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I bought a used car 6 months ago. Everything has been fine so far.
1 week ago I went to get the brake fluid flushed and the mechanic calls me up and says someone put some kind of red fluid into the brake lines that is definitely not brake fluid. He then refused to do the flush and said I would need to take it to a dealership.
Any idea what the fuck is going on? The brakes are working just fine.
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People often mistake cherry slushy for brake fluid
Who the fuck even flushes their brake fluid, honestly? Was there a problem with the brakes?
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What is going on is that your "mechanic" is an "idiot".
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>>15373601
The car is at 110k and this is what was recommended by the manufacturer.
>>15373651
okay, explain then please
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ITT: cars for old people
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>>15373388
The ND would have been a young persons car if it had stiffer suspension.
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corvette
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>>15373954
it should have been a young persons car if they turbo'd the 1.5 instead of cramming the 2.0L in it
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The best cars are from this era. 1996 gave us standard OBD2, passenger airbags, air conditioning, and the start of better safety in general. 2002 was the mean time for the end of our favorite cars (Supra, E39/38/46, R34, most coupes in general, first gen WRX, etc.), the birth of modern pigfat, and the tidal wave of SUVs taking over the roads. Agree/Disagree?
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Couldn't agree more. Add this to the list of great cars ended in 2002.
But the SL has always been good. Even now.
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It is also great for cars that transcend the 1996 barrier like the M3 because you can swap parts between the two and get the best of both.
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>>15373182
i highly aree with you and this is the reason all 5 of my cars are from 85 to 96.
i dont give a shit about tech in a car other than OBD2. all i want is to have fun when im driving, and feel connected to the car, like im the one actually doing the work. not the computer.
im a big fan of manual steering, manual gearbox, and maybe a radio, depending on what kind of driving im doing.
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One order coming up: One new car and some innovation to go with it, make it fast!
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*Throws him a bag of doritos*
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This with a 2.5L Turbo and AWD
28k MSRP
Bring the mazdaspeed6 back
Done
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1.8l turbo vtec RWD for under $25,000
literally all honda needs to do to capture the under 30 market
My piece of shit neighbor keyed my girlfriend's car. I know it was him but I can't prove it.
What's more chickenshit than fucking with a man's automobile?
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Op is the crazy neighbor blaming everything on his neighbors.
Your car was keyed elsewhere. Don't blame it on your neighbors.
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>>15373056
fucking with a girls?
also this >>15373067
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>>15373056
>What's more chickenshit than fucking with a man's automobile?
fucking with a man's wife
I've never owned a car before, and I could use some help figuring out if I'm looking at a good opportunity or a total money pit.
A family member (who has previously been very trustworthy) is offering to sign over a 2001 AWD Volvo V70 XC with 175,000 miles on it for $0. Insurance and future repairs would be on me. No accidents for the car's entire history. Tires and brakes are fine, and it just passed emissions this month, but see below.
The only issues he said it had were that it's got a persistent Check Engine light on it that nobody has been able to figure out, but doesn't seem to be impacting performance in any notable way--he mentioned it's either a cracked J-hose or an ECU replacement, but otherwise he estimated it'd take somewhere around $1500/year to keep it on the road. Insurance quotes are looking like $400/six months.
The car type seems right--I'm going to be in central Pennsylvania, and it handles very well in the weather.
For context, I'm trying to optimize for reliability--I just need an A-to-B car for about a year, maybe two. Thoughts? If I'm leaving out any important info, let me know.
Picture is the car in question.
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80% of persistent check engine lights have been over bullshit, if it's still pushing inspections go for it, volvo wagons are cozy.
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>>15373025
You looking to start your own meth empire, OP?
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OP those year XC70s are known for costly transmission issues
I'd say take it, it's free after all. But when the tranny goes to shit move on.
You can custom order a burger. But you can't custom order a car?
I want a Company custom make me a car with whatever engine I choose whatever drivetrain I choose whatever interior I choose however many doors or trunk or whatever. I want to choose.
Why do car companies get to choose what millions of people drive. They get to choose what the cars look like and what engines they will have.
Not anymore.
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Sure you can get it custom. It's gonna cost you though.
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>>15372897
Yup. Any custom shop will be happy to indulge you - for a price. Or you can make it yourself.
Money or time....
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Well they sell a million times many hamburgers as cars probably, so take a guess.
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https://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/5650430873.html
I like Maximas and they're pretty good DDs, but something makes me think this is too good to be true. Can a low mileage actually sell for this without any strings attached?
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The 3.5L VQ engines (not sure what year they introduced them) are prone to burning oil but it's not too bad. It's a manual so you should be fine in terms of avoiding transmission issues (the 6 speed auto on the 04-06 models is literally a ticking time bomb). VQs have a tendency to have the timing chain need servicing somewhat prematurely so make sure to have that checked out.
Other than that they make reliable cars even if the paint quality of Nissan cars isn't the greatest. Electrics for that gen are usually rock solid as well. Crappy on gas but what would you expect from a heavy FWD V6? Good luck.
t. Maxima driver
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>>15372739
too big for my taste, but will be comfy if youre fat, i really always liked the back seats, the turning radius is atrocious tho
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>>15372805
I'm lanky as fuck and would prefer to cop a Prelude or a 240SX (but lol ricetax), but I've heard good things about these and the price is undeniably attractive. Never heard about the turning though, I thought these were relatively sporty handling cars for the size?
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Thanks for the info, my dude. What's the average MPGs on them? I'd expect low-mid 20s but I'm not looking for a Prius so that's fine.
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>tint 20% below legal limit.
Drive around in this.
>Never pulled over despite driving aggressively.
Anybody else take advantage of driving an "old people mobile"?
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>>15372657
4100 x 2300 !!!!
>my eyes !
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>>15372657
>Concorde
>old people car
More like niggerwhip and you'll get pulled soon
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>>15372687
You know that black people don't take care of their cars. Maybe if there were some aftermarket rims, peeling paint, etc. Nobody thinks I'm black looking at it.
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anyone have any stories of them running out of fuel? i have a couple.
>be 18
>purchase my first vehicle
>1994 dodge dakota 2wd with 3.9 magnum v6
>fuel needle does not work always fill up when trip reaches 180 miles
>on my way to gas station after work to get gas
>trip says 147 miles figure im good. im about 2 miles from gas station
>approach redlight and stop first in line.
>green. step on gas to go. truck does not move is just idling. wtf?
>truck dies. i restart it and sputters then dies.
>people go past me.
>steering locked cant push truck back words to side of road wont go into neautral
>put truck in R while cranking the starter im slowly moving backwards while killing my starter (was on hill)
>call mom to get me
that shit sucked.
fast forward 5 years
>work as mechanic at honda
>we get a shipment of new honda to PDI
>grab a 2016 honda odyssey
>already has 13 miles on it. salesman let a customer drive car with no fuel in it to test drive
(fun fact. brand new cars come with 0 fuel when we get them off the truck we have to put gas in them)
>pull into shop have to let it idle while checking moon roof power locks windows etc.
>time to put gas in it
(gas station is 0.5 miles away)
>driving to gas station trying to make it to station.
>run out of fuel 1 stop light away from driveway
>steering gets harder put in N and coast into walmart parking lot
>call co worker he comes in another PDI and we fill up in parking lot.
>fill at gas station drive back to honda
>Rip sales department a new asshole as i lost time on my PDI inspection.
>General manager screams at sales department too
fucking car salesman are scum of the earth.
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oh boy
>engine stalling randomly on road
>get it in my head it's the ignition switch
>pull into parking lot
>engine will not shut off with key out
>SUSPICION CONFIRMED
>call my bro, he comes pick me up, head to auto parts store and buy new ignition cylinder
>perform operation in a home depot parking lot
>sitting there for an hour with the steering wheel off, looking like I'm hot wiring the damn thing.
>finally button it back up, go to start car
>cranks but no vroom
>check fuel filter leading to carb
>empty
>almost go back to store to buy fuel pump, but my brother suggests getting some gas first
>20 gallon tank
>car takes all 20 gallons and then some
>mfw
This is why you need a fuel gauge, kids.
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My first car. It was a faggot automatic.
>Live in valley in buttfuck nowhere
>Drive out of town despite being low on gas, expecting to get gas at a small village about an hour up the road
>Gas station in village is inexplicably closed 5 hours early with no note or explanation
>Have to turn around
>Just crest the top of the (extremely tall, mountain foothills size) hill heading into my town, and car sputtters once, gauge is well below empty
>Coast all the way down the hill in neutral
>No brakes, coasting into town going 100~ kmh
>Conserve momentum all the way to the gas station, but now going quite slow - have to turn a corner as well
>Put it in drive to take the corner and pull up to the pump
>Car dies about 5 feet from the pump
kek. I just pushed it close enough to reach.
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>>15372666
You stole my satan trips asshole
Why did they just drop this engine?
Fuck me, why does America never get the good Japanese cars? It's not fair. All the cars we got that uses this engine natively weren't good enough for it, they were big and wallowy
If they put this in a small nimble light hatch then they'd have a Civic killer.
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Anyone?
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>>15372595
This engine was a piece of shit you idiot.
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>>15372821
? It was amazing
>drive a turd gen prelude
>finally got a/c yesterday
>live in Phoenix so I figured I almost needed it
>drove home from mechanics, didn't get cold but whatever I live close and it's hot
>next morning drive out of garage and ac is really cold
>drive home from work and ac doesn't get cold again
Is this normal? I live really close to work also, so I didn't drive for too long from the mechanic or from work. Should I just try driving further? Is it better to let the ac get cold with the windows down, or up, or what? Please help I don't want another bad compressor ;-;
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>>15372487
>FWD
Why didn't you just buy a RWD car if you were going to go so fucking old?
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>>15372487
Let the car air out first before turning the a/c on.
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>>15372492
Because look at it
>>15372501
I considered this as well, will it be fine if it's hot as dick outside? I'm sure it hotter inside anyways but just wondering
I have a budget of about $500 CAD a month to lease a car for 48 months.
My top choice right now is a GTI that I would ECU tune.
Are there any other cars in this price range worth leasing that offer the comfort and speed that a GTI would?
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>>15372432
nissan micra
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>>15372447
I really hope the micra comes with a sick CVT
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Get a 5 year old GTI. There's nothing different between the old and new ones.
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>getting a non hard-top convertible
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>>15372372
>owning a convertible
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>>15372391
> not owning one
98 SL500 master race reporting in
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>>15372532
They're all shit compromises, and I live in Florida
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is this a steal?
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>>15372323
sup sc bro.
it's almost a 20 year old vehicle. run the vin as always
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>>15372323
It's a steal for the seller
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you definitely should haggle that shit down, but not bad if it's in good shape