"NojustNo" (front24200)
05/24/2020 at 22:30 • Filed to: None
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"NojustNo" (front24200)
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Bought 2 totalled cars sight unseen from iaai last week. An 03 pilot ex-l with 186k miles and rear door / light suspension damage and an 03 protege ES with 367000 miles (!!!) a nd minor front end damage. Its a 5 speed so im saving a manual!
As these were b oth salvage vehicles (bill of sale no title) i found out I had to trailer them off property even though they were Both run and drive. Got a $50 Uhaul and grabbed them with the old expedition. Both fired right right up and sound good. Honda was decent inside and no obvious issues.
The protege drov e 50 miles back to a friend’s house with no drama. It has a bit of blue smoke on startup and throws codes for o2 sensors but drives very well and everything works. No rust except inside the trunk wh ere sunroof drains l eaking I think. Should be fun to throw around for a bit.$500 all fees included.
The hondas rear tire was rubbing so I trailered it back. The expedition was slow but didn’t comp lain while hauling it. Looks like trailing arm and one of the links is bent so not too bad. $800 out the door.
Even after fixing I have to sit for state patrol inspection before getting titles and plates...which are closed due to covid.
Wish me luck !
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> NojustNo
05/24/2020 at 23:18 |
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I actually like those first gen Pilots. A friend of mine has one with broken aircon and it's pretty comfortable and practical if a bit terrible on gas. Rare green color too. They are both green. Exciting.
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> NojustNo
05/25/2020 at 03:45 |
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Those Proteges are awesome cars...mechanically very reliable (a university friend had one with 500,000kms on it somehow!) and good driving dynamics! I was actually looking at them when I bought my first car (the Subie). Those Proteges do rust though...there are almost none left in Nova Scotia because of the salty air and salty winter roads. I’ve not seenmone in at least a year :(
Always
thought they looked nice too!