Potential New Car Purchases
- Dr_Strangelove
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Re: Potential New Car Purchases
Posting a Mitsu gets you banned, buying a Mirage makes you moderator.
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Re: Potential New Car Purchases
In words of Dom Toretto:
Ask any racer, any real racer... It don't matter if it's mirage or a 911....owning a car, is owning a car. And your signature says the contrary
- B3DAWG
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Re: Potential New Car Purchases
Ha! You got me there my friend!
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Re: Potential New Car Purchases
A new neighbor bought a place next to mine. I went to say hi and checked out his cars. He had a 2010 Eclipse GT with 6 speed, black on black and some Buick (he is old dude).
I liked his mitsubishi and we start talking cars, unfortunately he is not a car guy...but says Mitsubishi has a check engine light and dealership tells him it is computer being "confused". I say, let me go grab my OBD-II scanner, I will help you out. I grab the scanner, come back...he pops the hood for me .
I ask for the keys and try to find the OBD II plug on the car, it is towards the center of the car, almost above the gas pedal; weird. As my scanner tries to connect, I look around the car; it is mint, but man it does feel cheap; my 15 year old Acura with 230k miles feels much more premium and expensive. My scanner failed to connect to his car after circling through all protocols too, and OBD II plug was so flimsy that as I was pushing the scanner plug on, it bent 90 degrees.
I liked his mitsubishi and we start talking cars, unfortunately he is not a car guy...but says Mitsubishi has a check engine light and dealership tells him it is computer being "confused". I say, let me go grab my OBD-II scanner, I will help you out. I grab the scanner, come back...he pops the hood for me .
I ask for the keys and try to find the OBD II plug on the car, it is towards the center of the car, almost above the gas pedal; weird. As my scanner tries to connect, I look around the car; it is mint, but man it does feel cheap; my 15 year old Acura with 230k miles feels much more premium and expensive. My scanner failed to connect to his car after circling through all protocols too, and OBD II plug was so flimsy that as I was pushing the scanner plug on, it bent 90 degrees.
Re: Potential New Car Purchases
He actually has two Buicks, but one is not labeled correctly.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
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Re: Potential New Car Purchases
I may need a few Outpost-PPIs on ..... Mitsubishis. if I get a decent comfort level on the car with a seller, I may ask one of you to go and inspect the car for me. Same service in AZ area +100 miles is reciprocated. So far, got two eclipses, one with 35k miles, one with 42k miles.
Re: Potential New Car Purchases
If any of 'em are in Orange County - San Diego, I'm happy to take a look.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
- FRUNKenstein
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Re: Potential New Car Purchases
Hell, let me know and I'll tag along - I need a reason to get out to San Diego. It's been over a year since the last trip.
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1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
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Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
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Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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Re: Potential New Car Purchases
Haha, KC...I had had one potential car near you, but guy never responded to any of my questions.kcattorney wrote: ↑Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:37 amHell, let me know and I'll tag along - I need a reason to get out to San Diego. It's been over a year since the last trip.
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sal ... ode1=ECLIP
- FRUNKenstein
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Re: Potential New Car Purchases
Oh, that's too bad, Kalash, because I would have totally driven the 4 hours over to St. Louis to go look at that Mitsu for you.
www.kansascityautomuseum.com
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver