I love my car, but...
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Wasn't sure if swears were allowed on this forum or not, most of em either star it for you or ban you, so I just starred em out.
Anytime. Ok cool, it's like that on grandprixforums, I asked about it in a thread and some guy replied "My 11 year old son surfs this forum so so do other peoples' kids". I was like wtf, well why are little kids surfing car forums, and if he's actually that mature that he knows what anything on there means, I'm sure he's heard swear words before.
Cars get old, stuff breaks. Was stuff happening since you owned it or just recently? I assume this car is paid off, so think about it this way. No matter how much stuff breaks on the car you still probably wont be paying anywhere close to what a new(er) cars car-payment would be. Did you flush the coolant with a machine or just a drain and fill?
It's an 11 year old modified car... What do you expect?
My camaro is now 12 years old.... hard to look at it that way.... but its the truth,
and yeah, cars get old and stuff goes wrong / breaks.....leaky oil pan here after the cam install.....
eh,
i do have a new truck, thats racking up the miles already....
Where have you been James??? I've missed you.
Cars wear out, shit needs to be replaced. My wifes car is one thing after another.... All suspension was just replaced, tires, alignment, now it needs brakes soon.
Look at it this way man... your old paid for (hopefully) car doesn't come with a monthly payment which should cover the costs of the repairs on the car. If you don't feel like wrenching on the shitty little problems then find a reputable shop to do them for you. Save the upgrade wrenching for yourself and enjoy it.
It's always hard to see past all the little things killing your enjoyment of a car, but it happens to the best of us. Just work through the biggest problems first and get back to a place where you enjoy driving it! Hate when the TA does that to me... I was there with it several times this past summer.
It's always hard to see past all the little things killing your enjoyment of a car, but it happens to the best of us. Just work through the biggest problems first and get back to a place where you enjoy driving it! Hate when the TA does that to me... I was there with it several times this past summer.
Fixin stuff is always part of the game. just keep driving it and fixing it. pretty soon you'll know everything about it and never want to get rid of it.
the little things always get me pretty bent too... these cars are getting old
just be happy you aren't driving something where you cant even find the oil filter cause it is covered in plastic, or only makes 85 horsepower.
the little things always get me pretty bent too... these cars are getting old
just be happy you aren't driving something where you cant even find the oil filter cause it is covered in plastic, or only makes 85 horsepower.
I swear literally all the time. Fuck.
When u start seeing problems like this tho, I think the first thing you need to ask yourself is "is this the car I really want". Every time my TA acts up on me, Im frustrated but I feel completely justified dumping money into it because it really is the car that i want.
When u start seeing problems like this tho, I think the first thing you need to ask yourself is "is this the car I really want". Every time my TA acts up on me, Im frustrated but I feel completely justified dumping money into it because it really is the car that i want.
Yeah, that's exactly why I still own this car. I love it too much to get rid of it, even if it does give me shit all the time. I should have my new MAF by Friday, then hopefully things will smooth out. It's crazy that something as small as a $30 sensor can make the car run like complete shit. I love the car, I just try not to think about the thousands of dollars that went straight into that engine. Seeing the scared shitless look on a passengers face when I mash the gas always helps
Yeah, it's paid off. I paid it in full when I bought it. There's no way I would've taken on this much shit plus a car payment. Sick ride btw, the WS6 is probably my favorite car that doesn't cost at least $200,000.
I haven't had a single problem with the swap, it's just the MAF, coolant, and alternator. Completely un-related.
Ive had one hell of a year. I think its just GPs, they suck.
Started out with a new set of tires on my Comp G wheels, easy enough.
Monroe had a mail in rebate on struts (which I never recieved WTF) so I did struts, mounts, and SSC.
Then control arm bushings, and since I had em off I did ball joints too.
Lowering it took out both axles, one of which was covered by AZ warranty, fair enough.
Everything was good, did a 3k mile road trip in May.
Skip ahead to June, no more lock up one day, fluid all burned to hell. I think the two 1k+ mile days at 80 mph killed it (I had a GM cooler)
Sell my quad for a TEP trans. Found a post on ClubGP for a ported blower, ssic, TOGS, and injectors and I did have quad money left over, so I buy all that and a VS cam, Racetronix, and some other goodies.
Put everything back together end of July, snout was bad and the headers leaked, fuck.
So I put my 12xxxx snout back on, thats good. Headers still leaking to this day.
Drove to Woodward Dream Cruise, all good. On the way home developed a little trans problem, Dave at TEP was awesome and took care of it under the warranty.
Got on it one day, the motor mount collapsed, so now I have a new motor and trans mount with a lifetime warranty.
To this day Im still running the stock injectors and throttle body with a 3.4 (have 42s, N*, and 3.0 chllin) The car needs to be aligned badly since dave had the subframe down, and did I mention the fucking headers leak? Oh, and now it keeps setting a o2 code. I know the rear flange is warped from the last time i had them off, not badly, but enough that rtv on both sides of the gasket didnt last for long.
So yeah, maybe you can feel a little better about your car.
/RANT
Started out with a new set of tires on my Comp G wheels, easy enough.
Monroe had a mail in rebate on struts (which I never recieved WTF) so I did struts, mounts, and SSC.
Then control arm bushings, and since I had em off I did ball joints too.
Lowering it took out both axles, one of which was covered by AZ warranty, fair enough.
Everything was good, did a 3k mile road trip in May.
Skip ahead to June, no more lock up one day, fluid all burned to hell. I think the two 1k+ mile days at 80 mph killed it (I had a GM cooler)
Sell my quad for a TEP trans. Found a post on ClubGP for a ported blower, ssic, TOGS, and injectors and I did have quad money left over, so I buy all that and a VS cam, Racetronix, and some other goodies.
Put everything back together end of July, snout was bad and the headers leaked, fuck.
So I put my 12xxxx snout back on, thats good. Headers still leaking to this day.
Drove to Woodward Dream Cruise, all good. On the way home developed a little trans problem, Dave at TEP was awesome and took care of it under the warranty.
Got on it one day, the motor mount collapsed, so now I have a new motor and trans mount with a lifetime warranty.
To this day Im still running the stock injectors and throttle body with a 3.4 (have 42s, N*, and 3.0 chllin) The car needs to be aligned badly since dave had the subframe down, and did I mention the fucking headers leak? Oh, and now it keeps setting a o2 code. I know the rear flange is warped from the last time i had them off, not badly, but enough that rtv on both sides of the gasket didnt last for long.
So yeah, maybe you can feel a little better about your car.
/RANT
sucks part is ive missed out on everything else this summer. only did two track days and about 2k miles on my bike since all my money and time has gone to this car. not only the bike, but the motor and trans is sitting next to my t/a since i havent spent the money on the swap mounts and crossmember
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