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Posted on 9/28/26 at 12:04 pm to VolsOut4Harambe
In Baton Rouge?
Loupe Auto in Industriplex
does one car a day and is affordable (for German Cars)
Only does German cars
Loupe Auto in Industriplex
does one car a day and is affordable (for German Cars)
Only does German cars
Posted on 9/28/26 at 12:05 pm to TrueTiger
Don't go to the dealer. Find a local garage.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 12:28 pm to TrueTiger
About 25 years ago, I bought my son a Chrysler Sebring - found out the hard way you have to remove the front driver-side wheel to get to the battery.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 1:19 pm to RoyalWe
Lithium is 50% lighter than AGM.
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you're buying a performance car, understand what that means and make sure you can shoulder the burden. It's not worth it to most people.
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Posted on 9/28/26 at 1:28 pm to Black n Gold
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Can cars with batteries under the seat be charged using terminals under the hood?
Yeah, grand cherokee definitely had jump off points under hood for charging.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 1:31 pm to TrueTiger
The wife had a 2009 GMC Acadia where the battery was in the floor behind the passenger seat...It was basically removing the floor mat, and a frame held on by brackets.. Easy to change, and the battery was clean...
That looked way too complicated...
That looked way too complicated...
Posted on 9/28/26 at 1:36 pm to Eighteen
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I now have more sympathy/underdtand there’s a reason so many people can’t even work on their own cars or houses or appliances, etc. anymore.
Being able to change out "simple" things in my driveway with a youtube search and a screwdriver is part of why I like keeping my old truck.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 3:49 pm to PowerTool
There are older cars that were engineered to be a pain in the arse. My take on GM.
GM 3800 had a problem with coolant leak. There was an elbow that routed coolant through a bracket of the alternator/tensioner pully. Why? I have no clue. Seems pretty stupid.
Also, because it was front wheel drive, you had to work blindly, after a cooling off period, under the car, just to remove the back three spark plugs.
Various other problems cropped up, I gave it to a local trade school for a tax deduction. 112,000 miles.
My father-in-law gave me a Chevrolet C-10 because I was always working on it. This is when the engines had distributers and points. GM for some reason decides to put the distributer down in a hole by the firewall. Total pain in the arse.
My Mazda B2000 and my Tundra are "user friendly" and I work on them when needed...easily.
GM 3800 had a problem with coolant leak. There was an elbow that routed coolant through a bracket of the alternator/tensioner pully. Why? I have no clue. Seems pretty stupid.
Also, because it was front wheel drive, you had to work blindly, after a cooling off period, under the car, just to remove the back three spark plugs.
Various other problems cropped up, I gave it to a local trade school for a tax deduction. 112,000 miles.
My father-in-law gave me a Chevrolet C-10 because I was always working on it. This is when the engines had distributers and points. GM for some reason decides to put the distributer down in a hole by the firewall. Total pain in the arse.
My Mazda B2000 and my Tundra are "user friendly" and I work on them when needed...easily.
Posted on 9/28/26 at 3:59 pm to Cheese Grits
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You obviously never owned a vintage Beetle
Could fix most issues with duct tape, baling wire, and a ball peen hammer (for banging on it till the problem got fixed)
I had a 66 that dropped a valve head into the cylinder. The piston exploded and the connecting rod was rattling out the open hole where the jug used to be and the engine was still running. In fact I pulled over, shut the engine off, looked at it on the side of the road for a few minutes, then restarted it.
I rebuilt the engine myself (with help).
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