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Expensive Mistake

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  1. Jan 20, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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    They must have hired a mechanic from the local Toyota dealer.
     
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  3. Jan 21, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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    If a dealer mechanic was involved you know the phase “couldn’t replicate the problem” was uttered at least once.
     
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    1 quart of oil every 1,000 nautical miles is normal.
     
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    Yikes!
     
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    Expensive for whom?
     
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    In aviation they have a saying - 50% of maintenance is caused by maintenance.
     
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    Any urge I have to laugh is completely annihilated by the fact that we are THE ONES paying for this 3 mil+ mistake. :-\

    They probably could use one of these, government issue price: $900.

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    Or these, more "flashlight-sized"

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