If you see this, don't buy a car
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Date: 2020-05-13
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I bought a very low mileage vehicle at a public auction. An inside party obviously wanted the vehicle and dissuaded bids by 1. draining the water from the battery, 2. Applying oil around the rear main seal to make it appear like it is leaking, 3. let the vehicle sit with rain intrusion for six months so the interior was stinky with mold, 4. Clearing the codes or letting the dead battery clear them thus making a warning sign for guys checking it out, 5. Way over inflating the tires so every pebble felt like a speed bump. When I accepted the vehicle it was nearly out of gas and I was lead to a gas station where I was immediately approached by a potential buyer. I passed on the offer without naming a price because I was not going to sell it needing work. The vehicle was not yet road worthy enough for me to sell in good conscience. The oil filter was also a bit loose (less than hand tight) so that started leaking before I changed the oil. The rear main engine seal never leaked since I bought it. I got the vehicle home and after a few small repairs and maintenance I love it. If I had paid someone to check it out then I possibly would have been talked out of buying it, so I feel lucky. A caveat: I am not accusing anyone of sabotage, tampering or dishonest behavior, but the circumstantial evidence leads me to believe it is at least partially true.
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I bought a very low mileage vehicle at a public auction. An inside party obviously wanted the vehicle and dissuaded bids by 1. draining the water from the battery, 2. Applying oil around the rear main seal to make it appear like it is leaking, 3. let the vehicle sit with rain intrusion for six months so the interior was stinky with mold, 4. Clearing the codes or letting the dead battery clear them thus making a warning sign for guys checking it out, 5. Way over inflating the tires so every pebble felt like a speed bump. When I accepted the vehicle it was nearly out of gas and I was lead to a gas station where I was immediately approached by a potential buyer. I passed on the offer without naming a price because I was not going to sell it needing work. The vehicle was not yet road worthy enough for me to sell in good conscience. The oil filter was also a bit loose (less than hand tight) so that started leaking before I changed the oil. The rear main engine seal never leaked since I bought it. I got the vehicle home and after a few small repairs and maintenance I love it. If I had paid someone to check it out then I possibly would have been talked out of buying it, so I feel lucky. A caveat: I am not accusing anyone of sabotage, tampering or dishonest behavior, but the circumstantial evidence leads me to believe it is at least partially true.
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SkeksisRule
Be careful with that seal rejuvenator stuff. If your car is very old and the seal is dried out and brittle, it can make it swell up and crack. That means it can make a seal that's still holding up, fail and leak. I learned the hard way when I put some into a 1974 Ford Maverick with a V6. On that car, the fuel pump runs off of the crank shaft. It's sealed off from the engine casing by a rubber diaphragm on the side of the motor. A couple hours after I added the seal rejeuvenator I was driving down the highway and my engine started knocking hard. When I pulled it over to check the oil, it smelled like gasoline. So be careful with those miracle additives. You're better off paying to replace an old seal than having it fail critically and having an even more expensive repair.
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Be careful with that seal rejuvenator stuff. If your car is very old and the seal is dried out and brittle, it can make it swell up and crack. That means it can make a seal that's still holding up, fail and leak. I learned the hard way when I put some into a 1974 Ford Maverick with a V6. On that car, the fuel pump runs off of the crank shaft. It's sealed off from the engine casing by a rubber diaphragm on the side of the motor. A couple hours after I added the seal rejeuvenator I was driving down the highway and my engine started knocking hard. When I pulled it over to check the oil, it smelled like gasoline. So be careful with those miracle additives. You're better off paying to replace an old seal than having it fail critically and having an even more expensive repair.
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Tobias
You have only put 10, 000 miles a year on that Celica, no wonder it's still going. 1) It's a Toyota, and 2) It has you to look after it. Being in the interior of BC there are many people I know that put 60, 000 miles a year on every vehicle they own. For instance my old '91 F250 non turbo 7. 3 IDI now has 1. 4 million miles on it. That's 48K+ miles a year on average, (still going strong with no major engine work. But, after 28 years of use I did have to rebuild the ZF-5 transmission.
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You have only put 10, 000 miles a year on that Celica, no wonder it's still going. 1) It's a Toyota, and 2) It has you to look after it. Being in the interior of BC there are many people I know that put 60, 000 miles a year on every vehicle they own. For instance my old '91 F250 non turbo 7. 3 IDI now has 1. 4 million miles on it. That's 48K+ miles a year on average, (still going strong with no major engine work. But, after 28 years of use I did have to rebuild the ZF-5 transmission.
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Lon
Yeah Scotty but all manufactures are trying to get rubber out of vehicles save the planet thing. You Know this. Ford did that with the interior not long ago and used plant based oils for plastic parts. GM did that back in the 70's that why the steering wheels cracked the dash cracked. Yeah your right Scotty my 2003 Element ran 249000 miles. I got tired of driving it like you. MAKE A VIDEO DRIVING THE CELICA PLEASE SCOTTY!
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Yeah Scotty but all manufactures are trying to get rubber out of vehicles save the planet thing. You Know this. Ford did that with the interior not long ago and used plant based oils for plastic parts. GM did that back in the 70's that why the steering wheels cracked the dash cracked. Yeah your right Scotty my 2003 Element ran 249000 miles. I got tired of driving it like you. MAKE A VIDEO DRIVING THE CELICA PLEASE SCOTTY!
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komradkolonel
I could go on and on about things I hate in modern cars but the worst ones are plastic engine parts and tiny turbocharged engines with stratospheric boost levels. Big time lag and they usually give up the ghost early. Plus you will almost always pay a higher insurance premium with a turbo engine. Give me a bigger engine with no turbo. I will swap the lower MPG for better reliability/durability.
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I could go on and on about things I hate in modern cars but the worst ones are plastic engine parts and tiny turbocharged engines with stratospheric boost levels. Big time lag and they usually give up the ghost early. Plus you will almost always pay a higher insurance premium with a turbo engine. Give me a bigger engine with no turbo. I will swap the lower MPG for better reliability/durability.
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rcmiller2269
Even though I bought a 19 equinox, I do not see any gas savings, I had a 14 equinox and I swear it got better gas mileage then the newer equinox. It s an ok car. I have 07 Titan I like it sometimes, but it has one problem I am have problems with the immobilizer all electronics will shut off while driving, but engine keeps running if I hit the unlock on the key fob and everything comes back on.
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Even though I bought a 19 equinox, I do not see any gas savings, I had a 14 equinox and I swear it got better gas mileage then the newer equinox. It s an ok car. I have 07 Titan I like it sometimes, but it has one problem I am have problems with the immobilizer all electronics will shut off while driving, but engine keeps running if I hit the unlock on the key fob and everything comes back on.
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Jason
Hey scotty. I have a 2017 honda accord the last model year before they turbocharged the engines. My local dealer is offering me a 2019 sport accord with turbo engine and 6 speed manual for same what I owe on my current. Should I go with the 2019 0r stay with the 2017? 2017 has 22000 and only had to replace a battery and a tire that had its wall shredded. Smells there trying to make a sale on me lol
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Hey scotty. I have a 2017 honda accord the last model year before they turbocharged the engines. My local dealer is offering me a 2019 sport accord with turbo engine and 6 speed manual for same what I owe on my current. Should I go with the 2019 0r stay with the 2017? 2017 has 22000 and only had to replace a battery and a tire that had its wall shredded. Smells there trying to make a sale on me lol
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Richard
So. let me understand this. The BIG car manufacturers, are making and selling us 40, 000 + SUV's and Trucks and making them cheaper? Well, well, well. go figure! GM's CEO pays himself millions of dollars of bonuses, the financing Bankster's laugh when they make the loan and the Dealership wrings their hands with joy with all of the anticipated service. And we, become victims of criminals!
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So. let me understand this. The BIG car manufacturers, are making and selling us 40, 000 + SUV's and Trucks and making them cheaper? Well, well, well. go figure! GM's CEO pays himself millions of dollars of bonuses, the financing Bankster's laugh when they make the loan and the Dealership wrings their hands with joy with all of the anticipated service. And we, become victims of criminals!
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Savage
This makes me glad I bought a newer Toyota Camry. Yeah I know everyone is whining about the newer 8 speed transmissions. But the engine is made real well and they didn't throw any turbo crap in it. I haven't had any problems with the transmission myself. It rides nice, has great power for a 4 cylinder with no turbos(around 205 hp) and gets around 45 mpg on the highway and about 30 in town.
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This makes me glad I bought a newer Toyota Camry. Yeah I know everyone is whining about the newer 8 speed transmissions. But the engine is made real well and they didn't throw any turbo crap in it. I haven't had any problems with the transmission myself. It rides nice, has great power for a 4 cylinder with no turbos(around 205 hp) and gets around 45 mpg on the highway and about 30 in town.
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