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Fucking word.Quote:
Originally Posted by Icepick
You should see how much my mate thrashes the shit out of his '86 corolla. The only thing wrong with it is that one of the boots hinges is broken from miss-use, and sometimes his indicator lights don't work due to loose wiring, which you can fix yourself with ease.
Bandit will probably back me up when I say Stay The Fuck Away From Ford. I had an '84 Cavalier that I gave to my brother when I bought my '94 Taurus from within the family, and I'm beginning to think I gave him the wrong car.Quote:
Originally Posted by bandit
You really can't go wrong with a Toyota, and if you can't afford one, I'd go with a Cavalier.
Well, my '90 Corolla's transmission died on me right on New Year's Eve =\... So, I'm tempted to stay away from automatic when/if I decide to buy another car... Dumped a good $1,200 on it and replaced the calipurs as well. The way it died, really, I could've been killed... It was just braking on its own suddenly, but thankfully, it happened while I was waiting for the light to change (not very fun getting stuck and blocking traffic though)... Both me and the mechanic originally thought it was the brakes... Sadly, not the case, and the bill went from $300 to $1,200 :(. I went with a used replacement (47,000 miles on it), so hope it lasts, as I really didn't feel like buying another car or paying more for a rebuilt part.
what do you guys know about late 80's Toyota MR2's? i've made up my mind and am set on getting one within the next 2 months.
Damn skippy. Even tho the Fix Or Repair Daily (FORD) isnt really true, I havent fixed much on my car. But my car looks like a piece of shit ever since my mom was driving it during the winter and got hit on the side of the car and sent her sliding into a pile of snow. Fucked up the axle, the steering, the bumper, the hood and the lights. Stupid insurance company still paid them even tho it was that persons fault. But we got money too, but we didnt use it to fix the car, we just put it towards the '02 Honda Odyssey.Quote:
Originally Posted by burgundy
I'm thinking of getting an Accord or Corolla Type S. But since the hoopty has 74,000 miles on it and is almost 8 years old, I think I can ride it out until it dies on me. That way, I can save more money and maybe get a Lexus IS or Benz.
Try driving in England where there are 0 Jaywalking laws.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gohron
I think I almost killed 4 people due to them just running in front of my car.
MVS: you should have tried harder.
Always kick the tires when looking at a used car. That'll tell the seller that you're no sucker and you know exactly what you're doing! :p
My first car was a '80 Chevy Malibu. Pretty good car, until the tranny went one night and 'drive' went away. The car would only go in reverse, so I had to drive home backwards, which was actually pretty cool. Junked.
My next car was an '84 Thunderbird. This car was a fucking nightmare. Please don't ever buy a Ford, they suck. Broke down constantly. Finally junked after the burning oil fumes were making me sick.
Then I was faced with a problem- I had enough money to get a decent used car, but I decided I wanted a new one, so I got a cheap ride to tide me over while I saved up a little more. A '78 Buick Regal was what I got. I bought it off an old lady for $500. I remember her very fat grandson came with me and my friend while we were taking a test-ride. He sat in the back seat on the right side of the car, and I noticed that the car was actually leaning to the right. When I pointed it out (I thought the shocks were shot or something), he said "Oh, that's me. Sorry!" and shifted to the middle of the back seat. The car sagged back to normal. Heh.
Anyway, that car RULED. I beat the shit out of that thing and it came back for more. Never broke down on me, survived a side-collision with a crazy mexican cab driver and kept going, was falling apart but kept on running. Finally I junked it right as it was about to fall to pieces. What a ride.
Now I have my new car, a 2000 Dodge Avenger. Great fucking car.
Here's a piece of advice I have when buying used cars:
Get the VIN number and run it through Carfax. The 85 accord that I used to drive seemed to be in pretty good condition, and only had 80k miles on it. Later, I ran a carfax report, it had been totalled TWICE, and by my best estimate had 200,000+ miles on it.
That being said, that car kicked ass and I'm thinking of buying another to use as a beater vehicle in the winter.
Secondly, get your car checked out by a mechanic (other than whoever may be at the dealer you take it to) Especially if they claim it to be a rebuilt or new engine, but you see 120,000 on the speedometer. Rebuilt doesn't always mean fixed. Most places will do a quick inspection for very little cash, and if the seller doesn't let you take the car to get it checked out you shouldn't buy from them anyway.
Oh yeah, one more thing from personal experience. If it's got a new paint job, find out who did it. My car (91 RX-7) had a brand new paintjob when I got it about a year ago, but it must have been a Maaco special because it's already starting to chip in places. Not a big deal to me, I would have bought the car anyway, but GOOD paintjobs are expensive as hell.
Buy the next thing that you see with a spoiler. That way you will be fast enough to go back in time and change your purchase.
I dont know much about the average condition of an MR2, but those things are shweet!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucas Barton
Buy me one too.