If I were a betting man...

This is the list of parts I've had to replace, with the date and cost. We're taking bets on what goes up in flames next. Feel free to play. No purchase necessary, void where prohibited, results may vary.

The Official Replaced/Involuntarily Upgraded List:
purchased vehicle 5/21 $2000
front brake pads 5/23 $21
rear brake shoes 5/23 $20
rear brake drums 5/23 $120
rear brake cylinders 5/23 $10
front wheel bearings 5/23 $300
idler arm 5/23 $20
alternator 6/6 $100
fuel pump 6/13 $220
radiator 6/17 $250
lower radiator hose 6/17 $20
all battery wiring 6/21 $50
pitman arm 6/24 $20
tires 6/25 $1200
rims 6/25 $400
battery 6/25 $60
alignment 6/26 $60
rear shocks 6/26 $100
front diff u-joint 7/12 $5
driver side half shaft 8/22 $70
used upper control arm/bushings/ball joint 8/29 $60
lower ball joint & pressing 8/29 $70
used spindle/hub/disc/caliper 8/29 $70
used front diff with *correct* gears 8/29 $300
new rim 8/29 $90
new rear end 9/14 $400
alignment 10/1 $150
front disks turned 10/7 $30
front brake pads replaced again 10/7 $60
moog poly sway bar bushings 11/1/09
moog poly sway bar bushings (again- rough handling during summer ) 11/5/10
driver's side catalytic converter 12/20

I'll start the over/under at 10 days

My money si going to be on something in the drivetrain.

yikes! thats not fun man.. sorry to hear about your hoe.. and FYI not all of em are like that! lol.. i hate to say it, but maybe that hoe had a ****** owner and took it out on you!

that sucks man, I'm just glad mines been rather trouble free.

oh, and I got money on the tranny!

Hahaha. Alternator hot-to-battery wire burned up on Saturday, but I've resorted to keping my entire shop in the back of the hoe, so we weren't stranded for long. It took longer to flag someone down for a jump start. Oh, and I forgot- when I went to take the wheels off to do the brakes, the front bearings were so bad, the wheels moved about a quarter/half inch when i put the wrench on the lugs. So i did the front bearings, too.

geeeezus!

It left my wife stranded again last night. Loose/burned ground at the block (which also explains why the alternator and wire burned up- they were working really hard!!!).

I replaced all the high-amperage wires (block-body, block-battery, starter-battery, alternator-battery wtf?) with really big cables from O'Reilly's.

I also cut away all the hacked wiring that Todd from Burien did, and corrected it all with proper connectors, and crimped-on terminals. Big three FTW mother bishes!!!!

I got money on the Rear Diff. And axle...

hahaha, i'm buying gear oil, and a gasket on the way home so I can check them. I'm also going to sea foam the engine.