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Post by newtonehunter on Jan 10, 2006 1:17:55 GMT -5
I drive a 1992 Volvo and a 1996 Honda Civic... I would never drive an American car.
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Post by markofexcellence on Jan 10, 2006 10:54:10 GMT -5
;D My list of vehicles;
;DJanuary 1999 - I bought my first vehicle, a 1982 Chevy G20 cargo van for $200
;D October 1999 - 1981 Honda Accord (67Kmiles) for $300
;D June 2000 - 1984 Buick Regal (28Kmiles REALLY) for $1900
;D October 2000 - 1991 Plymouth Acclaim (128Kmiles) free
;D February 2001 - 1985 Nissan 200SX (97Kmi) for $100
;D February 2001 - 1990 Dodge Grand Caravan (70Kmiles) $3000
;D July 2001 swapped van for 1986 Chrysler Lebaron for a few months for gas mileage
;D November 2001 - 2002 Jeep Wrangler (new-10Kmi)
;D July 2002 - 2002 Nissan Altima (new-almost 100Kmi)
;D August 2005 - 2005 Toyota Tacoma 4X4 4 door (new-10Kmi so far, but plan to keep it for a while)
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Post by Louis on Jan 10, 2006 19:06:48 GMT -5
I still drive my first car, a 2002 Ford Taurus SE. It has about 49,800 miles. It'll hit 50,000 pretty soon, probably within 3 weeks or so.
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Post by newtonehunter on Jan 10, 2006 20:51:14 GMT -5
Just to make this relate back to ceiling fans, here are a few analogies that I came up with;
An automobile is to a ceiling fan as…
A Honda Accord is to a Craftmade CXL,
A Honda Civic is to Craftmade Decorative,
A Pontiac Grand Am is to a Harbor Breeze Cheshire
A Chevy Cavalier is to a Hampton Bay Littleton
A Dodge Neon is to a Hampton Bay Grayton
A 1980 Mercedes-Benz is to a CasaBlanca Zephyr,
A new Mercedes-Benz is to a new CasaBlanca,
And finally…
An automobile is to a ceiling fan,
As a Model-T Ford is to a Hunter Original...
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Post by Matthew on Jan 10, 2006 21:06:38 GMT -5
A Dodge Neon is to a Hampton Bay Grayton Oh really? Well my Grayton is at:  And counting...... And Hondas are too overrated. Look at this: tinyurl.com/auxqh |
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Post by John "Rockin" Reed on Jan 10, 2006 21:34:44 GMT -5
I still drive my first car, a 2002 Ford Taurus SE. It has about 49,800 miles. It'll hit 50,000 pretty soon, probably within 3 weeks or so. What color is it? I had one as a loaner car in 2004. It was a greenish grey with a shifter on the floor. My cousin has a black 2001 Ford Taurus SES |
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Post by John "Rockin" Reed on Jan 10, 2006 21:36:38 GMT -5
Just to make this relate back to ceiling fans, here are a few analogies that I came up with; An automobile is to a ceiling fan as… A Honda Accord is to a Craftmade CXL, A Honda Civic is to Craftmade Decorative, A Pontiac Grand Am is to a Harbor Breeze Cheshire A Chevy Cavalier is to a Hampton Bay Littleton A Dodge Neon is to a Hampton Bay Grayton A 1980 Mercedes-Benz is to a CasaBlanca Zephyr, A new Mercedes-Benz is to a new CasaBlanca, And finally… An automobile is to a ceiling fan, As a Model-T Ford is to a Hunter Original... As a Cadillac DeVille is to an Emerson 1895 |
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Post by newtonehunter on Jan 10, 2006 21:38:15 GMT -5
Apparently Honda *Minivans* are overrated. Minivans, foreign or domestic, just show how stupid and cliche' the American public is anyway. Give me an imported station wagon anyday. PS... I had two friends who each drove a Neon, and one conked out at about 80,000, and the other only has about 60,000 and it is falling apart(I borrowed it one time, and I was unable to shut the driver's door... the latch was bent and the door kept flying open)... Not everyone is a certified Chrysler mechanic  |
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Post by Matthew on Jan 10, 2006 21:56:27 GMT -5
I'll admit, my neon is cheaply made. Plastic interior, framless windows on the doors. For a car that costs less than $1,500 to manufacture it's held up pretty well. I bought it with 118K back in 2003. The previous owner decided it was smart to dump 4 bottles of Bars Stop leak in the radiator to cover up a leaking head gasket. Needless to say, two days later the motor locked up. I bought it for $100.00, put a used motor that I got for free and the cars has been driven almost every day. Other than routine maintaince and a waterpump, the car has been incredibly reliable. Keeping in mind that this is a 11 year old car. It just drove up from Northern GA to Illinois and back two weeks ago, 38 MPG, 2,000 total traveled miles (to, between and from).
Out of all the cars I've owned, not one, but one has left me straded.
You guessed it, the 1989 Accord. The worst car I ever bought. At least I can rest knowing that it was crushed in to a cube.
Each one to their own I guess. I respect that you hate american cars, I work on them all day so you know how I probabily feel ;D
On the other hand
My friend had a 1987 Volvo 760 GLE Turbo with 260K on it. That car was soo fun to drive. Too bad we were being stupid and overspooled the turbo, blew out the bearings and seized it up, causing the engine to fill with exhaust gas and blow a hole in the block.
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Post by newtonehunter on Jan 10, 2006 22:09:04 GMT -5
The Civic is pretty tinny too, but I have never had a problem with it mechanically. Oh well, with current trends, in a few years every car company will be owned by some other company anyway and it will be just one big amalgamate, Then I won't have to hear any more of this "buy American" crap, because everything will all essentially be the same.
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Post by Matthew on Jan 10, 2006 22:14:32 GMT -5
Oh well, with current trends, in a few years every car company will be owned by some other company anyway and it will be just one big amalgamate, Then I won't have to hear any more of this "buy American" crap, because everything will all essentially be the same. That is true. GM will cut off Buick and Pontiac in the next 15 years, Chrysler is down to three brands right now, Ford is still thinking about killing off Mercury (every one of their cars are just a rebaged ford version (like Taurus and Sable) ) . Toyota will probabily buy out GM...... Funny to see howmany brands we've lost since 1998: Geo Eagle Plymouth Oldsmobile I just take it day by day. I just want to keep my job. As for that Civic, CHANGE THE TIMING BELT every 60K! If that snaps, the valves meet the pistons and you're looking at a $2,000 repair bill for a new cylinder head and possibily pistons. I've seen it happen. |
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Post by Louis on Jan 11, 2006 15:54:17 GMT -5
It's white, with a column shifter.
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Post by Matthew on Jan 12, 2006 0:13:09 GMT -5
Well when the boost level is controled by the ECU (as with all stock turbo cars) it will prevent it from overboosting. However, with this particular Volvo, the ECU no longer controled the turbo as several amature volvo "mechanics" , rather than replacing the ECU like anyone with a brain woud, had by passed the ECU making the turbo self controled with a mess of vaccum lines, manual boost valve which did nothing as the car would still boost its self sitting at a stop light, and the wastegate rusted off of the swingvalve (as the rest of the car was rusting to peices). So the idiot mechanic had welded a sheet metal washer to the end of the wastegate arm. What does it do? Slides up the swingvalve and poped off. Then the car would then overboost its self constantly. Having two 16 year olds (at the time) driving it, espacally the way we did, didn't help.
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Post by Christian C. on Jun 21, 2006 10:07:54 GMT -5
Just to make this relate back to ceiling fans, here are a few analogies that I came up with; An automobile is to a ceiling fan as… A Honda Accord is to a Craftmade CXL, A Honda Civic is to Craftmade Decorative, A Pontiac Grand Am is to a Harbor Breeze Cheshire A Chevy Cavalier is to a Hampton Bay Littleton A Dodge Neon is to a Hampton Bay Grayton A 1980 Mercedes-Benz is to a CasaBlanca Zephyr, A new Mercedes-Benz is to a new CasaBlanca, And finally… An automobile is to a ceiling fan, As a Model-T Ford is to a Hunter Original... As a Cadillac DeVille is to an Emerson 1895 a toyota echo is to an emerson designer |
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Post by JW on Jun 21, 2006 15:47:43 GMT -5
Surely you jest. A Toyota Echo is to a POS HERITAGE!!!
With that said,
a 153mm is to a 2.0-L 4banger
a 172mm is to a 2.1+L 4banger <--My 03 Cavalier, with a 2.2 ECOTEC
a 188mm is to a 6 cylinder
a K55 or other flywheel motor is to a V8
Hunter Original motor = 70s muscle car.
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