"Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole" (Dukie)
09/14/2015 at 13:52 • Filed to: None
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"Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole" (Dukie)
09/14/2015 at 13:52 • Filed to: None | 2
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August was a fucking whirlwind. I was home for 6 days of the entire month. LA -> SEA -> Tokyo -> Guam ->Saipan ->Tokyo->SEA-> Honolulu->SEA->Wildfires. Took last week off to recouperate but that turned into a, “Oh honey, since you have time now...”. Good news is, lots of stuff taken care of around the house that I had been meaning to do.
Anyway, I’m now back on the car hunt and need info on a particular vehicle.
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Opponauts, tell me of the IS300. There are only a handful near me that are clean title (WTF are there so many rebuilt/salvage stock IS300s!?). I test drove one that was overpriced (more so than the normal over KBB that they all seem to be). I loved the 2JZ and the car overall. The 2001’s are 14 years old, but the 2JZ seems VERY reliable with routine maintenance. Timing belt services (belt, tensioner, water pump, etc) seem to run close to $1K at the local shops (verified when I looked at an SC300 recently and saw the receipt), I’m sure I can knock that out with friends and beer fairly easily.
The one linked is about 30 minutes from work. I’m planning on going to take a look at it, but I’d like to know what everyone thinks?
bob and john
> Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
09/14/2015 at 13:57 |
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i want one badly. then to turbo the GE
Party-vi
> Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
09/14/2015 at 14:01 |
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It’s like an E46 with a Lexus badge, so reliable. Lots of people are convinced that they’re rare though, so don’t expect to see a lot of realistic pricing.
d15b
> Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
09/14/2015 at 14:05 |
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Gas mileage isn’t the best.
ttyymmnn
> Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
09/14/2015 at 14:05 |
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August was a fucking whirlwind. I was home for 6 days of the entire month. LA -> SEA -> Tokyo -> Guam ->Saipan ->Tokyo->SEA-> Honolulu->SEA->Wildfires.
Not to get all maudlin, but with the recent observance of 9/11, I’m reminded of what Mr. Rogers had to say about it. He was answering questions about how to help kids deal with the events of the day, and he reminded the children that, in any terrible event, there are always helpers . While many are running away, there are others rushing in to help. Look for the helpers. You guys do things that most of us could never do. So, thanks for being a helper.
As for the car, I can be of no help at all. Sorry.
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Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
> d15b
09/14/2015 at 14:10 |
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Like what are we talking realistically? My ‘81 Celica averages 18-20 on the highway and uses Premium already. So if it’s close to that...
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Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
> ttyymmnn
09/14/2015 at 14:13 |
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Sometimes being a “helper” is really fun. Never thought I’d ever go to Tokyo after really hoping to get stationed in Japan when I was in the USAF (which reminds me, I should post some of my pics). The big downer, is my son. I’ve missed so much already and he’s only 3 months old. It’s gonna be tough.
Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
09/14/2015 at 15:57 |
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“Opponauts, tell me of the IS300”
It’s like a BMW 3 series, but with less snob appeal, more reliable and less expensive to fix.
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d15b
> Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
09/14/2015 at 17:07 |
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If that is the case...
You know what to do.