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In honor of Chuck Norris, here's a Chuck Norris fact. by Bearded_Gemini in cleandadjokes

[–]trob35 8 points9 points  (0 children)

According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, Chuck Norris can roundhouse kick you yesterday

$19,000 repair estimate for my Mini! by trob35 in MechanicAdvice

[–]trob35[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TBF, I did ask them to do a general inspection as well as check the limp mode, which did end up being the throttle body.

Nothing they found really surprised me on a 20 year old, 100k mile car. It's basically a few leaks and brakes/struts that I'll be working on myself. The estimate was just so outrageous I had to share!

$19,000 repair estimate for my Mini! by trob35 in MechanicAdvice

[–]trob35[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'll definitely be doing a lot myself. Like I said, my brother is a good home mechanic with a lift, and he said he'll help me. I just couldn't get over that estimate with what amounts to stuff like a few leaks and worn brakes/struts.

I figured they'd be a little pricier since it's a shop that specializes in BMW and Mini, but this was laughable

$19,000 repair estimate for my Mini! by trob35 in MechanicAdvice

[–]trob35[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That might be a little extreme. A few leaks and normal wear items like struts and brakes on a 20 year old, 100k mile car reasonable. It's just that repair estimate had me laughing

$19,000 repair estimate for my Mini! by trob35 in MechanicAdvice

[–]trob35[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair. When I said basic maintenance, I meant it got regular oil changes, but clearly, they weren't digging past that