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Originally Posted by Squirrel82
Why did you let it get that bad?
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Umm, lets see, when I bought the Maxima new, you were just learning to drive, and I had already been driving for fifteen years, had a house, and a child. I was (and still am) paying a mortgage, and during that time, up to now, I have put three kids through daycare, which sometimes cost more monthly than the mortgage did. Fortunately (the way I look at it), I was babying my babies instead of my car. So, while you were swapping out pretty (valences), and go fast parts (headers and Y pipes) for your Max, was paying for my three kids to go to the dentist (to the tune of $600 for the three of them for one visit, luckily I get some of that back). Wait I got it, skip the dentist for a year (2 visits), and I could put a brand new Cattman exhaust system on with a little left over to pay for shipping. Crap, I
am doing this all wrong, its just teeth, they can grow more. Back to reality, taking my Maxima out of commission to get the body work done meant not being able to drive to work, not an option. Yes, I know, if I had done it earlier, it wouldn't have cost as much. Again, that's one of lifes little balances that you have to struggle with. Finally we have a 3rd car, and I am able to think about fixing this. Unfortunately, I am not going to be able to afford the $1.5-2k to get it fixed professionally. I have seen patch panels for older cars, where you just cut out part of the patch panel you need, and weld the sucker in, but I guess our cars are not old enough for that sort of treatment yet. So, I am looking for suggestions on how to do it, not criticism.