When did this happen??!!

[joel2000]

Wait till you need tires….GDMF.. had to put a set on my wife’s 17’ Explorer. When did a good set of rubber start costing 1800.00? Last set I bought was for my FJ and they were BFG’s and I nearly passed out when they said 1050.00$ .. Bidenomics and Covid

 

[Just1more]

Wife’s Tahoe cost me $250+ at Advance Auto and I had to install it. They said it was on the list of vehicles they were not allowed to replace. Took me @3 hours. Half the left side engine bay had to come out to get to the battery. Damn Chevy Engineers.

 

[greg vess]

So, car battery went 100% completely out,died dead done.. 😂 right after the heating element in my dryer quit working as well.. now, the real only problem is when in the hell did a car battery cost over $250/$300 ?? Has it been really that long since Ive had to replace one...damn.. 😂

Holy crap! Last battery I purchased was a deep cell marine battery and it was only 125 bucks. Was it really 200 bucks Plus?

 

[letusbuyyourcar]

So, car battery went 100% completely out,died dead done.. 😂 right after the heating element in my dryer quit working as well.. now, the real only problem is when in the hell did a car battery cost over $250/$300 ?? Has it been really that long since Ive had to replace one...damn.. 😂

Car batteries ain't **** anymore. So NOT pay extra for Die Hard or Interstate. All you're doing is paying extra for the name. And forget about warranty with any of them. One year is about as good as you get now.

 

[greg vess]

Wait till you need tires….GDMF.. had to put a set on my wife’s 17’ Explorer. When did a good set of rubber start costing 1800.00? Last set I bought was for my FJ and they were BFG’s and I nearly passed out when they said 1050.00$ .. Bidenomics and Covid

Yeah I am in that boat right now. Last set I bought was a set of Mastercraft made by Cooper and they were 89 bucks a piece. Now the same tires are over 150 bucks per tire. That's not even off road tires just a set of regular old all season radials. The good ones are 200 bucks per tire and the off road jobs are 300-500 bucks per tire and that's just a set of 265/ 70R 17. I can't imagine having to buy 19-20 inch tires.
I was going to put set of wheels and tires on for a little spice to spruce up the look but after I priced then out I just decided to stick with the OEM jobs. They are already chrome but the alloy rims that look half way decent are insane.

 

[Droz76]

Replacement cost on a 2018 4runner battery was $220ish w/ tax.
Best advice as to replacing parts (tires, batteries, etc.), be very good friends (or family)
with a mechanic & do regular maintenance. Plus, please be sure to know where what
fluid goes where. Once I had a bubble headed stuck up sorority type girl/lady/???
try to cuss me out thinking I was trying to hook up with her. Nope & double nope.
Told them Nah, just wanted to let you know you f'ked up your car by putting windshield
wiper fluid into where your oil is supposed to go. And just so you know, I have a rule about
dating people stupider than my dog. She did not like that comment. Oh well, not my problem.

 

[greg vess]

Car batteries ain't **** anymore. So NOT pay extra for Die Hard or Interstate. All you're doing is paying extra for the name. And forget about warranty with any of them. One year is about as good as you get now.

They all use the same reclaimed innards and just have a new plastic case slapped on them. They make some revisions but it's all the same crap.

 

[basstracker89]

Holy crap! Last battery I purchased was a deep cell marine battery and it was only 125 bucks. Was it really 200 bucks Plus?

A friend of mine wanted to go fishing. I told him I'd have to replace the batteries. I explained they were @ $450 at the time to replace them. So my boat sits in the basement

 

[basstracker89]

Car batteries ain't **** anymore. So NOT pay extra for Die Hard or Interstate. All you're doing is paying extra for the name. And forget about warranty with any of them. One year is about as good as you get now.

WOW, I guess I'll find out soon....

 

[greg vess]

A friend of mine wanted to go fishing. I told him I'd have to replace the batteries. I explained they were @ $450 at the time to replace them. So my boat sits in the basement

This had to be back in 2019 or some where back then. I might be mistaken but I swear it wasn't much more than that. I might be mistaken but it was no where near 200 bucks. I think I bought it Auto Zone or Advance. It was one if the two. Of course that's been a while back.