This Makes Me Sad for America and Cars #2
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Date: 2020-01-19
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Mark
Scotty, I have a question about my 2006 Toyota Corolla. I bought it used at 166, 000-ish miles. The windshield had a small crack that has expanded from a couple of inches to completely accross the windshield from bottom corner on the left to the bottom corner on the right. Another crack has formed, and it starts on the driver's side at eye level and runs accross the windshield to the passenger's side A-pillar. The only other issue with the car is the headlight assemblies, especially the driver's side, which despite multiple polishings by a pro has clouded over to the point of almost uselessness. The passenger's side assembly is probably the original part, whereas the driver's side has indications of being replaced, probably due to an accident. My question is this: the headlight assemblies would cost about 200-400 to replace, the windshield replacement would be about the same. Is there any additional danger to driving with a cracked windshield that warrants an immediate replacement? I've noticed that the wiper blades wear out sooner than usual when used on the cracked windshield, but other than that is this a safety issue with the windshield? If not, I'd rather spend my money on installing better headlights.
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Scotty, I have a question about my 2006 Toyota Corolla. I bought it used at 166, 000-ish miles. The windshield had a small crack that has expanded from a couple of inches to completely accross the windshield from bottom corner on the left to the bottom corner on the right. Another crack has formed, and it starts on the driver's side at eye level and runs accross the windshield to the passenger's side A-pillar. The only other issue with the car is the headlight assemblies, especially the driver's side, which despite multiple polishings by a pro has clouded over to the point of almost uselessness. The passenger's side assembly is probably the original part, whereas the driver's side has indications of being replaced, probably due to an accident. My question is this: the headlight assemblies would cost about 200-400 to replace, the windshield replacement would be about the same. Is there any additional danger to driving with a cracked windshield that warrants an immediate replacement? I've noticed that the wiper blades wear out sooner than usual when used on the cracked windshield, but other than that is this a safety issue with the windshield? If not, I'd rather spend my money on installing better headlights.
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michael
I had a GM Olds division executive tell me that Olds would be closed within 15 years and that was back in the earlies 1990's. He told me the debacle with the diesel engine and the switching Olds engines for Chevy 350 to meet California emission was the cause. He said that the budget for research and development was cut to the Olds division. Chevy was a money maker and higher ups running the corporation were from the Chevy division (Roger Smith CEO) were out classed by Olds in the California emission standards and law suites for the engine swap. People were pissed getting Chevy 350 in Olds and Olds 350 in Chevy in California He told me that GM was so slow to react to any changes it took around 20 from start to finish. So his time line was right on time the diesel engine issue for Olds was 1978 to 1984.
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I had a GM Olds division executive tell me that Olds would be closed within 15 years and that was back in the earlies 1990's. He told me the debacle with the diesel engine and the switching Olds engines for Chevy 350 to meet California emission was the cause. He said that the budget for research and development was cut to the Olds division. Chevy was a money maker and higher ups running the corporation were from the Chevy division (Roger Smith CEO) were out classed by Olds in the California emission standards and law suites for the engine swap. People were pissed getting Chevy 350 in Olds and Olds 350 in Chevy in California He told me that GM was so slow to react to any changes it took around 20 from start to finish. So his time line was right on time the diesel engine issue for Olds was 1978 to 1984.
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Benjamin
Hey Scott, this is Benjamin Styer. My wife's car is a 2013 Ford fiesta. I know a little about car work. Always work on. y own vehicles. Anyway, when you put it in drive it'll shudder and hesitate then be fine once you start going. If you're on an incline stop and let off of the brake to put your foot on the accelerator it wants to bog out and just cut off. I've looked for a vacuum leak couldn't find one. I did the trick were you scuff the ground on the battery, changed air filter and the mass flow sensor and some other things I can't really think of at the moment. I know the 13's, 14's and so had really bad problems with the manual dual dry clutch mechanics. What would you suggest?
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Hey Scott, this is Benjamin Styer. My wife's car is a 2013 Ford fiesta. I know a little about car work. Always work on. y own vehicles. Anyway, when you put it in drive it'll shudder and hesitate then be fine once you start going. If you're on an incline stop and let off of the brake to put your foot on the accelerator it wants to bog out and just cut off. I've looked for a vacuum leak couldn't find one. I did the trick were you scuff the ground on the battery, changed air filter and the mass flow sensor and some other things I can't really think of at the moment. I know the 13's, 14's and so had really bad problems with the manual dual dry clutch mechanics. What would you suggest?
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Sticky
240k on my 08' Elantra and still runs like the day I bought it at 45k, original everything but the oil and tires. Haven't replaced a dang thing. I think you need to update Hyundai/KIA to your Honda/Toyota tier, Scotty. But they did cheap out on cosmetics (a rock strips the paint off down to bare metal, tree sap ate straight down to the metal and basically everything made of plastic is broken including 3/4 door handles. As a side note, my ex girlfriend still drives the Elantra her dad bought her on her 16th birthday in 2003 Also, I bought a Hyundai Equus recently for the weekends and would LOVE to get your take on it.
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240k on my 08' Elantra and still runs like the day I bought it at 45k, original everything but the oil and tires. Haven't replaced a dang thing. I think you need to update Hyundai/KIA to your Honda/Toyota tier, Scotty. But they did cheap out on cosmetics (a rock strips the paint off down to bare metal, tree sap ate straight down to the metal and basically everything made of plastic is broken including 3/4 door handles. As a side note, my ex girlfriend still drives the Elantra her dad bought her on her 16th birthday in 2003 Also, I bought a Hyundai Equus recently for the weekends and would LOVE to get your take on it.
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hardleecure
They're taking over the market of reliability That's not saying much as there isn't a single auto manufacturer today that I'd trust to build a vehicle that would last even the standard 9 years (the average life of a car according to the insurance industry. Trust me Scotty, if there were a auto manufacturer that made a body on chassis vehicle with the chassis made entirely sealed and fortified with expanding spray foam, stainless steal brake lines and fuel lines and a modular drive train design for future upgrades like (new engine/transmission or electric motor options, I'd be on that like white on rice.
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They're taking over the market of reliability That's not saying much as there isn't a single auto manufacturer today that I'd trust to build a vehicle that would last even the standard 9 years (the average life of a car according to the insurance industry. Trust me Scotty, if there were a auto manufacturer that made a body on chassis vehicle with the chassis made entirely sealed and fortified with expanding spray foam, stainless steal brake lines and fuel lines and a modular drive train design for future upgrades like (new engine/transmission or electric motor options, I'd be on that like white on rice.
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Guest
What really happened was Douglas MacArthur went to Japan when was war average and found nothing a quality so he brought a man named dr. Edwards Denning and talk to the Japanese over 10 years that quality cost less and they built their reputation on that and that's why they beat the pants off the American tradition and he also taught them that if they upgrade their products like Sony that they'd be a dominant empire and he also told them you do not want satisfy customers you want repeat customersand that's why we buy these these products over and over again
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What really happened was Douglas MacArthur went to Japan when was war average and found nothing a quality so he brought a man named dr. Edwards Denning and talk to the Japanese over 10 years that quality cost less and they built their reputation on that and that's why they beat the pants off the American tradition and he also taught them that if they upgrade their products like Sony that they'd be a dominant empire and he also told them you do not want satisfy customers you want repeat customersand that's why we buy these these products over and over again
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Nuancolar
I'm a buy-American kind of guy, but even I must admit that we just never took our automotive manufacturing where it could have been. The last GM vehicle I owned was the worst I ever owned, and that was about five vehicles ago. I have had better luck with Toyotas, Nissans and Hondas as far as reliability goes. I once bought a Toyota truck new and drove it for 10 years and never did anything but change the oil, tires, regular maintenance and put gas in it. No breakdowns or repairs of any kind. You can't do that with a Ford, Chevy or Dodge truck.
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I'm a buy-American kind of guy, but even I must admit that we just never took our automotive manufacturing where it could have been. The last GM vehicle I owned was the worst I ever owned, and that was about five vehicles ago. I have had better luck with Toyotas, Nissans and Hondas as far as reliability goes. I once bought a Toyota truck new and drove it for 10 years and never did anything but change the oil, tires, regular maintenance and put gas in it. No breakdowns or repairs of any kind. You can't do that with a Ford, Chevy or Dodge truck.
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Guest
Here in Colorado if you lease a tundra or Tacoma and keep the mileage under control as per the lease and take care of it, When you trade it back in it will write you a check for the equity. No other manufacture Cant say that. Period. Toyota trucks and SUVs Are money in the bank. As a former shop manager and tech only fools buy American. I drive 30, 000 miles a year as a contractor and I line up at supply houses all the time and hear all the gripes of the American truck guys. The smart ones switch to Toyotas and never look back
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Here in Colorado if you lease a tundra or Tacoma and keep the mileage under control as per the lease and take care of it, When you trade it back in it will write you a check for the equity. No other manufacture Cant say that. Period. Toyota trucks and SUVs Are money in the bank. As a former shop manager and tech only fools buy American. I drive 30, 000 miles a year as a contractor and I line up at supply houses all the time and hear all the gripes of the American truck guys. The smart ones switch to Toyotas and never look back
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Guest
I worked at GM for 15 years until they closed my plant. I've owned MANY GM vehicles over the years, but when I lost my job I decided not to support them anymore. Since then I've owned several Nissan, Honda and Mazda vehicles. Needless to say, I agree with Scotty, the Japanese generally are far better built vehicles. Of course, Nissan has lost it in recent years, but they were a great enthusiast's brand at one point. In any case, there's no doubt in my mind which companies make better cars and it damn sure isn't the Americans.
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I worked at GM for 15 years until they closed my plant. I've owned MANY GM vehicles over the years, but when I lost my job I decided not to support them anymore. Since then I've owned several Nissan, Honda and Mazda vehicles. Needless to say, I agree with Scotty, the Japanese generally are far better built vehicles. Of course, Nissan has lost it in recent years, but they were a great enthusiast's brand at one point. In any case, there's no doubt in my mind which companies make better cars and it damn sure isn't the Americans.
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