I'm looking at buying a 2006 Toyota Sienna with roughly 155k miles for $6500. It has the basic CE package and is in solid shape inside and out with a well documented maintenance record.
I'm certainly inexperienced buying cars but to me in runs great and I couldn't find anything wrong with it following the sticky's test drive advice.
Thoughts?
The mileage worries me a bit - I'm also considering a Grand Caravan a bit younger with fewer miles, but maybe that's poor reasoning.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
>>14193743
>Dodge vs Toyota
Also that's a high price for the trim level and miles. I would keep looking. You should be able to find an LE with 120k for that price or better.
>>14193743
>155k miles
>>14193762
Thanks! I would definitely be looking at considerably newer/lower mileage Dodge at that price point. It's just a tough call to say how much can offset the difference between the makes.
I kind of felt like the price was high, but I'm also not in a huge market with a lot of Siennas around that age.
Where is the best place to buy cars? Where to buy cars that are no longer sold at dealers?
>Pic related, wanting an 86 more than Itsuki.
>>14193625
Craigslist, used car lots, classifieds, ebay.
If you want a ae86 you might wanna try import websites. Tried looking on craigslist and i could barely find anything in my area
>ae86
Hey /o/ i just bought a 2015 dodge dart 1.4l. How did I do? My friend said that i could have spent my money a bit wiser but i wanted a new car anyway. It's nice to be honest. I dont know much about cars but dodge is a reliable brand so ive been told.
>>14193361
>2015 dodge dart
>2015
>Dart
>dodge
Why? Have fun with your fiat
Op here again. The dealer told me that the automatic transmission would be more reliable than the manual so i got the auto
>1.4L
I was actually depressed about having the 2.0L engine and then I found out there was an even smaller version and now I don't feel so bad.
>tfw you wanted a Dodge Ram
>tfw you can only afford a Dodge Dart
I've been checking car dealers and they offer you a lot of turbo cars, specially VW, so far all I've grasped is that they give you good engine acceleration and HP and save gasoline compared to v6 and v8
Are Turbo charged cars reliable, what are some common problems?
Do they increase torque?
Should I care since I plan on using it for daily 2 hour trips to my town school?
Which turbo charged cars consume more fuel rather than saving?
Pic Related it's fiesta St Turbo charged
>>14193100
google.com
> asks about VW
> posts a Ford
Turbo engines are absolutely more complex and less reliable than naturally aspirated engines but they give back to you in terms of performance for MPGs and they also weigh less than an NA engine rated for similar horsepower. There's a whole additional engine component (the turbo charger) that suffers mechanical wear and needs lubricant to be delivered to it plus the actual engine runs at much higher RPMs with higher compression and more heat so everything needs to be in top shape or something will pop.
I have a VW 1.8t engine in the Passat the wife drives and it's really a good engine as far as performance and economy go but there's a big caveat. VW did not mandate synthetic oil in them (just do yourself a favor and use fully synthetic oil in any turbo engine). Because of this a LOT of VW 1.8t engines broke down the dinosaur oil that has been put in them and turned it to sludge that stays in the engine and is just waiting to cause all kinds of problems. Even though her engine passed the normal sludge tests I'm pretty sure it has some in the oil return line for the turbo because sometimes oil just disappears from her pan and later reappears. She also had a problem where her catalytic converter got clogged and blew right off her manifold (stupid things are right next to the engine on that car) and I believe it was because of there being too much oil in the pan because of this mysterious issue I'm only speculating is in the turbo oil return line.
Neither of my American made v8s have anything remotely similar to these type of problems but they cost like $10 more every time I fill them up even at the cheap gas prices.
>>14193100
It varies. Older turbocharged engines even in their era tended to fail often if strict maintenance and driving discipline was not followed. Nowadays many of those issues have been mitigated somewhat by mandating specific oils, implementing more systems to manage wear and prevent sludge buildup, etc. but it still does not change the fact that turbocharged engines require more attention to keep them running.
You won't make up much difference in fuel economy since most require premium fuel where their NA counterpart would run on piss grade 87. You need to drive them harder to get the most out of the turbo, even with smaller turbines. Rather, you are buying a turbocharged car if you want a little more power with somewhat increased efficiency to improve day to day costs but aren't as concerned about mid to long term costs of ownership when the expensive maintenance starts to come up.
Buying used turbo cars is also sketchy unless you can be assured the previous owner(s) did all the right things to keep the car in good shape. My Jetta with its 2.0 TFSI engine I bought used, but only because it had one prior owner and they had all the service records to show they took care of it.
If you can't afford the premiums attached to purchasing something turbocharged, then look elsewhere.
What do you think, /o/tists?
How do I import one into Ireland?
>>14193090
just drive it from north america
the fucker is a boat
>>14193088
I thought that grille was photoshoped
I have a thesis
>>14192703
You mean theory? Of?
>>14192703
I'm not going to help you with your school work.
>>14192703
Again?
Do tell, OP
sup boys going to try and buy this car tomorrow wanted to see what everyone thought about the deal. i have a test drive lined up its the 06 325i auto trans 130k miles clean title from dealership cost of 6500.
>>14192677
thats alot of money and milage for a bimmer man.
dont forget its 10 years old and parts will be getting expensive
Is this just for the brand?
>scoot news
http://motorscooterguide.net/
>why get a scooter instead of a motorcycle?
https://www.esurance.com/info/motorcycle/scooter-or-motorcycle
>basic scooter maintenance & upkeep
http://www.scooterfocus.com/scooter_maintenance.html
>beginner's manual on rider safety
http://www.msf-usa.org/downloads/SBRC_Student_Handbook_2010.pdf
>scooter parts & accessories
http://www.scooterworks.com/
http://www.scooterwest.com/
>see if it fits
http://cycle-ergo.com
>motorcycle database which includes scooters
http://www.motorcycledb.com
>the truth about Chinese scooters
http://www.motorscootershopper.com/chinese-scooters.asp
>by, sell, & trade scooters (and motorcycles)
http://www.cycletrader.com/
Oh look, what 90% of dbt actually rides
http://www.justgottascoot.com/whichscooter.htm
Find out which scooter is right for you
>>14192654
Plenty of motorcycle enthusiasts are also scooter enthusiasts, and vice versa.
Pee pee poo poo?
sumtimes both
>>14192649
You know , they actually think FWD can be a sports car
How do Toyobaru cuckolds deal with the fact they bought the worse possible option in the entry level sports car market?
>mustang is quicker and more comfortable
>miata is faster around the track and a proper sports car
http://www.motortrend.com/news/2016-mazda-mx-5-vs-2015-subaru-brz-comparison/
http://www.motortrend.com/news/high-performance-two-door-comparison/
>>14192527
>>miata is faster around the track
Nope.
>>14192527
If they drive as well as the press say they do, that's enough to justify buying one, all statistics be damned.
The feels; that which bench racers default to when someone posts the Civic Type R.
For the most recent Head 2 Head, between the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, and the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qWYJQClIyY
>>14192256
Corvette is the poor man's viper. Inferior in every way except price.
>>14192277
Except it's scarier. With the Viper, you can only get one person to shit his pants (the passenger), with the Z06, you can get both.
sup /o/
i need to replace both of the headlights on my 2001 nissan sentra gxe because of damage
i don't know shit about cars so please recommend me some good headlights that fit my car and also where to purchase them from (canada)
>>14192009
Go to a scrapyard
Get the headlights (same headlights from the same model)
Put new bulbs in them
Use a headlight-polishing kit if they need a polish
????
PROFIT
>>14192023
thought about this option, but would like something new
how are these? http://www.autoanything.com/lights/spec-d-headlights
>>14192077
They'd probably work aswell. Just make sure that they are for that very model you have, and that they don't require other functions that your lights don't have (vacuum height-control and so on)
>am 18
>start riding motorcycles
>gets me into driving as a sport and manual transmissions
>parents want to get me car
>tell them I want a manual transmission car
>they get me one
I've got starting and stopping down pretty well, but when I shift from 1st -> 2nd or 2nd -> 3rd, it's still "jerky"; it shifts fine, but I'm not doing it smoothly, so the car rocks back and forth (sometimes pretty hard) as I shift between those gears. How do I improve this? Time and experience?
>>14191856
Check the fluids. Generally speaking an engine should drop enough in revs when upshifting that it isn't THAT jerky.
>>14191856
Are you slamming down on the clutch and immediately letting up super super fast? You'll get a feel for it.
>>14191856
What car is it whats the Rev limit and about what revs are you shiftin at?
You may be shifting too soon in the Rev range or not clutching in and out quickly enough
Help me /o/, I was on an adventure to find the OBD-i wire connection, and discovered the electrical ruin that the last owner decided to do in pic related... Fuckin Autopage
>mfw my car is an electrical firebomb
Why the fucking faggot is this upside down
>>14191759
You poor fuck. I had a 97 cavalier like that.. Except worse. Aftermarket relays and boxes everywhere, wire ends taped off, different colored wires spliced into other colors over and over and over.. Once I found that out I sold that shitbox asap.
>>14191860
Well, what do, anon? I've had this car a year and a half and I kinda like it.. Theres a local dindu motosports customization place that sells remote starters and shit.. Should I ask about unfucking the wiring?
Am I the only person who wouldn't buy a supercar even if they could? Supercars just don't interest me in the least. Not only are they generic dream cars, there's nothing special when a new Lamborghini blows away a V6 mustang at the traffic light. I'd rather beat the mustang in a frumpy looking sleeper that I built myself. I respect supercars for what they are and appreciate their advanced engineering, but soup up any RWD car, truck, or van right and it will knock the pants off 99% of vehicles on the road and hold its own against many sports cars for a fraction of the price. Who is really going to do more than that?
Anyone else agree that tuned regular cars are cooler than supercars?
I would drive them, but I wouldn't want to own one. They've been reduced to nothing but flashy status symbols
Except for maybe cars like the 911 and NSX
I feel that way now but I'm self-aware enough to know that if I ever did hit some major payday I'd take an interest in supercars post-haste. I don't think I'd abandon my interest in mid-tier cars or worked up shitboxes but I'd definitely find an interest in supercars too.
As is, I really don't care that much about them other than seeing what new technology they introduce because they are so far beyond my reach that it just doesn't matter. It's why I can never get on board with benchracing $100K+ cars. It really doesn't matter to me in the least if one is a second or two faster than the other on a given track because I'll never own either of them and even if I did I'd never be able to hit those laptimes anyways.
>>14191731
"regular" cars, no. I've no particular interest in generic commuters from any era, really.
But yeah, there's a huge variety of amusing classics, more accessible performance vehicles and generally interesting, quirky shit out there I'd much rather have than, say, a 488gtb or whatever.