08-01-2007, 12:20 AM
and quit the bitching guys. :rolleyes:
All cars are POS. :lol:
I've owned a lot of cars, enjoyed all of them. Most of my cars are reliable with some minor issues.
My firefly was solid until an ex GF decided to put the shops class bag of saw dust in my gas tank.
All my hondas rusted. Period, my CRX, and my current accord. The accord leaks very little oil. probably needs a new oil pan since that to is rusting out. Other than that it is solid, but I've maintained that vehicle according to the described schedule in the owners manual to the T (just like all my cars), Im do for another timing belt change next year, I just had it done last year. 30-40k anually on this car. :o
My VW Golf had minor electrical problems, other than that it was a solid car.
My Rx7 had a choke start. Enuff said. :ph34r:
The BMW needs some TLC, but nothing I cant handle and something I knew I would have to do with a 20 year old german car.
The focus has been very good for what I've done to it. Besides the numerous recalls that affected the 00 crowd the car has been solid. When it has failed on me, was because of mods Ive done to it (blowing up a motor, engine dying because of somebody knocking the fuel pump switch <_< , etc). That 1st engine was running on a mail order tune for over a year. It was a ruff tune, that engine saw boost spike as high as 15psi, and it was solid until the day I had it custom tuned where the only time I heard deto was because the tuner chaged the mail order tune. Im sure I could have ran that engine for another year or so on that mail order tune. And now...well...the car pushes out more than double the horse power and torque, the tranny takes it, the axles take it, suspension can handle it, the car is well balanced for it....I cant complain. This engine takes 9 psi daily, and I'll scramble to 12 once in a while. And the engine takes it, and doesnt complain, all the while Im getting 500-600km on a tank depending on how boost happy I am. :D The car always starts in the winter where it sits for 1-2 months at a time without being moved. Original battery to.
Now I see my Honda freinds...the guys doing engine swaps and stuff, and theyre constantly down. Either they messed up something or they dont have the right combo of parts, etc. Its funny because they all call ME for my tools so I know. LOL. "I need the engine hoist" or "We need the air compressors" or "we need your torque wrench"....haha.
"Guys, I know you love my taillights, just buy a focus and boost it for f*** sakes." :lol: :lol:
All cars are POS. :lol:
I've owned a lot of cars, enjoyed all of them. Most of my cars are reliable with some minor issues.
My firefly was solid until an ex GF decided to put the shops class bag of saw dust in my gas tank.
All my hondas rusted. Period, my CRX, and my current accord. The accord leaks very little oil. probably needs a new oil pan since that to is rusting out. Other than that it is solid, but I've maintained that vehicle according to the described schedule in the owners manual to the T (just like all my cars), Im do for another timing belt change next year, I just had it done last year. 30-40k anually on this car. :o
My VW Golf had minor electrical problems, other than that it was a solid car.
My Rx7 had a choke start. Enuff said. :ph34r:
The BMW needs some TLC, but nothing I cant handle and something I knew I would have to do with a 20 year old german car.
The focus has been very good for what I've done to it. Besides the numerous recalls that affected the 00 crowd the car has been solid. When it has failed on me, was because of mods Ive done to it (blowing up a motor, engine dying because of somebody knocking the fuel pump switch <_< , etc). That 1st engine was running on a mail order tune for over a year. It was a ruff tune, that engine saw boost spike as high as 15psi, and it was solid until the day I had it custom tuned where the only time I heard deto was because the tuner chaged the mail order tune. Im sure I could have ran that engine for another year or so on that mail order tune. And now...well...the car pushes out more than double the horse power and torque, the tranny takes it, the axles take it, suspension can handle it, the car is well balanced for it....I cant complain. This engine takes 9 psi daily, and I'll scramble to 12 once in a while. And the engine takes it, and doesnt complain, all the while Im getting 500-600km on a tank depending on how boost happy I am. :D The car always starts in the winter where it sits for 1-2 months at a time without being moved. Original battery to.
Now I see my Honda freinds...the guys doing engine swaps and stuff, and theyre constantly down. Either they messed up something or they dont have the right combo of parts, etc. Its funny because they all call ME for my tools so I know. LOL. "I need the engine hoist" or "We need the air compressors" or "we need your torque wrench"....haha.
"Guys, I know you love my taillights, just buy a focus and boost it for f*** sakes." :lol: :lol: