Quest for the Least Reliable Vehicle for MontuckyFried

[riser4]

All car posts devolve into talking about Toyota's.

This.

[Mazderati]

I get the impression people don't actually get a chance to tell mud how much they like Toyotas because he is busy telling them how much he dislikes Toyotas.

[mud]

Hardly fair, you could say this about almost anything.

Most autos and maybe hookers built in the last 30 years are reliable if you keep dumping money into them.
I still see Pontiac's driving around and you know those owners are proud.

[Timberridge]

Interesting. I wonder over say, a 20 year span, what would have higher running cost, a hooker with a coke habit or a Testarossa?

[riser4]

Interesting. I wonder over say, a 20 year span, what would have higher running cost, a hooker with a coke habit or a Testarossa?

Interesting.

[mud]

The blower motor's in both will fail eventually.

[riser4]

You don't keep the same hooker for 20 years. That's not how that works. The Lambo is going to be a lot more presentable and fun to be around than a hooker with an additional 20 years on the clock.

Edit:. My bad. Ferrari.

[Jong Lafitte]

Interesting. I wonder over say, a 20 year span, what would have higher running cost, a hooker with a coke habit or a Testarossa?

I aim to find out. I choose a 250TR. Accepting applications for the other slot, er, spot.


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[Ted Striker]

When I was a kid, one of my best friends' dad's midlife crisis manifested itself as a divorce, and a Ferrari Dino 246 GTS. From there, the hookers just appeared out of nowhere.

[ill-advised strategy]

Just come to Upper Michigan…

This isn’t even really that abnormal:



We’ll find you a proper piece of shit car, shit I bet most of the others posted here have intact floorboards…hah!

[Ted Striker]

Yabba Dabba Dooo!

[mud]

Found it!
https://pensacola.craigslist.org/cto...447533054.html

[ill-advised strategy]

Mud bringing it. Nice.

[mud]

In the south it took about five minutes of searching, dilapidated takes on a whole new meaning down here.

[ill-advised strategy]

[Marshall Tucker]

only one accident, Rodchester NY bred; bonus points for sweet color!
DO IT!

http://classicvehicleslist.com/chevr...nal-miles.html

[mud]

[MontuckyFried]

Found it!
https://pensacola.craigslist.org/cto...447533054.html

Hahaha. Even I have my limits as to how much I'll lower my standards. I'd have more dignity pulling night shift as a lot lizard than buy a PT Cruiser, and that's being generous.

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[Timberridge]

Is the dead body still inside that?

[riser4]

It'll buff right out.

[MontuckyFried]

Is the dead body still inside that?

Dammit! THIS is the shit I've been complaining about. For a fleeting moment, I had the bright idea (along with everybody else apparently) to buy a wrecked or broken Tesla to learn more about EVs, thinking I'd switch career gears and go into EV repair. Been perusing auctions and salvage site and your post is EXACTLY what I've been coming across. Saw a Model X that was totally crushed, completely burnt to a crisp, and didn't even resemble a vehicle at all, and THAT was going for over $20K. Damn. Tesla parts must be REALLY hard to come by if people are parting out these examples that have nothing usable left and they're going for such exorbitant prices. Eff this car market!

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[mud]

Hahaha. Even I have my limits as to how much I'll lower my standards. I'd have more dignity pulling night shift as a lot lizard than buy a PT Cruiser, and that's being generous.

Did you see the ring on that finger?
That's someone who's not messing around when it comes to automobile maintenance.

[abraham]

Dammit! THIS is the shit I've been complaining about. For a fleeting moment, I had the bright idea (along with everybody else apparently) to buy a wrecked or broken Tesla to learn more about EVs, thinking I'd switch career gears and go into EV repair. Been perusing auctions and salvage site and your post is EXACTLY what I've been coming across. Saw a Model X that was totally crushed, completely burnt to a crisp, and didn't even resemble a vehicle at all, and THAT was going for over $20K. Damn. Tesla parts must be REALLY hard to come by if people are parting out these examples that have nothing usable left and they're going for such exorbitant prices. Eff this car market!

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https://svdisposition.hibid.com/cata...rs--2/?ipp=100

I have a beater 92 or so Toyota pickup with a stick if that's interesting to you. I think I've decided I don't need to keep holding onto it.

[bobz]

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.

It's not just that. There are $2000+ repairs that, of course, a Toyota owner will go for, because even at well over 100K, the car's still worth a fair bit more than that (and it's going to be a reliable car after the repair, right?); whereas the same problem on a Chevy Cruze will be "eh, junk it." Thus, a rep for quality and reliability is somewhat self-perpetuating.

That said, Toyotas actually do amazingly well. Our Prius V at 130K is just starting to have the kinds of little annoying problems that a Subaru (Soobs are fairly well regarded for long-term reliability) would be having at 80K; and well before 130K a Subaru (or anything else) would probably have had a pretty significant problem to deal with.

As for Consumer Reports, they're pretty good in their most familiar domains. Recreational gear or something, forget it; I've seen bike reviews that are a joke. And with cars, you need to read between the lines, to make sure the factors counting towards a higher or lower score are things that you even care about.

[Ted Striker]

lol @ the Tesla. That's got to be troll, no? Is there really 10k worth of battery/controllers there?