{"id":6933,"date":"2015-11-18T12:34:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T19:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/?p=6933"},"modified":"2021-01-08T19:40:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T03:40:01","slug":"car-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/2015\/11\/18\/car-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Service…"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all hate it.<\/p>\n

We all think it’s expensive.<\/p>\n

Usually we suffer in silence.<\/p>\n

So with that in mind, I’d like to thank a friend of mine for the pep talk in telling me what he paid for a single tire on his current car and what he paid generally for frequent service on his Lexus.<\/p>\n

Turns out that not only have I gotten a lot more life out of my brakes than the BMW folks expected, (I love it when the service writer is stunned.<\/em>) I’ve also consistently gotten much better brake and tire life than my friend with the Lexus.<\/p>\n

So I don’t feel like my nose is quite so bloodied. <\/p>\n

108K miles on my original brakes isn’t too shabby. Of course you only wear your brakes out if you use them! Does that tell you anything about my driving style?<\/p>\n

\"BMW<\/p>\n

There’s an i8 here at the dealership.  It’s very handsome and I must admit I’d love to have one. However the car costs more than my house is worth.  The one here at the dealership is even in a color I’d like humm…<\/p>\n

I think I’ll have to wait a few years… and get a job… and sell a LOT more books, perhaps some blood, a kidney and a lot of semen.<\/p>\n

TMI????<\/p>\n

It comes down to how much you want something!<\/p>\n

I consider myself a thoroughbred I’ve got good genetics, great teeth, good health, a great head of hair, and a highly adaptable biology… I should be able to sell semen for at least a grand a shot don’t ya think? <\/p>\n

Yeah, yeah, I know… probably couldn’t get .99!  I’ve always thought highly of myself, so sue me!<\/p>\n

I really like the 4 series. They’ve got a couple of very nice M4s here and I could be very, very, tempted by one of those. <\/p>\n

It looks like as I suspected, the brakes were at end of life. It’s one of those situations where they could<\/em> just do the fronts then I’d wait for the rears to do them later. But if you’re in for a penny you might as well be in for a pound. <\/p>\n

I’ve always been in favor of doing the service and being good to go with the expensive stuff for another xx K miles. I was thinking about it and It occurred to me that I haven’t seen the inside of a dealership for at least a year so I’m really not going to complain too much.<\/p>\n

Since my life is kinda in a state of flux, it makes sense to have a vehicle in a known good state because I have no idea what I’m going to have to do or when. But whatever happens I’m probably not going to have a whole lot of time off to deal with car issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We all hate it. We all think it’s expensive. Usually we suffer in silence. So with that in mind, I’d like to thank a friend of mine for the pep talk in telling me what he paid for a single tire on his current car and what he paid generally for frequent service on his … <\/p>\n

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