The Downside of Paid-For Vehicles
It wasn't really a squeak that came from the front passenger side as we slowly climbed over the speed-bump. It was more of an arthritic sound - not quite a grind, not quite high pitched, but sounding most definitely like something needed to be lubed.
It also, in my car owning experience, sounded somewhat expensive.
"How long has it been doing that?"
"That squeaky sound?" He thought for a moment. "A couple of weeks. I really notice it when I have to go over the speed tables at work."
"Sounds like a strut."
"Possibly."
That was a couple of weeks' ago. We knew it was due for an oil change, and figured we would mention it then.
Today was that day. And I was right, regretfully. Both the front struts have no boots left on them - it's just bare metal under there. *sigh*
And, yet again, it's not my truck - it's his car. That, for some reason only Toyota knows, costs a minimum of $700 to get fixed whenever something like this gives up. It's like our vehicles are having a contest to see which one can run up more maintenance costs in a six-month period.
The Matrix is catching up rapidly.
It also, in my car owning experience, sounded somewhat expensive.
"How long has it been doing that?"
"That squeaky sound?" He thought for a moment. "A couple of weeks. I really notice it when I have to go over the speed tables at work."
"Sounds like a strut."
"Possibly."
That was a couple of weeks' ago. We knew it was due for an oil change, and figured we would mention it then.
Today was that day. And I was right, regretfully. Both the front struts have no boots left on them - it's just bare metal under there. *sigh*
And, yet again, it's not my truck - it's his car. That, for some reason only Toyota knows, costs a minimum of $700 to get fixed whenever something like this gives up. It's like our vehicles are having a contest to see which one can run up more maintenance costs in a six-month period.
The Matrix is catching up rapidly.