Car thread

[Dragonslayer182]

if you think mileage is just a number then you are extremely naive and shouldn't be car shopping.  The number of miles on a vehicle is extremely important.

How is is important? Does it affect how well the car drives?

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[Mikoyan]

How is is important? Does it affect how well the car drives?

Because when things work they wear down lol

a car with 50k miles is much less likely to have engine or frame problems than a car with 100k miles

saying "mileage is just a number" is like saying "Money is just money lol"

[Strovbe]

Because when things work they wear down lol

a car with 50k miles is much less likely to have engine or frame problems than a car with 100k miles

saying "mileage is just a number" is like saying "Money is just money lol"

wheels are just wheels lol

[ABlockOfCheese]

How is is important? Does it affect how well the car drives?

it affects every aspect of the car.  You need to try and get as low miles as possible.

[Caution]

Mileage can be just a number to some extent. You can find a 2008 or 2007 model year car with 200,000 miles and I'd buy it because with that many miles the car has obviously just been used for highway commuting. Highway driving is the best for a car because there's minimal wear and tear on everything. The motor is just sitting there humming quietly at generally the same RPM for an extended amount of time. The transmission isn't constantly shifting. The brakes aren't being used much if at all. If it's a 2003 with 100,000 miles I could more believe that the car has been used predominantly on city streets - more potholes, more turning, more braking, more accelerating, more shifting, more starting, more stopping.

It also depends on who owned it. If it was a woman (not to be loveist) then generally maintenance and repairs have been ignored if it doesn't affect the way it drives. If it was owned by a mechanic then buy the stuff out of that car. If it's been well taken care of, it doesn't matter so much how it's been driven and how you'll drive it. My 1998 Malibu has 176,000 miles on it and it's become a pizza delivery car and is soon to be a daily driver for 30 mile commute every weekday in addition to my delivery shifts. But I take such good care of that thing. New struts, new gaskets top to bottom, oil changes 3000 miles or less, flushes, new brakes. If you take care of your vehicle it'll last you.

But yeah, it can affect "every aspect of the car". If it has 200,000 miles then someone was sitting in that car using the windows, the radio, accelerating, braking, whatever for that entire 200,000 miles the car has been through.

Obviously it can also depends on the make and model of the car. Some cars just have stuffty engines. My friend's old Land Rover got a cracked head at 110,000 miles. Scrapped it. Those things are known for that.

However look at Hondas. Even if they're not taken the best care of, it would be loving weird to have one not hit 200,000 regardless of its past.

[XR-7]

Buying from old people is usually ideal too, especially for one (or just a couple) owner older cars. They aren't always going places and tend to get upkeep done on the car anytime they notice something wrong. My grandpa has a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am and it still looks like showroom quality and never has any issues. He is also the first owner because he won it in a radio contest.

[warble]

When buying an old car history is also important, you have to take into consideration what is always stuff with the specific year/model combo you're buying, like with the 1996 Cutlass i have, the door handles have quite a reputation for cracking and breaking, why i was trapped outside my car just yesterday with both doors unlocked. Look also at the type of engine trans combo you're getting, because the reviews may be, in the case of a Cutlass like mine all be for 3.4 L cars, while mine is a 3.1L
If you buy an old car, also count how many of them you see still about, if you're looking to buy a 1993 Escort, beware. The fact that no one drives them anymore may be a hint at their reliability. If you only go by this scale, buy a 1995 Camry lol
Finally, never pay too much for a stuff car. If it has 178000 miles and is rustier than a chernobyl bus stop, knock the seller down a few benjamins

-Warble's Teenage car buying guide

[e-maxx]

after thorough testing of my alfa's heater fan using a voltmeter, a test light and blowing like 1/2 a pound of rat's nest out of the heater i have confirmed it is kaput

[Car Selling Pyro]

story time, blf

>be 12
>have mother that couldn't have more than one kid (me) due to financial reasons
>always wanted a sister
>have cool rich great aunt, let's call her kelly
>coolest 80-year-old around, even owned a funeral home with an actual living quarters on the second floor
>i talked to her every day about my imaginary unnamed sister
>one day kelly asked what her name was
>after i tell her i don't know, she responds "how about bessie?"
>profile edit complete, we both love the name
>i go on and on about how cool bessie is
>stuff was tight

>fast forward to christmas day
>aunt kelly skips christmas dinner
>visits an orphanage without anyone knowing
>she finds a 10-year-old brunette girl playing with a blue truck toy
>kelly asks her what her name is
>the orphan says "i don't like my name, it reminds me of bad things"
>kelly picks her up
>"how about bessie?"

>aunt kelly calls my mom to take me to the funeral home
>we go there
>i see a strange young girl staring right at me
>"who are you?" we both say childishly
>aunt kelly lets us introduce one another
>as soon as she said her name was bessie, i started dancing around
>finally i can have the one thing i've always wanted
>i used to walk over to the funeral home everyday to play cars with her

>skip about 5 years later, the morning after christmas day
>i wake up, my belly still rumbling from all the turkey i ate
>have to go to the bathroom, but i hear a faint sound
>mom is crying
>i rush over to her and ask her what's wrong
>"aunt kelly died, car"
>forget forget forget forget
>i bust through the doors and start running to the funeral home
>other side of town
>i don't give a stuff
>get to the doorsteps
>doors locked
>forget it
>break door window and unlock
>i run up the stairs
>i see a bed with kelly in it
>bessie is looking over her, crying whilst on the phone still with my mom
>"mommy won't wake up, car"

>fast forward a year
>bessie lives with me and mom now, causing our finances to plummet
>we both began to act more depressed ever since aunt kelly's death
>i even caught bessie trying to stab herself with a kitchen knife once
>we didn't eat much either, couldn't afford it
>i had to work a cash register to keep the bills paid
>about an hour after school, bessie tells he she's hungry
>tells me she really wants to come with me to taco bell
>why not, maybe we can talk for a while

>driving down the interstate, almost at the exit
>she tells me something
>"i just can't do it, car"
>sometimes i feel the same way
>"i can't deal with the pain anymore, i'm sorry but i just have to do this"
>do what
>she unlocks the door and flings her self out
>WHAT THE forget
>i immediately pull over and try to lift her
>she's bleeding out of her goddamn eyes, skids everywhere
>can't hold back my emotions
>i can't goddamn lift her forget forget
>try to signal cars to help me
>i hear her grunt under the pain
>kneel beside her
>tears are gushing down my cheeks
>goddammit bessie why did you leave me like this
>she's trying to say something
>i kneel closer, her lips starts pouring blood as she slowly opens her mouth
>"im scared"
>she coughs blood into my face, i don't flinch
>her head tilts and she stops breathing
>all i can do is look down at her and cry



so yeah, this morning my truck finally blew out while getting breakfast

for those wondering, it started with my defrost acting up, then some rattling in my engine, then my accelerator acting up

finally it got so forgeted up that the engine blew up and now it won't even start

and yes it died on the interstate qq

Rest in Peace, Bessie
1996 Chevy Silverado 1500

You Will Be Missed

[e-maxx]

10/10 story i cri erry time

[77x5ghost2]

-story-

11/10 would cry again

[XR-7]

I was ready to question why there was a greentext story in here and thought you misposted. Then I saw the end and was sad.

RIP Bessie 1996-2014

[Alyx Vance]

Heh, Bessie is what my old bus drivers bus was named. Any substitute trying to rename the bus would get chewed out for it.

[Dragonslayer182]

My '07 Yaris sedan is starting to make a squealing noise sometimes when I turn, like it's skidding. However, I know it's not skidding because it's on a loose gravel road (There's gravel, but it's not paved) sometimes when it does it. It's also not that squealing you sometimes hear from a car's engine. Is this something to be worried about?

[ABlockOfCheese]

i can fix your engine for you.