So I need to replace the front lower control arms, radius arms, and lower ball joints on my 00 prelude sh. As it turns out, I don't have any fucking money to pay a mechanic. So my question is: can I do these things at home? In the past I've done brakes and rotors but those were very easy. I picked up a service manual for the car, will this be enough to teach me how to replace the parts?
>Piston rings, timing belt, water pump on Odyssey >Told parts are ordered >Went to verify they were ordered myself >Go ahead and tear everything down >Come back next day >"Hey guys, did my rings and head gasket come in?" >"We ordered parts for that car?" >MFW
A cautionary tale against making significant financial investments with 'significant others'
>get a call from a girl who wants to come in to take a look at a Hyundai Sonata that we have >says she wants to trade in a Chevy Cruze that she bought a year ago >says over the phone that the situation is 'complicated' >oh_boy.tiff >chicks is driving over an hour and half to come see us, finally arrives with her boyfriend, and I find out the situation >chick bought a car with her ex-boyfriend, and the two of them co-signed on the car together >predictably, about 2 months later, they went through a massive, ugly break up >girl ended up with the car, as the ex boyfriend apparently owed her some money to the tune of a few thousand dollars and couldn't/wouldn't pay >now, girl has new boyfriend, and both of them want out of the cruze into something bigger >girl has convinced her ex to meet them at the dealership to sign for the car so she can get rid of it and get him out of her financials. >the ex shows up with his mother and father, AND his new girlfriend. >these are all people who hate each other, and haven't really spoken to each other since this nasty ass breka up >get girl and current boyfriend in one office >get ex boyfriend and his family + new girlfriend in another office >step one, figure out how much these crazy fucks payed for this Chevy Cruze >the short answer is wayyyyyy too fucking much. They are nearly 6 grand upside down in this car >fuck it, these people are here, we throw together the application and send it out >get the new happy couple a zero down approval, 72 months @ 18%, payment is well over 400 dollars >banks is requiring them to prove absolutely everything on their application >and now things start to really get fun.....
What's the best high performance BMW for under 9k?
It has to be a fast car as I want something high performance, my buddy says to get a 335i but I'm sure with under 9k there's something better to get. Also something that has some sort of good aftermarket support as I would mod the car, something that can be modded cheaper than most European cars, I will probably dump over 10k in the car over the next few years as I get the money.