My brother-in-law and sister-in-law needed to replace their car. The
old car was a PT-Cruiser they bought new and just finished paying for.
The timing belt snapped because they did not know it needs to be
replaced at intervals and it totaled the engine.
Looked at one but they want the pretty car. I got
rid of the salesman and encouraged them to get the less expensive one.
It will give you the same number of miles at less than half the price.
Should I have insisted that they not buy the pretty car?
In article <0e7022c3-9f5c-466b-8e6b-cc53328d9d99@googlegroups.com>,
Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> wrote:
My brother-in-law and sister-in-law needed to replace their car. The
old car was a PT-Cruiser they bought new and just finished paying for.
The timing belt snapped because they did not know it needs to be
replaced at intervals and it totaled the engine.
They need a non-interference engine, or one with a timing _chain_ not a >timing _belt_.
They're old enough to make their own idiotic decisions.
ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) wrote:
In article <0e7022c3-9f5c-466b-8e6b-cc53328d9d99@googlegroups.com>,
Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> wrote:
My brother-in-law and sister-in-law needed to replace their car. The
old car was a PT-Cruiser they bought new and just finished paying for.
The timing belt snapped because they did not know it needs to be
replaced at intervals and it totaled the engine.
They need a non-interference engine, or one with a timing _chain_ not a >timing _belt_.
Or get the belt replaced every hundred thousand miles (160
megametres). It's not an expensive operation.
Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> wrote:
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 4:08:04 PM UTC-5, Hactar wrote:
In article <0e7022c3-9f5c-466b-8e6b-cc53328d9d99@googlegroups.com>,
Alfalfa Bill <tedthecat85@aol.com> wrote:
My brother-in-law and sister-in-law needed to replace their car. The >> > old car was a PT-Cruiser they bought new and just finished paying for. >> > The timing belt snapped because they did not know it needs to be
replaced at intervals and it totaled the engine.
They need a non-interference engine, or one with a timing _chain_ not a
timing _belt_.
Thanks, wasn't sure about that. I know nothing about automotive
mechanics and care even less.
A rubber timing belt will wear out. A chain will last much longer.
I'm not sure what the downside is for a chain.
On 5/13/2016 12:55 AM, Greg Goss wrote:
A rubber timing belt will wear out. A chain will last much longer.
I'm not sure what the downside is for a chain. But it's not that much money to replace the belt.
Chains add mass to the parts of the engine in motion, not useful for
modern small engines that chance speed quickly.
They can stretch and slap at speed when worn.
I'd imagine that belts are less expensive to
manufacture and to install on the factory line.
On 5/12/2016 4:17 PM, Hactar wrote:
In article<0e7022c3-9f5c-466b-8e6b-cc53328d9d99@googlegroups.com>,
Alfalfa Bill<tedthecat85@aol.com> wrote:
Does anyone even make engines with timing chains for cars any more? >Everything I've had for donkey's years has had belts.They need a non-interference engine, or one with a timing_chain_ not aMy brother-in-law and sister-in-law needed to replace their car. The
old car was a PT-Cruiser they bought new and just finished paying for.
The timing belt snapped because they did not know it needs to be
replaced at intervals and it totaled the engine.
timing_belt_.
On Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 7:41:38 PM UTC-4, Shawn Wilson wrote:
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 1:01:08 PM UTC-7, Alfalfa Bill wrote:
for the rest of their lives because the pleasure from the wonderfulCan it be a rational decision for them to screw up there finances
car outweighs that?
In the end the only point of money is to use it to buy things thatgive you pleasure. So... Sounds like this will give them more
pleasure than any reasonable alternative purchase. Keep your opinion
to yourself.
Hey! Stating his opinion gives him pleasure, & costs him just the
writing time.
On 5/12/2016 4:17 PM, Hactar wrote:
In article<0e7022c3-9f5c-466b-8e6b-cc53328d9d99@googlegroups.com>,
Alfalfa Bill<tedthecat85@aol.com> wrote:
They need a non-interference engine, or one with a timing_chain_ not a timing_belt_.My brother-in-law and sister-in-law needed to replace their car. The
old car was a PT-Cruiser they bought new and just finished paying for.
The timing belt snapped because they did not know it needs to be
replaced at intervals and it totaled the engine.
Does anyone even make engines with timing chains for cars any more? Everything I've had for donkey's years has had belts.
In article <33269b52-ffb7-4ddc-af80-964e1e2b7e21@googlegroups.com>,
Bob <robgood@bestweb.net> wrote:
On Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 7:41:38 PM UTC-4, Shawn Wilson wrote:
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 1:01:08 PM UTC-7, Alfalfa Bill wrote:for the rest of their lives because the pleasure from the wonderful
Can it be a rational decision for them to screw up there finances
car outweighs that?
give you pleasure. So... Sounds like this will give them more
In the end the only point of money is to use it to buy things that
pleasure than any reasonable alternative purchase. Keep your opinion
to yourself.
Hey! Stating his opinion gives him pleasure, & costs him just the
writing time.
Besides, who do you (S) think you are to exclude opinions that disagree
with yours?
In article<0e7022c3-9f5c-466b-8e6b-cc53328d9d99@googlegroups.com>,
Alfalfa Bill<tedthecat85@aol.com> wrote:
They need a non-interference engine, or one with a timing_chain_ not a timing_belt_.My brother-in-law and sister-in-law needed to replace their car. The
old car was a PT-Cruiser they bought new and just finished paying for.
The timing belt snapped because they did not know it needs to be
replaced at intervals and it totaled the engine.
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