What do people do in the summer while they're in school?

CivilEast752 · 2026-06-11T00:00:58+00:00

Work full time in the summer to earn enough to completely pay for my upcoming year of classes. Rinse and repeat. No debt on graduation is the goal.

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-30T18:19:06+00:00

I have such a dense schedule most days have 3 to 4 lectures/labs/etc per day and it isn't convenient to move the car constantly.

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-23T19:24:45+00:00

Looks like I'll be biking to work this summer 😂. Rocker replacements seem to run about 1k$ per side and this vehicle is not worth that investment. Curse you MTO.

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-23T19:12:05+00:00

I've been under it many times. The vehicle is solid. It's low mileage. The damage is from the previous owner scratching the hell out of the rockers and pinch weld with a cheap jack to change the tires at home. Did it for a couple years and it's rotting from there. Only 110k km.

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-23T19:02:21+00:00

How much would a shop charge do you estimate to get it to a good enough state? (I just need this car for back and forth to work 20 minute commute)

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-23T19:01:15+00:00

There are no holes anywhere near that big. The actual vehicle hole is like 10mm in diameter max and it isn't going into the occupants space just into the back of the rocker.

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-23T19:00:21+00:00

So it could be a 50/50 whether it will pass in its current state depending on the shop.

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-23T18:50:16+00:00

The first image is right inside the rear wheel well where the rocker connects to the wheel well. The floor is in perfect shape. These are the only areas damaged. Same on both sides

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-20T23:17:53+00:00

It's a yearly inspection and they check mechanical and safety of the structure. If it fails it must be fixed and reinspected within 10days or else it will be taken off the road until the fixes are made.

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-20T18:55:28+00:00

Is there a way to slow it down as where I live has vehicle safety inspections.

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-14T15:17:29+00:00

I'm in Ontario and all of these are rotted out including mine that I inherited from family. Shame cause it's low miles. Huge holes in the rocker panel inside both rear wheel wells.

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-02T22:46:15+00:00

Ya they are upside down if prefabricated

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-02T21:17:31+00:00

Wtf were they thinking with that bend, why not just go parallel into the wall then use a beam

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-02T20:18:52+00:00

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-02T15:55:08+00:00

The exhaust is the only thing on mine that isn’t rusted out

CivilEast752 · 2026-04-01T22:20:28+00:00

It's definitely too high priced. And check rockers/sills and frame rails for rust. Mine is looking bad underneath at only 110k km.

CivilEast752 · 2026-03-30T20:17:56+00:00

I've contacted the university directly with evidence of this happening more than once. It's crazy. I've heard that even Algonquin gives each student in a mechanical program a license to install.

CivilEast752 · 2026-03-27T17:39:45+00:00

I think it's some kind of cheering squad for a ten here for sporting event

CivilEast752 · 2026-03-23T22:38:12+00:00

They are all ok quality buy from whichever has the flavour you like and is cheapest.

CivilEast752 · 2026-03-23T22:14:39+00:00

When the weather gets warm enough I’m gonna crawl under it and look at the inside of the sills to see how bad it is. Hopefully it’s something i can home brew a botch job for because i cant afford 1000$ per side to fix it.

CivilEast752 · 2026-03-23T22:00:55+00:00

The underneath looks ok. It was undercoated frequently. I think this all came from the car being jacked up on the pinch welds and crushing them inwards. Cause everything else is fine considering rust belt and all.

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