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Outrail posted:Can someone please explain why an ancient piece of poo poo appears to be part cockroach even during blatant attempts to kill it, but whenever I really need a car/van/truck to survive more than a year it promptly has a weird untreatable issue? It's like some sort of spiteful amalgamation vehicle-cat-horse. but also probably mostly that most trucks and suvs are built like garbage for idiot americans to pay 200% mark-up on hoping they break and buy another one because they are idiots. Unless of course you go the correct route and you get a toyota tacoma or subaru suv-- those things are godly immortal beasts.
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I've never had a car that didn't go. e: when it didn't, I fixed it.
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Aug 20, 2017 06:14
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I.C. posted:I've never had a car that didn't go. Well la-di-friggin-da!
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Aug 20, 2017 06:15
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gnarlyhotep posted:Well la-di-friggin-da!I Yep!
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Aug 20, 2017 06:18
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My Tercel still ran fine at 440,000 KM but could no longer pass an emissions test.
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Aug 20, 2017 08:43
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I.C. posted:You didn't have that car for long at all, and you hotdogged the hell out of it! I think the transmission lost reverse a few months after I got my permit, which I had nothing to do with because it was a 15 year old GM transmission that's seen hell.
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Aug 20, 2017 08:59
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I.C. posted:Maybe we should all check out the CAR FORUM! AI is one of the very few tolerable car forums on the internet.
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Aug 20, 2017 08:59
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We have a 97 Mitsubishi Lancer (known as a Mirage in the US I think) that is on 320,000kms. My missus did 120,000 of those, during which I performed the following maintenance:
She also had a couple of minor accidents (with non structural damage) that have been "fixed" by me on the cheap, the first was with full insurance but as car was only valued at $1800 they just wrote it off. We brought wreck back for $250 and I used ratchet straps to pull front end vaguely back into shape (enough that bonnet could be opened and closed). Then there was the time she hit drivers side mirror into a pole - we were renovating at the time so I fetched a suitably sized shard of our old bathroom mirror from the bin and glued it right over the broken mirror - looks like hell but it works.
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Aug 20, 2017 09:45
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shame on an IGA posted:Honda in general designs really weird automatics compared to how every other manufacturer does it and because of how they work
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Aug 20, 2017 10:13
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shame on an IGA posted:Honda in general designs really weird automatics compared to how every other manufacturer does it and because of how they work, electrical problems can cause a solenoid in the trans to drop out and make it slip into neutral. I don't doubt the existence of a design flaw in the V6 auto but really wonder how many have been replaced or rebuilt over electrical problems because who would ever expect that to be the root cause of dropping gears randomly The early-mid '00's V6/auto Honda fiasco had to do with lack-of-lubrication of a particular gear - second, IIRC, and was pretty well-documented. There were also issues with clutch-pack slippage and early V6 cars had torque converter problems as well, my belief is that the trans just isn't strong enough for the V6 engine's output. You're right about the solenoid issue, but I like Honda's design because the solenoids are external and can be changed easily. Saturn used the same oddball no-planet trans design as Hondamatics, but with a more-conventional solenoid layout. They had bad issues with valve-body warpage. My car-that-wouldn't-die was an OG Jeep Cherokee w/4.0, an indestructible engine if there ever was one. Went 350K miles before needing much of anything, then it nickel'd and dimed me for a few years 'til I sold it. AFAIK, it's still running around town.
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Aug 20, 2017 14:12
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my dad's got a 1989 gray Toyota pickup still. he bought it shortly after buying the "family car" which was a 1990 Camry LX (i think). he used "Gray" as his commuting work horse. about 10 years ago the Camry suffered fatal wounds at the hands of my brother & mom who tag teamed it in two separate incidents but Gray soldiered on. anyway, Gray still gets my admiration for its simplicity. it doesn't even have a proper name. the back just says T O Y O T A and here's what it didn't come with: • automatic transmission • a back seat • a radio (just a tiny LCD clock) • climate control • a passenger side mirror it broke down many times over the years, spent a period covered in a sheet in the garage, but it always comes back when my dad feels like working on it.
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Aug 20, 2017 14:20
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VikingSkull posted:I had a 92 Accord and I went 40,000 miles without changing the oil My 98' Honda Civic never died and suffered through my endless abuse, which included never changing the oil. I miss that piece of poo poo. Outrail posted:Had a Ford, it was awesome. Had a Toyota Celica, it was great. Nissans seem fine too. What I'm saying is gently caress Chevy forever. My first car was a Chevy and it was a total lemon and yes, gently caress Chevy forever.
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Aug 20, 2017 14:24
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gnarlyhotep posted:what are you, a mod now Not an empty quote: shame on an IGA posted:I have two right now, a 98 Accord v6 on its third trans at 260k Honda in general designs really weird automatics compared to how every other manufacturer does it The wiki on JATCO is poo poo because it mentions nothing about the 1970s and 80s, ie I had a 1973 mazda with a JATCO auto. Honda just said nope and did their own crazy thing and still do. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 15:42 on Aug 20, 2017 |
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Aug 20, 2017 15:40
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Xaris posted:Uh partly confirmation bias, everyone always says "man they made things so much better back then!" (be it houses, cars, electronics, whatever) but it turns out all the poo poo things were scrapped and long-gone so it's just the cream of the top that still keep around and will probably keep doing so for awhile longer. Domestic trucks are rad. Sure they break down all the time but you can buy parts for pocket change.
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Aug 20, 2017 15:51
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To the man with the escort wagon, you are lucky you live in Oregon because in the salt belt those things are known for the tops of the strut towers rusting out. They will still be running just fine but you'll literally have the rear struts bust through the metal and be poking into the trunk. I have an outback with 255k and it's only had two sets of headgaskets and new slightly larger pistons on the driver's side because they were piston slapping and my dad (original owner) paid too much to have the dealer replace them. It's an auto and I hate the 4eat but goddamn if they aren't pretty unkillable. I drive this vehicle 80+mi every day. I also have had numerous toyotas with over 250k on them, and my 4runner is at like 235k right now. Why anyone buys new cars when a couple grand can get you a fine toyota is a mystery to me.
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Aug 20, 2017 16:05
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I drove a 2004 hyundai accent (with sports bodykit) until it reached 650,000 km. It was still technically road worthy by the time I was through with it, but it had almost no acceleration and you had to really work hard to keep it from stalling.
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Aug 20, 2017 16:41
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Moon Atari posted:I drove a 2004 hyundai accent (with sports bodykit) until it reached 650,000 km. It was still technically road worthy by the time I was through with it, but it had almost no acceleration and you had to really work hard to keep it from stalling. Early 2000s Accents were indestructible shitboxes. My grandfather has one.
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Aug 21, 2017 00:55
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a hole-y ghost posted:Seeing a pristine, clean pickup truck with clean wheels and tires that didn't just come out of the wash gives me white knuckles. i agree, anyone who drives a pickup and doesn't actually use the flatbed deserves a swift death
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Aug 21, 2017 01:09
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I still have my 1970 f150, three on the tree, and if you follow too close you will get a thin layer of oil built up on your windshield
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Aug 21, 2017 01:19
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tensac posted:1983 dodge ram van, got it off my boss for 300$ in '99. it had oatmeal in the radiator, a pinhole in the gas tank & it leaked every imaginable fluid so had an assorment of containers to top poo poo up on a daily, i would only put enough gas in it to get where i was going because it would dribble out and to start 'd have to pour gas into the carb , rear left leafspring snapped off and drove itself through the rusty floor so i jacked it up and threw a wooden block in it, drove it off road extensively, was missing drivers side window so to "secure" i would loop a bike lock chain around the steeering wheel and the door handle, none of the electric poo poo inside worked so i taped a small maglight to the dash so i could see the speedo. What finally killed it was a flat tire i was unable to replace so i tradwd the thing for an ounce of weed. My dad had a 1980 Dodge Van with a 318 in it that went everywhere from 1984 to 1999. Aside from routine maintenance, the only major overhaul he did was change the timing chain and gears at 200,000 miles (the OG gears had nylon teeth that were nubs when that timing chain cover came off). He finally sold it for $500 to a carpet installer with over 350,000 miles on it. The guy drove it out of state, and last we heard of it (about 12 years ago), it was still on the road. That thing was a loving beast, and I actually miss it.
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Aug 21, 2017 01:37
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I drive a '97 286k mi civic to work. My wife and I's plan agreed on years ago is to drive it until it explodes. Just got the A/C working for the first time.
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i have a 1998 accord that i've had for 6 years. the transmission finally died this spring at like 225k miles so i bought one off ebay for $400 shipped and put it in myself and it seems to be good now. it needs some new suspension parts and the paint's falling off but whatever. I have a 1991 Volvo 240 i bought for $500 and drive sometimes. this spring the engine caught on fire and I was able to fix that for $50 too. Fo3 posted:Not an empty quote: yeah honda didn't want to license the borg-warner patents for automatics so they made their own which is sort of closer to a stickshift box. it doesnt use planetary gears and is extremely temperamental and requires careful attention. e2 also I was at the junkyard a couple weeks ago and saw an automatic from ~04 ish Miata and damned if it wasn't the exact same Aisin transmission in my Volvo. berth ell pup fucked around with this message at 02:30 on Aug 21, 2017 |
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Aug 21, 2017 02:23
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You Are A Elf posted:My dad had a 1980 Dodge Van with a 318 in it that went everywhere from 1984 to 1999. Aside from routine maintenance, the only major overhaul he did was change the timing chain and gears at 200,000 miles (the OG gears had nylon teeth that were nubs when that timing chain cover came off). He finally sold it for $500 to a carpet installer with over 350,000 miles on it. The guy drove it out of state, and last we heard of it (about 12 years ago), it was still on the road. My VW has two bicycle taillights mounted on the steering wheel, feel you bro.
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Aug 21, 2017 02:28
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Outrail posted:What I'm saying is gently caress Chevy forever. this guy gets it
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Aug 21, 2017 02:33
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1970 Dodge Dart. I bought it in 1984 with about 170k on it, it made it to 2007, with about 390k when I put it away, it still starts, but the transmission finally poo poo the bed. The slant 6 under the hood isn't the most powerful of engines but drat it has never quit. I have replaced the exhaust and the brakes, did a tuneup around 250k. I'd like to get it back on the road.
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Aug 21, 2017 04:35
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I've had a million cars, one was a 67 Dart, dark green, slant 6 (guys liked that) brakes sucked, replaced, then sucked again, would shimmy down long hills, finally learned frame bent from some accident. Cool car though.
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Aug 21, 2017 04:43
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1979 Chevy Impala with the 350" v8 engine option. It was my "hey I should get a crap car" in college for $300 and then followed me for the next 10 years because it just wouldn't go down. I ended up giving it to my little brother and they used it for proto-tough muddin demolition derby stuff and it still wouldn't go down, what ended up killing it was my mother wouldn't let him drive it any more because she thought it wasn't safe.
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Aug 21, 2017 05:02
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I owned a hyundai lantra through my teens that I did no maintenance for and had no intention of driving into my twenties, it took it over a decade before it finally loving seized and I could scrap it for a few bucks and buy a real car.
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Aug 21, 2017 05:40
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Waffle House posted:The one time I tried to finance a car it had multiple clutch-related failures within a month. I'm never getting anything from a dealership used again. Manual forever + gently caress dealers. Guy gets it.....
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Outrail posted:Had a Ford, it was awesome. Had a Toyota Celica, it was great. Nissans seem fine too. What I'm saying is gently caress Chevy forever.
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