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[Bitter]

If the tail gate is that rusty, what's it look like under it and especially around where the struts attach to the body?

[iDeFecZx]

5 hours ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

I'd also have to look at what labor would cost for tires since I have an idea of what a set of 4 new tires would cost.

Not sure how it works for you guys in the States but over here fitting is usually included in the cost of the tyre. Otherwise its roughly a tenner a tyre for fitting and balancing

[handymanshandle]

2 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

Not sure how it works for you guys in the States but over here fitting is usually included in the cost of the tyre. Otherwise its roughly a tenner a tyre for fitting and balancing

I presume the fitting is included but some places are weird

[handymanshandle]

7 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

bruh if the rust is that bad- get something else. Maybe the trailblazer if its got a 5.3

 

6 hours ago, Bitter said:

If the tail gate is that rusty, what's it look like under it and especially around where the struts attach to the body?

Well that’s what I should ask next, but that doesn’t seem like a whole lot of rust for a Minnesota car. You have to remember, this is Minnesota.

[PandaCopyRight]

7 hours ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

me and my guy are both looking at 2000s SUVs that both start with T but one was co developed with Ford and the other is the larger replacement for the S-10 Blazer.

 

I was having an interesting conversation with a seller of a 2005 Mazda Tribute. It's got a V6 with 4WD.

 

I'm pretty impressed on how much information about how they took care of it and it seems they kept it pretty well, they got it in 2009 and the second owner (it was a lease for the first 4 years of its life).

 

I ran an autocheck on it because if I can get funding for it I would honestly buy it once I get an idea of costs for fixing a valve cover gasket that's leaking a little and fixing a seized parking break from not being used and then getting stuff to do some very small rust repair on the tailgate. I'd also have to look at what labor would cost for tires since I have an idea of what a set of 4 new tires would cost.

 

mazdas from like 90s up until like 2010 are not worth it cause of the rust issues they had (it may look fine .. .but the rust doesnt always show up trough the paint )
either find one without rust or you have to look for a different brand 

[handymanshandle]

7 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

bruh if the rust is that bad- get something else. Maybe the trailblazer if its got a 5.3

All I’m gonna be able to afford is the I6 lmao 

5 minutes ago, PandaCopyRight said:

mazdas from like 90s up until like 2010 are not worth it cause of the rust issues they had (it may look fine .. .but the rust doesnt always show up trough the paint )
either find one without rust or you have to look for a different brand 

You could say the same for a lot of northern owned cars 

[PandaCopyRight]

Just now, pinksnowbirdie said:

All I’m gonna be able to afford is the I6 lmao 

You could say the same for a lot of northern owned cars 

no, i could say the same for most cars of that era ... in areas that had any kind of colder weather or slightly heavy rain .... 
its when manufacturers started cutting costs on rust protection until they realized that cars start to rust in the warranty period 

[handymanshandle]

6 minutes ago, PandaCopyRight said:

no, i could say the same for most cars of that era ... in areas that had any kind of colder weather or slightly heavy rain .... 
its when manufacturers started cutting costs on rust protection until they realized that cars start to rust in the warranty period 

Well and that’s what’s I’m trying to say. All I can afford is cars of that era yeah some were better than others but a little bit of rust doesn’t scare me. I dunno how bad cars tend to rust over there, but here in Minnesota. We use some very harsh chemicals for metal on our roads in the winter. My moms trailblazer Was a rental in New York for the first year or so then spent a few months in Arkansas before being registered in North Dakota and then being sold here and there’s some rust on the doors mostly on that lower part but still 

i haven’t seen it in person yet, but when I do I’m gonna make sure that’s the only rust

[Bitter]

So maybe you should look for a car somewhere else or for a car from somewhere else or for a different car that's not known for failing structurally when badly rusted? Why throw your money away on a car that's going to punch a strut through the hood when you hit a pothole and then cost $1,500 to fix? Seems pretty stupid. In your price range trying to get a 4WD SUV is going to get you a pretty shitty and probably unreliable 4WD SUV, so what's the point in having 4WD if the SUV is always busted parked in the driveway? Get a cheap car like a Pontiac Vibe or a 09+ Civic or something and a set of good tires, maybe a second set of steels and snows if you have some storage space.

[MadyTehWolfie]

On 9/13/2019 at 8:02 AM, TVwazhere said:

The only place to find me 

I mean other then my rear view mirror? :P....Keep thinking about that and you'll realize thats because I have a mustang and went into the building and your parked behind me.

[MEC-777]

This is going to be an awesome racing series. Can't wait. And just listen to that glorious V8 music!

 

@chaozbandit @warmmilk

[iDeFecZx]

20 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Rain does not cause rust. Salt causes rust. We live in oregon and theres rust free cars from the 70s rolling around. 

Case in point.

Never buy a car thats spent its life around the coast

[bcredeur97]

8 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Case in point.

Never buy a car thats spent its life around the coast

im technically 50 miles or so from coast. things dont rust here.

So maybe right on the coast.

It's road salt I think is the biggest problem really

I actually work on a salt dome too lol. but it's all underground

[Ross Siggers]

After having mine repaired, you just know I'm trying to find somewhere to garage it for Winter  

Also, controversial opinion; I like the hotdogs from Five Guys, more than the burgers

[TVwazhere]

1 minute ago, Ross Siggers said:

Also, controversial opinion; I like the hotdogs from Five Guys, more than the burgers

I've never had their hot dogs, but then again I'm not huge into hot dogs in general. There's a Smashburger nearby that location too and I wasnt impressed. I hate Moes/Chipotle (not a burrito person)

[Beef Boss]

Why are fog lights so expensive lol wanna kms 

Gonna spend like 160 bucks on two tiny fog lights smh 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, veldora said:

Why are fog lights so expensive lol wanna kms 

Gonna spend like 160 bucks on two tiny fog lights smh 

can't spend on my fog lights because they don't work anyway

[iDeFecZx]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

im technically 50 miles or so from coast. things dont rust here.

So maybe right on the coast.

It's road salt I think is the biggest problem really

I actually work on a salt dome too lol. but it's all underground

The opposite tends to be true here. Helps to explain why cars that have sat in ports for ages before heading to the dealership can have rust spots on them

[Ross Siggers]

57 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

I've never had their hot dogs, but then again I'm not huge into hot dogs in general. There's a Smashburger nearby that location too and I wasnt impressed. I hate Moes/Chipotle (not a burrito person)

So being in the UK...we don't have any of those other chains you mentioned  My favorite burger place is called Byron Burger, but i'm 100% sure they're just here, and mostly in London too.

They do a mean vegetarian burger, the only place where I'll regularly consider it over the carnivorous options :3 

[chaozbandit]

4 hours ago, MEC-777 said:

This is going to be an awesome racing series. Can't wait. And just listen to that glorious V8 music!

@chaozbandit @warmmilk

 

Oooh that looks fun. Neat powerplant to chuck in their regular Formula 3 car (Ligier built it to 2018 spec).

 

 

Could make for some fun racing since cars of this category usually arent too spectacular for racecraft spectacle. I got to watch the OG Formula 5000 cars a few years ago and those cars are pretty archaic in comparison.

 

 

[PandaCopyRight]

5 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

Rain does not cause rust. Salt causes rust. We live in oregon and theres rust free cars from the 70s rolling around. 

actually its a combination of some sort of moisture and salt that usually makes cars rust

also there are some rust free mazdas rolling around here ... which i still am surprised about ... 

[Beef Boss]

3 hours ago, PandaCopyRight said:

actually its a combination of some sort of moisture and salt that usually makes cars rust

also there are some rust free mazdas rolling around here ... which i still am surprised about ... 

Toyotas and Mitsubishi and other junk imports have rust issues. Not so much mazda. 

[vetali]

2 hours ago, veldora said:

Toyotas and Mitsubishi and other junk imports have rust issues. Not so much mazda. 

[Energycore]

It's not rust, it's camouflage.

[PandaCopyRight]

10 hours ago, veldora said:

Toyotas and Mitsubishi and other junk imports have rust issues. Not so much mazda. 

i guess you have never seen a true mazda

but its not just jap cars ... its like nearly all cars of that era ... some were better some were worse