How come I had an 86 Mustang 2.3 with 175k (original engine and trans) that would do the same. Too bad the body was shot and it wouldn't pass emissions anymore as I had ripped everything but the converter off as a poor college student. Amazing what good maintenance and 3k oil changes will do.
Or the '87 Escort with 102k that I traded in on a 97 Cobra that was still running perfectly?
Buy good cars and take care of them.
How come I had an 86 Mustang 2.3 with 175k (original engine and trans) that would do the same. Too bad the body was shot and it wouldn't pass emissions anymore as I had ripped everything but the converter off as a poor college student. Amazing what good maintenance and 3k oil changes will do.
Or the '87 Escort with 102k that I traded in on a 97 Cobra that was still running perfectly?
Buy good cars and take care of them.
I thought the issue was reliability, not boredom.
OTOH, a bit of unreliability makes for excitement...
DAS
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How can you say that as Ford wasn't mentioned!
Possibly. To be fair, the late 1970s were not the best time for quality control. I remember vaguely (I was quite young then) seeing misaligned pin strips on the sides, door panels, etc... not sure if any were off by three inches, but it would not surprise me.
SNIP
Quality control on US cars has come some ways since then....
DEP
Tell that to my '96 Mercury with the wrong engine wiring insulation (literally turns to dust), and they held a silent recall and now refuse to do anything (past the limits they set).
Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')
Guess you and the many Toyota owners that have sludged engines even with
3k oil change reciepts that were told to take a hike have something in common then! :)Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
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