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Originally posted by TheFordGuy:
I'm not in 100% agreement with the Toyota engines. I've seen multiple of these newer Celica GTS engines blow up from "mis-shifting." How is that bullet proof? Their other models may be terrific for all I know. 
Greg
That mis-shift IS a very common problem. It overrevs to something like 14 or 16 thousand.... I don't TOO many cars that can handle that. But, of course, Toyota's not perfect... I think they just have extremely well done engines overall.
We had an old 4 Runner that was about to turn 300k miles... ran like f'n new.
'98 Contour SVT - Please pardon our dust, under heavy construction.
'96 Escort LX - Pretender to the throne.
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Originally posted by 98 SE:
A cousin of mine had a Geo Prism - same as the Corolla of that day. Ugly, slow little bugger but it was the most reliable thing I'd ever seen for its age.
I'll attest to ugly, I can't vouch for slow yet, but reliability is always hindered when the previous owner puts too long of a spark plug into one of the cylinders. Oh well I knew it didn't run when I bought it. But it's hard to go wrong on an 80 dollar car.
Ryan
'99 T-Red SVT, KKM, Borla, 1387 of 2760
'92 T-Red F-150 Flareside 4.9, 5 spd
'94 Geo Prizm, it was cheap
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Originally posted by rmcd79:
Originally posted by 98 SE:
A cousin of mine had a Geo Prism - same as the Corolla of that day. Ugly, slow little bugger but it was the most reliable thing I'd ever seen for its age.
I'll attest to ugly, I can't vouch for slow yet, but reliability is always hindered when the previous owner puts too long of a spark plug into one of the cylinders. Oh well I knew it didn't run when I bought it. But it's hard to go wrong on an 80 dollar car.
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the good thing about buying a new car is you can take care of it yourself and knowing that you have. when you buy used you have no clue how that person treated the vehicle. im going to do my damndest to take great care of my new truck so it will live beyond the warranty.
05 Chevy Colorado z71 4x4 *for sale*
97 Honda Accord 4door track whore *12.9 N/A* (blown and wrecked)
97 Honda Accord 4 door
03 Eclipse GS
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Originally posted by cheapest GL around:
I think I'm gonna be a tree-hugger and get a Civic hybrid.
I test-drove a Civic Hybrid yesterday and it was a distressingly economical driving experience. Then I tried a regular Civic... it was almost identical to drive. I was severely unexcited.
Maybe I'll look at the Mazda 3; its mileage is surprisingly decent.
But then, it has the same engines as a Focus, doesn't it? #%&@*$! Ford engines should be taken to the local mental ward and placed under suicide watch.
Or I could spend $30,000+ and get a 255HP Accord Hybrid.
. . . Two zetec Contours, two blown head gaskets... for some reason I have a Japanese car now.
anybody in California want a Diehard Gold 100 month battery? inquire by PM.
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Originally posted by cheapest GL around:
Or I could spend $30,000+ and get a 255HP Accord Hybrid.
I hear you have to give them your [censored] when you buy one of those.
Goonz12: <---tries on mommy's cloths
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It's all how you take care of the car (of course there are lemons, there are with any make). My brother had a corolla that blew it's head gasket 2 weeks after he got it. Got it fixed and it started having trouble again. So toyotas do have problems if not taken care of right.
My fords run strong, never left me stranded. *Knocks on wood*
Whatever you do, don't buy a VW. Biggest POSs ever. I'd take a kia or hyundai any day over a VW.
98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
WTB: Very cheap beater
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I think his name says it all. "Cheapest GL around" maybe if you put some money into it it would have lasted a little longer.
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Good ole' geo prims. I hade a 90 prism with 160K on it when I a minivan ran a red light and I broad sided it. Minivan had to be towed away, I drove my car for another 2 months before the insurance company took it away. I had VERY little problems with that car when we bought it with 76k miles on it (or so). I think it also had a 103 horsepower (something like that) and the LSI version had like 120. Man I loved that car.
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 A chance to whore my Toyota. It's a 1JZ-GTE powered Lexus SC300 with a 5sp. Couldn't find a Ford I really wanted to drive. Although I have to admit I would like a post 98 Jag XJR.
2001 Lincoln LS8
1994 Lexus GS300
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