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Apr 16, 2014
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ToasterChive
I think I read that people sit in their car on average for about 30 min/day.
It's hard to justify a car payment when someone may have a beautiful but older car that's easy to fix.
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I have 20 year old Honda Civic with 220k miles on it. It died last night while
LiveCoug
4/16/14 9:53am
The cranking you hear could just be the the starter motor.
ToasterChive
4/16/14 9:55am
Not if you could just put that $1500 toward a down payment on a newer car.
srey
4/16/14 9:57am
I'm just comparing monthly payments on a new car to the repair cost.
ToasterChive
4/16/14 9:59am
So you would pay $100/mo to drive an old car that you're going to replace anyway
srey
4/16/14 10:02am
Usually car payments including incremental DMV Taxes and Fees are about $275
ToasterChive
4/16/14 10:04am
Good for you. I'd rather not drive a 20 year old commuter car.
srey
4/16/14 10:06am
*Caveat: That's just my preference, but paying a bare minimum for transportation
srey
4/16/14 10:09am
I think I read that people sit in their car on average for about 30 min/day.
ToasterChive
4/16/14 10:15am
I love old cars with soul. A 240z would be a blast to own and drive.
srey
4/16/14 10:25am
Yeah, if it's dead, then yeah, I drop this car.
LiveCoug
4/16/14 9:59am
If the crank moves, it can't be seized. How is that possible?
LiveCoug
4/16/14 10:17am
If it is trying to turn over (crank) then the engine is not seized
MapCoug
4/16/14 11:04am
A leakdown test would tell you if the rings are bad.
Dread Pirate Westley
4/16/14 5:25pm
Can I thumbs down someone's Laughy face?
RealComfortableJeans
4/16/14 9:56am
I just sold my 95 Civic a couple months ago 220k
Byu4life
4/16/14 9:57am
Does it have a cap and rotor, or ist it fuel injected? You could have bad rotor.
PhilPete
4/16/14 9:59am
it could be the timing chain. Happened to my SIL
deek1906
4/16/14 10:01am
Definite possiblity. Wise to change water pump while there.
PhilPete
4/16/14 10:03am
sounds very much like a timing belt - I agree
Choke
4/16/14 10:04am
Yeah, I feel like it is so close to turning over, but never does.
LiveCoug
4/16/14 10:07am
That sounds like timing belt my friend -
Choke
4/16/14 10:09am
2 mph. I was pulling up to a stop sign.
LiveCoug
4/16/14 10:12am
This is good! Hopefully no serious damage. I believe those Hondas
Choke
4/16/14 10:16am
Yes - Hondas are an interference engine, meaning the valves and piston occupy
Dread Pirate Westley
4/16/14 5:28pm
Thanks - corrected
Choke
4/17/14 11:18am
congrats. that is the only way to kill a Honda Civic from the 90's
Mayor of Cougartown
4/16/14 10:04am
Seriously. I've got a 96 with 140k miles.
IGlowInTheDark
4/16/14 10:10am
It will, I've got a 1995 with 350,000.
ToasterChive
4/16/14 10:21am
1992 with 160,000 miles. Now being driven by a teenager, which is the another
Dread Pirate Westley
4/16/14 5:29pm
My second car was a '92 Accord with 220k on it
canadiancougar624
4/16/14 5:30pm
Could be a bad fuel pump.
quikryptonite
4/16/14 10:06am
I would check the specs on the end line...for the....rotary girder...
cougfanblue
4/16/14 10:08am
That's my kind of car talk!
LiveCoug
4/16/14 10:12am
Oil may be a red herring
badodo
4/16/14 12:27pm
Same thing happened to me. Distributor cap needs to be replaced.
MHOP
4/16/14 2:03pm
I had a computer fail on mine. Dealership said $800, I got one on eBay for $25
Dread Pirate Westley
4/16/14 5:33pm
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