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I thought I’d weigh in on this exciting debate…
I trust Eric completely. Over the last few years I’ve learned so many things, and it’s given me the confidence to buy cars that are cheaper, feeling that “hey, I can fix anything that is likely to break on this since Eric showed me.”
And it shows integrity that Eric is able to post on this forum and address the concerns that some people have, and come out and say that he’d still endorse it even if he wasn’t being paid for it.
As for me, there’s a 50% off sale on Gumout at Canadian Tire this week. So I’m going to stock up.
I have no problem with sponsored videos. As long as the sponsors aren’t getting Eric to sell things I completely can’t afford. I’m a sucker for advertising. 🙁
I thought I’d weigh in on this exciting debate…
I trust Eric completely. Over the last few years I’ve learned so many things, and it’s given me the confidence to buy cars that are cheaper, feeling that “hey, I can fix anything that is likely to break on this since Eric showed me.”
And it shows integrity that Eric is able to post on this forum and address the concerns that some people have, and come out and say that he’d still endorse it even if he wasn’t being paid for it.
As for me, there’s a 50% off sale on Gumout at Canadian Tire this week. So I’m going to stock up.
I have no problem with sponsored videos. As long as the sponsors aren’t getting Eric to sell things I completely can’t afford. I’m a sucker for advertising. 🙁
These looked very cool, and might just be the thing I need for my Subaru now that the Canadian winter is approaching. How have they been on the road?
These looked very cool, and might just be the thing I need for my Subaru now that the Canadian winter is approaching. How have they been on the road?
Well as it turned out it was just crud from the CV joint, and the steering system has no leaks. The ATF in the power steering resevoir was brown, and didn’t look like it had been changed in the 14 years the car has been on the road.
Thank you everyone for your helpful advice!
Matt
Well as it turned out it was just crud from the CV joint, and the steering system has no leaks. The ATF in the power steering resevoir was brown, and didn’t look like it had been changed in the 14 years the car has been on the road.
Thank you everyone for your helpful advice!
Matt
Now, I don’t drive a whole lot these days, so the last car I had to do the brakes on was my 1992 Honda civic. But I ended up getting cheap parts store brand rotors and brake pads, and they worked just fine.
What ukrkoz said is quite prudent. Go find the absolute cheapest, then go one or two notches up from there. Brake rotors are a pretty simple part, it’s the pads that make more of a difference.
Something I like to keep in mind when looking for reviews of things like brakes is, the type of people who review brakes generally seem to be enthusiasts who will crap all over you if you don’t shell out the big bucks for Brembo rotors and EBC ceramic brake pads and so on. But the auto parts stores wouldn’t be in business very long if they sold unusable crap right?
Now, I don’t drive a whole lot these days, so the last car I had to do the brakes on was my 1992 Honda civic. But I ended up getting cheap parts store brand rotors and brake pads, and they worked just fine.
What ukrkoz said is quite prudent. Go find the absolute cheapest, then go one or two notches up from there. Brake rotors are a pretty simple part, it’s the pads that make more of a difference.
Something I like to keep in mind when looking for reviews of things like brakes is, the type of people who review brakes generally seem to be enthusiasts who will crap all over you if you don’t shell out the big bucks for Brembo rotors and EBC ceramic brake pads and so on. But the auto parts stores wouldn’t be in business very long if they sold unusable crap right?
It’s the same thing as any of the “hands on” type jobs. Heck, even when I worked for Best Buy fixing computers in college, I had to bring my own tools. Just like the Pontiac example above, the management quickly learned that all your screwdrivers and such would stay in people’s pockets and wander off, intentionally or not.
Also, I suppose it would be impractical and expensive for a shop to have enough tools on hand to equip every guy with a set of tools, even if you just went for the cheapest ones possible. And if you don’t enough of them to go around, the whole place would run to a standstill as soon as 3 people wanted to use the only 12mm socket in the shop.
It’s the same thing as any of the “hands on” type jobs. Heck, even when I worked for Best Buy fixing computers in college, I had to bring my own tools. Just like the Pontiac example above, the management quickly learned that all your screwdrivers and such would stay in people’s pockets and wander off, intentionally or not.
Also, I suppose it would be impractical and expensive for a shop to have enough tools on hand to equip every guy with a set of tools, even if you just went for the cheapest ones possible. And if you don’t enough of them to go around, the whole place would run to a standstill as soon as 3 people wanted to use the only 12mm socket in the shop.
As the owner of a 1999 BMW M3 who had a 1992 Honda Civic ****box when I was in college, I’d say find a that’s cheap on gas, and reliable. Don’t buy a BMW as a college car, as you’ll spend all the time you should be spending studying in the garage trying to figure out why the ABS, Traction Control, and Airbag lights are all coming on randomly, or replacing the plastic waterpump that has disintegrated and flung chunks of plastic all over the inside of the engine.
Plus, when your car gets beaten to hell in college parking lots, you won’t be too unhappy about it.
Don’t get me wrong, old BMW’s are a lot of fun, but you have to be willing to put in the time to keep them in tip top shape. Because if you buy the car and become attached to it, you’ll be annoyed with all the minor issues that constantly pop up with an older European luxury car, and then you’ll want to fix them…
As the owner of a 1999 BMW M3 who had a 1992 Honda Civic ****box when I was in college, I’d say find a that’s cheap on gas, and reliable. Don’t buy a BMW as a college car, as you’ll spend all the time you should be spending studying in the garage trying to figure out why the ABS, Traction Control, and Airbag lights are all coming on randomly, or replacing the plastic waterpump that has disintegrated and flung chunks of plastic all over the inside of the engine.
Plus, when your car gets beaten to hell in college parking lots, you won’t be too unhappy about it.
Don’t get me wrong, old BMW’s are a lot of fun, but you have to be willing to put in the time to keep them in tip top shape. Because if you buy the car and become attached to it, you’ll be annoyed with all the minor issues that constantly pop up with an older European luxury car, and then you’ll want to fix them…
^^ Exactly.
I have a ’99 with 100k on it when I got it, and the waterpump had been replaced at 50k and when I replaced it just afthe bearings were shot. The plastic thermostat housing was dripping too. My cousin had a 2008 X3, and at 60k the radiator neck cracked, dumped all the coolant on the street, and she ended up needing a new engine.
^^ Exactly.
I have a ’99 with 100k on it when I got it, and the waterpump had been replaced at 50k and when I replaced it just afthe bearings were shot. The plastic thermostat housing was dripping too. My cousin had a 2008 X3, and at 60k the radiator neck cracked, dumped all the coolant on the street, and she ended up needing a new engine.
If you are seriously considering a BMW of that vintage, make sure that the cooling system has been redone. The original water pumps are known to fail rather spectacularly, the plastic radiator necks are known to become brittle and break, and engine driven fan is known to seize up and fling plastic shards all over the engine bay.
If it hasn’t had this done, then bank on spending $1-2000 on getting it done. It’s cheaper of course if you DIY it.