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On the contrary, they are quite slow, but they get great gas mileage.
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they're not too slow, They just have a problem getting up to speed against the wind. :p . Mine cruises along at about 85mph or 90mph just fine, and i have broke into the 100s with it. Also they're made by Toyota, so they'll last practically forever if you take care of the basics ( oil, filters, tires, etc) Mine actually surprised someone who heard they were slow. It was on a calm day with no wind and it got up to speed quicker than he expected.

An 87 Ram 50, on the other hand, IS slow ( top speed 75 mph, but i still miss the old girl)
 
Toyota engines are pretty bullet-proof...ya just can't kill 'em. Had one once that I had to replace the oilpan *and* the timing chain. Seems the chain had become so streached that it was dragging on the pan enough to cut a groove in it. Still ran like a champ though.
I've only observed that phenomenen one other time, on a Chebby 350. Wore a hole clran thru the oilpan.

--T
 
petrol prices, and my project vehicle

petrol prices, and my project vehicle

Just browsed through the petrol prices you guys were quoting, yesterday paid £1.04 a litre (thats $7.10 a US gallon!) :shocked:

This is an old pic of my project vehicle that I found abandonned (it's a 3 speed semi-automatic too from 1973 found complete with full documentation in the glovebox ), It now has less rust, and a new floor, but is still in 5 pieces waiting for the weather to improve, and my daughter to not be afraid of angle grinders!
 

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with a 8psi turbo, they last well under 50,000 miles.
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Not true. Maintain your car smartly and a turbo won't have that kind of negative effect. Turbos (and superchargers) are very common in Miata circles and they're very reliable at 7-14 PSI. I know people who've had them for multiple hundreds of thousands of miles, and we all drive like we stole 'em.
 
mobilemaster said:
Not true. Maintain your car smartly and a turbo won't have that kind of negative effect. Turbos (and superchargers) are very common in Miata circles and they're very reliable at 7-14 PSI. I know people who've had them for multiple hundreds of thousands of miles, and we all drive like we stole 'em.
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Dude, you live in New Jersey. Most of you probably DID steal them! :D
 
mobilemaster said:
Not true. Maintain your car smartly and a turbo won't have that kind of negative effect. Turbos (and superchargers) are very common in Miata circles and they're very reliable at 7-14 PSI. I know people who've had them for multiple hundreds of thousands of miles, and we all drive like we stole 'em.
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Ya'll are VERY lucky!
I've never seen in person a reliable turbo'ed car.
There are several Miatas in my neighborhood, and most of em need expensive repairs without turbos with <100K miles.
Maybe something todo with the humidity down here....Bad on 4cyls.
 
alexkerhead said:
several Miatas in my neighborhood, and most of em need expensive repairs without turbos with <100K miles.
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Like what? The major routine maintenance is at 60K when you're supposed to change the timing belt / water pump / gaskets / etc.

Otherwise they are very reliable cars. Granted, they're prone to be driven aggressively, so things like tires, brakes, shocks, and bearings sometimes wear our quicker than on normal cars. But that is routine maintenance, not due to any flaw in the car's design itself.

It's the best-selling sports car of all time. Even in the Book of World Records for that.
 
Like shadowstar, i to have a dodge 50, but it is called a D-5. The year is 88, an is mostly made of rust. Fortunatly it defenatly goes over 75 MPH! I bought it off my dad for $100 canadian, for a project. Last time i had it running was about a month ago. It didn't have enough oil, and i think i blew a berring, or at least siezed something. Hope i didn't wreck any thing. Soon i will be able to check it out because the snow is melted. (fainly)
 
i have a few crappy cars and a few nice cars.
the car I beat the hell out of is my 1989 ford escort sedan which by the way has 414,000 miles on it.

here are my nice cars

saab 900 turbo
1991 ford crown victoria

crown victoria will last forever cuz i barely use it

the saab rules and i use it on a weekly bases

the escort is a junk that i take care of well
oil change every 500 miles, tune up two every months, spurks plugs every 2 years, oil filter change every year, transmission fluid every few months and it runs like a cadillac
 
Erik said:
It's not my daily driver (that's boring) but this is my weekend toy:

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ditch the color but otherwise SWEET STINGRAY!
 
Unknown_K said:
My only vehicle at the moment is a 1981 red corvette with 70K miles on it, 25 year old cars are interesting (thank god its fiberglass).
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DUDE MY UNCLE HAD THE EXACT SAME CAR! (when he was alive)
 
My dream car is a Ferrie Enzo. I think there were only 400 made, and they weren't avalable to the public. Just a break job is $25,000 U.S.. Thats amazing!
 
Like shadowstar, i to have a dodge 50, but it is called a D-5. The year is 88, an is mostly made of rust. Fortunatly it defenatly goes over 75 MPH! I bought it off my dad for $100 canadian, for a project. Last time i had it running was about a month ago. It didn't have enough oil, and i think i blew a berring, or at least siezed something. Hope i didn't wreck any thing. Soon i will be able to check it out because the snow is melted. (fainly)
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mine threw a rod :( at 115k miles. Its main weakness was it had the 2.0 instead of the 2.2. The 2.0 were known to run great up until around 100k to 120k miles then start spending more time being repaired than running . Also, they were much slower than the 2.2 .
 
anyone wanna share a crappy car they have had in the past?

mine was the ford pinto
 
DOS-Master said:
1989 ford escort sedan which by the way has 414,000 miles on it.
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I think my Escort only had around 87,000 miles when I smashed it, but my dad believes it was was 149,000 miles and the meter had wrapped around.

saab 900 turbo .. rules and i use it on a weekly bases
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Despite being Swedish, I never liked Saab. At least before, they used to have their own designs on everything. Once I drove an early 80'ties Saab 900, and it was not the most delighting driving experience.

Volvo on the other hand, is like driving a tractor. You can almost go uphill on idling engine. Did you know that old man Ingvar Kamprad, founder and chairman of IKEA, drives a 1988 Volvo 740 or so? So does my dad, and both men think it is pointless to swap to a new car as long as the old one works so well. A lot of cheap spare parts too, if needed. The IKEA boss certainly could afford a much newer and luxurious car, but he holds on tightly to his personal finances, almost in a Wal-Mart like fashion as far as I understand.
 
The Ford Escort was fine, my first car which I owned for six years. It could swallow a lot of goods - more than you'd expect - if you fold the back seat. My parents once borrowed it to transport a stove or even a refridgerator to our summer cottage, since the otherwise larger Volvo 740 didn't have the same loading capacity. It also was rather agile to get going from a red light, although no racer at all. On the bad side, a lot of rust. I also had some trouble in the beginning with the car died while driving, and spent a few thousand SEK on randomly replacing items until the third (3) mechanic spotted the actual fault in the electronic system.

The Saab was a bit odd to drive. The ignition key located between the seats, the gear change had some unusual directions/positions. It didn't have any kind of servo and was to this day the most heavy car to steer I've driven. Add to that I think second hand Saabs are much overpriced on the market.
 
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