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Author Topic: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)  (Read 158892 times)

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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #590 on: February 05, 2013, 08:00:59 AM »

hmm eyeing an 05 STI silver color meticulously maintained for about 19k. Only 42k miles on it. ..tempting.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #591 on: February 06, 2013, 01:17:47 AM »

If this is the Stage 2 modified car, my advice would be to run, far far away.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #592 on: February 06, 2013, 05:09:08 AM »

^ this.

Curious, what qualifies as meticulously maintained in your statement?

Have you checked the clutch and brake free play?
What color is the oil?  Any excess consumption?
Is there smoke out the back?  What color?
Do all the switches work with good response?
Have you hooked up a scan tool to the ECU and checked for any codes?
What's the play on the timing and accessory belts?
Proof of changed plugs? What brand, temperature rang and gap setting?  (PITA to do on Boxer engines)
Has there been a compression test?
Tread wear patterns will tell you a lot about the care of the previous owner and their knowledge/attention to detail.
Brake pad and rotor thickness?
Check every electrical device or switch for function.
What color is the coolant?
What color is the tranny fluid?
Are there any clicking or other noises when you drive forward or backward w/ the steering wheel fully locked left or right?
Is there anything aftermarket on the car that does NOT have a state approved license number or sticker?
Check condition of all the seals and gaps around doors, windows, trunk, etc.
Are any lugnuts missing?  Take a wrench and socket to make sure they are tight and not about to fall off from being cracked.  I've seen a wheel fall off a Camaro just after it was bought used.  All the bolts were cracked.
Are there any open holes indicating potentially missing body panels or undertrays?
Check underneath for scrapes on metal parts.
Does the driveway show history of leaks?
Any gooey seeping materials dangling from the bottom of the car?
Have you seen the most recent smog certification?
Does the steering pull or vibrate when driving in a straight line?
Is the engine idle smooth or rough when at a stop light?
Does the car have a record of having TSBs performed?

Just a thought.




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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #593 on: February 06, 2013, 09:32:36 PM »

Next time I buy a used car I'm driving it to your house first for a looks-y.  :)
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #594 on: February 06, 2013, 11:00:18 PM »

Next time I buy a used car I'm driving it to your house first for a looks-y.  :)

Lol. Any good mechanic should be able to to a PPI. Another thing you can do is take your prospective used ride to a body shop, and have them check the paint thickness. If some of the panels have differing thickness, that's a pretty good sign that there may have been a minor accident and body repair. If there's no record and police report, those kinds of things wont show in the Carfax or Autocheck histories.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #597 on: February 11, 2013, 10:28:51 PM »

Sony PS3 drivers too fast! http://www.leftlanenews.com/british-gt-rejects-sony-ps3-gt-academy-drivers-from-2013-series.html

I'm not showing this to my boys, it will totally destroy my argument that "just because you are good at things in video games does not make you good at them in real life!"
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #598 on: February 11, 2013, 10:45:26 PM »

I'm curious how much closer GT is to the real thing now. I remember on Top Gear awhile back Jeremy drove an NSX at Laguna Seca I think in either GT3 or 4, then drove the actual car on the actual track. They changed bits of the track in the game to make it faster, so it was basically impossible to match the game lap time, plus it takes a lot more courage to dive into the corkscrew in the real world.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #599 on: February 11, 2013, 11:57:51 PM »

Actually, last gens GT was more accurate than this one. 

Anywho, who want's a BMW Z4 built on an FR-S?  http://www.leftlanenews.com/next-bmw-z4-to-have-toyota-gt86-roots.html
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