What was your costliest mistake?

Jeffreybomb said:
Be it a poor decision while wheeling or a crappy product: what was your costliest mistake?

I ended up replacing a swing-out tire carrier because the thing wouldn't stop rattling no matter what the hell I did. It's still sitting in a corner of my garage.
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I seem to buy everything 3 times before I Just buy what I wanted in the first place.
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Letting 4WP do my regear in my Rubicon. My lockers didn't work afterward. Front works now but rear doesn't. Front was just a loose air line in the diff; the rear has a busted actuator bladder now.
 
every time i'm in the local 4WP, and that shop door opens all i see is kids..........a bunch of 20 somethings playing with air tools.
maybe i'm being unfair, some of these kids might be a real whiz at that stuff, but i'd feel more comfortable talking to someone older that i could almost believe has some real exp. and time in the industry.
they are local and less than 10m away so i will buy parts i need if they have them in stock, and it's not overpriced. but i'd not feel confident to go beyond that and have them install stuff.
 
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someguysjeep said:
every time i'm in the local 4WP, and that shop door opens all i see is kids..........a bunch of 20 somethings playing with air tools.
maybe i'm being unfair, some of these kids might be a real whiz at that stuff, but i'd feel more comfortable talking to someone older that i could almost believe has some real exp. and time in the industry.
they are local and less than 10m away so i will buy parts i need if they have them in stock, and it's not overpriced. but i'd not feel confident to go beyond that and have them install stuff.
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It was the Cinci one. Not sure where in Ohio you are.
 
Jeffreybomb said:
Be it a poor decision while wheeling or a crappy product: what was your costliest mistake?

I ended up replacing a swing-out tire carrier because the thing wouldn't stop rattling no matter what the hell I did. It's still sitting in a corner of my garage.
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Not starting our investment portfolio until later in life and wasting money on new cars and car notes.
Was able to play catch-up, fortunately, but missed out on a lot of wealth not starting earlier.
We try to beat that into our kids heads now they're all on their own. fwiw
 
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