A VERY SAD DAY TODAY ,FOR US

[fred lever]

Hi Kel, that's good news. Look at it this way , for about $2000 you have obtained a second hand Camry, (the most reliable Toyota ever made so long as it is serviced) with a full service, a fresh cam belt and the drivers seat is pre shaped to fit your bum so its a WIN-WIN-WIN situation!!!!
The previous owner was a little old lady who only drove to church on sundays so what could possibly go wrong!!!! (Oh hang on that's my old corolla with my Barbara driving).
So long as you just tootle around in it, (no fast drives to Ayers Rock or Rally stages), it will last forever with the occasional battery/light/service/rego  by that guy on Bribe island.
Cheers, Fred.

[keldaw]

thanks fred , that's goon news , but it is my wifes car , [ I have a ute .] but I will have to make the seat fit my bum for a while now , my wife ( 73 ) was up the ladder changing curtains yesterday and fell of the ladder , hit her side on the handle bars of her exercise bike on the way down , and now has a bruise on her side as big as a dinner plate , and may have broken ribs . but laid up and wont go to the hospital .

[Pedro]

Kel, Dawn should get those injuries checked out just to be sure.

Pedro

[keldaw]

I have finally convinced her to go to her drs ,
 but we cannot get in to see her till 11.00 am tomorrow morning .
 so she is ok with that ,
 but for me , I have to do the cooking , washing , cleaning up .
 and take every thing over to her while she sits in her lounge chair
 watching tv . but no way am I going to make the beds .
 the lady comes on Thursday to do that , and clean the floors .

[Unicorn]

Did you say "Cleaning Woman"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w23oPQdnNH8

[keldaw]

Yes uni , we have a lady to come and help us every fornight for 1 hour

[Unicorn]

I bet you appreciate that Kel .....

btw: No offence intended by the "cleaning woman" scene. It's just from one of my favourite Steve Martin movies "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid".

[fred lever]

Get her to the doc Kel even if you have to throw her in the back of the ute!!!!  I'm sure shes a tough old chook but its easy to have muscle tears and bone fractures that may need strapping and supporting, an easy thing to do so long as you know. Leave those injurys unchecked and you can have endless trouble and damage that could have been fixed so simply.  I'm the same age group and have sworn off ladders. When I was younger I could fall off, bounce, roll, and make it look like I meant it that way. Now I stay on the deck and send up a child!
Fred.

[chronos]

My 2 cents...the cheapest car to run is the one you already own. Regular and programmed maintenance will keep it running for ever. $2K (while it may be a rip off) is good for a new/reconed engine. What are your options - buy another car?? Far too expensive and you get a car not as good as the Camry. Camry are EXCELLENT. We have a 2005 Camry and it will go another 13 plus years.

The mechanic is a scare monger. Embrace the joy of the Camry.

[keldaw]

thanks chromos ,
 that's what we thought also , he did not want the job , 
we have been buying our fuel off him for years , but no more ,
 he has now lost a regular customer for sure ,.

 end of my rant , thanks to everyone .

[Nevol]

I hope Dawn gets all good news and that there's nothing broken.  :heart:

[chronos]

Always good to reach out. I am sure when you got the news it was a little disturbing. But keep the faith - the Capable Camry is a great and faithful car.

We are in the bush and when the mechanic/auto electrician etc  said (in 2014) that our 1994 Volvo 960 Estate was unable to be fixed because it was an "exotic" car, that is the time to walk away from these "bush mechanics" and tell them what they are full of....I got the book and the old dear lasted for a few more years until we traded the "Mighty Volvo" in on my current wifes car a 2003 Golf.

You can see the moral of the story - never buy a new car. 1st off you loose 20% just driving off the lot, then you never know what diabolical "deal" the dealer has given you, then the doggy new car servicing that is done my the 12-year old who knows as much as your family dog.

Keep the Camry

[Basil]

You can see the moral of the story - never buy a new car. 1st off you loose 20% just driving off the lot, then you never know what diabolical "deal" the dealer has given you, then the doggy new car servicing that is done my the 12-year old who knows as much as your family dog.

Keep the Camry

Yeah,the 'Service' is usually done by apprentices that are straight out of School often know nothing about cars.
I worked for GMAC back in the 1970's and i always remember the Servicing of the HQ & HJ's at a major Sydney Dealer whilst i was doing a Floorplan audit.Basically a Kid in greasy overalls drove the the car onto the hoist dropped the engine oil,lowered hoist and filled oil and then drove it back onto the lot,10,000/20,000 K or whatever Service done. 

Another trap is 5/7 year Warranty,make sure you get an agreed Service costs other wise you trapped for the length of the Warranty,this happened to my Niece,getting slugged $500-$700 Service costs every year on a $20,000 car.

[keldaw]

I hope Dawn gets all good news and that there's nothing broken.  :heart:

thanks Nancy , she had x-rays taken this morning on her hip and ribs ,
so we should get results tomorrow ,
we have the x-rays now at home but we cannot read them ,
and the guy said they fax the results to her doctor , so we will find out in the morning ,
she is so very sore still ,.

[Triggersmob]

and don't forget, no matter what the dealers say, you are not obliged to use them for servicing your new vehicles. You can take them to any service centre you like, as long as they use parts of original quality.