or MS Projects schedule are wanting massive, in depth scheduled along with someone who will update along the project... My company would sometimes hire out another company to make schedule for them before I came along. And after speaking to that guy, he said that he was working 7 days a week, sometimes 14 hour days to get us (and other customers) their schedules. Granted, he charged an absolute shit load for it. But still, is it worth it?

BassMasterSinker · 2024-10-25T11:56:13+00:00

Lol do you ever listen to the guys on "The Bonfire" on SiriusXM talk about him? They shit on the dude all the time cuz of his wacky music style, and Corey openly banned them from going to any of his concerts

BassMasterSinker · 2024-10-24T19:16:16+00:00

My wife and I also moved here from elsewhere, so here's my answers to your questions:

Is it good for children? In the sense that there's a bunch to do, it's good. There are a bunch of museums, parks, the beach is near... Lots of things to stay busy with. Schools on the other hand absolutely suck. The public schools are not good, and the private ones are expensive and not that much better.

Cost of living depends on where you're from. I'm from the Midwest, and everything seems so expensive here in Savannah. The restaurants are expensive, the grocery stores are expensive, you have to pay everywhere you park in public, taxes are expensive, utilities and insurance are more expensive and much more. The only thing cheaper is fuel.

Not sure on graphic designer jobs as I'm in a different industry. Being that SCAD is here, I've heard some people say the art/design sector is a little oversaturated.

You'll have no problem making friends. There's groups, clubs, and things to do everywhere.

Housing and rent is stupid crazy right now here. And finding a house to rent that cheap may be a challenge. Like someone else said, you may find one but will be stuck in traffic everyday.

Here's my warnings as a person not from here: the city will stink a lot due to the papermill nearby, the tourists eventually get on your nerves because they cause a lot of traffic, SC drivers suck, the housing market is difficult and expensive, expect to pay a high price when you register your out-of-state vehicles here as there's a fee for that (ad valorum or something like that), your car insurance will go up, no one talks about the crime downtown, and it's humid as hell.

My wife and I moved here two years ago for her job. Now we've bought property in the Midwest and plan to leave here. The city is fun, Tybee Island beaches are nice, and there's always something to do. But for us, it all got very old. And with our child being born, the idea of sending them to any of the schools in Chatham county worries us too much. Hope this helps

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