Have to get rid of her :(

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Jan 3, 2019 | 08:51 PM

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1999redblazer

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Originally Posted by Jimmy4x4

I thought something like that would be our final straw too. It wasn't. Our Jimmy is the wife's daily, and when it needed a new motor back in March, I took her to drive a new Terrain. She absolutely hated it - poor outward visibility, limited storage capacity, and unibody construction. She started crying and insisting she wanted her Jimmy back.

What could I do? Happy wife, happy life, so I paid AAA $6K to drop a new long block into it. Yes, we're now way upside down in that vehicle, but the wife loves it, so it's staying with us indefinitely.

man u got smoked, $6k for a 4.3 vortec. imma walk behind u and pick up the money ur blowing lol

Jan 4, 2019 | 06:03 AM

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Jimmy4x4

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Originally Posted by 1999redblazer

man u got smoked, $6k for a 4.3 vortec. imma walk behind u and pick up the money ur blowing lol

I don't feel bad about the price. The bill was pretty evenly split between parts and labor, and Summit gets $2500 for the RPO L35 Vortec long block. And, while AAA's labor rate is higher than some, I got a 3-year parts and labor warranty with the job. I'm good with that.