The Nissan Leaf Gets a New Rear Axle

Image
Well, I finally have a salvage title for the 2013 Nissan LEAF (Actually I dont have the title yet, but I think they mail it to me. We are far from settled with the insurance company for sure. It has been six months since Angie was rear ended. The following chart shows a very sad and disturbing trend. Insurance companies aren't paying out. It should be criminal. I went shopping for a new rear axle so I can get the car driving again. The rear ended axle was so bent, the car couldn't move. The new one with no connecting bits was over a thousand dollars. The cheapest used ones I could find on ebay were over 500 dollars. I finally scored at a local used parts place for 95 dollars (removed) and with associated bits such as bearings, bushings, parts of the brakes. It took me a concentrated day with cancelled and moved meetings to get the axle replaced and the car running again. The accomplishment felt good. I am now configuring the car with tractor tires and other modifications t...

I was in NY. One item was to get the corn started on 50 acres. The Ford Edge did pretty good in the fields. I know where the trouble spots would be; it did pretty well given street tires. It seemed weird using the backup camera in the field. It was very good to walk the property. I can confirm the woods does not need my help knowing how to grow. Spring is sprung on the farm. It was a really tough winter.



Comments

Popular posts from this blog

This blog has moved