"Bandit" (2bandit)
10/15/2020 at 17:11 • Filed to: None
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"Bandit" (2bandit)
10/15/2020 at 17:11 • Filed to: None | 1
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My fiancée drives a beater 300,000mi 2010 Mazda 3 that her family has owned since new. I t’s generally a very reliable car, but yesterday on her drive to work the low oil pressure light came on. She had no clue what it meant but figured it wasn’t good, so she continued to drive to work where she proceeded to call me. I walked her through checking the dipstick which was completely dry. I instructed her to buy 2 quarts of oil, dump it in, and drive the 70 miles home so I could take a look.
Today I did an oil change and only drained 2.5 quarts of oil. This car had been running at and around 0.5 quarts total for who knows how long! It only got an oil change 3500 miles preciously, so it must be burning at quite the rate. For reference it takes 4.5qts.
I have a feeling we’re going to be buying a new used car for her sooner rather than later. Any oppos selling a car that’s boring, not too big, and an automatic?
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Bandit
10/15/2020 at 17:28 |
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That was a very close call to a big 0 of .
UserNotFound
> Bandit
10/15/2020 at 17:28 |
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Would you like a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee that will ruin your life provide many lasting memories ? 4.0L auto and lots of spare parts. Brand new water pump!
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Bandit
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/15/2020 at 17:30 |
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That’s what I told her word for word lol
Textured Soy Protein
> Bandit
10/15/2020 at 17:38 |
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Those headlights make me itch. At least r ub some toothpaste on em or something!
wafflesnfalafel
> Bandit
10/15/2020 at 17:39 |
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wow - amazed the temp didn’t spike bad. That is darn impressive.
I was always happy with the 2.3 I had in my 09' 3...
dogisbadob
> Bandit
10/15/2020 at 17:45 |
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A Mirage or Spark as new as you can get, and get rustproofing done to it :o)
Krown every year will do wonders.
WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
> UserNotFound
10/15/2020 at 17:48 |
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The Snowman
> Bandit
10/15/2020 at 18:01 |
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I have big boring 50k mile grand marquis of the same vintage but it only gets 29-30mpg on the freeway, I really don't need it anymore and the wife would be happy if I thinned the herd.
DasWauto
> Bandit
10/15/2020 at 18:20 |
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I had an ‘04 Mazda3 with the 2.3l version and while the rest of the car disintegrated around it (rust, mostly) that engine was solid the whole way through its 220k miles ( on the original clutch, afaik). It got sent off to scrap about a year and a half ago, after a 10 year tenure in the family. It was a good car.
Khalbali
> Bandit
10/15/2020 at 18:21 |
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I could be wrong but I think Mazda made the 4 cylinders and ford made the v6's in the partnership. Either way, they are great reliable cars I was a Mazda tech, and I just bought my 2nd Mazda 2 and that's my 5th Mazda.
gmctavish needs more space
> Textured Soy Protein
10/15/2020 at 18:22 |
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You’d hate mine even more. They’re both foggy, but one is foggier than the other
Mark Tucker
> Bandit
10/15/2020 at 18:56 |
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You should tell her the same “rule of dashboard lights” that I told my wife:
Yellow/amber light - drive home and tell me
Red light - pull over, shut it off, and call me
Sovande
> Bandit
10/15/2020 at 19:29 |
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Get a Volvo C30. Same chassis and a more interesting engine.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Bandit
10/15/2020 at 20:37 |
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Bandit
> Textured Soy Protein
10/15/2020 at 21:39 |
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I’ve polished them in the past and the haze always comes back, even with a coat of wax.
Eric @ opposite-lock.com
> Bandit
10/16/2020 at 01:24 |
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Why not just swap a new engine in? I think the ones for my car are like $300 (because people blow them up all the time) , so you could probably swap a new one in pretty cheap and keep going...
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Bandit
10/16/2020 at 03:38 |
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i know whee my old ‘03 Lancer is, BYO motor.