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ranger_mclaren
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- Joined
- Apr 13, 2008
- Messages
- 3,268
- City
- Bellefontaine, Ohio
- Vehicle Year
- 1995/02
- Transmission
- Automatic
Finally traded in the POS Chebby money pit, for a 2002 Ford Focus SE damn good shape too. Small rust spot on passenger side under rear door but I have lots of plans for it and i'll fix it in the process. Can't even hear the thing running and one of the smoothest shifting trannys i've ever driven, any how on with the whoring...
And just in case you don't remember heres what I traded in...
Don't look too bad but...
-Bad CV joint
-water pump going out(leaked about a gallon of anti-freeze in about 6 hours)
-leaking head gasket
-oil pan leak
-ABS booster bad (no brakes for the first 10 to 15 mins you drove it.)
-needed rotors really bad
-check engine light always on (always needing some type of sensor replaced)
-no cooling fan
-about every 3 months had to replace starter wire 'cause it would melt and couldn't start car always carried an extra with me just in case.
-needed new springs
-A/C broke if i triied to use it, it would kill the car.
-interior falling apart
-CD player would turn up on it's own and sometimes would let you change stations.
-last year I droped 2 Grand in it to replace the entire computer system cause one day it just decided to not reconize the key thought it was being stolen and friied the computer... yea you read that right it's a GM product for ya.
Heres she is today about 9:30, they put it up for sale immeditly with a sticker that says no warrenty new owner is responsible for any and all repaires!
And just in case you don't remember heres what I traded in...
Don't look too bad but...
-Bad CV joint
-water pump going out(leaked about a gallon of anti-freeze in about 6 hours)
-leaking head gasket
-oil pan leak
-ABS booster bad (no brakes for the first 10 to 15 mins you drove it.)
-needed rotors really bad
-check engine light always on (always needing some type of sensor replaced)
-no cooling fan
-about every 3 months had to replace starter wire 'cause it would melt and couldn't start car always carried an extra with me just in case.
-needed new springs
-A/C broke if i triied to use it, it would kill the car.
-interior falling apart
-CD player would turn up on it's own and sometimes would let you change stations.
-last year I droped 2 Grand in it to replace the entire computer system cause one day it just decided to not reconize the key thought it was being stolen and friied the computer... yea you read that right it's a GM product for ya.
Heres she is today about 9:30, they put it up for sale immeditly with a sticker that says no warrenty new owner is responsible for any and all repaires!
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That thing sure is clean. I have a 2001, same thing as yours. SPI and auto trans. Mine gave me hell, but that's because it went through 3 new drivers. lol. At a little over 80k it spit a valve seat. Blew the piston into pieces, chewed up the combustion chamber, and bent the rod. Somehow the cylinder walls were still perfect (at least. lol) so after a new head, new pistons, and a rod, it's still driving around. Pretty tough little car considering what its been though.
