>Alaska Do you only get to work on your car and drive it for 3 months?

>>10366 Nope recently summer has been from may to mid october, winter has been all warm and shitty.

>>10367 shit, now that I think of it, last year it didn't snow and actually stick until damn near thanksgiving

>>10368 Fuck, really? I was going to move there one day for the cold weather?

Guess the engine?

>>10370 I swear to god if you're wasting time on that v6 mustang

>>10371 That's not me, but I do need to replace the starter in it. I'm just not sure this aftermarket one will fit.

>>10370 Are you 93 buick century anon?

>>10371 Hell no. >>10373 Yayuh.

>>10365 image >>10379 no pics of it being worked on but there is a bunch of shit wrong with it, including but not limited to: >punctured a tire and took it in to get patched only to find out that the inside of the tire had deteriorated and it was unpatchable, so I'm probably driving on three literally rotten tires >turbo makes grinding noise at low pressure >plastic fake chrome grill cover thing broke off yesterday when I closed the hood >I had the hood open because the engine overheated (granted it was 111 degrees out but it does overheat easily in general) >fat dent on front right fender creaks when you open the door >need to get the brakes checked >parking brake doesn't work well >AC barely works >third gear grinds sometimes that's just what I can tell from looking at and listening to it, I really need to get to a shop soon on the bright side, it rides well, sounds nice, is quick-ish, has a big trunk and comfy leather seats once I get new tires and get to a shop it'll be pretty much golden

>>10382 >once I get new tires and get to a shop it'll be pretty much golden Eh… From what I've seen, Saabs are always full of surprises. My suggestion would be to get something that isn't a money-pit. And I don't say this with the attitude that my car is objectively a better machine or anything. I recognize that my car is a POS, but it's cheap and easy to fix. Just being real here.

>>10384 I only paid $1750 for it. The fact that it runs and drives fine tells me that it shouldn't cost too much to fix whatever is wrong. It rides well, sounds nice, is fun to drive, and gets good mpg. I like the car enough that it will be worth it to me until I end up having to spend upwards of what I paid for it to fix it. At that point I'd be better off with a C900 or something else older that is actually worth restoring. I hate newer cars (>2001ish) and don't really want a generic 90s shitbox. I'll roll with it until, like I said, absurd amounts of money are in play. Thanks for the advice though.

>>10369 Global warming.

Took an aesthetic drive early Sunday morning right before sunrise. No other cars all the way through downtown.

>>10390 what I was drivin

>>10390 would be most aesthetic with a hint of rising sun but it's ok

>>10371 >mustang >transversely mounted shit shit nigger wut

>>10394 and then you see what he was driving >>10392 and the whole thing is just a meme

>>10397 I say, the comfiest car is always your car, no matter how much of a shitbox it is.

>>10395 It wouldn't be the first transversally mounted engine in a "performance" car >>10399 Bullshit, drive a heavy truck without a powersteering pump >>10392 >>10390 Pretty good anon >>10372 Fucking fuck I'm sore and now double angry too. Get a goddamn 5.0 Ford and stop beating around the bush you make me angry every time I see that thing.

>>10403 >It wouldn't be the first transversally mounted engine in a "performance" car Indeed but Mustangs, like all FR cars, don't have transversally mounted engines because it would be stupid.

>>10403 It's just going to keep getting worse. I still have a nitrous kit to put in so I only have to get it tuned once. It'll smoke GTs erryday.

>>10409 >Supercharged Ford v6 on bottle please come back with some taste, the Ford 302 is in my, as well as many others' top tier of favorite engines.

>>10409 hope you have a supercoupe engine / ecu to toss in, otherwise your na 3.8 will eat itself.

>>10416 It's somewhere in the mess of parts I got. I have a chip for the stang ecu too though, so I'll probably leave it in and do it through that.

>>10382 Got some pirelli all-seasons (really nice and not even expensive), I can now actually drive. I have an appointment with a Saab mechanic for Wednesday morning to get the cooling system (the car has overheated or gotten close to it twice in the past week) and hopefully everything else checked out.

>>10429 Looks like that car has tons of potential, put some love into it and it will be beautiful.

>>10430 That's what I'm hoping. Mechanic check will hopefully reveal any current mechanical problems, and once those are fixed I will get to things like replacing the passenger side fender and properly restoring/replacing the seats, shift knob, etc. (basically all the little cosmetic things).

>>10431 I bashed my finger in pretty good with my window regulator but going to sandblast the inside of my door panel and fender for doing some zinc. Paint may be prettier (who gives a fuck its on the inside of the assembly) but a few layer of galvanizing treatment combined with some hellish indestructible all weather paint is what this sort of application requires if I want the steel to really last. >>10416 >>10417 I don't know if Ford was in a similar condition in those times but GM didn't use necessarily the best Rotating Assemblies and putting Nitrous and a supercharger on an 80s GM small block would most definitely blow it up, not to mention how bad the 7.5in 10 bolt rear end is. Unless you've done some work to internals I wouldn't put too much power through the thing and it would make sense to advise caution in your case as well. From the little I know about SAABs like yours, I want one and they're pretty sturdy little cars with a nice aesthetic. I'm a bit crazy so I've killed many of the rivets for essential parts in favor of Loctite and stainless steel hardware. On an aside, fucking GM put untreated bolts into their plastic trim in this series of car right on the bottom of the door where water can accumulate around the bolts and inside the hollow trim piece, I'm going to fucking glue and stainless hardware this trim bit down for the rest of this door's lifespan.

>>10432 >80s american engineering and craftsmanship

>>10433 >love 80s car designs >nearly all have shit designs, only a few are salvagable Luckily not everyone was wired out of their mind on cocaine so the aftermarket for the car is absurd, plus using a gen 1 GM small block means that performance comes cheap and easy.

>>10429 washed and as clean as I can get her pics >>10441 I also redlined to 60 yesterday and HOLY SHIT this car is quicker than I thought. I made the wheels spin getting off the line which could be more of a demonstration of my poor throttle control. I also didn't actually measure how long it took, but it was fucking quick compared to what I thought about it before

>>10446 Looks nice, what engine and what does the Redline look like?

Saab is in the shop and I'm stuck with pic related until at least tomorrow it's fucking fast for a mini van though, no idea how much that v6 makes but it's beyond what mini vans are allowed to make >>10475 >what engine 2 liter turbo straight 4 >what does the redline look like? it's a red line on the tachometer… just like in any other car… it starts at 6k if that's what you meant, though the service manual says the engine cuts off at 5500 which doesn't make any sense i didn't actually get all the way to 6k either

>>10477 Such a low redline for a 4 banger, GM small blocks cut off at 5500-6000 as well and they're ancient OHVs, does it sounds cool? If possible it would be cool to record it, give this board some content. I'll put up some pictures when I get back to work on weatherstripping for the T-Tops of my Camaro

>>10487 >Such a low redline for a 4 banger is it? it seems like most euros redline around 6-7 >does it sounds cool? I think so. It's definitely loud. >If possible it would be cool to record it Once it's back from the shop I'll do that. >>It might be a couple trips over the next few days/months, the quote we were given for all of the repairs was $2500 or something like that - to replace the reverse gear synchro (which according to a forum doesn't exist) and/or the reverse gear itself which obviously requires dropping the transmission, as well as a new air shield, brakes, parking brake adjustment, fan motor repair, front end alignment (which has to happen at another shop), and something to do with the muffler rattling (?) that causes it to need replacing to stop it rattling (allegedly). That's only half of my reported problems, the other half they apparently haven't gotten to check yet (but most of them aren't critical). I also haven't actually talked to anyone about it after taking it in and reporting the issues to the desk, all of that is just from the report they sent back. Gonna get quotes for the repairs we know about and then proceed with getting the critical ones fixed (brakes, parking brake, fan motor) while I grovel in my lack of knowledge and dexterity when it comes to actually working on cars. I should really learn how to do this shit myself. I meant to post that like three days ago. Car is back from the shop with brake pads and rotors replaced all around, the fan motor (I think?) replaced and the parking brake adjusted, so it at least drives okay now. Things they found but didn't fix were a missing front air shield (never heard about it until now, apparently it keeps debris from getting in the air intake? but it doesn't seem to affect run quality), a rattling front muffler, a worn out reverse gear synchro (and possibly others), and they didn't get to check the radio, antenna motor, oil pressure or anything else (oil pressure shouldn't be an issue now though since the fan works properly) also filename related

>>10517 I don't know what you plan to do with the car but unless you're having issues with the transmission don't let some random just tell you that they've got to fuck with it. If you're planning on putting some power through the thing I would just order parts and have the thing built up (which in the process would rebuild it) Learning stuff isn't too hard, look for a manual from Chilton's or the manufacturer. YouTube is your friend also. If I get the setup I want I'll document my engine build up and swap here, it will take a year to get the money for all the partsI want to use though, I'm going to setup my engine for a small blower right off the bat, a Cam would really help it but I don't need that much power and I love the way a Weiand 71 looks

Also some rust damage to trigger you

>>10524 >I don't know what you plan to do with the car Keep it pretty close to stock/stock improved. Definitely won't be putting more power through it. >unless you're having issues with the transmission I am having issues, it pops out of reverse when throttle is applied. Takes 1-7 tries to actually get it to move backward. Gears 1-3 also shift rough. My elementary level knowledge on the subject tells me that the gears are worn out, or something to that effect. >don't let some random just tell you that they've got to fuck with it it wasn't really "some random," the shop specializes in swedes since 1985. >Learning stuff isn't too hard correct but I don't have the space to do anything beyond change the oil and no lift, jack stands, crane (or whatever the things are called), not even a decent jack. >If I get the setup I want I'll document my engine build up and swap here cool >>10526 I've seen worse

>>10527 I just figured to air on the side of caution, I know that some shops are fucking sketchy and will try to get you on stupid shit, jackstands and a jack shouldn't be much more than 100-150$ at a Sears. My Camaro has been lucky as far as rust goes but I've seen others that are pretty much gutted, Northern weather isn't so nice to old steel cars.

wew lads I broke a shifter cable at 150,000 miles

>>10529 >I just figured to air on the side of caution, I know that some shops are fucking sketchy reasonable >jackstands and a jack shouldn't be much more than 100-150$ at a Sears dropping the transmission is still no simple task >Northern weather isn't so nice to old steel cars. agreed, though in those terms oregon isn't as bad as alaska

>>10517 1600 Duratec stops at 6800, haven't tried the redline of my dad's Swift 1.0 yet. Should be around 7000 I suppose.

My car's not worth posting, but I did find antifreeze in the oil. I'm pretty sure one of the heads has worn out too. She' still kicking though…for now.

>>10596 >My car's not worth posting no such thing, post pics

So I've been in the market for a more fuel efficient car and this Saab caught my eye. I want a Saab now.

>>10702 >looking for fuel efficiency >wants a saab What are you driving now and what engine is in that pic? My 2.0L turbo only gets 22mpg, and that's if I drive like grandma Be careful looking at pre-GM Saabs, mine is post GM (NG900) and I've been having trouble finding parts for it. Discovered that the front right suspension strut is bent and the shop ordered "the only one available in the country" to replace it. Could just be their supplier doesn't have much, but judging from the surplus parts I've seen I imagine it's at least close to that bad. I can only imagine how hard it would be to find parts for older ones. I would prepare to have a few parts cars if that's what you go for. That said, pre-GM Saabs are imo some of the coolest, nicest cars out there. There are clubs around, do some searching and see if there is one in your area - that would probably make it easier to find parts. Some cars I've been thinking about for if my 900 ever completely shits itself (it already needs/needed close to $4k in repairs) (don't let that scare you too much though, I bought it under kinda sketchy circumstances): >7th gen civic coupe Good mpg, sporty enough (probably handles better than my 900), seemingly less perturbed by the stereotypical civic modders >mazda protege5 looks good and good mpg, with similar? max cargo space to the 900 >saab 9-3 first gen is basically a 900 in terms of looks, but likely more GM underneath so easier to find parts That's just me though, other cool ones are corolla alltrac, first gen forester (not great mpg tho), crx (would be awesome for me if I weren't so tall), 4th gen civic hatch (same as crx, more often pozzed by modders), and similar. And if all you actually need is mpg and reliability there is always the endless slew of japanese shitboxes - corollas, sentras, civics (i've heard bad things about the autos in those though so I'd go for manual). in case you haven't noticed I don't much like american or german cars

car and work currently being done fuckin rust

>>10714 I'm driving a longbed 1989 Chevy 1500 with a somewhat tired LT1 5.7 that should tell you enough. The one in the picture sold, it was a non turbo. Even though I like the look of the older Saabs, it doesn't bother me to not get one. >>10721 Tasteful. I should be getting parts of my Camaro soon enough, between finding new problems and ordering parts its going to be at least next summer before I can even consider driving it. Winter appears to be coming early this year, it was 24 degrees when I woke up.

Front grill has since been painted black again. Car overall is in great condition, only 145,000 km. Next in line is some rust repair, maybe tinting the windows since I'm sensitive to the sun in my eyes.

>>10714 >Protege5 GOOD TASTE MY MAN

I have a Pontac Fearbird.

>>10721 nice work >>10722 lol okay, pretty much anything will have improved mpg then >>10724 >redacting your license plate number but not the province literally no point

>>10365 Eh, why the fuck not? Most pics are from when it first went together.

>>10741 And the finished product.

>>10740 >>10741 >>10742 >2nd gen Pontiac GTO I see that Holley on top of it, I assume it has the 4 speed in it? >>10736 Not just anything, pretty much everything. If the truck doesn't sell to some dumbass quickly I'll just send it to the crusher because of how pissed I am at it.

>>10750 Myup, pretty standard as far as that goes- Although that exact engine has since been grenaded and binned.

>>10754 Thank you

>>10754 >>10742 >>10741 >>10740 FUCK

>>10754 holy fuck

>>10754 As we said on the oldternet, UNF. I tend to forget to take photos of what I'm doing when I'm actually working on shit, so my spotlight repair was a case of A, B, Z.

>>10790 Progress pics are for fags anyway unless you need it to remember how something was assembled, or something is particularly fucked up and worth taking a picture of.

>>10721 I fucking hate painting please kill me

>>10790 What do you even use the flood light for as a civy?

>>10805 So far, only to light up people's porches when I drop them off at their homes after work, so they're not fumbling with their keys in the dark.

>>10804 doesn't look bad tho i think

>>10807 Looks way better now that I've laid the clear coats on it. All thats left to do is wet sand

>>10815 nice

>>10822 >tfw fourth gen mustang project >tfw one measurement was off and now I have to find different bolts Glad I work at a parts store or this shit would drive me nuts.

10 at night, got one side done. As long as I can avoid the snow I can get the other one in and go cruise for qts. >>10826 Screw you, it was funny.

just bought it today, 95 Isuzu trooper. I don't know what it is but almost every post 99 SUV is so unappealing to me when it comes to the body styles.

02 ranger

>>10883 >covering your license plate Pic related. That better be 4WD or you are lowering it and building it for drifting.

>>10885 I don't want you to see my truck undies. I am very self-conscious about my truck undies. It's rwd. I'm not going to do any modifications to it. It's a reliable, easy to maintain, beater truck that goes from point A to point B. I mean, I guess it would be cool if I could drift from point A to point B, but I'm not a fucking retard.

>>10517 Finally took a shitty phone video from inside the car. I don't know shit about making webms so here's a link to the raw footage https://u.nya.is/fdvbdq.mp4 >>10714 Since this post I have done the math and unless I am doing it wrong I've been getting 27mpg highway, which is pretty darn good compared to the other cars in my family (V6 mini van and a Mustang GT).

>>10825 I bet you bolted for the door to fix it.

>>10889 Guy I work with is on his third Ranger right now. Has an 05 now that he's rebuilt the transmission on and then the engine blew after he took it off-roadingagain so he's rebuilding that now. Good kid though, helped me work on the Mustang a few times. >>11038 Nailed it.

Took this the other day because it was a pretty aesthetic angle but my phone let me down (as expected) and it came out like shit. I'll have to start taking my camera with me when I go to empty places so I can take good pictures.

I was checking my oil tonight while inspecting my engine bay I noticed this. The thing on the top is the airbox and I don't know where the bottom pipe goes. Does anyone know what I'm looking at and what that caramel colored substance is?

>>11177 >>11193 How do you like the GM Saab? Anything specific that you really like in this car? How does it compare with other cars you've owned or driven?

>>11198 >Anything specific that you really like in this car? -yuge trunk space -classic lines -relatively small car -fun to drive -comfortable -better mpg than any of my family's other cars (but also the only 4-cylinder) -big gas tank (almost 18 gallons) -muh turbo There are also the Saab quirks, some of which are kinda annoying. It's not nearly as bad as a C900, though. It is based on the GM2900 platform, which isn't USDM so it's hard to find some parts. At some point I will probably have to go junking to find parts (had to replace a suspension strut recently and the shop ordered the only one in the country or something), or maybe order from Europe if I can. >How does it compare It's the first car I've owned and the fourth one I've driven extensively (fifth if you count driver's ed). The others are: 2007 Ford Freestar V6, 1996 Ford Mustang GT, 2002? (first USDM generation) Ford Focus, and (I think) a second gen Prius for driver's ed. Needless to say it outdoes all of them in driveability and comfort. But like I said before, it doesn't have any USDM cousins so it costs more to maintain. Cheaper to run though thanks to the 4-cylinder mpg. Apparently there is a saying about Saabs that is something to the effect of >Everyone loved the one they had which I definitely understand having owned one for 8 months. At the moment, though, I do plan to keep it for a while. Learning to work on it will certainly help sustainability in the long run.

>>11199 Thank you for the conclusive answer. Saabs show up from time to time and they're cheep. I'm not in the US and the EU GM cars are relatively common so parts shouldn't be too hard to come by. 900's catch my eye but a 9000 would tickle the heart a bit further. Especially a turbo specimen.

>>11193 That's glue or some kind or epoxy, looks like it supposed to hold those two plastic bits together where they broke

>>11202 >I'm not in the US You're perfect then for NG900 parts, the GM2900 platform is also shared with the Vectra and Calibra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM2900_platform >9000 Parts for that might be a little harder to find but I'm not sure because I don't know how common these cars are https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_Four_platform but the 9000 is pretty cool. C900's are also really cool imo - I'd love to have an SPG. Old Saabs are a bitch to work on, though. I find old turbo cars in general to be really cool. >>11203 So there is supposed to be something connecting those two pipes? Weird thing after weird thing I've found on this car. Added to the list with a disconnected radio antenna, heavily rusted tire iron, and front seat cushions that pull off to reveal a hiding spot presumably for drugs or something similar

>>11206 it looks like an air intake to be honest, kind of hard to tell without more pictures

>>11206 I had no idea before googling, but it seems that modding intakes on Saabs is pretty common. http://www.saabwiki.info/index.php?title=NG_900/9-3_3%22_Intake This shows a mod that really looks like what your car seems to have had at some point in its life.

>>11238 Interesting. That's not quite what mine looks like though. If you look at the image again >>11193 there is another pipe on the front side. Basically it looks like someone cut out part of the pipe for whatever reason. I'm not sure why you would replace that mod with a cut-out version of the stock pipe… But I've found a bunch of weird stuff on this car so who knows.

>>11239 I think that if you were to take the pic from >>11238 and cut near the tape and near the clamp you would get a similar thing. It's quite hard to tell from your very zoomed in pic though. Perhaps just sawing the pipe in the middle is enough and the previous owner didn't even bother with finishing the job?

>>11242 I'll take some more pictures later. It's 31F and snowing right now. >the previous owner didn't even bother with finishing the job? Maybe.

>>11242 >>11244 Here's a pic of the car in the snow in the mean time.

>>11245 >tfw it never snows around here On the one hand it means less skidding around, but on the other hand snow is comfy.

>>11251 It hardly ever snows here either. I don't even know if more than an inch fell where I live, and I think the max in the region (excluding the mountains) was like 3 inches. >On the one hand it means less skidding around, but on the other hand snow is comfy. For me it's >On the one hand it means less skidding around, but on the other it means less skidding around

I live dangerously and with no regrets

>>10870 Same. The newer ones all got blobby, 90s and earlier are squared-off heavy-looking beasts. 199x Nissan Safari/Patrol is on my wishlist.

>>11791 >living dangerously >covering your license plates It didn't work anyway, we can see the euro plate in the background of pic 2. >>11919 pic related

My shitbox. Finally I have it mechanically sound and next step is paint. Love the tits off of it though

>>12301 Nice Civic

>>12320 Not that guy but I've owned 3 civics and 2 integras and he definitely made the right decision. They're the same till you start looking at things like performance and interior trim, not to mention cool factor.

Finally bought myself a fun car yesterday. her name is Tail Red I'm still trying to git gud at driving a stick but she's a ton of fun to drive regardless. Working on getting her insured, cleaning off the faded headlights and replacing the fucked parking brake cable(s).

>>12346 MR2 Spyder? What year is it? Full manual or SMT? I was looking at a SMT 2002 one for fairly cheap as a fun driver's car. How do you like it so far?

>>12347 It's a 2000 with full manual. So far I love it. The only things that I'd say differ from what everyone else already says is that there's ~a bit~ more storage space than people lead on and the clutch has a lot of play (although that wont matter if you get the SMT). I'll post more about it in the future once I have more than two days worth of experience with it.

>>12348 Nice. Have you checked the pre-cats? Read that was the biggest problem with them that could kill your engine.

>>12330 I was shitposting. However I do agree with you.

>>12346 I dont envy you. that thing looks gayer than hell but it's small, rwd, and manual so it's a net positive in my eyes. please keep us posted on your progress gay man

>>12354 I bet you think the Miata is a gay car too?

This heap. 2005 Ibiza 1.9 TDI 100 PS. 128k miles, goes into limp mode and throws EML when it feels like it. Oil filter cap is stuck on, current filter has done at least 25k. Oil last changed 10k ago, probably due a service. Has rusty front wings as all VAGs of this age do.

>>12356 Hey look, this guy has a Italian brand Golf. Get the oil cap off, no matter the costs. It likely has gooked up from inside so much it is fucked all the way to the cap. Rust removal should be no proplem. Take them to a service and ask for a sand treatment plus anti-corosive layer. You could do it yourself, but with no idea how to do it you are more likely to make a hole in it than get the rust off.

>>12356 >Oil filter cap is stuck on, current filter has done at least 25k. >oil filter cap ?

>>12356 Do what I did. Get an adjustable oil filter wrench and put a rubber glove over the oil filter. Worked like a charm for me. Alternatively, get an oil filter wrench piece made to fit that oil filter specifically and attach a breaker bar to that sucker. Not changing the filer is going to kill your engine, breh.

>>12357 Spanish golf, not italian

>>12358 >>12359 It's an aluminium housing attached to an oil cooler with a plastic screw on cap where the filter sits. Looks like this. >>12357 I don't really see the point of fixing the wings. They've been repaired at some point before I bought it but the foam inside the wings which causes them to rust wasn't removed. I'll buy a painted set from a facelift car on eBay if they come up, rust was fixed by then. And it's not a Golf, that would be a Leon. This is an Ibiza which is the same platform as a VW Polo and Skoda Fabia.

>Stuck oil filter cap Just drive the car for awhile until it gets heat soaked properly, you should be able to nudge it loose.

Just changed my spark plugs. I have no idea how long it's been since they were last changed. The good news is the old ones were OEM, so PO probably wasn't a complete idiot. The bad news is they are OEM, so it's possible that they've been in there for 125k miles. I have no idea what spark plugs would look like after that long, nor do I know how long these are supposed to last… The engine seems to run noticeably smoother now. Now I just need to figure out what's wrong with the throttle… >>12364 Interesting. I've never seen an oil cooler - is that what they normally look like?

My car hit 100k this week. Sadly she won't live for another 50k. Last oil change I found antifreeze, one of my valves are going. I'm going to miss her. I have a lifetime of memories with this car. When her time comes part of me wants to be poetic and drive her as hard as I can, one last howl before being put to rest. Give that girl one last chance to sing. I'm not a very emotional person, but I feel very attached to this car. Call me a faggot, but I might shed a tear when she goes.

>>12391 100k km is nothing. Or you drive an italian or french car? My Audi 80 has 350k and odometer broke a while ago. Everything else works like intended. Sadly i won't know when to buy a cake for it, because i won't know when it hits 400

>>12391 >100k km What is that, 62k miles? Shit man, what piece of crap do you drive that can't reach 100k miles? Is it a Volvo?

>>12393 >>12394 Guys….thats miles 100k miles.

>>12393 >>12394 In case you didn't know and I didn't clear it up. US cars ( at least GM cars) sometimes list both MPH and KPH since we're next to Canada and GM being GM just adds both. It's pretty common on cars in the last 30 years. They add the kp/h in smaller numbers under MPH. They just do happen to place the kp/h in a funny place. I never thought about it before since we don't use that here. It's 100k miles. I don't know metric.

>>12391 Sorry to stomp on your emotions but cars that die after only 100k are shit. What is it anyway? An S10 Blazer? Not many cars are so shit that they die that soon, unless you treat it like absolute shit.

>>12400 Grand Prix.

>>12402 Are you the only owner? Have you treated it well? That shouldn't die after 100k.

>>12395 >>12396 Well fuck me silly. I guess that makes more sense that kph would be closer to the odometer then. >>12400 Might just be an age thing. My LeSabre had shit breakdown in the engine at 130k miles because the headgaskets were old, I think. Same thing happened to it's near identical twin that only had 30k miles. Started to burn coolant, got nice white smoke out the exhaust Wait >>12402 Do you have a Series 2 L67 in that thing? Because that's the engine my LeSabre had and it failed. How old is the car? Like 17 years old?

>>12404 >Might just be an age thing. Might also be a 90s GM thing I suppose, they aren't exactly known for reliability…

>>12405 Buicks are fairly reliable, man. The LeSabre had no issues for my granddad who drove with a leadfoot on it, only crapped out from age. I won't say GM is the paragon of reliability but it might be something you can fix and keep the car going instead of having catastrophic engine failure.

>>12406 >Buicks are fairly reliable >crapped out from age >17 years That's not very reliable. My Saab is 23 years old with 125k and never had any major engine work done. Most Nips go 200k+ before needing much more than one, maybe two new timing belts. Even my dad's 96 Mustang is still going strong after 130k+. If you let it sit for a long time that's a different story, but it doesn't sound like that's your case (or Grand Prix anon's).

>>12407 Oh shit, I'm retarded, I need to look at IDs closer. >17 years >only a gasket is going I dunno, man. I'd say that's okay if that's the only thing wrong with it. I mean, I see where you're coming from with everything else not having random parts break down but given it's not a performance/usage issue but an age one, it's fairly reliable. It just doesn't have longevity like a nipponese car or others, which I don't necessarily consider reliability. Longevity or lack thereof can impact reliability, to be sure, but I always consider them as separate.

>>12403 >>12403 I have been the only owner aside from my parent, and they never drove it hard. It can be fixable, but its a money thing. Even then the car might have other issues. the early 90s GPs have common electric problems.The weather seals on the windshield were weak and rain got into the dash and dripped right into the fuze box during Hurricane Sandy. I lost my auto locks and rear windows. It was an outside car its whole life. >>12404 1994 GP. It has a V6. I can't remember the exact one and its too cold to go out and check. I think it might be a gasket in mine too. While I do love the car I've also been dying to get a MX5, so when the time comes it might be for the best. >>12407 I just blame GM for most things that go wrong with it. I will stick up for my car though. Still 2 years ago everything was from the factor. It needed a new starter. It was rusty as fuck when I yanked it out. 20+ years of NY winters will do that. It needed a new alternator at the same time I did the starter. I also put new belts on it. However even before Sandy that fucking thing had electric problems and the driver door handle snapped off 8 years ago so it needed to be replaced.

>>12408 >I always consider them as separate. That's where we'll have to disagree. Things like rust-resistance and gasket longevity (two things very commonly affected by age) are imperative to reliability in my book. >>12409 >MX5 If you can only have one car I would recommend something better in the snow for NY, but you do you. >90s GM >NY winters There's the problem. I'm half-jokingly surprised it hasn't disintegrated yet.

>>12409 Well it's definitely not the same engine but it might suffer the same fate. Still, the amount of problems you listed make me think it's for the best that it goes to the junk pile. On the other hand, MX5s are supposed to be a ton of fun. I've never sat in one and never really saw the appeal beyond finding one for cheap and having a RWD roadster. Otherwise I'd rather have a pony car/muscle car.

>>12410 I'm in lower NY. we don't get that much snow ,it's mostly wind and 40f rain. If I lived more north where my family is the thing would be a pile of rust. >>12411 I love mustangs, but I don't like the sigma of being a mustang owner. The same with the WRX. And yes I know I'll get endless gay jokes, but I like them.

My poor car.

>>12419 RIP buickanon, will be missed

>>12425 That's a Volvo. Buickanon just has a similarly shitty camera. I bolted those two things together today. By some miracle, I could hear good compression while testing the timing.

>>12419 >>12427 What happened? I've never seen an engine up close like that and have no idea what's wrong with it, beyond that there are shop towels stuffed into every orifice.

>>12430 The cylinder head warped and partially dissolved from corrosion. The head in pic is the new head. Strangest thing. The iron is fine, but the head and every aluminum piece that coolant contacts had some bad pitting. Will spend some time with a multimeter in the coolant tank when it's running, but I think the problem may be related to some rotted silicone blobs that I retrieved from the oil cooler.

Related My cavalier needs more repairs than its worth. Just hit 100k and was planning on at least another 100. It was a basic bitch, unmoddable, average car, but it was ultra reliable and it was all mine. Now I'm gonna have to get a car loan and get a new one. My parents said they'd co-sign so I'd have like 10k to spend on a car, but with all the reliable 5+ year old econoboxes I can't justify spending more than 5k on a car especially if its just a daily driver and not a dream/project car. What should I do?

>>12440 You probably don't want a $5k car, since it's probably going to need another $4k to make it run like normal or not smell like weed/smoke. That said, for 10G, I'd opt for a fun car as long as you're over 25 so your insurance isn't shit and you can have fun driving it. A Corvette or a Mustang which should be fairly reliable, parts are cheap even if something does go wrong, and you can still go fast and not be Jeep-tier MPG. If you don't want a fun car or are under 25, a Focus can be had for cheap and the most recent models have decent creature comforts and good MPG, though most niplander cars are proven reliable up to like 200k-300k miles. How much is MPG important to you? How much do you want to have fun driving it instead of just making do with a functional car? My Focus is good since I use it for carrying friends and commuting but it's definitely not a car I'd take for spirited, backroad driving. It can do it, it's just not as fun.

>>12432 Interesting. >>12440 tldr look for something like this https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/6004088445.html or this https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/ctd/5972849574.html >$10k >on an econobox Waste of money. If all you need is a car, find a Corolla, Civic, or Sentra with <150k miles for nearly half that money and fuck yourself over a bit less with a smaller loan. If you want something more fun, get a Miata or an Integra/RSX or something along those lines. Don't buy anything that isn't Japanese or a straight-six Jeep unless you want to spend a lot on top of the price of the car to maintain it. >>12441 >You probably don't want a $5k car There's a difference between a car with an asking price of $5k and a car that you pay $5k for. If a car does have issues and you can spot them, you may be able to talk the price down. >Corvette >$10k Looking at my local craigslist I'm seeing more than I thought I would for around that price, but almost all of them are automatic. I would not recommend. >Mustang Heavily dependent on which one you get. It hardly changed from 1979 to 2004. 2000s Fords aren't extremely reliable (compared to GM they aren't bad but compared to Japanese competition they are pretty shitty). You're right though in that parts are cheap as fuck, and the aftermarket is huge if you're into that. There's also Ford Racing. Gas mileage and sportiness beyond drag racing between traffic lights are limited. The aftermarket for each of the aforementioned Japanese econoboxes is pretty big as well, with the Civic's likely being the largest. If you think you will want to build it into something else later, consider that. >Focus My Grandmother has a first generation and it's been having electrical problems after barely 130k miles. I can't speak for the second generation but I've heard they and the latest Fiesta have some pretty nasty electrical issues as well. Regardless of what you decide to look for, do research on the model before you buy to find out about any such issues.

>>12442 archives of the listings for posterity https://archive.is/2xpBp https://archive.is/60MIx

>>12443 Yeah, C4 Corvettes are more common in Automatic since that was the fancier thing instead of going full sports car like the Viper and not offering an auto at all. For a daily commute car through city traffic, I'd wholly recommend an auto. The 4-speed in the C4 isn't bad and can still get 20MPG. It's a bit of a shame but they're the ugly ducklings generation anyhow. If you drive longer distances on higher speed roads, go manual all the way. >There's a difference between asking price and actual cost While it's true, generally people are asking for more money because it's better cared for or less worn. Doesn't make it the hard and fast rule, though. >modern Focus and Fiesta with electrical problems I'll keep an eye out but my Focus is brand new, less than 10k miles on it so far, so I can't really comment on long term reliability. It's a pretty nice car for a half step from pure shitbox. Even has heated seats.

>>12442 >>12441 I guess I want too much. I want at least 20/25 city/highway, it has to be functional. It doesn't have to be cool or fast, but I have like it. I tend to dislike modern cars because of the overabundance of electronic and computer integration which leads to costlier repairs as that are more frequent and next to impossible to fix and maintain yourself. I just have no desire for a "new" car after seeing how often and how much my friends and family spend on fixing their 2010+ cars just months after buying them new off the lot, While I've spent less than 3000 over six years on a now 16 year old car and most of that was due to my own stupidity and novice car ownership. I'm 26 and a pizza guy so It needs to be dead reliable with no sudden expensive and debiliatting "quirks", otherwise I would say fuck it and buy a 73 Comet GT or a Saab 900. Miata seems like a good choice, just wondering if the 2 seat would be limiting/ if I'm secure enough in my masculinity to drive a 2 seat european car Also I'm using a rented camry right now and goddamn do I hate this car. It handles like a boat, it's cramped as hell, and theres about 20 too many buttons and switches with no explanation of what they do.

>>12445 >I tend to dislike modern cars because of the overabundance of electronic and computer integration I'm with you there. >I want at least 20/25 city/highway, it has to be functional Was about to suggest a Saab 900. If it runs well to begin with then they are very reliable. Some parts are more expensive though, and hard to find due to obvious reasons. Some things are shared with the GM2900 platform, USDM models based on which include the Saturn SL1. Saab replaced over 60% of the parts though. I've been trying to think of something with similar qualities (gargantuan trunk, two doors, sporty-ish, preferably turbo) and the only thing I can think of that comes close is the AE86, which is even rarer than a 900 - at least where I live. The second generation Hyundai Accent has a similar body style, similarly sized trunk (I think), and is reliable as fuck, but it's Korean and they didn't know the meaning of "sports car" in 1999. I think the next closest thing would be an Integra/RSX or some such sporty liftback. Not as much trunk space though. I'll need something when my 900 conks out in 150k miles and all the parts are gone so I'll keep looking… >if I'm secure enough in my masculinity to drive a 2 seat european car It's Japanese. If you aren't secure enough to drive a Miata then you are a closet homo. They are cheap, reliable, and fun as hell. Nothing else matters.

>>12452 Funny you mention it. I first found out about the 900 like a month ago and fell in love with it. They seem to go for a little much for what they are at least around here because SAAB guys are apparently second only to Mopar guys in autism and endless money to throw at things. They're also a little bit older than whats ideal for me right now. Again if I was just commuting and not driving for work it would be one thing, but I really can't justify a project car as a daily driver especially given my lack of car repair skills/ I'll check out the integra. Only thing I ever really haul is some long gun cases to the range and 2x4s for projects. I miss my pickup, but not everyone asking me to help them move shit

>>12470 I should note that I'm referring to the NG900 (1994-2002), not the C900 (1979?-1993). A C900 would be more of a project because the chances of finding one in close to good working condition aren't as high. The NG900 is technically a 9-3 after 1998, but the two are basically the same - you can take pretty much any 1st generation 9-3 part and put it on an NG900. >SAAB guys are apparently second only to Mopar guys in autism and endless money to throw at things. Unsurprising. >little bit older than whats ideal for me right now. 2002 isn't very old, but I didn't mention that before. A last generation Celica would be similarly sized to an Integra/RSX, though I doubt the driving experience would be very similar. I've never driven either but I've not heard great things about the Celica. I would look for an Integra/RSX and look at Celicas if you can't find one of those. You could also do your own research on Celicas and see if they are any good.

>>12471 I'm still not really sure what I like in a car beyond looks and sound. My ranger and cavalier were both loyal and reliable to me. Truck was great for curbhopping during parking wars at college and general hazards of Massachusetts roads. Cavalier was the perfect beater econobox for an early 20s dumbass

>>12490 If you liked both of those for those reasons, combine them and get a Hardbody or an older Toyota pickup. First generation Pathfinder and 4Runner are the same thing but with full roofs and back seats. Also, after watching Celica videos for longer than I'd like to admit, it looks like that would be a good buy as well. I'd strongly suggest getting the GTS if you go that route. I think I already said that pretty much anything Japanese will be reliable, and a lot of things are fun. If you don't know what you want, look around for things you like the look of and research to see if it's worth having. I don't know what else to tell you.

>>12471 >>12470 >mopar guys are the reigning king of autism and endless funds Can confirm, know 2 Mopar guys one of whom has spent probably 60k on his project car granted it's immaculate and beautiful, thing is like a time machine to the past with how perfectly stock looking it is. Granted he is an older man who doesn't want to do ALL of the work on his own.

>>12355 >the miata isn't gay I bet you think traps aren't gay, either. >>>/bog/

Spent the day diagnosing a No crank No start on my POS 1989 K1500 Chevy. The ignition switch was pretty roasted. On a side note, Alaska is melting early it seems. Time to get ready for working on why I made this OP I know that I just fucked myself by saying that and ensured another 2 months of winter

So my clutch cable snapped the other day and the clutch got stuck disengaged. The replacement cable got here yesterday I've spent the better part of the last two days replacing the clutch cable, and today realized that the clutch lever is fucked. It won't move back enough to attach the cable, and there's a ton of play in the other direction. It's like an arm bent backwards. I called my shop to describe the symptoms and got a quote of ~$150. I'm glad it's (relatively) cheap because it means I can afford to have it fixed, but I'm a little frustrated because if it's so cheap it should be something I can do myself. I don't know what the issue is though and web searches yielded nothing.

>>12419 It all worked. Comp 150 with the worst one 7 away. Temperature holds steady, no leaks. Couple little vacuum leaks, but those should be easy to track down. Drove around 100 miles and no incidents. That block sat outside with a bag over it for over a month and came out reading like a brand new engine somehow. Volvos are pretty amazing things.

>>12876 Track down a diagram of the system. Who manufactured your car? At least with Nissans and Volvos, you get amazingly good diagrams on dealership parts store websites. If you can find a good diagram, most of the rest of the battle is finding bolt torques.

>>12907 Nice. What model is it? >>12908 A friend of mine, who has the same generation car as I, found the Saab Workshop Information System (WIS; the factory service manual) on some obscure torrent site and shared it with me. That's what I used to replace the clutch cable. It doesn't seem to have instructions on how to remove just the clutch lever - only removing the entire clutch. There is also no diagnostic guide for it and like I said web searches yielded nothing. My best bet is that the release bearing is jammed in the spring or something, but it seems like fixing that would require dropping the transmission so that can't be it if the repair is cheap. I don't have the knowledge or tools to drop the transmission to remove the clutch and inspect it, so all I can do is take it to the shop.

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>>12909 Volvo 945 Turbo Wagon. It always sucks to be beaten and have to go to a shop. But $150 might be worth it if they explain to you what they did to break it loose.

>>12909 >>12913 I drove the car back from the shop today. I basically paid $50 for them to just put the cable on the lever… I guess I didn't pull it hard enough. They did do a general inspection and apparently discovered that the accessory belt is worn and a couple gaskets and seals could use replacing, which is nice. I feel double defeated now though…

>>12938 Hey man, it could be worse. It could have been your girlfriend correctly guessing your no-start after you read the LH-Jet 2.4 manual 3 times and probed half the shit in your fuel system. Fuck. She couldn't even give a short description of the Otto cycle, but damn if my fuel pumps didn't kick on right away.