At 248,000 miles it came apart and started banging. He begged carb shops to rebuild his and they refused, telling him – the rebuilts ones were just as good as new and cheaper.Īlso, at around 200,000 miles he had the motor rebuilt, and the rebuilder put in – a rebuilt water pump. The car was junked because he couldn’t find a new carb, and the $300 rebuilt ones he had to get every 15 months, which were also as good as new but cheaper, wore him out financially. My son went out and bought parts at Advanced or Autozone, I forget, with a lifetime guarantee, and they went to the junkyard in great shape. They were the most expensive parts I could have bought, with all the labor costs. We have a better one now, and it will be guaranteed 24,000 miles or 24 months.” Just after 24,000 miles it went bad.īetween 95,000 miles and 165,000 miles, we put in 5 of those wonderful rebuilt parts, that were just as good as new but cheaper. He said, “Um, sorry, we did have problems with that vendor. Ours are guaranteed 12,000 miles or 12 months.” At just past 12,000 miles it went bad again. They are just as good as new and they are cheaper. The independent mechanic said, “We recommend rebuilt parts. I first learned this beyond any doubt with our 1988 Nova (Toyolet). Rebuilt parts are for someone who needs to drive a car another year or two, not a long term plan.Īnd, almost all independent mechanics I know are determined to use rebuilt parts. In my nearly 50 years of driving, rebuilt parts have averaged well under 25% of the miles the original parts lasted. “Rebuilt parts are just as good as new and cheaper” is a bigger hoax than man-made global warming.
Anyone who puts rebuilt parts on my car without my permission, which he is highly unlikely to get, will get himself sued.
If you can find an independent mechanic who can fix your car properly per your wishes, within the time you have to get it fixed, that is a good option.Īlso, I happen to want original Toyota parts. Next, I am not the only person here who finds in his community that the good independent mechanics sometimes cannot get you in for days, and when they do get you in, often need to keep the car for several days. This may have something to do with the coolant specified by Toyota, I don’t know. My Sienna has 164,000+ miles, and when the timing belt was replaced, they said the water pump did not need to be replaced. Toyota’s recommendation on water pump is when the timing belt is changed, to inspect the water pump and replace only if needed.
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