[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

I need dual hip replacements. Tales from a misspent youth. I can't do all of the work on the car that I would like to do.
Next.

I upgraded to titanium a while back for both knees (misspent youth on too many dirtbikes ). I can now stand on the concrete floor for hours in my shop and not cry anymore. Get the hips brother, you'll be a new man. My wife had her left hip done, it's not a hard operation to recover from.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Mustangquadcam

Wow dude. Pretty snarky response.

Take a chill pill.

"Stop talking about what you don't know about"????? Geez....it's the Christmas season. Relax.

Snarky comment gets a snarky response. The man basically accused me of being a dumbass. I did 17,500 OCI's and lived to tell about it and just ordered the parts for my clutch replacement I'm doing next week. When a car gets to 250,000 miles the oil change interval whether it is 17,500 or 7,500 miles is basically immaterial to the asking price. The cost delta between 7,500 miles and 17,500 miles (especially if you don't DIY) is not going to be recovered in the sale price of the used car at 250,000. I bench mark all my cars to 250,000 miles minimum, so I buy them and use them up, so the resale value at 250,000 miles is pretty much set by the high mileage and not the maintenance schedule performed on the car. I know this from experience.

Added content: So just for shits and grins I did the math to make my point a bit more clear. For my car I've done 21 oil changes over 293,000 miles. Using an average price of $90 each that's roughly $1,900 spent on oil changes. Using and OCI of 7,500 miles over 293,000 miles requires 39 oil changes. At the same average price of $90 each the 7,500 mile OCI costs roughly $1,600 more. Considering the amount of other parts besides the engine that can fail at that level of mileage due to age and wear, trying to convince a buyer that the engine is in better shape than normal because the OCI was doubled up and the car is worth $1,600 more (when the sales price is probably $2,500) is a non-starter.



Thanks for your concern. Merry Christmas.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

I upgraded to titanium a while back for both knees (misspent youth on too many dirtbikes ). I can now stand on the concrete floor for hours in my shop and not cry anymore. Get the hips brother, you'll be a new man. My wife had her left hip done, it's not a hard operation to recover from.

Yes.

I am scheduled for late February. Business is demanding and I haven't been able to schedule the time.

The technology is pretty impressive but I am concerned about longevity. We shall see!

Thanks-mk

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

Yes.

I am scheduled for late February. Business is demanding and I haven't been able to schedule the time.

The technology is pretty impressive but I am concerned about longevity. We shall see!

Thanks-mk

Let's put it this way... they'll last longer than your current setup

But seriously, 25+ years what my doc told me.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Let's put it this way... they'll last longer than your current setup

But seriously, 25+ years what my doc told me.

Lol!! Well, 100% true. My current setup is garbage! No amount of tweaking can fix it!

The left hip, which rarely hurts is nearly completely destroyed. The right hip, which still looks like a hip, pops in and out of joint on it's own accord. Thank goodness for anti-inflammatory meds!!
My Orthopod said, 'Rock on...aside from a break there is no additional damage you can do to them! Congratulations...You're a case study!!' Seriously.

Knees are far more advanced than hips. They can definitely go the 25+ years. Hips are rated by % failure at 10 years. Manufacturers say that they have a 25-30 year hip, and in theory they do...but the actual device will probably last 12-20 years, in situ.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

Lol!! Well, 100% true. My current setup is garbage! No amount of tweaking can fix it!

The left hip, which rarely hurts is nearly completely destroyed. The right hip, which still looks like a hip, pops in and out of joint on it's own accord. Thank goodness for anti-inflammatory meds!!
My Orthopod said, 'Rock on...aside from a break there is no additional damage you can do to them! Congratulations...You're a case study!!' Seriously.

Knees are far more advanced than hips. They can definitely go the 25+ years. Hips are rated by % failure at 10 years. Manufacturers say that they have a 25-30 year hip, and in theory they do...but the actual device will probably last 12-20 years, in situ.

Not to make this too personal on the Forum but I was upto 1600 miligrams of Advil a day. The doc looked at my knees, turned to me and said "This is what we call job security." I hope you get them done soon. So you'll soon have something in common with Eddie VanHalen

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Not to make this too personal on the Forum but I was upto 1600 miligrams of Advil a day. The doc looked at my knees, turned to me and said "This is what we call job security." I hope you get them done soon. So you'll soon have something in common with Eddie VanHalen

That is a lot of Advil!
The docs plan vacations on these diagnoses!

I know that his was done at a really young age...fortunately(?), I am a several years older and can depend on it lasting into my mid-60's to early 70's.

Cheers-mk
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