- Oct 24, 2006
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Long story short:
Decided one day to prove to my buddy that his 06 Charger R/T was Overpriced, over-weight, slow, and not as cool as my 'stang. Raced at the track..smoked him. Burn out competition....smoked him out. Got him to admit that he should have purchased a mustang. Then I made myself look like an ass when we went to leave the my house and I forgot to put TCS back on...Curbs are not your friend when you go sideways. Smashed up my rim pretty bad. I went to the dealer the same day and ordered a new one. $250. Ouch. The next day when it came in, I asked them to check out the rest of my car to make sure I hadn't done any more damage. Clean bill of health. Last week I went to my local Dyno to see how I'm doing. Once we had my car strapped in and ready to go, did a few practice rolls. On of the Techs there noticed that my right rear tire was wobbling a little bit. Same one I smashed. Went to ford the same day and had them check it out. Doctors report: Bent axel. $497 to replace it at the dealer. Now that I'm done with the story.. I have some questions. My local ford dealership is netorious for rippin people off and being a bunch of (enter whatever expletive you want here)'s. Wouldn't it be just my axle shaft that is bent? If so, how much of a hassle would that be to change myself? Any special tools to have? I found a replacement shaft online for about $180. Hows that price look? Is the dealer's price for the service reasonable? Am I retarded for even asking? This is my first mustang, and I'm loving it. I'm not a mechanic by any means, but I have worked on humvees the whole time I've been in the service, I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty, and I can follow directions.
Decided one day to prove to my buddy that his 06 Charger R/T was Overpriced, over-weight, slow, and not as cool as my 'stang. Raced at the track..smoked him. Burn out competition....smoked him out. Got him to admit that he should have purchased a mustang. Then I made myself look like an ass when we went to leave the my house and I forgot to put TCS back on...Curbs are not your friend when you go sideways. Smashed up my rim pretty bad. I went to the dealer the same day and ordered a new one. $250. Ouch. The next day when it came in, I asked them to check out the rest of my car to make sure I hadn't done any more damage. Clean bill of health. Last week I went to my local Dyno to see how I'm doing. Once we had my car strapped in and ready to go, did a few practice rolls. On of the Techs there noticed that my right rear tire was wobbling a little bit. Same one I smashed. Went to ford the same day and had them check it out. Doctors report: Bent axel. $497 to replace it at the dealer. Now that I'm done with the story.. I have some questions. My local ford dealership is netorious for rippin people off and being a bunch of (enter whatever expletive you want here)'s. Wouldn't it be just my axle shaft that is bent? If so, how much of a hassle would that be to change myself? Any special tools to have? I found a replacement shaft online for about $180. Hows that price look? Is the dealer's price for the service reasonable? Am I retarded for even asking? This is my first mustang, and I'm loving it. I'm not a mechanic by any means, but I have worked on humvees the whole time I've been in the service, I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty, and I can follow directions.