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thanks all, some of the guys at work thought it was from the insane snow we got and getting stuff wet, but the last two owners never did anything as far as replacing the plugs or cap and rotor, and yes i retried and counted 56 because the light stays on 😛 once it drys up and warms up i will get new plugs at least (if they need it)
thanks all, some of the guys at work thought it was from the insane snow we got and getting stuff wet, but the last two owners never did anything as far as replacing the plugs or cap and rotor, and yes i retried and counted 56 because the light stays on 😛 once it drys up and warms up i will get new plugs at least (if they need it)
Ah used cars, i could write a book (as we all could). every vehicle i have ever owned was used and bought from private sellers because, well im broke. First car, my 94 chevy half ton, biggest piece of sh*t ever, not going to get into the issues here but it lasted me a year and a half before I sold it to my uncle (never doing that again). I would have kept it but it was to costly to put gas in, 34 gallon tank three to four dollar gas, do the math. I then bought a 2000 Chevy venture minivan. Right out of high school i had a minivan, no lies. I paid 1500 for it and was very happy. I did not know much about the 3.4 and 3.1 motors at the time, a few months after owning it and putting tires on it head gaskets went out. would have cost 1500 to fix it so it got sold for a few hundred and I still see it rolling around town. Then i bought my lumina, great car had no problems until the head gaskets went out in that one about 7-8 months later. it had a 3.1. Then I found my current ride a 96 Dakota. Always wanted one, it was a good deal, looked great. I also wanted it because i wanted to learn how to drive a manual. After I got the title I found out it had a salvage title, and found a few things wrong with it and was thinking i was an idiot for wanting it. Well a clutch and some other misc. parts its arguably the second best vehicle i ever owned, behind my old half ton.
Now on to the dealership portion, one thing that was failed to be mentioned was after the inspections and they are certified some poor guy is going to have to clean and detail the car (me). That is the biggest problem when buying used at a dealership, i have seen 50 thousand dollar suvs destroyed inside and out, that have to be as clean as we can humanly possibly get them. Or the hammer from hell (salesmen) comes after you because it doesnt look good enough to sell. Not my fault you guys bought a pile of sh*t. Will they tell the next owner that it was brought in looking like crap? i doubt it. Also i have gotten sick from some of the cars ive had to clean. It sucks at times but right now I cant see myself doing anything else. anyway, i am not going to say not to buy used from a dealership, there is the good point of the certified used however you end up paying so much more than you really should for the vehicle. I love being able to talk to the previous owners to find out what really was done to the car before it was sold and how they treated it. Its a lot better than a salesman telling you “oh yeah its a great car, they dont have a lot of problems blah blah blah” Knowing exactly what you want is big too. I see so many people that know what they want they look at it and they like it and they buy it, there are some people that are clueless and dont know anything and just buy because its cheep, or it looks cool. Do some research about the vehicle and the car line themselves first, you might avoid a problem that way as well.
Ah used cars, i could write a book (as we all could). every vehicle i have ever owned was used and bought from private sellers because, well im broke. First car, my 94 chevy half ton, biggest piece of sh*t ever, not going to get into the issues here but it lasted me a year and a half before I sold it to my uncle (never doing that again). I would have kept it but it was to costly to put gas in, 34 gallon tank three to four dollar gas, do the math. I then bought a 2000 Chevy venture minivan. Right out of high school i had a minivan, no lies. I paid 1500 for it and was very happy. I did not know much about the 3.4 and 3.1 motors at the time, a few months after owning it and putting tires on it head gaskets went out. would have cost 1500 to fix it so it got sold for a few hundred and I still see it rolling around town. Then i bought my lumina, great car had no problems until the head gaskets went out in that one about 7-8 months later. it had a 3.1. Then I found my current ride a 96 Dakota. Always wanted one, it was a good deal, looked great. I also wanted it because i wanted to learn how to drive a manual. After I got the title I found out it had a salvage title, and found a few things wrong with it and was thinking i was an idiot for wanting it. Well a clutch and some other misc. parts its arguably the second best vehicle i ever owned, behind my old half ton.
Now on to the dealership portion, one thing that was failed to be mentioned was after the inspections and they are certified some poor guy is going to have to clean and detail the car (me). That is the biggest problem when buying used at a dealership, i have seen 50 thousand dollar suvs destroyed inside and out, that have to be as clean as we can humanly possibly get them. Or the hammer from hell (salesmen) comes after you because it doesnt look good enough to sell. Not my fault you guys bought a pile of sh*t. Will they tell the next owner that it was brought in looking like crap? i doubt it. Also i have gotten sick from some of the cars ive had to clean. It sucks at times but right now I cant see myself doing anything else. anyway, i am not going to say not to buy used from a dealership, there is the good point of the certified used however you end up paying so much more than you really should for the vehicle. I love being able to talk to the previous owners to find out what really was done to the car before it was sold and how they treated it. Its a lot better than a salesman telling you “oh yeah its a great car, they dont have a lot of problems blah blah blah” Knowing exactly what you want is big too. I see so many people that know what they want they look at it and they like it and they buy it, there are some people that are clueless and dont know anything and just buy because its cheep, or it looks cool. Do some research about the vehicle and the car line themselves first, you might avoid a problem that way as well.
dont be confused collegeman, i think its taken care of. I got two new tail light assemblys because they were bad and when I replaced them I pulled the bulbs and sure enough one of the connectors was full of crap. Sanded it out and put a new bulb in and now it all works great. I guess next time a lens breaks i should replace them right away. ha
dont be confused collegeman, i think its taken care of. I got two new tail light assemblys because they were bad and when I replaced them I pulled the bulbs and sure enough one of the connectors was full of crap. Sanded it out and put a new bulb in and now it all works great. I guess next time a lens breaks i should replace them right away. ha
Just finished up the video and first thing that came to my mind was trying to fix a problem and in the end the work you did not fixing it. hence people coming back. I havent had anyone come back to me for mechanical work ive done mostly because I dont do a lot of that, Im a detailer that does some work on the side. Anyway, I remember having to “come back” to my self over the course of a year and a half due to my old truck not running right, I first had it looked at in a shop, they couldnt find anything wrong and retimed the engine and it didnt fix anything. I started doing my own work after that because i was rather pissed at them. I eventually sold the truck though and never figured out what the problem was.
Just finished up the video and first thing that came to my mind was trying to fix a problem and in the end the work you did not fixing it. hence people coming back. I havent had anyone come back to me for mechanical work ive done mostly because I dont do a lot of that, Im a detailer that does some work on the side. Anyway, I remember having to “come back” to my self over the course of a year and a half due to my old truck not running right, I first had it looked at in a shop, they couldnt find anything wrong and retimed the engine and it didnt fix anything. I started doing my own work after that because i was rather pissed at them. I eventually sold the truck though and never figured out what the problem was.
just a quick update. I had the truck looked at, at work today. one of the techs said that the ball joints are worn but they are not bad so I wont really look into replacing them for a while. Other than that he didnt really find much wrong with it, and to have them do it at work it would be close to 800 bucks but i am still going to look at the steering linkages and see if any of that is bad.
just a quick update. I had the truck looked at, at work today. one of the techs said that the ball joints are worn but they are not bad so I wont really look into replacing them for a while. Other than that he didnt really find much wrong with it, and to have them do it at work it would be close to 800 bucks but i am still going to look at the steering linkages and see if any of that is bad.
i suppose i shouldnt be surprised that anything is bad in the front, after all it was a plow truck and a farm truck. And to add to the mix it was in a front end collision at some point. Joy.
i suppose i shouldnt be surprised that anything is bad in the front, after all it was a plow truck and a farm truck. And to add to the mix it was in a front end collision at some point. Joy.
figured i would stop by here and say that i really enjoy your video about the compressor. They seem relatively easy to work on. just remember you gotta let the thing rest some, same thing happened to my grandpas small compressor but i can tell now that it wasnt worth fixing. (rebuild vs replace)
figured i would stop by here and say that i really enjoy your video about the compressor. They seem relatively easy to work on. just remember you gotta let the thing rest some, same thing happened to my grandpas small compressor but i can tell now that it wasnt worth fixing. (rebuild vs replace)