The Worst Place to Buy a Car
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Date: 2020-02-08
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Brenen
Hey Scott. I bought a 2003 Nissan Frontier xe-v6 a couple months ago with 116k. Gas mileage sucks. Im assuming the reason it sucks is because it needs a new timing belt and a tune up. Havent really dived into the condition of the engine yet. But when I cold start the vehicle I think I can hear the tensioner pulley for the timing belt rattle. So I believe the timing belt is going to need to be replaced. Would you recommend a mechanic to do it since it involves I lot of tools, or should I dive into it? I only have your typical wrenches and ratchets. Also gaining access to the timing belt gets me access to the water pump and thermostat. Would you recommend I replace that too? Or is there still life in the water pump.
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Hey Scott. I bought a 2003 Nissan Frontier xe-v6 a couple months ago with 116k. Gas mileage sucks. Im assuming the reason it sucks is because it needs a new timing belt and a tune up. Havent really dived into the condition of the engine yet. But when I cold start the vehicle I think I can hear the tensioner pulley for the timing belt rattle. So I believe the timing belt is going to need to be replaced. Would you recommend a mechanic to do it since it involves I lot of tools, or should I dive into it? I only have your typical wrenches and ratchets. Also gaining access to the timing belt gets me access to the water pump and thermostat. Would you recommend I replace that too? Or is there still life in the water pump.
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heath780391
02: 18 I did my apprenticeship at an Audi dealer, those V6 supercharged engines, are notorious for leaking oil out the rear timing chain covers, (the timing cahins are up the back of the engine) the timing chains stretch, and cause all kinds of problems, the engine mounts don't last long, the DSG transmissions have problems with the mechatronics units, cluch packs, the speed sensor modules (surprisingly big job speed sensors, and the transmissions also leak. Not to mention the bushes in the suspension aren't too durable either, they're always tearing.
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02: 18 I did my apprenticeship at an Audi dealer, those V6 supercharged engines, are notorious for leaking oil out the rear timing chain covers, (the timing cahins are up the back of the engine) the timing chains stretch, and cause all kinds of problems, the engine mounts don't last long, the DSG transmissions have problems with the mechatronics units, cluch packs, the speed sensor modules (surprisingly big job speed sensors, and the transmissions also leak. Not to mention the bushes in the suspension aren't too durable either, they're always tearing.
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PJ
I have a question for Scotty or any of u guys let me know if I'm worring about nothing. Changed spark plugs on my 2000 dodge ram5. 9. Used the champion plugs my brother convinced me to put on anti seize on threads and di electric on the ceramic. I get the use of di electric. But the anti seize? This is a highly controversial subject. Should I go take the plugs out and out and put new ones with no anti seize? Or just leave them till next change? Also I just hand tightened them and snugged them up no torque wrench.
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I have a question for Scotty or any of u guys let me know if I'm worring about nothing. Changed spark plugs on my 2000 dodge ram5. 9. Used the champion plugs my brother convinced me to put on anti seize on threads and di electric on the ceramic. I get the use of di electric. But the anti seize? This is a highly controversial subject. Should I go take the plugs out and out and put new ones with no anti seize? Or just leave them till next change? Also I just hand tightened them and snugged them up no torque wrench.
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wayne
I wound up getting a Toyota Matrix XR AWD from up north and you are right everything underneath is pure rust. You can't get half the bolts out cause the heads are so rusted so you have to cut them out or off and replace them with new ones. Luckily i didn't have to buy it cause my daughter-inlaw bought it for her mother and get this it was salvaged car on top of it all. But what a nightmare on trying to work on it, the rust from the salt has eaten everything up. I hate working on that car.
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I wound up getting a Toyota Matrix XR AWD from up north and you are right everything underneath is pure rust. You can't get half the bolts out cause the heads are so rusted so you have to cut them out or off and replace them with new ones. Luckily i didn't have to buy it cause my daughter-inlaw bought it for her mother and get this it was salvaged car on top of it all. But what a nightmare on trying to work on it, the rust from the salt has eaten everything up. I hate working on that car.
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proudinfidel
Had a 1975 Opel, it was a 2-door but it wasn't a Manta. I'm pretty sure it was called an Ascona in Germany. Best damn car I've ever owned Had Bosch fuel injection and it never gave me a single problem. It was a real blast to drive on a mountain road Until I lost it in a curve just after a rainstorm started and hit a Mercedes Benz head on and totaled the chit out of it. It's been almost 40 years since that happened and I still miss that car
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Had a 1975 Opel, it was a 2-door but it wasn't a Manta. I'm pretty sure it was called an Ascona in Germany. Best damn car I've ever owned Had Bosch fuel injection and it never gave me a single problem. It was a real blast to drive on a mountain road Until I lost it in a curve just after a rainstorm started and hit a Mercedes Benz head on and totaled the chit out of it. It's been almost 40 years since that happened and I still miss that car
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vulpixgrant
Hey Scotty did you hear about Tesla's newest bull? A Dealer sold a used Tesla Model X I believe it was to somebody, fully loaded with all the fancy options the original owner paid for. When the 2nd owner got it home Tesla had remotely DISABLED all of them The dealer claim they had no idea Tesla would do it, and Tesla said that only the original owner paid for the upgraded Software They want 8, 000 to turn it all back on
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Hey Scotty did you hear about Tesla's newest bull? A Dealer sold a used Tesla Model X I believe it was to somebody, fully loaded with all the fancy options the original owner paid for. When the 2nd owner got it home Tesla had remotely DISABLED all of them The dealer claim they had no idea Tesla would do it, and Tesla said that only the original owner paid for the upgraded Software They want 8, 000 to turn it all back on
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Brother
Last year I bought a northern car with significant rust underneath -- a 2016 Subaru Impreza with 27, 000 New York miles -- and my mechanic warns that it will need a lot of parts replaced after 8 more years of salted Maryland roads. What I want to know is what can be done to slow down the future rusting, inexpensively. (On the plus side, I drive the car less than 2000 miles per year)
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Last year I bought a northern car with significant rust underneath -- a 2016 Subaru Impreza with 27, 000 New York miles -- and my mechanic warns that it will need a lot of parts replaced after 8 more years of salted Maryland roads. What I want to know is what can be done to slow down the future rusting, inexpensively. (On the plus side, I drive the car less than 2000 miles per year)
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Buzz
Scotty. I have a original 05 G35 MT that I really like. It has 240k of mostly freeway miles. It is now consuming 1 qt of oil every 600 -1000 miles. It just passed its biannual CA smog test. Will it make it to 280 -300 k? How fast does consumption increase once it starts. This is the REv up model that according to the web has less durable oil rings. Not worth rebuilding? Thanks.
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Scotty. I have a original 05 G35 MT that I really like. It has 240k of mostly freeway miles. It is now consuming 1 qt of oil every 600 -1000 miles. It just passed its biannual CA smog test. Will it make it to 280 -300 k? How fast does consumption increase once it starts. This is the REv up model that according to the web has less durable oil rings. Not worth rebuilding? Thanks.
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Roman
My first car I actually bought my self was a '71 Opel Super Kadet (had the typical Kadet body but with the Opel GT motor and suspension. In Jan. 1977 where I living it got down to minus 24 degrees F (-31. 1 C, that next morning my Opel was the Only car on my street to start on it's own. I spent the next hour and a half going up and down my street giving neighbors Jumps.
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My first car I actually bought my self was a '71 Opel Super Kadet (had the typical Kadet body but with the Opel GT motor and suspension. In Jan. 1977 where I living it got down to minus 24 degrees F (-31. 1 C, that next morning my Opel was the Only car on my street to start on it's own. I spent the next hour and a half going up and down my street giving neighbors Jumps.
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