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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.
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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.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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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 |
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But seriously, 25+ years what my doc told me.
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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. Last edited by MKSixer; 12-23-2015 at 08:04 AM.. |
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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 Back to our originally scheduled thread! |
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