My 99 Ford Ranger has been going to [cabbage] lately. I think it must be the transmission. It's an automatic and the first time I start it up and it switches to second, it lurches. Cars...

Good memory Deloriagod, its a Z28. I got it freshly repainted this Summer along with a bunch of other work, this just comes on the tail end of all of the repairs.

 

Wow. You say it's breaking down on you? Hell, I'll take it.

My 99 Ford Ranger has been going to [cabbage] lately. I think it must be the transmission. It's an automatic and the first time I start it up and it switches to second, it lurches. Cars...

 

Ford = Fix Or Repair Daily

 

 

 

Only Ford's I've seen that run well are the ones people have done frame up restorations on.

 

 

 

But hey, they make some beautiful cars. Those old Mustangs are to die for.

public transportation, bikes, skateboards, walking.... all beat the money drain that is motor vehicles :roll:

 

Oh shut the hell up. I'll let you know the Los Angeles Metropolitarian Area has a horrible public transit system that is in no way useful to 80% of the people living here. You NEED a car here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

hahaha.... I was unaware that you spoke for this "80%" of the population In Los Angeles.... hell I would even love to see where you pulled these statistics from.

 

You think Los Angeles is the only place with an inconvenient public transportation system, this is the case in many other areas, that is why you plan ahead to make up for the inconvenience of it. If you wish to pay for a car to have the ability to travel at your convenience more power to you, hell it's not my money anyways, but as for me I'd rather skate down to where I need to go

 

Well I can assure you it is no small percentage. And the only reason why I mentioned La is cos I live here and it has around 11 million people in the entire metropolitarian area. Naturally LA isn't the only city with a bad transit system,where the hell did you get the idea?

 

 

 

Seriously? A moped? Distances in the rural country are 30-50 miles between towns, even more. At a thing going 40 mph it'll get you there in an hour and more. In a car at 70 mph it'll take you less than an hour.

 

 

 

And what about folks who have to drive a car for work/to work? Work in a place 15 miles into the mountains and no bus or trains gonna get you there. Drive a your own truck to make deliveries? Motor breakdowns and gas prices aren't going to help.

what kind of car do you have?

 

 

 

i love my car. limited edition 1989 mercedes 300CE with a custom paint job. the cool part is that this car was made in germany so it has many features that didnt appear in america until the late 90s like power windows, an alarm, memory for the seats, etc.

 

 

 

i bought it for $4000 and my dad's friend, who is a used car dealer, said it would sell for at least $8000-10,000. :thumbup:

Those old Mustangs are to die for.

 

 

 

The truth has been spoken. There's actually a guy in my neighborhood that owns a late 60's Mustang convertable and I just saw a Mach 1 earlier

I had some junker from the 1950's had to replace everything on it, took about 6 months...but it ran awesome. But that must be one nice car, because I know people that have cars that are only worth $800 max.

I had some junker from the 1950's had to replace everything on it, took about 6 months...but it ran awesome. But that must be one nice car, because I know people that have cars that are only worth $800 max.

 

If it's from the 50's, it probably isn't a junker. What is it's actual name?

I had some junker from the 1950's had to replace everything on it, took about 6 months...but it ran awesome. But that must be one nice car, because I know people that have cars that are only worth $800 max.

 

 

 

Oh his car is nice. Green (fresh paint = new color?) Camaro Z28. Heh, I know a lot of people who drive $1000 or less cars. Though I know some people that drive some really nice cars as well. I've currently got an '08 Mitsubishi Eclipse (worth $23,000 when I got it).

Ford = Fix Or Repair Daily

 

it also stands for:

 

First On Rubbish Dump

 

 

 

Im not a ford person. they make good engines but the cars are just junk.

 

can you believe that the old falcon GT's had an extra for window winders (here in Australia anyway). just found that out today. if you didn't pay for the extra feature of window winders you had to use a screw driver to wind your window up and down. if you ask me that's hilarious.

 

 

 

Sometimes I suspect mechanics purposely screw you over to get more money from you later. #-o

 

sometimes i just wish people knew what they were doing and maintained there cars properly. if they did that they would probably last a lot longer and the mechanic wouldn't have to fix anything.

 

of course if you don't know anything about cars send it to the mechanic. but you cant expect them to happily and freely fix a problem with someone's car because they were to useless or un-knowledgeable to do something simple like change the oil or give it a grease.

 

my dad does some odd car repairs for people and he gets so frustrated when someone wants something fixed because they couldn't look after there car. i don't blame him, you should see some of the unmaintained junk heaps he's had over. imagine oil as thick as syrup that probably hasn't been changed for 5 years.

I love my car, it's a 2002 toyota carolla. Not exactly the most masculine car but it's economical, reliable, and man it's got balls.

Now the throttle position sensor is going, thankfully this is only a $30 part...

Suprised this one hasn't been posed:

 

 

 

Lotus. Lots of trouble; usually serious.

Ford = Fix Or Repair Daily

 

it also stands for:

 

First On Rubbish Dump

 

There are others, too:

 

Fix It Again Tomorrow

public transportation, bikes, skateboards, walking.... all beat the money drain that is motor vehicles :roll:

 

Half of America's population is rural (I think just under half, actually) or live in towns with less than a million people, including me Public transportation is next to nonexistent. If you'd like to walk the next to twenty miles I'll have to be traveling daily within a few weeks, be my guest.

 

 

 

if that were the case.. I would just purchase a moped or something... a lot cheaper then paying for a car for those twenty miles

 

 

 

BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE MONEY DRAIN THAT IS OVER VEHICLES?!?!

public transportation, bikes, skateboards, walking.... all beat the money drain that is motor vehicles :roll:

 

Half of America's population is rural (I think just under half, actually) or live in towns with less than a million people, including me Public transportation is next to nonexistent. If you'd like to walk the next to twenty miles I'll have to be traveling daily within a few weeks, be my guest.

 

 

 

if that were the case.. I would just purchase a moped or something... a lot cheaper then paying for a car for those twenty miles

 

 

 

BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE MONEY DRAIN THAT IS OVER VEHICLES?!?!

 

 

 

Imo mopeds can be quite the money drain. My neighbor had one and the motor died within a year. That resulted in him needing to buy a new one. I'm going to look into getting a motorcycle once I move out on my own. Cheaper on gas and the engine shouldn't go to hell in no time.

1997 Ford Falcon AU XR6, sexy, powerful, sleek.....yet costly for fuel when you only have your P1 Licence.

 

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mines actully white. :-$[/hide]

 

thank god im getting my own soon. :

Ford = Fix Or Repair Daily

 

it also stands for:

 

First On Rubbish Dump

 

There are others, too:

 

Fix It Again Tomorrow

 

 

 

 

 

FIAT?

Ford = Fix Or Repair Daily

 

it also stands for:

 

First On Rubbish Dump

 

There are others, too:

 

Fix It Again Tomorrow

 

 

 

 

 

FIAT?

 

Popular European car maker.

Stop complaining and introduce yourself to reality.

Well, there's one thing I learned, well, seen on tv, although I don't remember the program and episode, Most of the popular American brands of vehicles are better if you go in pre-1996. After that, it's all junk that will break whithin 4 to 6 years, or not even reaching 200 000Kms.

 

 

 

Personally, I love my Toyota Echo, standard since it's much more strong that the automatics ones, it's now at 240 000+Kilometers, with 2 accidents, the first one breaking the front of the car, inculding changing the radiator and a few sensors in the motor (the insurance paid it), and the second one only breaking a light and bending the fender(sp?) (hit a deer on the second one), and it's a 2001 Echo.

 

 

 

I still put no money to repair it, although the clutch (still the first one) is starting to wear out.

..., although the clutch (still the first one) is starting to wear out.

 

your clutch is going on a 7 year old car?

 

do you drive an extremely massive amount or leave your foot on the clutch pedal? 7 years for a clutch isn't very good i wouldn't think. maybe it just needs adjusting (if it can be).

 

 

 

anyway good to see some people still have balls and drive manuals not these boring things they call auto's

..., although the clutch (still the first one) is starting to wear out.

 

your clutch is going on a 7 year old car?

 

do you drive an extremely massive amount or leave your foot on the clutch pedal? 7 years for a clutch isn't very good i wouldn't think. maybe it just needs adjusting (if it can be).

 

 

 

anyway good to see some people still have balls and drive manuals not these boring things they call auto's

 

 

 

How good he is at shifting could make a difference in how long his clutch will last. I know a guy who needed a new clutch, got it replaced, and needed a new one only a few years later.

 

 

 

Also, I wish I knew how to drive manual :( My dad never bothered to teach me..

driving stick is pretty overrated. in cities, with stop-and-go traffic, constantly downshifting is a nuisance.

 

 

 

if you dont shift efficiently your gas mileage will go through the roof. most kids where i live want to drive stick because they think they can race like in the Fast and the Furious.

Lol 7 years is the best I have been seeing, all other people that drive manuals around here, they don't go for that long with theirs. Although, I said starting, it's still good for a year or 2 since I don't have trouble shifting yet, only slides a little bit when I accelerate fast.