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I'd rather have the 5 cylinder, but from what I can remember from when I was looking at 6 cylinder Volvos it should be fine. Isn't it basically a Ford Focus underneath that's been tweaked to Volvo specs? A tad bit expensive though maybe? For being NA prices.
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Powershift posted:Torque pro shuts off powerstrokes when it tries to connect, although most regular code readers do too. I'm too dumb to understand this answer
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Humphreys posted:I'm too dumb to understand this answer OBD scanner makes Ford diesel computer go wonky.
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:Gonna go look at a 2011 Volvo S40 T5 tomorrow. $3200. Can anyone give a quick rundown of why this is a good/ bad idea?... FYI there's a Volvo thread and most goons there only read their sub'd threads so that's the best place to ask. That is a lot of miles, they're great cars and solid but you will be spending a lot on maintenance. Do a timing belt, a PCV/oil filter housing, a whole cooling system and both accessory belts as a baseline and be ready for some weird expensive stuff to break. They're reliable but they're not Camrys. They are mostly Focus parts but everything that isn't common to the focus or to all the other whiteblocks can be pricey, and there is a lot of it.
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Turbo Fondant posted:be ready for some weird expensive stuff to break. for example, the ECU was replaced bc it kept time with a quartz crystal, like a watch, so ofc ours somehow cracked resulting in random codes being thrown as the canbus gradually fell out of sync. idk if this was revised in later models but it wasn’t a cheap fix. the internal clutch cylinder was showing signs of failure too, which is to be expected at that mileage, but some kids in a stolen kia mercifully sideswiped and totaled it out before that repair came due. though from what i understand the automatics are reliable and less costly to run. it also got disappointing mileage around town. iirc the turbocharger exhaust housing is part of the exhaust manifold versus other production T5 motors due to packaging issues, and that also concerned me but idk if it’s actually adds increased costs wrt repair/replacement. weve got fond memories of it though bc it was a seriously comfy, fast, and fun to drive car to drive. it just cost a lot to maintain, and we’ve found our ownership experience has been miles better in a base model of the recent gen mazda3
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Well I have bad news for everyone who enjoys working on cars https://www.newscientist.com/article/2429249-being-angry-for-just-8-minutes-could-increase-risk-of-a-heart-attack/
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By that logic, I'm already dead.
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Yeah I think I died in 2010. I’m baseline angry, never mind the levels of ire induced by a stuck bolt or dropping a tiny screw inside the dashboard. Or, god forbid, a socket falling in the engine bay and not hitting the ground below. Hell I might be death himself based on anger alone.
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RIP IDB, thought of engine repair and died
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Hey, anyone wanna see a straight 8?
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kastein posted:Well I have bad news for everyone who enjoys working on cars I am become death, destroyer of hearts
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I've been on rifaximin (gut antibiotics) to try to help my IBS for about a week now. I thought I was tolerating it really well until last night when I pooped so bad that I almost passed out, but had to keep on pooping. I was in an awful cycle of laying on the bathroom floor to avoid blacking out and jumping back on the toilet for half an hour You know, I was looking at the bathrooms yesterday and thinking that I should clean them, but figured that I could do it today instead because I was tired 
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The Door Frame posted:2024 AI Chat Thread: pooped so bad that I almost passed out, but had to keep on pooping but jokes aside I 100% empathize. I started getting mysterious IBS and painful, painful gut inflammation symptoms in my mid-20s that still haven’t been properly diagnosed. I’ve been endoscoped from both ends, put on various meds, and I still have to drop what I’m doing and find a toilet when it happens. Can’t even eat beef or pork or anything particularly fatty anymore (yes I’ve been tested for various protein and animal fat allergies) without expecting a bathroom emergency literally within the hour.
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kastein posted:Well I have bad news for everyone who enjoys working on cars Lol I spend so much time arguing with health and insurance companies now, doesn't even need to involve cars anymore. Rip me.
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kastein posted:Well I have bad news for everyone who enjoys working on cars They should do a study on the Geotechnical drilling industry. If you add up all the times I've been near frothing at the mouth over the last 21 years it probably a year straight.
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Good thing I don't work on cars too much anymore, these days my rage comes from just driving around and dealing with complete idiots on the road. The smartphone has hosed things up in so many ways but for driving it has to be the worst, the amount of people i see on their phones while driving is astonishing
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kastein posted:Well I have bad news for everyone who enjoys working on cars Fortunately for me, I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed. Applebees Appetizer posted:Good thing I don't work on cars too much anymore, these days my rage comes from just driving around and dealing with complete idiots on the road. Not just on their phones, but complete attention devoted to their phones, only being pulled away by rumble strips or a large thud.
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That's why I like living and riving here in the northern nowhere. Moose hardly ever use smartphones
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kastein posted:Well I have bad news for everyone who enjoys working on cars Hahahahahahahahaha how the gently caress am I even alive.
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     Helped drag this on the trailer on Friday, literally dragged on the trailer since the tire/rims my dad brought with had too small of a hub diameter. The 60s vintage tires were in rough shape. 
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That looks like it's in great condition for its age. My dad used to tell me stories about how much he hated working on those things back in the 60s
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Its pretty clean for a 1938, looks like two patches need to be welded in around the rear bumper and the surface rust underneath it needs treatment. There are a lot of seized controls and a some dents here and there but its complete with less than 40k miles on it. I wanted to pull the valve cover but ran out of time, there was a lot to do yesterday before the thunderstorms came through.
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Saw some cars today at a local show and then made pizza in the garden. A good Sunday all in all      Love the spare tyre placement here 
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kastein posted:Well I have bad news for everyone who enjoys working on cars nah, it'll be my liver.
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My guy 
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