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AAA is giving me the option to still file the claim with no repercussions aside from having to give the $500 back as it will be deducted from the final repair costs. I kind of want to go ahead and file even though I’ll lose the $500. I’ll get a new bumper, new baby car seat, and some peace of...

Yeah I guess in hindsight I should’ve called the police when he refused to show me his insurance. Still semi happy with the $500 cash at least.

We agreed to $600 over the phone. He shows up with $500. Starts giving me the half Russian half English runaround nonsense and keeps calling me “tony,” after I repeatedly correct him on my actual name. I lose it in his face in public. Crowd shows up. I calm down. I take his $500, write him...

Scratched while parked by white Prius - Album on Imgur It feels like 2 or 3 maybe 4 layers deep

Rear ended while parked, he was going probably 7-8mph trying to park next to me. Bumper scratched. Not sure if there is any further damage. $940 estimate. The dude took 2 days of phone calls before he would fork out his insurance provider. If the estimate goes over $1000 he loses a point and...

I can’t find it at all. I see something that looks like where it should be but it’s iust sealed.

Ugh. I guess I’ll just install them then get the better ones next time.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/toyota,2007,4runner,4.7l+v8,1434457,drivetrain,cv+half+shaft+assembly,2288 I took it to a 4wd specialist mechanic and he told me those axles should’ve cost $400 each. Are they just going to break? Is it even worth installling then?

I do my own oil change when my toddler lets me. I did the lift on my truck myself.. I’m a full time dad right now and a 20 minute oil change is not always an option.

No you are my friend

Ok rad thanks guys. Guess I’ll look up how to do this. Can anyone link me to the exact component I need if I am going to just replace the whole thing? I’ll probably do both

Tell my wife to rotate steering wheel while I look/listen for clicking?

Can anyone tell me from the picture if it’s messed up? He said he could tell that it was shot from looking at it 10 feet away. Front left https://imgur.com/gallery/lMZ2bOp Here is the front right for reference, supposedly nothing wrong with this one https://imgur.com/gallery/oIV7ZRn 2007...

Santa Barbara Toyota stealership

Wow thanks guys. Saved me a few hundred bucks from the dealershits. Tested with multimeter and figured out that it was an internal short in the power adaptor I was using. Just need to buy a new adaptor and good to go. :) Total cost = $4 for 2 new fuses