sapientiam
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So when i called the service department today, that was the question that was posed to me, when i asked whats happened with my car, followed immediately by, have you thought about trading it in?
So lets go back a day, here i am driving to take my car to the dealership, my car has been making a sound for bout 2 days, (when idleing every once and a while there was like a poping sound, but no sound while under acceleration)i was going to drop it off and go to work. so here i am driving along, the temp gauge goes up higher than normal, then drops down, goes higher then normal then drops down, yadda yadda, i think im glad im taking it in, its not acting right. so im just cruising down US-27, almost into the big town (lexington) and it stalls, just cuts off. im like WTF!?! so i have enough momentum to carry me into speedway parking lot, i pop the hood, there is some steam, i check the radiator fluid, BONE DRY!!! OH FUCKY! i get a ride to work. have them tow it to the dealership, their compressor is down, and yadda yadda. So today they were looking at it, and they can't quite figure it out yet. Saying they think its the timing belt, which would cost like 600-800 to fix. And that they are going to be running a compression test on it tonight or something to that effect. Said worst case timing belt and maybe some bent rods, to fix around 2200, or a new engine around 3200. So they gave me a loner car to drive. Im so pissed i drive right down the rode to the dodge dealership. talk to a good guy salesman. and start pricing a charger r/t and srt.
Best deal on the car with the options im wanting is like 32k for the r/t, and round 41k for the srt8. I was wondering if that was a good price or if i can get it cheaper soemwhere else? Or if i should even buy a new car. Im just in a state of confussion, everything was good, then bam! car quite possibly dead. Any advice would be appreciated.
So lets go back a day, here i am driving to take my car to the dealership, my car has been making a sound for bout 2 days, (when idleing every once and a while there was like a poping sound, but no sound while under acceleration)i was going to drop it off and go to work. so here i am driving along, the temp gauge goes up higher than normal, then drops down, goes higher then normal then drops down, yadda yadda, i think im glad im taking it in, its not acting right. so im just cruising down US-27, almost into the big town (lexington) and it stalls, just cuts off. im like WTF!?! so i have enough momentum to carry me into speedway parking lot, i pop the hood, there is some steam, i check the radiator fluid, BONE DRY!!! OH FUCKY! i get a ride to work. have them tow it to the dealership, their compressor is down, and yadda yadda. So today they were looking at it, and they can't quite figure it out yet. Saying they think its the timing belt, which would cost like 600-800 to fix. And that they are going to be running a compression test on it tonight or something to that effect. Said worst case timing belt and maybe some bent rods, to fix around 2200, or a new engine around 3200. So they gave me a loner car to drive. Im so pissed i drive right down the rode to the dodge dealership. talk to a good guy salesman. and start pricing a charger r/t and srt.
Best deal on the car with the options im wanting is like 32k for the r/t, and round 41k for the srt8. I was wondering if that was a good price or if i can get it cheaper soemwhere else? Or if i should even buy a new car. Im just in a state of confussion, everything was good, then bam! car quite possibly dead. Any advice would be appreciated.
