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dphi: Jul 9, 2001

boxen posted:

My fly-out-drive-home story didn't go well, I flew from Portland, OR to Boise for a Fiero that I was going to drive home. I asked the guy if it'd last a long trip, he said he drove it around town but wouldn't trust it on a long drive, so of course I flew out...

The only big issue (that I was aware of at the time) was that fifth gear and reverse (right below 5th on the stick shift) didn't work, I thought it was a linkage issue and I could drive home in 4th. Yeah, no. Turns out that was a different problem, and compounding that one was the fact that the transmission oil had all leaked out.

I got about 2 hours down the road (to Baker City, Oregon) when the transmission locked up solid when I stopped for gas, wouldn't come out of gear. Had it towed to a shop (which was open on Saturdays, lucky) and they said it was hosed and could look at it Monday. Having just paid a grand for the car, I wasn't going to pay shop rates for a new transmission. Took the greyhound home that night, rented a trailer the next day and borrowed a truck from a friend, and drove back. Pushed the car onto the trailer with a forklift, and drove right back home, unloaded the car into my garage at about 1am that night by putting rubbermaid tub lids under the rear wheels (was still stuck in gear) and dragging the car off the trailer with a combination of a come-along and dangling my body weight from a tow rope tied to the rear subframe and the backmost rafter in my garage.

Eventually replaced the transmission, still have the car. Happy endings!

I made that same trip for an M3, ending was not as happy unfortunately.

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 20:28

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

CannonFodder posted:

gently caress yeah a bone stock CRX is a unicorn

1st gens like that are a little easier to find, I've seen a few pop up on the local CL and I don't really look that often. Much harder to find 2nd gens.

# ¿ Nov 15, 2018 02:35

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

Craigslist is blocked at my work (but somehow SA isn't) so I appreciate those of you that c&p.

# ¿ Jun 25, 2019 18:30

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

An Attex and a biturbo on the same page? Somebody could confidently buy them both knowing they have detailed maintenance threads available here.

# ¿ Jul 2, 2019 03:34

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

The Door Frame posted:

Is the G60 version desirable? $13k for a running, inspected car with <25k miles isn't bad, regardless of year.

https://www.duncanimports.com/wholesale-used/Volkswagen/1990-Volkswagen-Corrado-4446b40e0a0e08bd0ec8c2dd79e1b3ec.htm

Not like the VR6, no. Probably not a lot of low mileage ones like that for sure though.

https://jalopnik.com/not-new-review-the-volkswagen-corrado-g60-is-flawed-bu-1794316760

# ¿ Jan 22, 2020 20:38

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

Godholio posted:

I think the only car I ever had to deal with that poo poo in was an Escort. Made me hate Escorts in general for a long time. I didn't realize it was a SRS bandaid, that's interesting.

I had an Escort as my first car and I still have a scar from where my finger got pinched in the auto seat belt

# ¿ Mar 9, 2020 15:59

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

Rhyno posted:

Ha! My first car was a 94 Escort LX and my mother "borrowed" it one day and the belt mechanism his her so hard in the head that it ripped out some of her hair.

Mine was a '94 LX as well, in a greenish-teal color. Yeah.

# ¿ Mar 10, 2020 17:44

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

Oh my

https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/...r&__tn__=%2As-R

# ¿ Apr 22, 2020 16:01

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

snugglz posted:

there was a really really minty 4dr 5 speed Integra GSR with like 90k miles that went for <$9k on BaT last year. taking away a cam and a real transmission... well, that is crackpipe pricing

This one just sold for <$6k. Higher mileage and a bit of rust on the underside though

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998-acura-integra-14/

# ¿ May 12, 2020 19:41

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

it didnt sell tho

Ah I see, didn't notice the 'reserve not met' note.

# ¿ May 12, 2020 19:55

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

Somebody on here years ago noted that the Crossfire looks like a dog squatting down to take a poo poo and that basically ruined an already questionable-looking car for me.

# ¿ May 13, 2020 00:14

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

Think they'd take a trade for something?

# ¿ May 28, 2020 21:05

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

Krakkles posted:

It is weird that he started talking about shipping and where you're from, but you were most likely annoying him before that, so

It's FB, they probably looked at his profile, saw he wasn't in the same area, and cut off any inevitable shipping questions ahead of time.

If you're a buyer on FB, you have to expect to be treated like an idiot because most buyers seem to ask stupid questions and end up flaking out anyway. You may be in the minority (or you may not be if you have a history of transactions gone wrong) but you shouldn't expect to get the benefit of the doubt.

# ¿ Mar 3, 2021 15:39

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

AmbassadorofSodomy posted:

Been on the cover of almost every car magazine?

Which ones? Why are those cover shots not included in the ad?

No, see, it was on the cover of 'Almost Every Car' magazine

# ¿ Apr 14, 2021 14:43

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

BraveUlysses posted:

everyone should desecrate that stupid loving flag

Buddy, they won't even let me desecrate it

# ¿ Apr 22, 2021 22:32

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

KakerMix posted:

It will outlast everyone because it's a Hilux. Toyota just called it 'Pickup Truck' here in the US for who knows why, in 95 North America they introduced the Tacoma and the rest of the world continues on with the Hilux.

I always thought 'high luxury' was a weird name for something with vinyl seats and no a/c, 'pickup truck' makes infinitely more sense.

# ¿ May 13, 2021 16:38

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

That's a huge tank for what I imagine to be pretty low pressure needed in the bags, guess you rarely need the compressor though.

# ¿ Oct 29, 2021 01:28

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

Motronic posted:

Air suspension needs volume, not necessarily high pressure. You can put a cheap and slow pump on there with a low duty cycle if you can buffer enough air in a big enough tank. Also, that looks like "what I happened to have around" kind of build.

Yeah, I have bags on my car 🙂. As you add air to the bags the pressure in the tank decreases, and once it drops to a certain point, the compressor is activated. My tank drops about 40psi from air out to air up, if I only had to fill the bags to 10psi or whatever like I imagine that golf cart would run, it would maybe drop the tank 3 or 4 psi. That's kinda what I meant, I understand your point about volume though and agreed on the second point for sure.

# ¿ Oct 29, 2021 02:11

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 20:28

dphi: Jul 9, 2001

lol I was scratching my head wondering where the hell in Washington Broome was

# ¿ Jun 30, 2022 00:16

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