Cars You Guys Are Into

Welp....she's gone boys. Being shipped to the new owner tomorrow. Breaks my heart but she was just taking up space in the garage, space that goes to a different car in the spring. I never got to use her for anything I built her for but luckily I found a good home for her and the new owner is going to do precisely that. Sad day for me but gotta move on, it was fun building her up. Maybe one day I'll do it again.....probably when the guy I sold my original one too which was my first car decides to sell it back to me, waiting for that....


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What a beast.

Interesting that you'd sell it before the coming Apocalypse my bro, but each to their own.
 
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I wouldn't say that I am into it but the new to me car that I am currently driving is a 2010 kia sorento. It's just a big and not very refined suv and is perfect for winter life up here.

Big chuggy diesel engine, auto, big comfy heated seats, soft but somehow crash suspension and it feels well built. 2010 was in the sweet spot before cars got too complex and electronic.

I'm not really into cars, motorbikes and skis are my thing but this thing has a utliltarian charm that I love.
Kias are notorious for valve tapping and head gaskets leaking diesel or not. Particularly 2011-2017. Your in the sweet spot but just be aware of such issues because they are still known to fail in that year. It's why Kia is about the only brand to come baseline 100000 miles warranty for their engines.

Not saying they are not good vehicles but I worked for them for about 3 months and all I did was engine swaps. I moved on after doing about 30 swaps in that time.
 
One of my personal favorite vehicles to work on is the 2nd gen RDX (2012-2018). They are modernity priced and have the ever reliable j series v6 with awd. Not many issues besides the torque converter failing but it's covered under warranty basically for life by dealer. Very comfortable riding vehicle good gas milage and many perks of a luxury brand vehicle.
 
Kias are notorious for valve tapping and head gaskets leaking diesel or not. Particularly 2011-2017. Your in the sweet spot but just be aware of such issues because they are still known to fail in that year. It's why Kia is about the only brand to come baseline 100000 miles warranty for their engines.

Not saying they are not good vehicles but I worked for them for about 3 months and all I did was engine swaps. I moved on after doing about 30 swaps in that time.

I was just going to say the same thing to him, Kia and Hyundai are known for catastrophic engine failures. @SkiPro If the car doesn't mean anything to you I would get out of it while it's still well functioning, an older Toyota truck will give you that same utilitarian feel and will be trouble free as long as you halfway maintain it.
 
I was just going to say the same thing to him, Kia and Hyundai are known for catastrophic engine failures. @SkiPro If the car doesn't mean anything to you I would get out of it while it's still well functioning, an older Toyota truck will give you that same utilitarian feel and will be trouble free as long as you halfway maintain it.
Appreciate your advice @FrancisK @Gazeebo
 
Appreciate your advice @FrancisK @Gazeebo
My wife use to drive a 2018 jeep cherokee when we met. Apparently they have "lifetime" transmission fluid. When I hear hog wash like that i knew it was time to get rid of it asap. Was able to trade it in and pay about 1k more for a 2015 honda odyssey for my growing family. A vehicle I can work on and fix in my sleep.

Again as much of a car guy i am I also know they are tools for transportation and should be treated as such. There is another side to thay coin as well. You treat your tools right and they will last you a lifetime of their service.
 
My wife use to drive a 2018 jeep cherokee when we met. Apparently they have "lifetime" transmission fluid. When I hear hog wash like that i knew it was time to get rid of it asap. Was able to trade it in and pay about 1k more for a 2015 honda odyssey for my growing family. A vehicle I can work on and fix in my sleep.

Again as much of a car guy i am I also know they are tools for transportation and should be treated as such. There is another side to thay coin as well. You treat your tools right and they will last you a lifetime of their service.

Just like 10k mile oil changes....silly.
 
Just like 10k mile oil changes....silly.
I believe I said this before in car maintenance thread but I'll say it again. There is no oil I don't care if it's $100 a qt that lasts 10k miles. Especially if your vehicle is direct injection or a 4 cylinder. The oil is constantly heated and cooled and the longer it's not changed it can degrade and on top of this bad oil in your engine can cause it's properties to burn off causing your oil pan (bath) to have low oil causing your connecting rods not to dip into it and your oil pump having to work twice as hard to pull oil up to cool the crankshaft or other parts of the engine that is suppose to lubricate.
 
I put 10k miles on my Corvette in 8 months so I figured I should buy something else to drive some to keep the miles down on the vette (though I do have my WRX and truck.) So I bought a manual 2003 Celica GT with the "action package" which I think is one of the most agressive factory bodykits. This Celica was a steal with one female adult owner whose husband was a mechanic. Everything on the car is mint and it drives and feels like it just rolled off the showroom floor not like its a 20+ year old car. My buddy had a red Celica back when they came out and I always wanted one. I couldn't pass up this deal..... I am still a 90s ricer kid at heart, I have already ordered parts totaling more then I paid for the car itself. So soon I will have to buy another "daily" that will be more practical and to keep the miles off the Celica. It's a vicious cycle :)

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I put 10k miles on my Corvette in 8 months so I figured I should buy something else to drive some to keep the miles down on the vette (though I do have my WRX and truck.) So I bought a manual 2003 Celica GT with the "action package" which I think is one of the most agressive factory bodykits. This Celica was a steal with one female adult owner whose husband was a mechanic. Everything on the car is mint and it drives and feels like it just rolled off the showroom floor not like its a 20+ year old car. My buddy had a red Celica back when they came out and I always wanted one. I couldn't pass up this deal..... I am still a 90s ricer kid at heart, I have already ordered parts totaling more then I paid for the car itself. So soon I will have to buy another "daily" that will be more practical and to keep the miles off the Celica. It's a vicious cycle :)

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A bulletproof manual go kart is always a good time, enjoy it brother!
 
Shopping for a new Lada Niva 4x4 in Russia:



Sticker price for basic models starts at 1 million rubles, around $11k.

I had 3 Nivas of late 80s-early 90s vintage. Iirc, one was carbureted; the later ones used the fuel injection unit from a Chevy Chevette.
Loved them, I miss them. The only ones available in Canada are of a similar vintage, rusted away like crazy, and people are still asking around $5k (for ones that aren't even road legal!).
 
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