Wife thinks a work car would be best

I actually did a timing belt on mine ...and never loosened the tensioner...it was a special socket...so I beat the belt on with a hammer...lol ...I was 18...be kind

 

Mine had some sort of fuel cut off issue. I replace just about everything in the fuel system but the injector it was held in with 2 screws and the PO had striped them out and I was done fucking with it

 

I was a pizza delivery guy as a kid, so I have had several cars...that spectrum was great....till I bought a Subaru.

 

And Isuzu

 

That was the car that "popped my cherry" on working on cars myself. I rebuilt the engine and replaced the clutch few times, the timing belt twice and what not. That's what gave me the confidence to buy my 4Runner with a motor that was on the way out

 

Never owned a Honda...but one I realized a Subaru was set up like a chevy...I fell in love.

 

I will only like this comment if it a old chevy!

 

Don't say camero

 

That's cool...I had a 88 ss

 

They had the aero back!

 

Me too...but the 700r4 trans was junk

 

Care to explain a little?

 

Ahhh. Nice! Sorry young guy over here

 

Instead of a flat back window you got that.

 

That the gn?

 

No prob... nobody learns from not asking.

 

Yup...true story

 

Better off...it cost me a arm and leg to get a 700r4 to stand up..eventually put a 350 turbo in it ...but it sucked to drive on the highway

 

I do, if I could have found one at the time...lol

 

Why wouldn't you ? You can run lower gears...best of both worlds.

 

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You don't really want one, they are a "novelty" car.

My dad has owned 7 series since the early 90's....did a quick sting in an S-class in early 2000's. He bought a P85+ about 3 years ago. It's a fast car, don't get me wrong. But it is a POS in terms of what else is available in it's price range.

Now some context, we are big electric car people. My great grandfather helped pioneer the electric golf cart battery. My family has owned a business called Trojan Battery which was the largest OE electric golf cart battery manufacturer for the last 85+ years (also make marine, commercial, etc). We finally sold the business a few years ago (i had nothing to do with the business, working for family blows and I learned that at 16). We've had EV1's, and other various electric.

Whenever I talk to owners of teslas there are two classes, the ones who rave about them, and the ones who say they won't buy another one. My first question is what they drove before. The ones who say they won't buy another drove S classes / 7 Series / etc. The ones who would buy another one came up from a lower class of vehicle.

The fit and finish sucks, the cars aren't comfortable for long drives. And the service quality SUCKS. Few things to not that he's had issues with his:

1. Center Console - he ordered this when it was built, Carbon Fiber. 2 years later they finally told him they weren't going to make it (and didn't refund him till he actually asked for it

2. Auto lift and lower has broken 3x's

3. Passenger door would open automatically, sometimes while traveling on the highway (this one gets interesting)

• When tesla was first notified, they said they were 30 days away from being able to see him, and they wouldn't be able to come and pick the car up and deliver a loaner like they normally had because loaners were slim these days. That he'd have to drop it off (not a huge deal, but 30 fucking day s out? THE DOOR OPENS IT'S FUCKING SELF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD)
• When they initially said 30 days, we couldn't believe it, but they stayed firm. We even went into great detail about how this literally is one of the most unsafe things that can take place
• First fix worked for a few days.....then it started again, guess what? 2 months before they could see it again. This time I got involved, they finally fixed it that week. BUt you'd think with the PR they've had, they would address something like this very very fast

4. Cars been in numerous times for suspension bolts coming loose


Go sit in a 7 series, Lexus LS, S-Class, and then go sit in a Tesla......







Back to beaters......My tundra was suppose to be my beater, the car to take the family in, not care about getting dirty, not modding, etc (I ironically traded in a 7 series for the truck). Well, it's eaten into my project money for all my other cars cause i can't stop tinkering with it. It depends what kind of gearhead you are, but you'll end up doing a few things here and there to the beater IMO, so be prepared for that. My main reason for buying the tundra was resale value, it's the best i've seen on a vehicle made at this kind of volume. I'd say drive the piss out of the truck, put a ton of miles on it...don't worry about a beater.

 

I bought a 1999 Corolla as my beater about five years ago for $3,000. It had a few dings and some scratches but the car only had 100,000 miles on it and was very sound mechanically. I've done all the maintenance on it and put new tires on it and done nothing else but drive it. I have a 30 mile commute each way to work (all highway) and average 35-36 mpg. I would feel comfortable driving that car cross-country. Added bonus ... could care less about door dings in it so we always take it to places with tight parking. I've picked up several more door dings and scratches along the way but do nothing but laugh when I find one, but I would have been irate if it happened to the Tundra. That car has probably saved me $500 in PDR on what would have been damage to the Tundra or my old Tacoma. That Corolla has been one of the best purchases I've made.

 

My beater. 2004 Focus wagon with 2.3 and 5spd. They call it a unicorn because it is a highly sought after car and not many were made.

 

Got myself a 2002 Subaru Legacy w/200k mile on it. Paid cash so no monthly. Insurance kept at bare bones min requirement, meaning I'm covered if I hit someone, but my car is not covered. Since it's old and not worth a lot, any damage repair would be more than the value of the car itself. So why bother.

Did the math and would I think I will save on gas will take 2 years to get my return on investment. But saves 120 miles on my truck per week (I know it doesn't seem like a lot). Also serves as a car for family to use when I town so they don't have to use our good one LOL.