Quest for the Least Reliable Vehicle for MontuckyFried

[MontuckyFried]

^^Lol

I know you're kinda set on an RX but these are more quirky and more unreliable. This would be a proper Montucky ride https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...7973145420614/

I wonder how much that mofo actually wants? Always hate it when people post vehicles without prices or put in $1 or $123,456 like that guy. Or more annoying is when sellers (obvious used car lot guys) put a list price of whatever which seems about right, but then you read the description and that's just the money DOWN.

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[liv2ski]

I assume conventional mineral based oils are still best?

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I have had great luck with Mobil 1. My mechanics always comment how clean everything is when they have to get into the engine areas of our cars.

[MontuckyFried]

I have had great luck with Mobil 1. My mechanics always comment how clean everything is when they have to get into the engine areas of our cars.

For rotary powered vehicles?

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[Mazderati]

It's exactly the opposite vehicle for this thread, but if Montucky could locate a Toyota Century, he could get both wool upholstery AND a V12 - and as an added bonus, right hand drive!

It checks the boxes for esoteric oddball vehicle, but is a complete failure (in the negative Ogden scorecard sort of way) on the reliability front.

I don't know. There may still be a chance here. Imagine the headache with trying to get trivial replacement parts like air filters, belts, or coil packs for a super limited production foreign sedan that was never exported.

For rotary powered vehicles?

Contemporary synthetic is fine. One of most popular rotary-specific oils is synthetic.

[Ted Striker]

To follow up, Ive been doing searches for RX-8's and noticed something VERY distinct. While you can pick up Gen 1's all day long with blown motors for obvious reasons, the post-refresh models with the Renesis II are currently completely unavailable with said blown motors. I think that says it all.

Yeah, the multi side port/Renesis design was significantly different from earlier iterations, and I think Mazda's quality control was slipping at that point, so it took a while to work the kinks out. Plus, a car's/band's early fans are always the most rabid. By the time mainstream America heard Green Day, their Bay Area fans called them sellouts. First gens always get driven hard.

The Renesis was as much for emissions/mpg as anything else, so people throwing bolt-on performance parts, cat deletes, etc, were working against the early ECU programming that was "thinking" lean/eco, and IIRC there wasn't as much oil injected (again, probably to reduce resistance) so the users were at odds with the engineers.

[MontuckyFried]

Yeah, the multi side port/Renesis design was significantly different from earlier iterations, and I think Mazda's quality control was slipping at that point, so it took a while to work the kinks out. Plus, a car's/band's early fans are always the most rabid. By the time mainstream America heard Green Day, their Bay Area fans called them sellouts. First gens always get driven hard.

The Renesis was as much for emissions/mpg as anything else, so people throwing bolt-on performance parts, cat deletes, etc, were working against the early ECU programming that was "thinking" lean/eco, and IIRC there wasn't as much oil injected (again, probably to reduce resistance) so the users were at odds with the engineers.

Oh wow. Didn't realize the differences were so stark until now. I might take your advice and save up for something with the gen 2. On the downside, it's not gonna be a $1000 beater. On the plus side, it doesn't seem to be that hard to find a nice, newer one for under $10K and it's gonna last. I know they're not fast, but anything beats my NA Volvo. Could be a fun family car that can work on a shoestring budget. Kids are small, so they'll fit in the back fine. Haha

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[mcphee]

Kids are famous for never growing.


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[gravitylover]

Haha.

There's a bunch of Volvo C3O manuals for sale between $5-10k. Those are quite a bit more practical than an RX and they're quicker with more readily available parts.

[MontuckyFried]

Haha.

There's a bunch of Volvo C3O manuals for sale between $5-10k. Those are quite a bit more practical than an RX and they're quicker with more readily available parts.

Oh I am DEFINITELY keen on a C30 "R Design." Been wanting one for a long time but prices have more than doubled over the last couple years. Depressing. That said, I'll still be keeping my eyes open for one. Maybe when the used market (hopefully) collapses. Someday. Maybe. Le sigh...

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[MontuckyFried]

Kids are famous for never growing.


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Haha. They can suffer a bit for the greater good. I did my time as a kid shoved into the back of a crappy 80s Chevette for a few road trips. They'll live.

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[mud]

My highlander has been hit by another car bad enough to deploy airbags, killed 3 deer, been taken on a slightly too deep creek crossing and stalled on two separate occasions, has been 80mph on dirt roads, crossed sand dunes at 40mph that wranglers were airing down their tires for, Been stuck and pulled/dug out of snow sand or mud a half dozen times. Been driven at 100mph+ carrying shittons of weight. Done tons of the kind of off roading that makes people say, huh you got that thing out there huh? Highcentered on a stump, rock etc. I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff.

In the 110k I've put on it since getting it at 75k, besides repairs related damage from impacts, its needed an alternator. And some window regulators. And oil and gas and filters.

Toyota owners are as bad as vegans. How do you know someone owns a Toyota? Don't worry they will tell you.

[neufox47]

https://www.jdmbuysell.com/ad/1991-t...ntury-sedan-3/

Toyota or not there’s no way all the fancy bits on a 30+ year old car will work.


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[leroy jenkins]

I do!

Hahah, to each their own I guess.

Not for 60 grand though I'm sure.

Toyota owners are as bad as vegans. How do you know someone owns a Toyota? Don't worry they will tell you.

At this point its just a celebration. I've never managed to do a quarter as much horrible shit to one car before it died.

Note to self: don't buy used car from leroy

I dont know. Its a little rough looking but it might still be a good buy. Runs strong, doesn't even leak anything burn oil misfire or anything. Throws out some codes from the creek crossings but thats all. Not what montuckyfried is looking for at all. I think he'd have to shoot it or something first.

On a side not, the only thing I fucking hate about it is the air intake is unneccessarily low inside the engine compartment, closer to the ground than on a subaru with less ground clearance. Hence the creek crossing issues. I guess I could get a fucking snorkel for my highlander. It would be very totota bro of me and people would wonder if its ironic.

I'm seriously thinking of taking it to the 24 hours of lemons when its time as I am pretty sure it will still be running strong long after all trim etc falls appart and wiring goes fucky.

[leroy jenkins]

https://www.jdmbuysell.com/ad/1991-t...ntury-sedan-3/

Toyota or not there’s no way all the fancy bits on a 30+ year old car will work.


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Or they work great for the next few thousand miles because its been in a garage. A least its hideous.

[mud]

I blame Consumer Reports rating system, Toyota owners will gloss over problems because of the cult they built up, Tesla owners follow the same playbook.

[riser4]

I am not a huge fan of Consumer Reports. I bought some items over the years that were best budget buy or some "best" rating other than top pick. The items were total junk and the money would have been better spent on hookers and blow.

[Jong Lafitte]

[T]he money would have been better spent on hookers and blow.

Hardly fair, you could say this about almost anything.



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[detrusor]

CR has given a huffy the best bike in the past


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[Jong Lafitte]

CR has given a huffy the best bike in the past


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That’s a nice lookin’ bike, boy!


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[riser4]

CR has given a huffy the best bike in the past


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Case in point. I think they're huffing something alright.

[riser4]

Hardly fair, you could say this about almost anything.



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But I'm not wrong, either.

[Timberridge]

It's good to see a Leroy "You're in my line" Jenkins post.

I thought the mission was to find the least reliable vehicle for Montucky, so why we talking about Toyota's? I own a 4Runner and it's the most uninspiring vehicle I've ever driven, but it's maintenance folder after 150K is the thinnest of any car I've ever owned.

[detrusor]

^

This. My Rav4 has been so reliable. However, uninspiring is overselling it.


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[simple]

Stuff a 3SGTE engine in your RAV4 and it's party mode.

[mud]

I thought the mission was to find the least reliable vehicle for Montucky, so why we talking about Toyota's?

All car posts devolve into talking about Toyota's.