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I fixed my windshield wiper motor n' relay and my head lights on my 1987 ford f150! I can drive it the majority of PNW weather now! Time to save up for full tune up stuff.
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Dead Reckoning posted:Four door, sedan, coupe or hatchback, less than 5 years old, $15,000-$22,000, heat/AC, power doors/windows/locks, aux input. Back up camera and heated seats are nice, but not necessary. I've driven the Mazda 3 (I didn't like the console layout, and the automatic transmission was really noticeably sluggish on the one I drove) and the Accord (no complaints, but more expensive.) I bought a 2002 Focus new, drove it for 137,000 miles over about 10.5 years before selling it to a neighbor. It was still getting the window-sticker mpg, and I'd spent less than $500 total in repairs. Edit: Don't buy a car right now, wait a couple of months. MY2018 is about to kick off, and all those 2017s will suddenly become a liability for the dealer. Not as bad as they will be in December, but I'm guessing you don't want to wait that long. June/July-ish though...sales will fire up. Godholio fucked around with this message at 02:30 on May 16, 2017 |
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I waited to buy my motorcycle until after Christmas and before the new year. I probably could've hammered them for a little bit more but still walked out pretty slick.
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May 16, 2017 02:50
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not caring here posted:I waited to buy my motorcycle until after Christmas and before the new year. I GOT A MOD FOR YOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yncCNEDFsP4&t=46s
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May 16, 2017 02:52
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el mags always on that anime poo poo
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Bedded in the new clutch and brakes on the corolla last night, figured the speedo wasn't connected but nope, the joint on the cable's hosed. gently caress me and my brother, we're both redneck mechanic morons who should just leave this poo poo to the experts.
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May 16, 2017 03:10
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ive been driving my wifes fiesta lately i miss having a fun small car to drive all the drive. it's slow but in a goofy fun way. makes a lot of fun noise when you floor it. it's too small for me though, i have to stoop down to see traffic lights
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May 16, 2017 03:15
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:i have to stoop down to see traffic lights This is the worst thing about the miata when I have the top down because I unconsciously sit higher when I've got the top down, and the top of the windshield is right where you would want to look at the traffic light if pull up to the line.
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things that suck when you are tall: -plane seats -pants shopping -old houses -small fun cars
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:things that suck when you are tall: having a normal sized wang
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:ive been driving my wifes fiesta lately i'm 6'2" and have no problem unless the sun shades are down in other news, had a brush pile in the back yard with a hornet/yellowjacket nest underneath and they're dead now due to fire 
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FIDEL CASHFLOW posted:in other news, had a brush pile in the back yard with a hornet/yellowjacket nest underneath and they're dead now due to fire I approve of this message. gently caress yellowjackets.
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May 16, 2017 04:00
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orange juche posted:I approve of this message. gently caress yellowjackets.
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I had a new Focus back in 2004. It was a hardy little car that could zip around town no trouble. I think I put something like 100k miles on it with no problems until I sold it when I moved. Dunno how the newer ones are, but based on that one I wouldn't have a problem getting another. I am waiting for the 2018 Subaru's to start coming out and then I'm going to trade in my 2015 Crosstrek for a new one. I'll probably lose like 7-9k in the deal, but my wife has been doing the majority of the driving on the Crosstrek. We are way out in the country with lots of dirt roads and she treats that thing like a rally car. Had to replace the windshield twice already and the warranty expired a few thousand miles ago. I figure it is just a matter of time before I need to do frontend work from the way she drives over all the rough terrain. The new one I am taking with me to gun school in the fall so it should only get light use and I am buying a grand marquis that is in good condition real cheap from my wife's grandfather for her to drive.
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Delizin posted:
what year? i got a 2008. poo poo's a boat and a half but the engine is smooth as hell
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:what year? i got a 2008. poo poo's a boat and a half but the engine is smooth as hell It is mid 2000s, an 05 or 06 I think. Was garage kept and well maintained so I'm not too worried about the 100k miles on it. He is selling it to me for $3k so I figure even if it doesn't last too long I'm not out too much.
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Delizin posted:It is mid 2000s, an 05 or 06 I think. Was garage kept and well maintained so I'm not too worried about the 100k miles on it. He is selling it to me for $3k so I figure even if it doesn't last too long I'm not out too much. that's below kbb these days, good deal btw you can fit like 5 bodies easily in the trunk
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orange juche posted:Never buy a new dodge anything. The service manager at my local dealership says Chargers and Challengers have little to no issues 
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Hmm does he work there? 🤔
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Service manager: "oh yeah, the challengers and chargers don't have as many problems as the trucks, vans, or other cars." "Take my wallet good sir, and plant my rear end in a car that requires 1500 mile oil changes!" I only say this because Dodge recommends their police car engines from certain years to have 1500-2000 mile changes, and the crazy power they're claiming, maintenance is absolutely necessary, not optional like on some asian models.
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LITERALLY SHAKING posted:I only say this because Dodge recommends their police car engines from certain years to have 1500-2000 mile changes, and the crazy power they're claiming, maintenance is absolutely necessary, not optional like on some asian models. You mean to tell me fleet cars require more maintenance? 
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ElMaligno posted:I GOT A MOD FOR YOU i mean yeah that's great for annoying people until the chickens melt
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Nuclear Tourist posted:The service manager at my local dealership says Chargers and Challengers have little to no issues Coworker is looking at a rearend rebuild on his 45k mile Challenger. And yeah, build quality on Dodge is questionable at best. I can dig out the pictures of all the factory-installed mud I got out of my antifreeze, or add up how much I've spent on steering wheel switches because the clocksprings are garbage and have been garbage since 2007 but instead of revising the part, Dodge just keeps using them and extending the warranty as soon as it becomes clear that prayers haven't worked yet. Oh, or how I'm just waiting for the correct check engine light to click on so I can get a new cylinder head. Hopefully it hits within the next 55k miles, while it's under the newly-extended warranty for that part.
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Godholio posted:I bought a 2002 Focus new, drove it for 137,000 miles over about 10.5 years before selling it to a neighbor. It was still getting the window-sticker mpg, and I'd spent less than $500 total in repairs. Thanks, but I'm not looking to buy new. I want to get this done ASAP so I can get on with life. I'll try the Focus and Mazda 6 next week, see what I think.
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I have a 15 Mazda 3i and love it. It was $21k new two years ago and hasn't had a hiccup yet. I wish Honda had redone the Civic two years earlier though. The new Civic hatchback with the 1.5T is great.
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LITERALLY SHAKING posted:Service manager: "oh yeah, the challengers and chargers don't have as many problems as the trucks, vans, or other cars." You do know thats not a Dodge thing right? Its a motor oil thing. As in the severity of driving conditions breaks down the oil much faster. If you drive like an rear end in a top hat in lovely hot and humid weather, you are supposed to do the same thing to your personal car.
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Godholio posted:I bought a 2002 Focus new, drove it for 137,000 miles over about 10.5 years before selling it to a neighbor. It was still getting the window-sticker mpg, and I'd spent less than $500 total in repairs. Nice, that lines up with when I was planning on getting a Focus hatch. 5 down with a surprisingly non-enlisted credit score should make things a whole lot easier too. Only thing I'm still going back and forth on is the whole new/used thing since it'll be the first new car I've ever bought, but the relief of not having to worry about some landmine that someone conveniently forgot to mention would be super awesome.
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Genocide Tendency posted:You do know thats not a Dodge thing right? Its a motor oil thing. As in the severity of driving conditions breaks down the oil much faster. I just do 5000 mile oil changes with Mazda oil, so when the car goes in for tire rotation and warranty service under schedule 1 maintenance i do the oil too and get it all over with. The truck gets 4000 mile changes with a cheap synthetic oil like castrol or w/e, not as picky with the truck as i am with the car since when oil is that thin (0w20) you are talking about significant lubrication differences due to additive packages and what not. 10w30 isnt nearly as runny. orange juche fucked around with this message at 08:26 on May 16, 2017 |
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Genocide Tendency posted:You do know thats not a Dodge thing right? Its a motor oil thing. As in the severity of driving conditions breaks down the oil much faster. I'm aware. It stuck out to me because Arkansas had a bunch of dodges a few years ago blowing engines because the cops didn't think it needed changed until 3k like every other car they drive. Factory recommendations for my Kia are 7500 mile oil changes. On conventional oil. But the little 2.0L with 160hp isn't some big dodge boat anchor. CRUSTY MINGE fucked around with this message at 12:48 on May 16, 2017 |
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One of our instructors in class was about to visit ogreish.com before I stopped her. Olds... 
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Woof Blitzer posted:One of our instructors in class was about to visit ogreish.com before I stopped her. Olds... Is that even a site anymore? I thought it got turned into LiveLeak.
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Woof Blitzer posted:One of our instructors in class was about to visit ogreish.com before I stopped her. Olds... Why did you stop her?
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My '12 Challenger was rock solid for the 60k miles that I had it, and I just sold it recently. I drove that thing pretty wild but in saying that I did look after it maintenance wise. That being said, the loving dodge dealerships literally made issues with it whenever I took it in. If it went into the dealership with no issues, it came out with 2. Stupid poo poo like wrong engine oil, wildly bad wheel alignments, leaving the engine oil cap off, leaving the dipstick out, leaving the radiator cap off, leaving loose lug nuts, or lug nuts so tight you had to use a breaker bar, wrong windshield wipers for fucks sake. After my warranty was out I did everything myself and it was smooth sailing. The car itself was probably the best car I've ever owned, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy another one knowing I'd have to take it back to another dodge dealership.
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Nostalgia4Murder posted:Why did you stop her? Why not
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Nostalgia4Ass posted:Is that even a site anymore? I thought it got turned into LiveLeak. Yeah, it just redirects to liveleak.
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since i can't sleep i was looking at my dad's old ship on wikipedia and discovered that actually new zealand has a fine tradition of 'gently caress hippies'quote:Later, in January 1978, the while escorting the United States Navy Thresher-class submarine Pintado into Auckland harbour, Waikato faced an armada of anti-nuclear protest yachts, which attempted to block the passage of the possibly nuclear-armed and certainly nuclear-powered submarine. Waikato ran into the harbour ahead of Pintado, with Waikato's Wasp helicopter and another RNZN Wasp in company, deployed over the protest yachts to create downdraft which destabilised the protest yachts, and tipped several over 
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orange juche posted:So whats the plan now that you're done with college? Back to Germany? I can work für 12 months on an F-1 visa under the OPT program, and I've been scrambling to find a job after everything went to poo poo a few months ago. While I'm probably not gonna have trouble finding SOMETHING, it's always a cost-benefit issue. Simply having a job for the sake of staying here 12 months in hopes of getting something better may not be worth it when I could find long-term employment back home. Since a work visa is essentially out the window for me here, I'll see what I can find until late July and then probably just peace out if nothing works out.
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Duzzy Funlop posted:I can work für 12 months on an F-1 visa under the OPT program, and I've been scrambling to find a job after everything went to poo poo a few months ago. While I'm probably not gonna have trouble finding SOMETHING, it's always a cost-benefit issue. I'd sell you my citizenship and move to Germany if I could 
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:I'd sell you my citizenship and move to Germany if I could 
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no quote! GIP success story So, uh, your boy is officially an RN! Now I need help deciding on a shirt:  
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