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A couple of months I posted thisquote:Well. My friend owns a 2003 Boxster S and it's a very nice car and all, but she's totally loaded from an inheritance. I wouldn't buy a car with the M96 engine in it if I didn't have a really fat account. You've got the famous IMS bearing failures. If/when you change the clutch, you have to change the flywheel as well as per Porsche instructions. Problems with cracked heads, mostly pertaining to the 3.2/3.4s. My friend just called me. She was waiting for the tow truck, since her Boxster had suddenly started sounding "like if you put gravel in a washer". I *did* warn her about this when she bought it. Let's see if she can get the Porsche dealer to take pictures (not likely).
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Mar 28, 2014 15:24
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Get it for cheap and jam a V8 in it.
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Mar 28, 2014 15:25
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I get craftsman for anything I use frequently or abuse (sockets, wrenches, extensions, etc.), and HF/Husky/Greatneck for things I need once or twice a year (torx sockets). A Sears is 10 minutes away, so if I break anything I can be back with a free replacement in under an hour. Also why only craftsman screwdrivers get used as chisels.
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Mar 28, 2014 16:39
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My hand tools are all Craftsman because my father used Craftsman and so did his father before him etc. etc. and they've been good. But my Harbor Freight Sawzall, floorjack, engine hoist, jackstands, etc. etc. have been holding up for years and years of shop and race abuse. I really have nothing negative to say about those things.
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Mar 28, 2014 19:12
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The last time I tried taking Craftsman tools back for replacement I got a remanufactured socket wrench that broke a week later and they wouldn't replace my screw drivers because they were "clearly used for things other than just turning screws". That was 9 years ago and I haven't touched Craftsman since. Maybe they've changed their policies since then?
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Mar 28, 2014 19:54
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I've had the opposite experience, going in with a flat head screwdriver with a bent tip and hammer marks on the end. Sears Guy: Has this been used as a chisel? Me: Nope Sears Guy: Ok, here's a new one. Same thing with ratchets that have obviously been used with cheater bars. They just have a box of 3/8" ratchets behind the counter and swap those without even looking. Maybe it's a store-by-store thing.
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Mar 28, 2014 20:31
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They were impressed by the fact that I actually broke the 1/2" squaredrive off my last Craftsman ratchet. Apparently most people strip out/jam up the ratcheting pawls  I didn't tell them it involved a very seized axle nut, an angry, mildly injured man, and a 4 pound hammer (hammer + ratchet = impact wrench, right?), or that I'd broken two 1/2" breaker bars immediately before trying the ratchet.
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Mar 28, 2014 20:39
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The Sears near me has 3 marked bins behind the counter in the tools department for dumping returned broken stuff: Ratchets, Screw drivers, and Tape Measures  .
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Mar 28, 2014 21:10
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wolrah posted:I've had the opposite experience, going in with a flat head screwdriver with a bent tip and hammer marks on the end. Princess Auto is always impressed by my campaigns of tool misuse. I got a "nice" out of the returns clerk when I showed her the "vanadium" flathead screwdriver that I managed to taco from using it to lift a stove.
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Mar 28, 2014 22:21
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wolrah posted:They just have a box of 3/8" ratchets behind the counter and swap those without even looking. At my local Sears, that box is full of pot-metal ratchets that I was literally able to bend with my bare loving hands.
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Mar 28, 2014 22:32
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Hillridge posted:The Sears near me has 3 marked bins behind the counter in the tools department for dumping returned broken stuff: Im guessing its all warranty stuff. They are actually pretty good at replacing stuff, if the store doesn't have it, it gets shipped to your door.
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Mar 28, 2014 22:47
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Every Craftsman ratchet I've ever had has stripped itself out within a handful of moderate uses, not even abusing them. I've had lovely luck with most of their other tools as well, now I buy mostly Stanley. Never had a problem with any of my Stanley poo poo. Their 3/8" ratchet is nearly indestructible; I've used mine as a hammer, stuck a 3 foot cheater bar on it, left it outside in the mud for a couple weeks, still works great. My torque wrench/specialty stuff is all Snap-On, because I got a 50% discount while I was a student at NTI. Too bad I was broke as gently caress during that time, and couldn't get more. I wish there was a Harbor Freight or something near me. There's a Northern Tool about an hour away but I've only ever bought a hoist from them. Works good. Terrible Robot fucked around with this message at 22:59 on Mar 28, 2014 |
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Mar 28, 2014 22:57
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I've had the same issue with Craftsman ratchets stripping even under non-cheaterbar use, and I'm certainly no bodybuilder, but at this point I've built up enough ratchets that I can usually finish any project with one down. Sears Hardware is right around the corner from a bar my friends and I go to at least once a week so it's not really a big inconvenience to swap one out. On topic, from the gold mine that is /r/justrolledintotheshop, what happens when a Ford Focus is strapped behind a RV and left in first gear: http://imgur.com/a/KxSI9 Here's the first pic: 
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Mar 29, 2014 00:17
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I'm shocked there's still part of a head left. Truly impressive, though I'm guessing the lifters and cam aren't too happy about trying to pull the bent amputated valves back through the seats at 140 million rpm.
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Mar 29, 2014 00:38
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BoostCreep posted:The last time I tried taking Craftsman tools back for replacement I got a remanufactured socket wrench that broke a week later and they wouldn't replace my screw drivers because they were "clearly used for things other than just turning screws". I've brought back tools to sears that I've literally shot to poo poo in a fit of anger and never received so much as a sideways glance. Their screwdrivers really loving piss me off. I've got one that's 30 years old or more that's a loving champ. New ones are lucky to last six months. When I brought a bucketful of them back riddled with 30-30 wounds I was hoping beyond hope they'd deny me, just so I'd have justification for going out and buying a set of Klein replacements.
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Mar 29, 2014 01:01
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Princess Auto is always impressed by my campaigns of tool misuse. I got a "nice" out of the returns clerk when I showed her the "vanadium" flathead screwdriver that I managed to taco from using it to lift a stove. It is my goal to break their ratcheting 1/2" breaker bars at least once per year. Oddly enough their other tools are pretty robust, I have a set of ratcheting wrenches of theirs that I absolutely beat on with hammers and my 4 foot jackhandle as a cheater bar. I would just like to take this oppurtunity to tell koni shocks to go gently caress themselves. I have stripped BOTH hex ends of my front struts trying to torque them to spec after installing new springs. It's only 48 ft-lb but the drat machined hex just stripped so easily. Crustashio fucked around with this message at 02:42 on Mar 29, 2014 |
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Mar 29, 2014 02:39
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While it may be a discussion for the tools thread, tell me about these ratcheting wrenches because I've never seen them and my name-brand gearwrenches are frequently considered "too nice" for me to use effectively.
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Mar 29, 2014 02:40
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I want to say powerfist, but I'm not even sure. There are no identification markings on anything. They come in a plastic rack with a handle, every size from 8mm to 19mm. Stamped "CHROME VANADIUM STEEL" plus the size. Blue plastic to retain the pawls. I've had them for 5 years and haven't broken/bent any yet.
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Mar 29, 2014 02:47
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Princess Auto protip: the matte black 1/2 drive sockets are not in fact impact sockets but fragmentation grenades.
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Mar 29, 2014 03:38
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I have a double ring-end spanner marked CHROM VANADIUM (sic).
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Mar 29, 2014 03:47
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ReptileChillock posted:Princess Auto protip: the matte black 1/2 drive sockets are not in fact impact sockets but fragmentation grenades. I've got a 4.5" angle grinder from PA that threw a ball bearing through the gearbox casing. Still runs, and I use it for all my heavy millscale removal
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Mar 29, 2014 03:58
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A Harbor Freight angle grinder tried to eat me alive by spitting cooling fan blades out through the motor vents at me. I swore to never use a poo poo tier angle grinder again.
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Mar 29, 2014 04:23
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Thank god for snap-on tools. I had some camlocks that were so wedged in the other day that it took about 5 minutes with a blowtorch, a 3' 1/2' breaker WITH a 6' pipe, and two guys pushing on the loving thing to even budge. When I finally got the fuckers off, about 3/4 of the threading was just corroded aluminium. Turned to dust when I started poking at it. EDIT: And not so much a mechanical failure as a technician's failure, had to pound out some seized-in pieces with a deadblow and an aluminium rod. Guess who brought that 30oz copper deadblow right onto the knuckle of my left thumb? Felt my whole hand compress. Ow. MA-Horus fucked around with this message at 05:24 on Mar 29, 2014 |
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Mar 29, 2014 05:22
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bolind posted:Please post pictures of that? Here you go. These were all quickies at the dealer that I used for getting the wife's OK.     $15,702 out the door from a local dealer (TTL included) with a fresh battery and key. Sorry, no failures here. Doing the timing belt this next week in hopes of keeping it that way.
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Mar 29, 2014 07:05
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Seat Safety Switch posted:While it may be a discussion for the tools thread, tell me about these ratcheting wrenches because I've never seen them and my name-brand gearwrenches are frequently considered "too nice" for me to use effectively. The Pittsburgh ones from HF are pretty nice for the price. I haven't broken one yet but I haven't really cranked them on anything either. If I need to crack something loose I get out the swivels and extensions to get a socket on it or get one of my nice 6-point box-end wrenches.
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Mar 29, 2014 08:51
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BoostCreep posted:The last time I tried taking Craftsman tools back for replacement I got a remanufactured socket wrench that broke a week later and they wouldn't replace my screw drivers because they were "clearly used for things other than just turning screws". I used to have an older 1/4 drive ratchet that was amazing. It had a very fine ratcheting action, and I couldn't break it if I tried. I'd put some of the older Craftsman stuff up against SnapOn any day. When it grew legs out on the ramp one night, I replaced it with a new Craftsman. What a piece of poo poo. It had like eight clicks for 360 degrees, and it broke the third time I used it. craftsmancomplaints.txt
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Mar 29, 2014 15:15
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No. 6 posted:Here you go. These were all quickies at the dealer that I used for getting the wife's OK. I've had a very soft spot for those ever since that S8 in Ronin. Man that's baller. I hope it treats you nice and doesn't break in the Audiest of ways.
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Mar 29, 2014 18:51
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Nidhg00670000 posted:A couple of months I posted this The IMS failure sucks but if you budget pulling the trans out and installing an updated bearing in the purchase price it's not a big deal. By now most of the 9x6 cars need a clutch anyway so it's not like you're doing a completely unneeded job. We strongly advise owners to install updated bearings any time we do a clutch on one. Personally, unless it was a great deal I'd just as soon get a 9x7 though. Much better cars in every way aside from price.
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Mar 29, 2014 19:40
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bolind posted:I've had a very soft spot for those ever since that S8 in Ronin. Man that's baller. I hope it treats you nice and doesn't break in the Audiest of ways.
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Mar 29, 2014 20:27
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The D2 is solid so long as you do the timing belt and keep an extra $3500 around for when the 5 speed ZF trans finally fails.
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Mar 29, 2014 21:28
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No. 6 posted:The D2 is solid so long as you do the timing belt and keep an extra $3500 around for when the 5 speed ZF trans finally fails. I don't see a transmission as a wear item. Lots of them seem to be on third transmissions, it isn't like the replacements are better. That said, coolest modernish large sedan I can think of.
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Mar 29, 2014 22:07
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Came out of a "running" 98 F250.
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13 INCH DICK posted:Came out of a "running" 98 F250. Is the threaded part bent a little bit or am I seeing poo poo?
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Mar 30, 2014 02:43
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Not really bent *per se* but very slightly necked on the threads yes
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Mar 30, 2014 05:14
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Those are really handsome cars. It looks so comfortable too. Weren't those things pushing $100k? Its incredible how fast some cars depreciate.
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Mar 30, 2014 05:23
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:Those are really handsome cars. It looks so comfortable too. Weren't those things pushing $100k? Its incredible how fast some cars depreciate. I have the window sticker. $82,535 in 2005 with my options.
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Mar 30, 2014 05:43
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I was close. That's still a hell of a lot of car for the money.
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Mar 30, 2014 06:01
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One of my contractors rolled to work in a v6 tdi vs phaeton recently, he bought it from his neighbor who panicked when he started hearing about the maintenance horror stories & sold it for £18k with 20k on the clock. It's beautiful, so of course we rib him about it being a nice passat.
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This is why you don't stab a xenomorph alien near your vehicle.
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