Hey everyone,
Needing advice… Sorry for the long story.
Not even sure if this is the place to tell my story.
Sold 90% of my belongings and bought the little car as I needed transport to get to appointments at the hospital and other specialists around Brisbane.
Inspected the car, everything looked okay. Drove fine and organised the roadworthy myself so I could make sure it wasn't done dodgy.
Didn't do a pre-purchase because the car was <$1500.
Took it in for wheel alignment, balance etc to then be told the Front Lower Control Arms need replacing and the Dizzy O-Ring and Rocker Cover Gasket needs to be replaced.
As you can imagine I'm devastated. I thought I did all the right things and then the mechanic said these should of been picked up during the Safety Certificate (SC company wants nothing to do with it).
As you can imagine I don't have the money to get these things fixed (can't work due to my health) and rely on the car so very much.
I've been quoted between $1,000 - $1,500.
If anyone has got any suggestions on what I can do? Any car enthusiasts that can fix it for me if i buy the parts?
I don't usually ask for help but I really need my car.
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$1500? Who did the wheel alignment and quoted that?
There's probably $250-300 in parts? It won't take 10 hours labour to change those parts.
Get another opinion (preferably from a trusted mechanic)…but the car should be fine to drive in the meantime, the oil leaks should only be minor if you didn't pick up on it.