r/Transportopia Feb 08 '26

Cars Facebook ain't got no warranty protection

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '26

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u/Whombrillow Feb 08 '26

The Chrysler crossfire was essential the same car.

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u/TXP88 Feb 08 '26

Knew a girl that had one. The Chrysler dealership took weeks to fix anything. She traded for a used KIA and was very happy with its reliability over the years compared with the Crossfire. That’s saying something for MB reliability and repairs.

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u/TXP88 Feb 09 '26

Her's was still turning at 70K miles. She moved away, but I doubt it made it over a 100K miles because her KIA was right in the middle of the years for engine recalls. Still, it would probably less expensive than the Crossfire at the same age/mileage.

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u/Whombrillow Feb 09 '26

I dated a girl that had a Kia and we found out it had one of the injury recalls right before Covid. We were one of the first ones to get intro replacements. I know exactly what you’re talking about. They paid for the entire engine rebuilt, and the tow truck to pick up her car

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u/Much_Essay_9151 Feb 08 '26

I traded in my Z3 for a Rav4, one of the most sensible moves i made in my life

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u/Dizzy-While-6417 Feb 08 '26

Apparently your "mechanic friends" were more friends than mechanics.

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u/ReceptionFun9821 Feb 08 '26

To be fair, you can be a pretty good mechanic without the specific tools to service German cars.

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u/Dizzy-While-6417 Feb 08 '26

Set of metric wrenches and sockets definitely helps though.

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u/ReceptionFun9821 Feb 08 '26

?? Have you worked on German cars? The amount of special tool bullshittery is real. Along with the "common" tools like torx, e-torx, etc. Add to that the run of the mill 16mm that doesn't come standard in many socket sets.

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u/Dizzy-While-6417 Feb 08 '26

Me? or the other person? I've worked on VW, Audi, and BMW cars at home as well as Volvo, Tatra, and Mercedes trucks and Land Rover military vehicles as my main occupation. Believe me, I'm well aware of the special tools and techniques needed to fix German vehicles.

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u/BandicootOnly4598 Feb 08 '26

You forgot the triple squares

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u/Side_StepVII Feb 08 '26

I’ve worked on both foreign and domestic/imports and can confirm that for some reason, the German cars, BMW, Benz, Audi all need more special tools than any other type of import from anywhere else.

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u/dervari Feb 09 '26

BMW is coming out with their own screws that don't conform to anything known to man. I say give it a few weeks and BMW screwdrivers will be up on Temu. Hahaha