Heres a game for you guys and gals.

"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock) 10/18/2016 at 15:53 • Filed to: None

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List your cars problems and lets see who drives the biggest hunk of junk. Lets say they have to be road legal and drivable, since those with project cars in bits will obviously win.

My e36:

Rusty throughout,

Various fluid leaks, not sure what at this time

Paint is garbage

Front wings dont fit

Every front end panel is misaligned

Minor accident damage to the front

Excessive driveline shunt that I havent had time to look at

Power steering pump groaning near full lock

Sticky throttle

Rear wiper broken

Needs an alignment

Clunk from front suspension

Mismatched wheels

Hard to get into 1st gear

Passenger side is wavy the full way along and mostly filler from badly repaired crash damage.

I could go on but this would get too long and boring. What you got oppo?

CB > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 15:55

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I don’t have my own car, which is pretty crap. Do I win, or am I DQ’d?

CalzoneGolem > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 15:56

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Problems with Forest: None

Problems with Rat-L-Trap: All

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 15:57

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Sympathy, that’s what I got. At least when I had my POS Civic it only gave me one problem at a time lol

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > CB 10/18/2016 at 15:57

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Your imaginary car is probably in better condition than either of mine, therefore you do not win this game that no one really wants to win.

Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 15:58

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I drive an Alfa, I don’t know where to start. :D

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 10/18/2016 at 15:59

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I actually love the E36 and dont have to rely on it as a DD (even though im daily driving it this week) so the problems dont matter so much. I bought it for not much and inherited all these issues.

yamahog > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:00

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Hmm... By “drivable” would something with 2 of 4 functioning gears count?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa 10/18/2016 at 16:00

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“I dont know where to start” wait did your alfa write this bit of the comment?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > yamahog 10/18/2016 at 16:00

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Well yeah. The Regara only has one.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > yamahog 10/18/2016 at 16:00

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Well i suppose you could technically drive it provided they werent the two highest gears...

Party-vi > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:01

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E46:

Sunroof shade is off tracks/stuck open

Oil level sensor is NFG

Car tramlines something fierce - no idea why

A-pillar and B-pillar trim fabric refuses to stay secured to the pillars because it is the devil

Rear driver tire has a slow leak but I am lazy

Willys:

Overheats at speed, but cools effectively at idle or low RPM. Wondering if it’s cavitation at the water pump or just a shitty radiator, or if the brick-like aerodynamics prevent enough air from going through the radiator at highway speeds.

Transfer case tried to eat itself

Engine leaks like a sieve

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:02

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I guess it depends on your definition of “wrong.” Charlie’s rusty as shit, which is the only thing wrong with it from my perspective, but everyone else complains about the paint, straight pipes, stripped interior, rock-hard one piece racing seats, lack of airbags, harsh ride, leaky t-tops, there not being a straight panel on it, bumper with pieces ripped off, and holes in the floor. Oh, and he actively tries to kill whoever’s driving.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:02

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4Runner.

Broke the vent in the dash trying to put it back in after gluing it back together.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:02

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You still can, but don’t expect your clutch to last.

Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:04

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The funny thing is that in the little over a year, I have owned this piece of junk(and it is peace of junk because the previous owner never did any proper maintenance) the car never failed to start. Even at -14 C, with 3 working glow plugs it.

The Italians did a lot of wrong things, but the diesel engines were not one of those things.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 10/18/2016 at 16:05

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Yeah pulling away in 3rd on my commute would smoke the clutch in under 100 miles id bet.

S65 > CalzoneGolem 10/18/2016 at 16:05

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Rat-L-Trap?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:06

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Paint on the hood is shot (lots of scratches and rusty rock chips)

Crease under drivers tail light

wavyness to the metal on the tail gate

Squeaky steering column bushing

Something is wrong with the antenna but I only use bluetooth so whatever.

My backpack pushed the panel which covers the space which holds the amp in so now I can’t get it open.

Um, what else... I don’t like the rims my snow tires are on?

That’s all I got.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 10/18/2016 at 16:07

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This is what my e36 will soon become. Its getting stripped soon and the stock backbox is going in the bin (its rusted out anyway). Straight pipes are a no go because of our inspections but something less restrictive for sure. No cool t tops or mid engine goodness though unfortunately.

KirkyV > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:07

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The passenger door squeaks, the rear-window demister has been broken for about four years, and there are spiders living in both the wing mirrors.

Oh, and for some reason the radio can’t get a clean Radio 1 signal anymore, but I honestly think that’s probably the car saving me from myself, so I’ll actually chalk it up as a feature.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/18/2016 at 16:07

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Only one minor issue that isnt even the cars fault, because toyota.

CalzoneGolem > S65 10/18/2016 at 16:07

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My avatar.

See also: http://oppositelock.kinja.com/tag/ratltrap

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:08

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Can always put a muffler on it and replace it with a test pipe when you’re done with the inspections. Won’t really do mugh power-wise unless it’s pretty epically tuned, but saves a ton of weight.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa 10/18/2016 at 16:09

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Are you sure the engine is actually Italian and not bought from someone else?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa 10/18/2016 at 16:09

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Yeah some of them just get a bad rap because of the name.

lone_liberal > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:10

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Since my project car is newly licensed and insured it qualifies!

Bent hood hinges

Horrible and mismatched paint

Fenders/doors/hood/nose do not line up

Trunk lock busted. Have to open with a screwdriver

Still working on quarterpanel rust

Weatherstripping toasted

Wrong wiper arms

Headlight bezel nuts missing

Grill nuts missing

Lower front valance dented to hell

Rear bumper misaligned mostly likely due to collision

Rear spoiler chipped and misaligned

Rear deck lid misaligned

Trunk lid torsion spring worn out, trunk lid will not stay open

Missing torque converter cover

Missing one of the horns. Sounds like a bleating goat

Speedometer bounce

Some inoperative dash lights

Seats need new upholstery

Headliner is toast 

And the latest one, windshield chipped!

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/18/2016 at 16:10

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Its basically brand new compared to most of the junk my family have owned haha.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:10

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This is definitely the worst challenge for my Miata. Nothing is wrong with it other than rust and paint problems. Those don’t matter though because race car.

Takuro Spirit > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:11

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Mazda 3:

RUST

Bad wheel bearing

Clunk in drivetrain somewhere when first setting off

Whine in trans

Harsh 3-2 downshift no matter what

Leaky axle seal (not bad though)

Clunks over bumps getting worse, probably needs sway bar links

Rear shocks are weak

Timing chain is kinda loud when hot, meh

Heat shield around converter is falling apart

RUST

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > KirkyV 10/18/2016 at 16:11

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Your 106 is doing a hell of a lot better than our Saxo did. That junk had been destroyed by its previous owners.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 10/18/2016 at 16:11

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Sounds like true love!

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 10/18/2016 at 16:12

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This is also a consideration. Wondering how loud itll be without any sound deadening though a test pipe may be a bit too much.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:13

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It’s not bad at all for an almost 13 year old, 139,000mi Mini. It has way fewer issues than my old 2001 Outback which is slowly decaying from New England winters.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 10/18/2016 at 16:13

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I bought it with the intention of blowing it up at LeMons pretty quickly. By the first stop for gas, he had a name and I’ve never named a car before.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:15

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Only one way to find out! Charlie’s loud. Like, really fucking loud. Especially when on the highway with it screaming at like 3500 or 4k rpms because the gearing’s short. If I have to drive it for more than about ten or twenty minutes, I wear earplugs.

Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/18/2016 at 16:16

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Totally sure, it has all the markings of Italian ownership and manufacturing. Most probably the engine and electrical things were a fluke.

HammerheadFistpunch > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:17

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My shortlist isn’t that bad

figure out the stupid driveline clunk!

new front seats (re-upholstered

reseal front windshield

new exhaust and cats probably coming soon

re-align front DS window (doesn’t close quite right since I messed with it last)

New tires in the spring

Many small dents to care about or not (haven’t decided)

new/used front bumper if I feel like it.

other mods (airbags for the rear, roof rack, aux electrical circuit with battery, etc)

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:19

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Well it originally broke because the plastic just got old and brittle. But the rest of the plastics are fine.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:19

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I have no problems with my car.

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I don’t have a car

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 10/18/2016 at 16:22

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See im expecting loud but not needing earplugs loud.

KirkyV > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:23

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Yeah, I remember you had a lot of trouble with that thing.

My 106 has been pretty much faultless - as sixteen year old hatchbacks go, anyway - from the day I bought it, and whenever things do break - which is generally more my fault than the car’s - it’s cheap as chips to fix.

About the only major fault I can think of that wasn’t, well, my fault - or at least the fault of some prick crashing into me - was when the crank sensor gave up the ghost. And that’s only a ‘major’ fault in the sense that it, y’know, meant the car wouldn’t start—it wasn’t expensive to fix.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/18/2016 at 16:23

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Still a fairly minor issue.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:24

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I’m curious about how much of it with Charlie is the fact that the header’s right behind my eardrums. Haven’t driven other cars that were straight piped.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:24

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Squeaky clutch pedal for the first 10km of every drive, and non-functioning rear demister. I’m not going to win this, am I?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Party-vi 10/18/2016 at 16:24

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Well your bmw is at least in better shape than mine...

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > lone_liberal 10/18/2016 at 16:27

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Mint!

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:27

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My list of problems:

There is a squeeking noise coming from the engine after running at low revs for a while(eg traffic jam) it is related to the revs, so both me and the mechanics in the shop are thinking some bearing on the serpentine belt, either a tensioner or the bearing of the alternator since it seems to be slightly related to electric load. It has been at two different Renault shops for it, but both couldn’t reproduce it in order to find it.

There are some brown spot on the rear of the car, probably dirt settled in the paint. Need to claybar it, or use something like iron X to clean it, but haven’t gotten around to it. Previous owner didn’t take very good care of it.

Some small scratches caused by others while parked, another deep gash on the rear bumper caused by me backing into a low rusty pole hidden into a autumn-y hedge.

The boomerang stickers are getting slightly tired, they look like they were made of some cheap sticker material, very different from normal wrap. Not really a problem yet, but I’m worried about them getting worse.

Toolbin in the spare wheel area isn’t fixed properly, previous owner likely had a spare wheel, and swapped that to her new Twingo, putting in the toolbin, but forgetting the securing nut. (Sort of solved by stuffing in some fabric to keep it from rattling.)

Both front seats are stained by rainwater falling into the car when the doors are opened, and I once put frozen left-overs in a bag on the passengers seat causing another stain.

That list is quite a bit longer than I expected, well maybe I’m just extremely critical.

RallyWrench > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:28

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I don’t have enough time or finger strength to list all my car’s multitude of problems. They are many.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > HammerheadFistpunch 10/18/2016 at 16:29

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Not bad at all. The driveline shunt on my car comes with a clunk and is driving me mad. Dont have access to somewhere to work on it for another week though. Hoping its subframe bushes causing the subframe to shift when power is applied. The shunt is more of an elastic bounce that settles once im up to speed.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Takuro Spirit 10/18/2016 at 16:29

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Rust will forever be my worst enemy. At least im learning to weld.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 10/18/2016 at 16:30

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Because racecar is the best excuse.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Out, but with a W - has found the answer 10/18/2016 at 16:30

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No but thats probably a good thing haha.

HammerheadFistpunch > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:30

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Yeah, that sounds like mine. A harsh metalic clunk at some speeds... its driving me crazy. all the bushings are good, drivelines are good, diffs were replaced with new gears and the lash is good, spines on the hubs are in good shape, no clicks from the CV’s...I can’t figure this sucker out!

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > RallyWrench 10/18/2016 at 16:31

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Ill be at that point shortly with my e36 if it continues this way.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 10/18/2016 at 16:31

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I remember when i didnt have a car. I had money then...

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > HammerheadFistpunch 10/18/2016 at 16:33

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I havent started looking but my first checks will be bushes and the centre propshaft bearing.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 10/18/2016 at 16:36

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If you have the same seats as my stock ones, those things stain for anything. Im sure clean air stains those bloody things. God knows what they made them out of, but they should have used something else.

Plus I also lost my toolkit nut. Surprise puncture in the dark after work, rushed to fix it and forgot it as a result.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:42

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I’ve got just enough money to buy a car but no steady income to be able to keep it:(

RallyWrench > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:43

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My E36 is one of the cars with multiple problems. That’s what I get for buying an $800 325.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:43

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You also had the grey ones with the coloured circles on the seat back right?

I just thought of another problem, the left hinge of my parcelshelf is broken, but it still works, so no need fixing that.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 10/18/2016 at 16:43

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Same situation for me right now. Id sell one of them but neither are worth very much and theyre paid for tax and inspection wise until april. Hopefully ive recovered financially by then.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 10/18/2016 at 16:47

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Yeah I did. How I hated trying to keep them clean. Even seat cleaner stained them, it was infuriating.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > RallyWrench 10/18/2016 at 16:48

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My 316 compact was the equivalent of 350 dollars. You can see why its junk haha.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 16:53

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Ugly frame and suspension surface corrosion.

The bead is garbage so the tires leak air.

Every surface is scratched, some surfaces are faded.

Front bumper’s broken.

Every front end panel is misaligned

Zip ties are holding all the plastic on the front of my car on.

Front backing plates rub on both the wheels and the control arms.

Front tires sometimes rub on the fender liners.

Takes ages to kick down.

Left rear window doesn’t work.

Right front window is manual now, with a card holding it up.

Worn ignition barrel means the keys sometimes slip out.

Needs the toe adjusted (damn potholes).

Clunk from front right sway bar end link (probably a decimated bushing).

Clunk from rear suspension (probably a control arm bushing).

Parking brake doesn’t really work.

A/C is broken.

Might have a bent right rear steel wheel (potholes).

Left exterior mirror is no longer power adjustable.

Underhood light socket is destroyed (no idea how that happened).

Two different indicators (one from an LX, one from a base model).

The door locks and the ignition tumbler don’t have the same key pattern (and I don’t think it came with a key that works in the door locks).

The side-dump scrapes over speed bumps. And moderate driveway lips. And sometimes intersections.

Oh yeah, the front bumper also occasionally scrapes.

I go through a set of front tires every few months due to a very aggressive alignment, and a set of rear tires every few months because, well, you know.

Various interior trim bits squeak and/or clunk.

Various exterior trim bits squeak and/or clunk.

There are bits of plastic under the front seats that match the interior but I have no idea what they’re from as every interior panel seems to be intact.

Rides like a total bounce house (shocks are still good, but I need stiffer shocks).

Drain plug head is stripped so I have to hammer on a smaller SAE socket every time I want to change the oil.

Plastic belly pan has slightly melted due to scraping.

It’s too low to fit on a floor jack without ramps and/or a scissor jack.

In-tank sensor says I’m out of gas when I’m really not (15l left).

Heated mirrors kinda suck.

Automatic headlights only sometimes detect it’s overcast.

Wiper motor sucks (choose from too much or not enough).

When I had it routed out the back, the axle sometimes clanged against the exhaust.

Emits a single, tiny whiff of oil smoke out the exhaust after it’s been sitting for a while.

Oil pressure gauge is very sketchy.

One tone ring just doesn’t exist anymore (thanks to that deciding to disintegrate, I have the zip tied front end and a new wheel speed sensor).

A large hole mysteriously drilled into a panel (that’s hidden under trim).

Horn is on it’s way out.

Both upper rear spring isolators decided to disintegrate into several pieces each, leading to a couple squeaks from the rear springs as they jiggle a bit on the upper perches under hard cornering now (still plenty of pre-load, just a 3mm gap in width between the locator and the spring).

Spiders living in the front fenders.

Damn, what a hooptie.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 17:03

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Bad wheel speed sensor

Bad cam sensor

Excessive shifter play

Scrape on rocker panel

Cracked bumper

Moisture in headlight

Sunroof doesn’t seal right

Trac Off button broken

Hood paint is rock chipped to hell

Stumbly idle when stone cold

Cupholders broken. All of them.

CD changer busted

Mystery slow coolant leak

Possible vacuum leak

Throwout bearing is slighty noisy

Key remotes don’t work

Hood roundel missing

Electrical gremlins when it’s super cold out.

yamahog > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 17:07

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Well, the Blazer’s lost 3rd and 4th, and leaked a ton of fluid from one of the seals... whole transmission needs to be rebuilt and replaced.

It also needs new CV joints, has no rockers left, wiper fluid spray doesn’t work, ABS doesn’t work, cruise control doesn’t work, AC doesn’t work, the passenger seat controls are broken/janky, it’s missing the driver’s side nerf bar, and the previous owner blacked out the taillights, put in shitty blue headlights, and wired the passenger side sun visor permanently in the up position to hold a CB radio that is no longer there.

Oh and the hatch requires two people to open: One near the steering wheel to hold the switch, another to physically pull open the glass.

Chinny Raccoon > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 17:07

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Heater bypassed as the matrix is leaking- top of the list to get sorted as it’s getting cold now.

Carpet still a bit damp from above.

No A/C as most of the system was taken out when I pulled the engine. Unrelated to the heater.

Clutch judder when damp.

Knackered rear shocks and springs. Odd stance with the new setup on the front.

Engine mounts tired.

New front shocks/springs/control arms, but now got some noise to track down, possibly wheel bearing.

Brakes need bleeding, which I’m planning to do with pads/discs.

Rear calipers need TLC again.

Remote Central locking will only lock.

The car previously had light front damage- someone cut away the arch liners for a bodge repair for some reason.

Mismatched front grille. It came with a factory chicken wire grille that I sold for half what I paid for the car.

Front bumper has some some of my paintwork on it.

Dent in bonnet.

Front wheel arch cladding needs reattaching properly.

Clutch cable getting stiff again.

Small dent in passenger door.

Wheels need a refurb.

Peeling clearcoat on plastic side cladding.

Some rust where cladding has rubbed on the bodywork

More rust that I don’t want to think about underneath.

Cables going in to the rear hatch stress fractured, fixed with crimps and insulation tape so it’s only a matter of time before they break again.

Rear window wiper blades need replacing.

Exhaust is mostly hanging on through luck. It’s got a leaking joint that I need to put a new gasket in.

FM radio doesn’t work.

Annoying squeak from the steering column after Suzuki recalled it to stop it catching fire.

Also, it’s not been washed for some time and is filthy.

Yes, this is my Daily driver, and yes the MOT is due next month...

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 17:20

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Well, I’m not going to win, but:

-Minor Oil leak(1L/2k miles)

-GPS doesn’t work

-Drivers side impact airbag is throwing a code

-Barometric pressure sensor causes a CEL once a month or so, I just clear it and wait till next month

-squeak/groan coming from front passenger side suspension when I turn at parking lot speeds, I suspect its the bearing that’s supposed to allow the strut to spin is checking out.

-automatic wipers not working because the sensor was misaligned when the windshield was replaced.

aaand that’s it. Not bad for a 210k mile e46.

Cé hé sin > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 17:26

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Rust on rear chassis legs

Faulty idle speed controller

Rust everywhere else

Various rattles from front and rear suspension

Did I mention rust?

Goes into neutral and then into first with a bang if you slow to almost a halt and then accelerate before it has finished changing to first

Sometimes changes down to first with a series of jolts as you stop

Central locking doesn’t

LH door window sometimes doesn’t work

LH front speaker sometimes doesn’t speak

Radio has poor reception

Only about six lines of the heated rear window heat

Bearing in the a/c compressor is on the way out

Tappets tap when cold

Cé hé sin > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/18/2016 at 17:29

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Yes, Fiat diesel. GM use Fiat designed engines on their smaller cars.

Case International tractors use Fiat engines.

Nibbles > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 17:32

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Project Thanks Obama, the 1995 Dodge Dakota

Rust. Rust everywhere. Tailgate is unrepairable, the rest, well here’s hoping
The whole thing is dented up
Driver side reverse lamp won’t light up. Haven’t been able to solve
Exhaust is literally held up by HVAC tape and baling wire
Horn doesn’t work
Rear bumper is off to the side just so , so getting to the spare tire mechanism is a pain. Not off to the side enough to do something about
Center console pad is nonexistent; passenger rides with their elbow resting on the spring hinge
Cupholders are broke. Got new cupholders, they broke
Seats are worn out, but not bad enough to warrant replacing
It leaks coolant a bit. Not enough to warrant a repair just yet
It leaks oil a bit. Not enough to warrant a repair just yet
It burns some oil (thanks, belly-pan gasket bullshit!)
Headlight reminder doesn’t remind, leading to some dead batteries some times
Front suspension still needs some work. It tracks straight but is loose
Driver rear brake drum is out-of-round
Parking brake doesn’t do anything
Door lock actuators are lazy, can take five attempts to unlock a door

That’s all I can think of right now

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 17:49

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-Squeak from LF suspension when going over bumps, but only sometimes

-Oil pressure sender/gauge is broken

-Paint needs jesus in some places, dents

-Third brake light cover is melted (I have a new one ready to put on but I need to buy LEDs)

-Noisy clutch when pedal is not depressed

-Small oil leak. So small it can’t even be noticed on the dipstick, but there’s oil film on the pan

-clunk at low speeds when turning that just showed up after I did an alignment yesterday

That’s pretty much the extent of it on the S10. Oh, the defrost vent is cracked too.

Tristan > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 17:54

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1997 Jeep Cherokee

4.0 engine. Runs like a total dog, has no oil pressure, sounds like a diesel. Every seal and gasket oozes oil.

AX-15 trans. Shifts like a chunk of rebar sticking out of a bucket of concrete. Leaks oil from the case split line. Clutch master cylinder keeps failing because I modified the pedal assembly wrong.

NP231 transfer case: front output seal is shot. Sift linkage is the most shamefully cobbled together thing I’ve ever done. It even incorporates a 1/4" drive 6" extension booger welded in.

C 8.25" rear axle. Desperately needs a fluid change, but it has 4.56 gears, so that’s good.

Dana 30 front. Missing the outer dust seals, pinion seal leaks, also needs new fluid, ball joints address beyond sketchy, also sketchy: sway bar delete. I know, I know... fight me.

Other: windshield leaks water into passenger floor, rear seat is missing the brackets that hold it in place, rear leaf spring bushings squeak like mad, driver seat needs attention, the paint is totally shot, the Shittybuilt winch is falling apart, I’ve got an EVAP code that I can’t figure out for the life of me, power locks are iffy, the front header panel is held on by 2 bolts... 12 mpg.

I’m sure I’m forgetting a lot of things. I still love it and will never, ever sell it.

My bird IS the word > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 18:01

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Next year I will win this. Probably. (Sobs)

Laurence > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 18:04

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My mini

- rust bubbling on most panels

- a ‘stubborn’ gearbox which doesn’t always change gear

- a big dent in the roof where some moron sat on it

- a wonky bonnet

- windscreen with some pretty big stone chips (I’ve been told this may have been where it was shot at)

- a grille held on with a single screw

- the worst stereo I’ve ever seen in a car (cheap tinny speakers and an awful head unit)

- an interior that rattles and squeaks

- a wonky steering wheel (needs an alignment I guess)

- a petrol tank that won’t fill higher than about halfway

- an interior which smells of a weird mix of dust, WD40 and magic tree

- orange peeled paint where people have repaired it before I got it

Probably a load of other things I like to forget about too haha...

gmctavish needs more space > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/18/2016 at 20:21

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My dome light is burnt out, sometimes my rear wiper doesn’t work properly, and my tires could be replaced soon.....

Oh yeah, a couple door dings, and one scrape on the underside of the front bumper that is only visible from a couple angles, but it bothers me to no end

Khalbali > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 10/19/2016 at 01:42

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-Leaky radiator

-Leaky oil pan/timing cover/rear main

-leaky rack and pinion and lines

-power steering pump screams at full lock

-carrier bearing grinds under moderate to heavy acceleration

-entire electrical system runs at about 40% power

-misfire, probably from 1+ leaky injectors

-clunk over bumps, probably broken sway bar link

-hatch struts blown

-and cosmetically, rust, faded paint and huge dents on every panel, passenger mirror broken off.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 10/19/2016 at 04:36

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I might give it a try. It has a cat that im not removing so it wont be a full straight pipe. If its too loud its only cost me a bit of pipe and a flange.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > yamahog 10/19/2016 at 04:37

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Wow you may have a claim to win this...

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > KirkyV 10/19/2016 at 04:39

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Yeah crank sensors are almost a service item when a car gets to a certain age. Micras eat them for some reason, changed it in every insipid micra weve had.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 10/19/2016 at 04:40

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Holy shit....

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/19/2016 at 08:21

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I jinxed myself though haha. I just got a check engine light out of the blue this morning. Nothing actually wrong as far as I can tell but after searching the code, I discovered some annoying (but common) issue to solve.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/19/2016 at 10:30

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Oh, and the trunk lock cylinder doesn’t do a damn thing, and the left rear door frame is slightly bent (no idea why). Otherwise, great car!

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 10/19/2016 at 14:24

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Haha the joys of motoring.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 10/31/2016 at 06:31

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2004 Mitsubishi Lancer with 627k km on clock

still has kangaroo damage to rhf corner

airbag light permanently on.

that’s all that’s wrong with it tbh

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > pip bip - choose Corrour 10/31/2016 at 06:52

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Not bad considering how many kms it’s done.