I work maintenance at a hotel and I'm looking for something either silicone or maybe grout is the best for the backsplashes around our coffee areas and bathroom sinks. I've used grout before and used a sealer but its 50/50 on if it stains, and white silicone seems to mold. The clear silicone seems to look good but Im concerned about it getting dirty. Anyone know a good brand to use maybe?
I'm a little out of my depth on going about replacement engines. Current one has cracks in cylinder 3. Mechanic is quoting 10k for engine + labour but I want to explore other options. I'm curious to hear from anyone who's done this before or can point me on where to start looking.
I financed a Ford Fusion 2018 SE in January of this year for $8400 at 8.24% and my monthly payments are $174 over 60 months. It has significant issues, due to how the engine was designed by ford. Essentially the engine is blowing up because coolant leaks into the cylinders.
Replacement+ labour have been quoted to me for 10k, which seems fair compared to other quotes I've seen for the same problem on the same car. However I purchased a warranty protection agreement from them, and I've had a few things covered for previous repairs covered (all before I found the root issue). In total I've spent an additional $1500 for brake pads/rotors, two tires, a oil change, and one repair.
Where the situation is now sticky is that Mazda wants to do a reinspection of my vehicle before they go ahead with the claim, essentially tearing the engine out and getting an agent to look at it. Verbatim the service manager at the dealership I go to told me the mazda rep didn't have an answer for if I would be covering the labour cost of the teardown. Essentially I might be getting shafted with a $2400 (taking out, and putting back in) bill and that's without knowing if they would cover the 10k, or a portion of it. Essentially I'm looking into a financial black hole for a bad car.
I have 10k in savings, so I could pay off the car completely or partially, and I make 27k yearly after taxes and I have low expenses fortunately. Everything in me is screaming to cancel the inspection next week and see if I can get anything for a trade in or just scrap it.