Posted on 06/24/2015 9:13:16 PM PDT by nickcarraway
There’s a reason why a Lexus dealer’s repair shop can afford to be generous.
What’s the best used car to buy? Thanks in advance. :)
What’s the best used car to buy?
As in, you go out and buy a Japanese car.
Yugo....Where?
I had a Nissan 4x4 that had the O2 sensor go on right as the odometer rolled over to 30K. I just happened to be looking at the odometer/dash as that happened. Hmmm? The truck would not be smogged (California) with the light on. I got a diagram of the wiring and traced the O2 sensor wiring. I opened an access port and found a tag that said reset sensor at 30K and disconnect at 60K. I discoed the connection and was smogged ok and went on my way.
As in, you go out and buy a Japanese car.
Also popularized by the phrase “Yugo girl!”
Toyota, Lexus, Land Rover and Volvo support LGBT and use LGBT public relations firms.
I read somewhere that a 7 series BMW total cost of ownership was 20% higher than the equivalent Lexus model.
I don’t own either, but I know which way I would go.
Disambiguator already got it: Yugo out and buy a Japanese car.
My wife did the same thing with her new 2000 Buick Park Avenue.....regular oil changes, rotated the tires at the dealer.....everything that was done to the car was done by the dealer.
It is still in top-notch shape.
Do dealers charge more than a mom-and-pop auto shop somewhere? Of course!
Every time we had to let the car at the dealer overnight we got a loaner.
Dealers are the way to go.
I got my Dad’s LS400 when he passed. Best car ever! A total hot rod! Very fast! Handled like a race car. It was a ‘91, and when repairs got too expensive, I traded it in on a Highlander. 130+ between Chatanooga and Nashville.
I have NEVER been in a dealership . 210,000 on my first Mitsubishi engine. It’s still driving around town. Now, 160 on an isuzu trooper and never been in a dealership. A strip of black electrical tape takes care of the “check engine” light.
Although, I would love to have a new Lexus. I just won’t be buying one any time soon.
A 1936 Dodge. According to the advertisements, driving a 1936 Dodge feels like falling in love.
Just run form Audi/VW. You can thank me later.
I probably could have figured out the OP problem in less than five minutes with my laptop, bootleg Toyota software, and OBDII connection.
They hate that we peasants can do this, but analyzing trouble withing the bowels of the electronics is possible.
This sounds like good service but I do not trust any car dealership no matter what brand they sell. Other than a couple alignments and some warranty work on a Mustang that kept blowing head gaskets, I have always done all my own work on every car that I have owned. After having custom wheels messed up I even started mounting and balancing my own tires.
For less than $20 you can now get a Bluetooth OBD II reader that not only allows you to wirelessly read your codes but more importantly monitor any sensor in the vehicle on your Android phone or tablet while you are driving down the road. I guess this creates a whole new category of distracted driver.
I like to work on older cars also; we are currently restoring a 1942 Cadillac. The funny thing is that many mechanics accustomed to working on modern cars have lost much of their troubleshooting abilities. Newer cars often indicate exactly what the problem is and if you drive them around while watching suspect sensors the problem can often be confirmed without any real reasoning involved.
I was divorced. I was broke on my ass, divorces are not cheap. I bought a used Yugo for 1000 dollars and it was a piece of crap and drove it for 30,000 miles and sold it for 400 dollars. It dd its job but was still a piece of crap. It was a good deal but I do not want to drive one ever again. That was 23 years ago and things have improved vastly since then.
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