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Mr. Jones Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Mar 1 2023, 6:03 PM EST
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What a pain in the azzz these last 5 weeks have been...

Looked at hundreds of cars.

Every dealer and car lot think they have gold bullion for sale...
Freaking cars with 125k to 175k and 10-14+ yrs old are all over $7,000 ...up to $12,000...

This market is so inflated it unbelievable...

Finally had my mechanic find one for me...
A 2012 FORD ESCAPE 4 cyl, WITH 140K , LITTLE over $4,000 which was way cheap for its condition.
Never owned a Ford before...
3 Toyotas ,1 Honda, MANY MANY chevys,1 Mitsubishi,
1 SAAB...

Fingers crossed...

Never buy a car after yours dies...
Do it before it does...

Words of wisdom...
DrMaddVibe Offline
#2 Posted: Wed, Mar 1 2023, 6:49 PM EST
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I have a friend that bought one new and he's got over 200K on it and it runs like a top.
Ram27 Online
#3 Posted: Wed, Mar 1 2023, 6:54 PM EST
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Wishing you happy šŸ˜Š travels jonesy.
MACS Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, Mar 1 2023, 7:07 PM EST
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Good luck with the new ride, Jonesie.
ZRX1200 Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, Mar 1 2023, 7:22 PM EST
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Knightrider season 3 episode 6.
Gene363 Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, Mar 1 2023, 8:06 PM EST
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A new ride, enjoy!
8trackdisco Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, Mar 1 2023, 8:25 PM EST
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Mr. Jones wrote:
What a pain in the azzz these last 5 weeks have been...

Looked at hundreds of cars.

Every dealer and car lot think they have gold bullion for sale...
Freaking cars with 125k to 175k and 10-14+ yrs old are all over $7,000 ...up to $12,000...

This market is so inflated it unbelievable...

Finally had my mechanic find one for me...
A 2012 FORD ESCAPE 4 cyl, WITH 140K , LITTLE over $4,000 which was way cheap for its condition.
Never owned a Ford before...
3 Toyotas ,1 Honda, MANY MANY chevys,1 Mitsubishi,
1 SAAB...

Fingers crossed...

Never buy a car after yours dies...
Do it before it does...

Words of wisdom...


If the ignition system starts acting up, I have a hack for you.
Until then, enjoy the ride.
Good find, Jonesie.
JGKAMIN Offline
#8 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 5:09 AM EST
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Posts: 1,405
Just remember Jonesy, FORD really stands for

Fix
Or
Repair
Daily
Mr. Jones Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 8:39 AM EST
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Posts: 19,445
#7 8 trk
Thanks for the tip !!

#8 jgk

I knew that was coming, from somebody , just a matter of time!!! LOL
Huzza3045 Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 8:42 AM EST
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My old Toyota has over 350,000 miles and no significant issues. I should probably look into another vehicle just in caseā€¦
Mr. Jones Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 9:01 AM EST
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I almost bought a Toyota sequoia...2006?
With 204,000 k miles
For $3,500...from Delaware at an Auction house...
No test driving allowed
Not PA State inspected either
And it was DIRTY AS ALL GET OUT INSIDE !!
A FREAKIN PIG MAN OWNED IT ...

MY OTHER CAR BUDDY who was a mechanic and shop foreman for 17+ yrs at Sutliff Chevrolet and SATURN.SAID ALL TOYOTA TRUCKS IN THAT YR RANGE HAD SUPER BAD FRAME ROT...
most went to auction and people got burned...
THEY'D slap a bandaid bad weld fix , primer coat it then put rubber undercoating over it to hide the frame rot...
Toyota was recalling thousands of them and replacing the entire frame...some never got it done / fixed correctly...

That put me off getting it, no test drive allowed either...and gas mileage concerns $$$ 12 city 16 hwy

Butttt the f#cker started right up, hummed right along and all the gears shifted like butta' whilst standing still...!!!
Now I know why terrorists in the Middle East swear by Toyota trucks...it was solid as hell like a well built tank !!!
MACS Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 9:28 AM EST
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^The Toyota Hilux in the middle east, similar to our Tacoma... are absolute fkn tanks. BUT - they have turbo diesel engines that'll run 300k easy peasy.
Gene363 Offline
#13 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 10:25 AM EST
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MACS wrote:
^The Toyota Hilux in the middle east, similar to our Tacoma... are absolute fkn tanks. BUT - they have turbo diesel engines that'll run 300k easy peasy.


The bulletproof diesel Hilux would outsell all other trucks if they were available in the US. But...the Chicken Tax makes it too expensive.

Quote:
Due to a tax policy imposed by the American government called the Chicken Tax, importing a light truck built outside the US requires a 25 percent tariff. This 25 percent jump in the cost makes the Hilux too expensive to compete with other compact pickup trucks in the US Market.
Plowboy221 Offline
#14 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 11:27 AM EST
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It smells like an 87 Ford fiesta in here
DrafterX Offline
#15 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 11:37 AM EST
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Shoulda bought a G37... Mellow
Stogie1020 Offline
#16 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 1:10 PM EST
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Congrats Jonsie, RIP SAAB.
MACS Offline
#17 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 1:48 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
Shoulda bought a G37... Mellow


I wasn't gonna say it... Mellow
HockeyDad Offline
#18 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 2:57 PM EST
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Should have bought an EV.
DrafterX Offline
#19 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 6:18 PM EST
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That would be gay.. Mellow
ZRX1200 Offline
#20 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 7:47 PM EST
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Real men drive Chevy Suburbans with high mileage Mellow
Mr. Jones Offline
#21 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 8:37 PM EST
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Yeaaaa....

In Black ones ....In caravans filled with MOB RATS WAITING TO TESTIFY AT FEDERAL CRIMEBOSS TRIALS DIRECTLY TO THE MOUNTIAN DALE FArM safehouse hideaway ON JACKS MOuNTAIN IN sNYDER COUNtY PA...

ALLeDgEdLy...
DrafterX Offline
#22 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 8:46 PM EST
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I've been amazed how fast the black suburbans show up on a few occasions.. where the hell do they come from?? Think
tonygraz Offline
#23 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 10:10 PM EST
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Good luck with the new ride Jonesy. Hope it was well cared for and lasts quite a while.
Whistlebritches Offline
#24 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 10:55 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
^The Toyota Hilux in the middle east, similar to our Tacoma... are absolute fkn tanks. BUT - they have turbo diesel engines that'll run 300k easy peasy.



Yep.......I've looked for a diesel 4Runner or Hilux for years.We used them down in Panama.......all right hand drive for some damn reason but its an easy adjustment.Anyway the only way you can get your hands on one is if someone moving back stateside imports it and brings it up to US safety standards.Still on my radar after all these years.In the meantime I'll continue to rack the miles up on my gas powered Tacoma.

Good luck with the Ford Jonsie.............
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#25 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 11:12 PM EST
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Iā€™ve got a gas ā€œpickupā€ from Toyota. I rebuilt the 22re last year and put a new clutch and tranny in it. Very well built machine. I beat it to death.
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#26 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 11:13 PM EST
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Good luck w your new ride jonsey!
frankj1 Offline
#27 Posted: Thu, Mar 2 2023, 11:17 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
I've been amazed how fast the black suburbans show up on a few occasions.. where the hell do they come from?? Think

Detroit?
dkeage Offline
#28 Posted: Fri, Mar 3 2023, 6:01 AM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
Detroit?

Actually I think they are made at a plant in Texas
danmdevries Offline
#29 Posted: Fri, Mar 3 2023, 8:52 AM EST
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MACS wrote:
^The Toyota Hilux in the middle east, similar to our Tacoma... are absolute fkn tanks. BUT - they have turbo diesel engines that'll run 300k easy peasy.


Can get em in Mexico. https://www.toyota.mx/versiones/hilux/doble-cabina-di%C3%A9sel-mt
Brewha Offline
#30 Posted: Sat, Mar 4 2023, 10:28 AM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
Shoulda bought a G37... Mellow

Wow, I just sold mine.

That thing was great.
Ruby Offline
#31 Posted: Wed, Apr 12 2023, 6:49 AM EST
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Huzza3045 wrote:
My old Toyota has over 350,000 miles and no significant issues. I should probably look into another vehicle just in caseā€¦


I've got a 2014 Toyota Avalon with 48k miles. Based on your mileage it should last me the rest of my life.
Mr. Jones Offline
#32 Posted: Wed, Apr 12 2023, 8:01 PM EST
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Toy avalons are awesome cars!!!
MACS Offline
#33 Posted: Thu, Apr 13 2023, 6:35 AM EST
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Brewha wrote:
Wow, I just sold mine.

That thing was great.


We can agree on something. I had an '04 G35 and an '11 G37 limited edition. Both were awesome. That G37 was fast as a cat with it's tail on fire.

Ol' Shawny MAC has zero self control when it comes to the accelerator... so I have decided it is much safer for me and all other drivers on the road if I am in a big, heavy, slow-ass truck.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#34 Posted: Thu, Apr 13 2023, 6:41 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
^The Toyota Hilux in the middle east, similar to our Tacoma... are absolute fkn tanks. BUT - they have turbo diesel engines that'll run 300k easy peasy.


Ain't that the truth brother. When I got back I tried to find or even graymarket one in. Those 4 door hilux's were the the bomb
MACS Offline
#35 Posted: Thu, Apr 13 2023, 7:07 PM EST
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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
Ain't that the truth brother. When I got back I tried to find or even graymarket one in. Those 4 door hilux's were the the bomb


Say, mutha fugga... where ya been?
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#36 Posted: Thu, Apr 13 2023, 7:16 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
Say, mutha fugga... where ya been?



New job & stuff...
Mr. Jones Offline
#37 Posted: Thu, Apr 13 2023, 7:59 PM EST
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He's been crying over James Caans grave...

Then pulling it over 1970 PLAYBOY GROTTO PHOTO ARTICLES...
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#38 Posted: Thu, Apr 13 2023, 8:42 PM EST
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You know me all too well Jonesy. RIP Carol Willis.
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