It all started with a radiator hose leak. In a car with 290k that had been ran out of oil a few times already.
Quickly, my spark plug wires melted into the cylinders. Strike two.
Then I lost some valve gaskets. Fixed the hose, plugs, and gaskets.
Just to be happily greeted by one or two. Or 4, who knows, blown head gaskets. Strike three.
As a bonus, it overheated again and ruined my new plug wires. Oh and its suspension is so gone it was scraping the ground whenever I hit a bump.
6 more days till my main car is fixed.
Drive it like it’s stolen, maybe it’ll help
Ah, I would but I dont think Itl get to far without falling apart.
Car has been good to me. Outlived its price by a lot. But now I think its time to scrap it.
Oh, that is the best, worst advice we’ve had in a while. Hey @anon4362788, you’re at risk of losing your crown here.
Yeah, you can probably find a $500 beater on Facebook Market that will outlast it. I buy my beaters in the winter at police auctions. The trick is to show up on the day when it’s -30C and everyone else stayed home. You’d be amazed what $100 buys.
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Or you could use sea foam, some people swear by it, I suppose it wouldn’t hurt
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This was a $600 beater lol. And it made it 60k from when I bought it. And that was with next to no maintenance.
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Oh, you gotta love those! Just donate that puppy and move on to the next one. I keep one beater around at all times. I like to cruise backroads and to drive into sketchy spots to get photos. I use the POS vehicle for that. I’m currently without one, but there’s a granny-owned Buick Regal for sale down the block that I think is about to become mine.
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$600 for 60k, you sure know how to pick em.
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I feel for you. We have to fix our van. Needs new back rotors and pads, wheel bearing, sway bar, brake sensor.
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