Yea. Parents own a Corolla, Tercel and a Truck. Both the cars have over 300K KM on them (they put over 50k a year easy on them) and have had very little problems.
Yea. Parents own a Corolla, Tercel and a Truck. Both the cars have over 300K KM on them (they put over 50k a year easy on them) and have had very little problems.
the jetta i drove for a while had the seats collapse too. hurt like hell to get in or out of the thing.
i had a plug back out of my accord, but i'm pretty sure this was due to a lazy mechanic incorrectly torquing it. it completely ejected and i had to get a valve job.
funny thing is the car still kept up on the freeway even with one cylinder completely exposed to the elements. it sounded like a harley though. the car runs as good as new now.
i had a plug back out of my accord, but i'm pretty sure this was due to a lazy mechanic incorrectly torquing it. it completely ejected and i had to get a valve job.
funny thing is the car still kept up on the freeway even with one cylinder completely exposed to the elements. it sounded like a harley though. the car runs as good as new now.
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
- Jul 3, 2003
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Well, I can't get a Civic. Too small for the family. I have a 2003 Nissan Maxima but gave it to my wife to drive and we sold her car which had twice the miles the Isuzu has on it. I'll hang on to this thing for a year or so and then sell it and buy something newer. I need a decent size vehicle that can haul stuff occasionally. Maybe I'll look at that hybrid Toyota Highlander that's coming out this year. If Toyota comes out with a hybrid version of the doublecab Tundra I'd seriously consider that also. I had a Tundra before (before the Maxima) and liked it very much.
There were a bunch of minor things that needed fixing. Most of them I've fixed myself like, replaced O2 sensors, replaced winshield washer pump, replaced shocks (completely worn at 67k miles), had to recover the center console armrest, etc. I also had to replace the passenger door mirror (it was broken-previous owner hit something with it). I found a used mirror at a junkyard for $150 and installed it myself. Dealer wanted $700+ to put a new mirror on it.
I'm glad you qualified that statement with "Newer VW" my OLD one works JUST FINE, and is easy to work on and CHEAP to keep running.
yes yes yes, the infamous "dark car get too hot and thus melt the plastic window regulator, thus causing the windows to fall in the door" problem.
LOL. My sister's Jetta was a nightmare. Funny that you mention the door locks. My sister's driver's side car door stopped working and she would always have to get in through the passenger side.
Ditto with the wifes. To fix it you have to buy a upgraded part but of course the upgraded part dosn't work with some of the other so you have to change a few other parts including changing the lock barrel and pins so you can use the same key. Fun stuff.
Siddhartha
Lifer
- Oct 17, 1999
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I belong in this thread.
Just got rid of my K-car, i finally beat it to death after years of abuse on my 500 dollar car. looked and ran like a beater, but always ran, and you could keep it going in the event of a problem with incredibly cheap parts.
Now, I've got a VW and it runs like a dream, of course it's a 72
here
"Just got rid of my K-car, i finally beat it to death after years of abuse on my 500 dollar car. looked and ran like a beater, but always ran, and you could keep it going in the event of a problem with incredibly cheap parts."
Sounds like my situation. I bought a 87 Aires K in 1996 for $500 with 142K miles on it. I bought it for two reasons, it was inspected and ran. It was my first car, and I drove it like the total piece that it was. Nothing major ever went wrong with the car, and all the little stuff was dirt cheap to fix. I once went to the junkyard and filled up a shopping bag of misc parts for $10 and put them on the car. 3 years later, the car had never failed me once and always started and ran fine. I put maybe $200 total into the car and did my own oil changes. Not bad for three years.
Eventually, I gave it to my father to beat on in the winter since his truck handled like crap in the snow, then he sold it to my girlfriend (now my wife) for $100, and my wife traded it in for $500 off a new car in 2000. It had just under 180K miles on it.
I think the magic of the K car was that is was so damn simple. There was hardly any advanced technology or manufacturing anywhere on the car. It was just a basic design meant for cheapies to buy
Sounds like my situation. I bought a 87 Aires K in 1996 for $500 with 142K miles on it. I bought it for two reasons, it was inspected and ran. It was my first car, and I drove it like the total piece that it was. Nothing major ever went wrong with the car, and all the little stuff was dirt cheap to fix. I once went to the junkyard and filled up a shopping bag of misc parts for $10 and put them on the car. 3 years later, the car had never failed me once and always started and ran fine. I put maybe $200 total into the car and did my own oil changes. Not bad for three years.
Eventually, I gave it to my father to beat on in the winter since his truck handled like crap in the snow, then he sold it to my girlfriend (now my wife) for $100, and my wife traded it in for $500 off a new car in 2000. It had just under 180K miles on it.
I think the magic of the K car was that is was so damn simple. There was hardly any advanced technology or manufacturing anywhere on the car. It was just a basic design meant for cheapies to buy
Dude. Those things were tanks. I would not be caught dead driving the things but I have seen them survive some crazy redneck stunts.
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