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Does car shopping stress you out? I'm seriously frustrated with it, and curious about the rest of you guys.
>>15178200
No. I love shopping for cars. I peruse Craigslist and autotrader daily. I don't have shit taste so cars I'd buy are rare so the choices aren't too difficult.
>>15178200
It just takes patience. Don't be afraid to walk away from a deal if it isn't what you're looking for. The car you want will turn up eventually.
It's frustrating when the seller takes flattering pics of the car, only to find out it's a piece of shit when you actually go see it in person
>pics at angles to hide dents/scratches
>detailed pics of everything, but say, one of the door panels only to find out said piece of completely fucked
>"Oh everything's good there's no check engine light" over the phone
>when you ask about the check engine light "Oh don't...
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1. Car jerks like clutch is bouncing off of flywheel in reverse.
2. When letting off gas, car jerks.
3. Car jerks if don't ease off clutch in first.
What's causing this?
The driver
>>15178025
Your shitty footwork
>>15178025
>1. Car jerks like clutch is bouncing off of flywheel in reverse.
When idling? when driving?
>2. When letting off gas, car jerks.
When driving? When idling?
>3. Car jerks if don't ease off clutch in first.
When driving? When idling?
More info, please
![affordable-classic-1966-ford-f100-for-sale[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/vlyGEuF.jpg "affordable-classic-1966-ford-f100-for-sale[1].jpg")
Okay, so this isn't going to be reasonable, but assuming I win the lottery, then it might become a reality.
My grandfather had a 1966 Ford F-100 truck. The monster has its original 460 CIs (that's 7538.05 CCs, or ~7.54 liters) engine that he maintained and adjusted himself. He'd tune some things, adjust the belt (all by hand; he never really used tools), and then start the engine to hear the sound. If he didn't like the sound, he'd shut it off and adjust again. He then used some tool to calculate how well-timed it is and found it to be less than...
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Unfortunately, he totaled it before I was even born. It's been sitting in the middle of a forest for the past two decades and it's now a pile of rust. The engine never sustained damage in the wreck, so it was turned upside down and left in the car's wreckage to protect it from the elements or some nonsense; I'm sure it's a pile of rust now, too.
Anyways, how much would it cost to repair it?
Please note that the car in the provided pic is not his; it's simply the same make and model.
Lastly, before any of you faggots pull some "that's an unreliable car you don't want to repair it" or "just buy him a civic" or some shit, fuck you.
I don't care how the car performs. I don't care if it turns out that he lied about everything of which it's capable.
He loves that car and it would bring tears to his eyes to be able to drive that specific vehicle again. That's all about which I care.
>>15178009
>I have this piece of string here, could you tell me how long it is exactly?
Also, tuning old cars by ear is pretty easy once you have the knowledge
>doubled the fuel economy
rose tinted glasses
>100mph
maybe, assuming the speedo is correct
Have you guys ever been in an accident? If so, share your story.
Just today, I majorly fucked up. I put my 944 through my neighbor's fence. I was trying to get it started after it sat for awhile, and didn't realize I left it in gear. The car is my project and doesn't have working brakes. I ended up reving it and it rolled down the small slope from my driveway.
-Pic related, my 944
Holy fuck you should be atripfag now
>>15177931
>doesn't have brakes
Good god.
>>15177931
Bummer.
I once had my park brake fail on a small hill.
Luckily I was close enough to hop in and stop it.
Bout pooped my pants though.
Battle of the shitbox manufactures
Who reigns supreme????
They're the same company.
WHO BETTER /O/???????/??//
They're the same company.
What is the worst thing you have ever seen on the road
>Honda drivers
>not even once
A toyota tercel painted with my little pony shit
>>15177903
that was mine, its my drift build
>>15178002
Hahaha its funny because ff cant drift and mlp is for kids hahahahahaha good one anon
So my white trash neighbor hit my car with two different vehicles over a period of 2 months while my car was parked in the assigned parking lot. They slammed their car door into my rear passenger quarter panel 8 times amongst the two cars.
>I provided pictures to the insurance company with matching color samples.
>I provided pictures of their doors' damage and how it lined up perfectly with the damage on my vehicle.
>I provided a witness statement who saw it happen 2 of the 8...
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>>15177844
>not living in a house with a driveway
Pleb.
>>15177855
I fucking wish man. I fucking wish.
>>15177844
Welcome to automobile ownership
As an asian guy I feel like it's unfair when the "asians can't drive" stereotype gets applied to me. It's all asian WOMEN who are the shitty drivers and yet they give us asian men a bad name. It's bullshit.
are you cute?
post pix
i got a thing for azn guys
Everyone is a shitty driver except me.
Don't fret anon.
Dagumi was an asian guy
Keiichi Tsuchiya aka "Le Drift Man" is an asian guy
Fuck their stereotypes.
I drive a 2004 Dodge stratus (pos im aware) and I recently got a check engine light. I bring it in to dodge courtesy, and apparently its the ignition coil. Theyre telling me its gonna cost me $635 bucks for the part/labor, does that sound right? I looked up how to change the part myself and the guy literally did it in about 10 minutes. They also mentioned changing the spark plugs for me just in case since thats something commonly changed with the coil. Should I just buy the part and change it myself or is it worth 635?? Pic some shit I grabbed of google images.
>>15177550
If you can ever do the work yourself, why would you even consider paying someone else to do it?
change the plugs first, then see what happens
>>15177727
I know as a damn fact its not the plugs, they were changed within the year.
Hey guys, not usually a visitor here, but I stumbled upon this car a while back and heard many great things about it. I looked it up on some used car places but I can't seem to find one anywhere.
I doubt you guys could help me, but do you happen to know where I can get my hands on one of these?
>>15177496
They never sold them here.
Now fuck off weeaboo.
>>15177496
It's a Honda Civic modified with Miata NA pop ups, enjoy.
>>15177496
An old Corolla? Anywhere on Craigslist. If you cant find one they might not be common in your area, just try an alternative shitbox
>be American
>think driving manual means you're somehow better than everyone else
>leave YouTube comments crying about people's auto trans
The young automotive community is cancer. It's always young kids in HS or college who bitch about choice of a transmission because they think driving a manual makes you manly or cool. It's just embarrassing, women in Europe drive stick and don't give a shit.
Americans are fat and stupid, you gotta remember
Visiting there from Holland I was surprised how many of them were telling me I looked too skinny and needed to gain weight.
>>15177495
t. butthurt automatic driver
And what demographic is it that gets upset about what people say in youtube comments sections and go to complain about in on anime imageboards?
Which one is the better deal? I need it to last for at least 4 years.
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/cto/5604257383.html
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/5608660053.html
>>15177332
look out for burning oil at idle common prob on old b20 engine, the auto transmission is a ticking time bomb, i wouldnt bother unless the mileage was 100k ot lower, other than that my friend has had one for yrs its a great little suv.
>>15177332
Red one.
Damn those are cheap.
In my area those would both be 4 to 5 thousand
>>15177332
Why are you stuck on crvs? What's your budget?
The best thing France has ever done. No wonder it stayed so much in the market.
>>15177189
It was never as good as the Bedford Rascal.
>>15177202
Isn't that just a rebadged Suzuki Carry?
I knew a guy who had a bright orange one with an SR20 swap. You couldn't brake too hard or the back eheels would come off the ground.
>>15177326
It is, must be very practical
>doing your own work on your car
spending money to bust your knuckles, get a headache, mess things up because you did it wrong, make multiple trips to parts stores, get wrong parts, not have warrantied work, and generally having things be more difficult than they should be because you dont have the right tools.
>>15177168
>>15177168
>getting things wrong
>getting the wrong parts
>being so shit you need a warranty for your own work
Useless deadbeat general?
>raising your own kids
Here's my list (some of these models have already been landed in Vancouver):
> Evo VII
> Accord Euro R
> EJ20 bugeyes/blobeyes
> B5 RS4 Avant
> Mk. 1 Focus RS
> DC5 ITR
> Series 8 RX7 RZ and Type R Bathurst R
> R34 Nur (1000 were made; 250 M-Spec and 750 V-Spec II)
> E46 manual wagons...
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>>15176970
pretty much none
>>15176970
Who gives a shit? And why would I want a shitty FF car? As if the Prelude wasn't bad enough
>>15176970
jesus christ you have the most ricer taste the crown majesta is better than any accord
