The "What Do you drive?" thread....

[Kamakiri]

Originally Posted by egrand

Also, I agree with Username. You do often overlook faults of something you like. I guess we just hope other people do the same thing with us.

I look at things this way: if everything worked perfectly all the time, this wouldn't be a hobby.

A lot of truth there. I traded in my 2009 Scion xB for my 07 Cadillac DTS. The DTS won't get the 32 MPG highway 26 city, it won't go for a bazillion miles without a complaint, and it won't shrug off muddy kids with a little wipedown.

But the Scion wasn't a Cadillac

[Sandy G]

Originally Posted by Kamakiri

A lot of truth there. I traded in my 2009 Scion xB for my 07 Cadillac DTS. The DTS won't get the 32 MPG highway 26 city, it won't go for a bazillion miles without a complaint, and it won't shrug off muddy kids with a little wipedown.

But the Scion wasn't a Cadillac

Ain't THAT the Truth...I'm a Lincoln man, but I know/understand fully/Agree COMPLETELY with yr sentiments..

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by Kamakiri

A lot of truth there. I traded in my 2009 Scion xB for my 07 Cadillac DTS. The DTS won't get the 32 MPG highway 26 city, it won't go for a bazillion miles without a complaint, and it won't shrug off muddy kids with a little wipedown.

But the Scion wasn't a Cadillac

The Scion Xb has been on my want list for a long time, the early ones were cavernous inside, perfect for hauling TV's and the mileage in outstanding.

Since my second vehicle needs are fairly minimal these days the old Aerostar is sufficient, and it's paid for, actually it was "Free", it was my Dads and I got it after he died because I had rebuilt the engine in it, though the job had never been completed and the crackhead he hired to swap engines screwed it up royally.
Would you believe he forgot to install the timing cover gasket. and that was the most minor of his mistakes.

My "Free" van ultimately cost about $1600 to put on the road (including $400 in DMV fees because Dad didn't fill out a non-op slip ), but it pretty much has new everything and it's fairly Lux, with power windows & locks, three row seating, P/S, dual zone A/C, AM/FM with rear controls, limited slip differential (not functional since the clutches are worn out but oh well, it never Snows here).

[markdi]

Why are there links in my post about my 200sx
I never put them there

What did i do wrong ?

I need to repair the passenger door lock on my sx
And it has yellow headlight lenses. But the interior is pretty
Nice and it is straight and the paint is fair.

Looks pretty nice for 600 bucks

The aurora would have been more fun but
I would have spent more and i would have a smaller down payment for a house

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by markdi

Why are there links in my post about my 200sx
I never put them there

What did i do wrong ?

You didn't do anything wrong, the links are inserted automatically by Google Ads or Skimlinks or whichever program VK is signed up with.

They are inserted based on certain keywords and VK gets a small kickback if someone uses them to buy something, or maybe even if someone just uses the link to browse whatever site is being promoted.

Kamakiri (aka Tim) can probably give more accurate details.

[markdi]

Kool i thought it was a button i pushed

I have a 4 wheel drive 1/8 scale electric powered kyosho mp9e off road buggy that i am building

With 4s battery and a 2200kv trudgy motor and all the titanium upgrade parts
It will weigh about 7 pounds and have about 2 3/4 hp

With a 6s battery well over 4 hp

Should be pretty insane

[markdi]

The mp9e tk1 with upgrades is a 3000+ dollar rc car
Inferno series 8 time ifmar off road world champion
A record so dominant it exceeds that of all other manufacturers combined

I am surprised at how much power my 1.6 200sx has with 209,000 miles on it
Maybe some one rebuilt it or something.

I had a grand am that i put over 450 thousand miles on the clock but
I did 3 total hopup rebuilds to its transplanted w41 ho quad 4

I should mention that i drove it like i just stole it all the time.
My grand am did not have a easy life
I was very hard on it.

[WISCOJIM]

Originally Posted by Eric H

You didn't do anything wrong, the links are inserted automatically by Google Ads or Skimlinks or whichever program VK is signed up with.

They are inserted based on certain keywords and VK gets a small kickback if someone uses them to buy something, or maybe even if someone just uses the link to browse whatever site is being promoted.

Kamakiri (aka Tim) can probably give more accurate details.

I see no links at all in that post.

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[Eric H]

Originally Posted by WISCOJIM

I see no links at all in that post.

.

Possibly you are missing a browser plug in required to make them work or maybe you have an ad blocker installed?

[markdi]

I have never taken a car to a repair shop or a jiffy lube.
I have never had a car i own repaired by some one other than me.
I have taken sub assembly's such as cylinder heads to a machine shop
This is amazing. When you know that i have slight cerebral palsy and that i owned A american car with a quad four in it for 20 years.

Great little engine the quad four
I always drove my w41 ho quad four equipped grand am like i had just stole it

I am looking to buy a house but right now i rent a room in a house
I have done oil changes in my landladys driveway but she might not let
Me do any thing more complicated than that in her driveway.

Hopefully nothing goes wrong with my sx till i find a house.
I need to quit revin it up to 6900 rpm.

I repair everything myself including complex electronics plumbing etc