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[TVwazhere]

On 1/24/2021 at 2:24 PM, iDeFecZx said:

Had some fun in the snow today. Definitely decided I need something rwd soon though. Damn modern cars with their electronic handbrakes

And so begins the search for the next car

[iDeFecZx]

7 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

And so begins the search for the next car

Already *planned* haha

All goes well I should be picking up an E46 M3 in a couple months time

[bcredeur97]

12 hours ago, jagdtigger said:

I know a few but all of them pretty much paid and require their own cable to work..... Torque seems pretty nice but its interesting that it cannot read out the oil temp, highly doubt it could be possible that the car does not have one.... (VW GOLF MK5)

so you have a VW.. I'm gonna say you really should pay the extra money to get a real VCDS cable from Rosstech, it's totally worth it for those cars.

[siewcu]

To be honest, for VAG there's only one working solution - VCDS. I know they're cheap on aliexpress, but you need to know, that they're pain in the ass to use, despite the fact, that they're illegal. Genuine VCDS is really great solution for every VAG car - and they work with every car that supports obd, since early 90s till now...

[jagdtigger]

10 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

so you have a VW.. I'm gonna say you really should pay the extra money to get a real VCDS cable from Rosstech, it's totally worth it for those cars.

Ugh, 200$ is way out of my price range right now.....

[chaozbandit]

 

 

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[arnavvr]

Anyone else know how high they think the prices of old early to mid -2000s BMWs will go?

 

I've wanted a nice E39 or E60 M5 for a long time, and just as I've started to have the money to buy one, the prices seem to keep going up.

 

Are these really collector cars or will the value eventually come down to reality?

[PandaCopyRight]

2 hours ago, arnavvr said:

Anyone else know how high they think the prices of old early to mid -2000s BMWs will go?

 

I've wanted a nice E39 or E60 M5 for a long time, and just as I've started to have the money to buy one, the prices seem to keep going up.

 

Are these really collector cars or will the value eventually come down to reality?

sad to say the price is starting to go up on them

[vetali]

3 hours ago, arnavvr said:

Anyone else know how high they think the prices of old early to mid -2000s BMWs will go?

 

I've wanted a nice E39 or E60 M5 for a long time, and just as I've started to have the money to buy one, the prices seem to keep going up.

 

Are these really collector cars or will the value eventually come down to reality?

e39, the sky is the limit. e60 has a v10 so thats gonna go up as well.

 

With anything used, buy asap. New car prices are gonna keep climbing to dumb levels and used cars will follow.

[bcredeur97]

28 minutes ago, vetali said:

e39, the sky is the limit. e60 has a v10 so thats gonna go up as well.

 

With anything used, buy asap. New car prices are gonna keep climbing to dumb levels and used cars will follow.

Ppl aren’t gonna be able to afford cars anymore lol

[GDRRiley]

On 1/20/2021 at 11:21 AM, TVwazhere said:

That's 10 oil changes a year!

10. why that often?  4-5 would be what I'd expect every 4-5000m

[atxcyclist]

I am really getting back into the mood for a 4x4 or AWD vehicle, when the world is safe to venture into again I want to do some traveling. Are Subaru engines really as problematic with head gaskets as people make them out to be, and can aftermarket headgaskets fix the issues they have? An older Forester would do the trick I imagine, big enough to toss a sleeping mat out with the rear seat down. A '91-'96 4.0L XJ is also on the list for consideration, I had a 1990 a long time ago and I miss it. I'm also considering a full-size Bronco of the EFI era, but I have no experience with the twin-beam suspension on older Fords and I've heard the kingpins are a bit of a PITA to deal with. There's also the CR-V and Toyota Rav4, they're a bit lighter duty than the XJ and I imagine about on the same footing as the Forester.

 

 

[handymanshandle]

anyone here own a newer Mazda3? (2019+) How do you like it?

After I get a house, I'd like to sort out everything with my 2003 Saab 9-3  and sell it either locally or maybe Cars and Bids (if Doug and his team would accept a well optioned base trim 9-3 thats in fantastic cosmetic condition just needs some age and wear related work [Im the second owner and I've put a little over 5,000 miles in my year and 4 months of ownership])

and the top two cars I'd like would probably be a newer Mazda3 (again 2019+) or a Chevy Volt (2017+)

[TVwazhere]

10 hours ago, GDRRiley said:

10. why that often?  4-5 would be what I'd expect every 4-5000m

Ask @Real_PhillBert. He know's its recommended 3-5k miles, but does it at 2k anyways. 

[Real_PhillBert]

1 hour ago, TVwazhere said:

Ask @Real_PhillBert. He know's its recommended 3-5k miles, but does it at 2k anyways. 

Even I know that 2k is overkill, the manual says 7500m interval.

 

Part of it is that I'm paranoid about oil contaminants, especially reaching the turbocharger. Part of it is that it gives me a nice steady interval to simply inspect the car regularly, look over belts, hoses, suspension etc, just to stay ahead of issues. And probably the biggest deal, I find it slightly therapeutic to just spend some time with the cars; it's a small break from other bullshit. 

 

Yes it's way overkill, but I kinda like it and it's certainly not hurting anything. 

[vetali]

7 hours ago, atxcyclist said:

I am really getting back into the mood for a 4x4 or AWD vehicle, when the world is safe to venture into again I want to do some traveling. Are Subaru engines really as problematic with head gaskets as people make them out to be, and can aftermarket headgaskets fix the issues they have? An older Forester would do the trick I imagine, big enough to toss a sleeping mat out with the rear seat down. A '91-'96 4.0L XJ is also on the list for consideration, I had a 1990 a long time ago and I miss it. I'm also considering a full-size Bronco of the EFI era, but I have no experience with the twin-beam suspension on older Fords and I've heard the kingpins are a bit of a PITA to deal with. There's also the CR-V and Toyota Rav4, they're a bit lighter duty than the XJ and I imagine about on the same footing as the Forester.

 

 

Yeah they are problematic. Usually start seeping at 80k and progress to dumping on the exhaust by 130k. Not a fan of 4.0 jeeps but thats me. I would rather have a 5.2/5.9. I don't think EFI era broncos have kingpins. Twin beam suspension is a nightmare to deal with regardless. Nobody now days aligns them right and even if you do, its good until you go over a pot hole then its out again. Those old EFI setups are a pain to get running right too. Older CRVs and ravs aren't gonna be as good as a subarus AWD system. You can get older pilots/mdx cheap and those have a much better AWD system. With some decent tires it'll do fine unless you are in some crazy terrains.

[Trevorq243]

6 hours ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

top two cars I'd like would probably be a newer Mazda3 (again 2019+) or a Chevy Volt (2017+)

I recently made the jump from a fun car to a hybrid myself and am regretting it a lot less that I thought I would! 

What exactly is it about the Volt that you like? I ask because I was cross-shopping the mainstream hybrids and settled on something totally different. Word is that the seats in the Volt are not great for longer trips and my wife and I regularly drive 6+ hours to see friends, family etc. The test drive was fine, but it was just that. Fine. Nothing to write home about, though that is more or less what one would expect. Especially because I came from a FoST haha

[atxcyclist]

30 minutes ago, vetali said:

Yeah they are problematic. Usually start seeping at 80k and progress to dumping on the exhaust by 130k. Not a fan of 4.0 jeeps but thats me. I would rather have a 5.2/5.9. I don't think EFI era broncos have kingpins. Twin beam suspension is a nightmare to deal with regardless. Nobody now days aligns them right and even if you do, its good until you go over a pot hole then its out again. Those old EFI setups are a pain to get running right too. Older CRVs and ravs aren't gonna be as good as a subarus AWD system. You can get older pilots/mdx cheap and those have a much better AWD system. With some decent tires it'll do fine unless you are in some crazy terrains.

Lot's of good info, thanks.

 

I would like a ZJ with a 5.2/5.9 and Quadra Trac, my father had one and I learned to drive on it. It's a common problem but I'm comfortable pulling a t-case apart and replacing the viscous coupling in one, so might be a good bargaining chip for one of those.

 

The J-series Honda engines seem pretty good, but Honda's automatics are a bit worrisome to me. If I found one with low-ish miles and the fluid looked OK, I could service it myself and probably get some life out of it.

[GDRRiley]

3 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Part of it is that it gives me a nice steady interval to simply inspect the car regularly, look over belts, hoses, suspension etc, just to stay ahead of issues. And probably the biggest deal, I find it slightly therapeutic to just spend some time with the cars; it's a small break from other bullshit. 

 

Yes it's way overkill, but I kinda like it and it's certainly not hurting anything. 

you could always just make that the last Sunday of the month or something, and not change the oil if you haven't hit the millage.

I tend to check over mine and my GF time once a month

[Snadzies]

14 hours ago, atxcyclist said:

I am really getting back into the mood for a 4x4 or AWD vehicle, when the world is safe to venture into again I want to do some traveling. Are Subaru engines really as problematic with head gaskets as people make them out to be, and can aftermarket headgaskets fix the issues they have? An older Forester would do the trick I imagine, big enough to toss a sleeping mat out with the rear seat down. A '91-'96 4.0L XJ is also on the list for consideration, I had a 1990 a long time ago and I miss it. I'm also considering a full-size Bronco of the EFI era, but I have no experience with the twin-beam suspension on older Fords and I've heard the kingpins are a bit of a PITA to deal with. There's also the CR-V and Toyota Rav4, they're a bit lighter duty than the XJ and I imagine about on the same footing as the Forester.

 

 

The issue with Subarus and head gaskets were pretty much all from the 2.5 naturally aspirated engines up until about 2008 or so.

They used a single layer gasket where as the turbo versions used a multi layer steel gasket.

 

There are many multi layer steel gasket replacements from the aftermarket available for NA 2.5s and I think that some OE turbo gaskets fit the NA as well.

 

 

[AlwaysFSX]

8 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Yes it's way overkill, but I kinda like it and it's certainly not hurting anything. 

You're destroying the environment, gosh.

[atxcyclist]

1 hour ago, Snadzies said:

The issue with Subarus and head gaskets were pretty much all from the 2.5 naturally aspirated engines up until about 2008 or so.

They used a single layer gasket where as the turbo versions used a multi layer steel gasket.

 

There are many multi layer steel gasket replacements from the aftermarket available for NA 2.5s and I think that some OE turbo gaskets fit the NA as well.

 

 

 

I'd be looking around the 1998-2003 area if I get a Forester, so I'd be right in there. I don't have an issue doing that kind of work, I can even borrow a mechanics straightedge and check the block for flatness, just a little mess and some labor. That's assuming that I wouldn't need to pull the motor out of the engine bay to do this job, I guess if the heads are on studs I'd be somewhat boned.

[vetali]

10 hours ago, atxcyclist said:

Lot's of good info, thanks.

 

I would like a ZJ with a 5.2/5.9 and Quadra Trac, my father had one and I learned to drive on it. It's a common problem but I'm comfortable pulling a t-case apart and replacing the viscous coupling in one, so might be a good bargaining chip for one of those.

 

The J-series Honda engines seem pretty good, but Honda's automatics are a bit worrisome to me. If I found one with low-ish miles and the fluid looked OK, I could service it myself and probably get some life out of it.

5 speeds past the recall (so like 06ish?) are really good transmissions if the fluid has been kept up on.

[Letgomyleghoe]

On 1/20/2021 at 11:21 AM, TVwazhere said:

That's 10 oil changes a year!

I haven't changed my oil in over a year 

[atxcyclist]

6 minutes ago, vetali said:

5 speeds past the recall (so like 06ish?) are really good transmissions if the fluid has been kept up on.

Good to know. I could save myself some trouble by buying a manual, but my current car and motorcycle are both manual shift, and I wouldn't mind having an option for dealing with heavy traffic in big cities if I travel a lot in this vehicle.