LaserRed95GT
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So my car eats money like no other, we all ***** and moan about how our cars always need repair but I've not encountered more than a month period without having a new issue arise in my car and I've been the owner for only a year and half and spent a total of 2600 on the car that still is breaking. still!
Let me just list everything that I've replaced
New-used Engine 500
New rotor cap 40
New spark plugs 20
New Wires 35
New Battery 85
New Rear Calipers 120
New Rotors all around 100
New Brake Pads all around 100
Transmission Rebuilt 1000
Aftermarket Head Unit 110 (at the same time as this I had to buy 5 new tires, why 5? Because the first new one shredded into nothing)
New Radiator 100
New Upper hose 17
New Lower Hose 16
New Thermostat housing, gasket, and thermostat 8
Aftermarket Fan Controller 100
K&N Drop in filter new 40 (my old filter was so bad that my car seemed asthmatic)
New Harmonic Balancer 60
New Starter 120
I'm constantly battling my failing electrical harnesses as my dome lights, visor lights, stock fan controller, door lock buttons, gauge cluster all currently do not work. Still tracing down these issues.
Just, like what the ****. I love the power potential of the car, but what's the point if I can't ever even touch the top end before something else breaks again?
Not to mention the interior is slowly falling aparts, door panels falling off, windows misaligned smashing into the frame of the car, knocks and creaks from the interior and suspension, and I'm without A/C in the texas heat, that whole clogged cat thing is still there (see my h-pipe thread). While the car has outlived its service life, this is still complete crap that I'm stuck with all of these repairs that I can't make.
I'm debating doing quick repairs and just selling the car and picking up a fox body with less miles, since I've always wanted a vert
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/3905300762.html
The reason why I don't just pull the trigger and get a car like that is that I've put so much effort into this one, why quit now? It's suppose to be my daily driver, and I'm starting college next year, and it's a thorn in my foot because I can't daily drive a broken car.
I've bared the gas prices and mpg I get, but I mean, can the god damn car give me a break and not break?
You would think with all of these repairs the engine at the minimum would run smooth, but it doesn't. Yes, it idles quiet (which it should, by now), but it doesn't seem right. And another thing I don't quite get is where is there so much oil underneath my car! Everywhere, on the transmission, on the engine, everywhere. Which there shouldn't be any leaks from the oil pan or transmission seeing how the pan gasket was replaced and the transmission had its rebuild.
Okay, so to those of you who made it through the rant, thanks.
Let me just list everything that I've replaced
New-used Engine 500
New rotor cap 40
New spark plugs 20
New Wires 35
New Battery 85
New Rear Calipers 120
New Rotors all around 100
New Brake Pads all around 100
Transmission Rebuilt 1000
Aftermarket Head Unit 110 (at the same time as this I had to buy 5 new tires, why 5? Because the first new one shredded into nothing)
New Radiator 100
New Upper hose 17
New Lower Hose 16
New Thermostat housing, gasket, and thermostat 8
Aftermarket Fan Controller 100
K&N Drop in filter new 40 (my old filter was so bad that my car seemed asthmatic)
New Harmonic Balancer 60
New Starter 120
I'm constantly battling my failing electrical harnesses as my dome lights, visor lights, stock fan controller, door lock buttons, gauge cluster all currently do not work. Still tracing down these issues.
Just, like what the ****. I love the power potential of the car, but what's the point if I can't ever even touch the top end before something else breaks again?
Not to mention the interior is slowly falling aparts, door panels falling off, windows misaligned smashing into the frame of the car, knocks and creaks from the interior and suspension, and I'm without A/C in the texas heat, that whole clogged cat thing is still there (see my h-pipe thread). While the car has outlived its service life, this is still complete crap that I'm stuck with all of these repairs that I can't make.
I'm debating doing quick repairs and just selling the car and picking up a fox body with less miles, since I've always wanted a vert
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/3905300762.html
The reason why I don't just pull the trigger and get a car like that is that I've put so much effort into this one, why quit now? It's suppose to be my daily driver, and I'm starting college next year, and it's a thorn in my foot because I can't daily drive a broken car.
I've bared the gas prices and mpg I get, but I mean, can the god damn car give me a break and not break?
You would think with all of these repairs the engine at the minimum would run smooth, but it doesn't. Yes, it idles quiet (which it should, by now), but it doesn't seem right. And another thing I don't quite get is where is there so much oil underneath my car! Everywhere, on the transmission, on the engine, everywhere. Which there shouldn't be any leaks from the oil pan or transmission seeing how the pan gasket was replaced and the transmission had its rebuild.
Okay, so to those of you who made it through the rant, thanks.
