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PHAT6
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Joined: Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:41 am
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Location: Auckland
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 ALTERNATOR TROUBLES Had to have my alternator replaced this week, up and died in traffic Thursday morning. Luckily I managed to coast into a side road in Parnell and wait for the tow truck. First major thing to happen to my car. Quote from Coutts over the phone to recondition it etc. etc. $1,100-1,200...wow... Got it done from my mechanics (anyone who has a Merc in Auckland needs to go to them!) for $650 cash all up.  Because the car's EFE (Electric F***ing Everything) when the battery stopped being charged and it was running on just itself...everything started shutting down and the car display kept throwing up warnings "Brake Assist Failure!" "ESP Inactive!" "SRS Inoperative!" "Check Light Sensor!" "Steering Assist Failure!" Nein Nein Nein Nein Nein Nein!!!! (Inglorious...hehe)
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Maximus
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Joined: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:23 pm
Posts: 4595
Location: Adelaide, Australia
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Re: ALTERNATOR TROUBLES would have been fun to drive when all those things were gone, no esp or steering assist
not a bad alternator repair price
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Maxima1984
A32 Nutter
Joined: Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:34 pm
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Location: South Australia
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Re: ALTERNATOR TROUBLES damn! I wonder why $1,100 for the job?
the one you got, was it just second hand? Or reconditioned too?
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Sinturion
Turbo Mad
Joined: Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:10 pm
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Location: Auckland, City of traffic jams
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Re: ALTERNATOR TROUBLES Maxima1984 wrote: damn! I wonder why $1,100 for the job? Because it's a merc - not a toyota 
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Nissan Maxima A32 SMX : VQ30DE : Cattman headers & y pipe : 2.5 Inch exhaust : Advanti 17x8 wheels : SAFC II : 00vi (to be installed) : Cattman cold air intake (to be installed)
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Dazedmaxima93
Insane
Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:06 pm
Posts: 1549
Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Re: ALTERNATOR TROUBLES hmmm time to sell up and buy a maxima? maybe an SMX?
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Maxima1984
A32 Nutter
Joined: Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:34 pm
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Location: South Australia
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Re: ALTERNATOR TROUBLES ah, didn't know it was a merc lol yeah, I guess the idea is, if you can afford the merc, you can afford the ridiculously overpriced repairs lol
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jordan
Boss Man
Joined: Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:22 pm
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Location: Townsville, QLD
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Re: ALTERNATOR TROUBLES Crazy. Might have to drive the bobsled to work 
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Joe
J31 Nutter
Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:30 pm
Posts: 4491
Location: Adelaide/Melbourne
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Re: ALTERNATOR TROUBLES haha... bolt some skateboard wheels on...
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Maxima1984
A32 Nutter
Joined: Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:34 pm
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Location: South Australia
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Re: ALTERNATOR TROUBLES LOL! I'd love to see that  Bobsleding a car down a snowy mountain or something... I guess its the equivalent to rolling in neutral just you don't get bogged? lol
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PHAT6
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Joined: Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:41 am
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Location: Auckland
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Re: ALTERNATOR TROUBLES It's a minor problem and an easy fix, but when something goes on of these...let's just say everything's connected.
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