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PlaztikPTZ 
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2001,00:39 |
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too bad us guys cant just marry someone and be set for life 
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jrh1406
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2001,01:15 |
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heh, i had a nice car once, an 88 caprice classic wagon, then i totaled it. Bought an 84 le-sabre, overheated the engine and warped the heads the first day i had it. So i bought an 89 chevy g20 van, It worked ok at first, just a couple of little problems with the coolant and the tranny, then the tranny dies on my way home to CT. I have it towed to a shop and find it'll cost me 1200 dollars to get the thing fixed, i'm stranded and out of options so i have it done. He puts in a piece of shit tranny that is now dying. mean while, i've replaced the water pump and i still have a coolant leak, first gear grinds if i hit the accelerator at all coming from a stop, and then second gear grinds when the car upshifts into it (this is on an automatic transmission), the windshield edging is coming off and i just had the windshield replaced. I figure i have three options right now, i can get another used transmission (only cost me 500 up here in rochester), i can replace the heads on the le-sabre, or i can swap the engine out of the van and drop it into the le-sabre and get a better tranny for the le-sabre when i have more money.
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mqa
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2001,03:37 |
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i got a '89 volvo 740gl. it runs fine except for a ratling noise... but as fate would have it just as you were writing your post, i was changing the tire on my car, except the hook that attaches the jack to the car was all bent out of shape, so i had to bend it back with the tire iron.... then oon the very same drive home i come aroung the corner and run in to some guy illegaly parked... luckly i only destroyed my right parking lamp... unfortunately i just paid to have it replaced last week!!! cars suck, the US needs a GOOD train system.
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jrh1406
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2001,07:10 |
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I've come a long way in the 10 months that i've owned any sort of car, from not knowing what half the crap was under the hood to understanding how an engine, suspension, and most of the transmission is put together. If i had the equipment i'd just change the tranny myself, luckly one of my bosses has a garage and he'll probably help me swap the engines. One thing about american cars is the motors are wonderful power houses, I knew i had fallen in love when i turned over the 307 small block in my wagon and felt all 2 tons of the car torque over.
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Sithiee
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2001,09:22 |
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hmm. i still live with my parents, and i drive one of their cars. its a 2001 toyota corolla. now before you say "damn that sithiee!!! kill the bastard and take his car!!!" lets realize that "japanese quality" isnt. ever since weve had it, if i push the car to like 4k rpm, which i do a lot (hey, no one passes me and gets away with it, thats just not OK). it has a smell like rotten eggs, and sometimes a smell like burning rubber. and it really smells bad. then the valve for air intake from the engine, i cant keep it closed! ill close it, and like 10 minutes later, its opened itself again. makes me angry. and my car retains water. like on the inside. it will fog up inside my car, and sometimes i have a nice inside frost. well, i think thats all i can compe up with to bitch about, because its actually a really nice car, im just mad that a new car didnt come in perfect condition.
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Dark Knight Bob
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Posted on: Feb. 12 2001,10:42 |
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Mitsubushi Lancer Evo VI... Nuff said!
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