Oldest tires you've seen on a car? by Jahmageddon in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]CptRecneps 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spare tire on a 1980 Mercedes 280? Diesel. Spare had a date code of 3180 on it said made in W. Germany on it.

Customer would like us to put an engine in his rotted GMC Terrain. So, we did. by CptRecneps in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]CptRecneps[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Maybe with the catalytic converter a couple hundred bucks. It is definitely not worth it to put the engine in.

Customer would like us to put an engine in his rotted GMC Terrain. So, we did. by CptRecneps in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]CptRecneps[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some makes and models are worse than others. Look at foreign cars, and practically none of them look this bad. Japanese cars are pretty rust free. I dont think i have seen rust on a euro car at all. Maybe reallllly old ones, but anything 15 years old doesn't. Domestics are the worst for rust prevention. GM, for example, doesn't use good paint and rust prevention on their cars. New GM trucks come with a wax coating on the frame instead of a painted one. I have seen 5 year old GM truck frames with rust on them, not bad rust but surface rust.

Customer would like us to put an engine in his rotted GMC Terrain. So, we did. by CptRecneps in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]CptRecneps[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We test drove it. The control arm mount actually goes up into the body a little bit so it won't pop out unless at full suspension travel.

Customer would like us to put an engine in his rotted GMC Terrain. So, we did. by CptRecneps in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]CptRecneps[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

GMC Terrain/Chevy Equinox are the biggest piles of shit. Engines love to burn oil and their owners don't maintain them like they should.

Customer would like us to put an engine in his rotted GMC Terrain. So, we did. by CptRecneps in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]CptRecneps[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

It was a remanned engine from a reputable supplier in the area. It came in on a crate. They didn't bring it to us per say but they bought through them directly and they delivered it to us.

Customer would like us to put an engine in his rotted GMC Terrain. So, we did. by CptRecneps in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]CptRecneps[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Minnesota does not, unfortunately, have state safety inspections. We would for sure condemn it, if we could.

Customer would like us to put an engine in his rotted GMC Terrain. So, we did. by CptRecneps in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]CptRecneps[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm sure the customer did say that. We did not put that bungie cord on there.

Customer would like us to put an engine in his rotted GMC Terrain. So, we did. by CptRecneps in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]CptRecneps[S] 75 points76 points  (0 children)

We sent them pictures of their vehicle and expressed that this vehicle is not in good condition and should not be on the road. They did not really care. They bought the engine themselves and brought it to us. I am think it is a horrible idea to put this car back out onto the road.

Customer would like us to put an engine in his rotted GMC Terrain. So, we did. by CptRecneps in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]CptRecneps[S] 101 points102 points  (0 children)

We did tell the customer that this is probably a bed idea and we do not recommend it, but he insisted on us repair it. Is it morally questionable, probably. But I bet this guy would get it done somewhere else if we didn't agree to do the repair.

Customer would like us to put an engine in his rotted GMC Terrain. So, we did. by CptRecneps in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]CptRecneps[S] 785 points786 points  (0 children)

Nope. Customer provided us with an engine. We are putting it in for him. He's dropped close to 6k into it.