3 Things You Need to Check Before Buying a Car

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3 Things You Need to Check Before Buying a Car

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Used car buying. If You See Any of These Things, Don’t Buy the Car, DIY car inspection and car review with Scotty Kilmer. How to inspect a used car for purchase. Car buying mistakes and car fails. How to tell a bad car before you buy it. Worst cars and how to check for problems in a car. How to buy a car. How to buy a used car. What to look for when buying a used car. How to buy a cheap used car. Car Advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 56 years.
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@scottykilmer 5 ай бұрын

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@MichaelDavis-sb2gc 5 ай бұрын

Hello Scotty and all. This is my car, 2015 Chevrolet Impala light blue car. It got totaled in December 9, 2023 tornado here in Clarksville, TN by a tree that fell on it. I changed the fuel injectors myself using ALLDATA and I smelled no more fuel smell in the car. Car was paid off and life throws us unexpected things, so I am greatful to be here for another day. Still soldiering here at Fort Campbell, KY with 8 years of service.

@alexanderwilkins1505 5 ай бұрын

We appreciate your service!

@IsItTrueThat 5 ай бұрын

Michael, I want to buy a used car from a guy like you! I'm glad you made the decision to fix it. You did fall victim to being a shade tree mechanic though. Be safe protecting the country. We appreciate you.

@P_Petkov 5 ай бұрын

That hurts.

@MadAtMax.300Blackout 5 ай бұрын

What's up with a sarge of yours selling military secrets to china?

@MichaelDavis-sb2gc 5 ай бұрын

@@P_Petkov Yes, being I bought this car at the age of 20 after coming home from Afganistan in 2017 was a sad day for me, especially when it was towed away.

@Arthur_Hastings 5 ай бұрын

0:00 Injectors leaking 10:04 Tampered speedometer 20:19 Overheating

@DjArpegius 5 ай бұрын

Hell yeah! Exactly what I was looking for!

@Canofwhoopass1000 5 ай бұрын

16:35 VinHistoryUSA review

@K9Mike 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for just saving me 30 more minutes of my life where I didn't have to listen to this annoying man's shtick to get the advice.

@sandrakrestan2776 Ай бұрын

May God bless you today. Thank you

@rickstevens1479 2 ай бұрын

I worked with a guy who bought a Honda from a dealership. A year later, the cops showed up at work and took his car ... found out. It was stolen ...so even dealerships can be dirty ..😂

@DahliaRedner 4 ай бұрын

Scotty, you're alright. You're down to earth and you have a good moral compass. Thank you for not showing people how to be dishonest. I too am very annoyed when a seller is intentionally dishonest. They say one thing, but they do something else! I wouldn't believe them to do what's right if they have a track record from the get go of being unreliable, telling me one thing and doing something else. Love your videos. Especially your candid style.

@ronaldblackburn2483 5 ай бұрын

Better yet buy from a person you personally know. Got a little beater Honda from my neighbor and don’t regret it . Know the problems and it hasn’t let me down .

@immortalgaiden 2 ай бұрын

my sister in law just did that, and guess who is now making all these expensive repairs to her vehicle. ill give you a hint. its me.

@shawnmendrek3544 2 ай бұрын

@@immortalgaiden Damn I wanted to laugh, but I can't. That sucks.

@robertthomas5906 5 ай бұрын

I bought a 2007 Caddy years ago. It had I think 120,000 miles on it. Interior was like new. Adaptive cruise control and the works. It didn't even make it to the first oil change when the car was totaled in an accident. I wasn't hurt at all. The insurance guy called. Asked about the mileage. It turned out that in Miami the car lost 100,000 miles. Someone rolled it back electronically he said. They also suspected the car had water damage and is why the interior was like new. It was new. The place I bought it from when the investigator showed up was empty. No desks, no chairs, nothing inside. Those guys were long gone. Everybody knew nothing about it. For a car that had 220,000 miles on it, it ran great. I ended up with more money than I paid for the car. Could have been worse. Carfax would have helped me that time.

@johnnyq1233 5 ай бұрын

This car is proof that most decent cars can last IF, YOU JUST LOOK AFTER THE MAINTENACE!!! Too bad they used crappy injectors.... Still, in Canada that 2000.00 dollar repair bill is peanuts compared to the cost of a used car that still won't pass the safety inspection.

@patriciayohn6136 3 ай бұрын

Sorry, it is Canada.

@user-ql6xr6mq7q 3 ай бұрын

I have a 2001 Chevy Malibu LS with a 3.1 V6 and it has 125,600 original miles and My mother bought the car in 2005 with 62,000 miles on it and when I got the car in 2018 after she passed away the car only had 104,750 miles on it and it runs good but here in Michigan cars get destroyed by salt and the body is good but under is not so good but the motor and trans is still really good shape and burns no oil and its all on how you treat the car and how you take care of it that will make it last. Thanks Scotty for all the great vids and all the years of great knowledge.

@Gorilla_cookie 5 ай бұрын

On those one dollar vin look ups. It’s a Chinese company that will start billing your credit card $29 every month. It’s a scam.

@donnyhilla1574 5 ай бұрын

Hopefully this goes viral. Stupid manufacturers cheating their customers

@renkhachatoorian302 5 ай бұрын

The best thing about older cars is less electronic systems. And they last longer without any issues.

@IcemanGaming337 5 ай бұрын

Yea alot of cars these days are computers on wheels

@C7SH0CK 5 ай бұрын

My 2000 frontier 275k not even a check engine light, runs smoother than a 24 Chevy 😂

@rambug99 2 ай бұрын

💥 Only 8 yrs old , that's crap. I hope to get at least 15 - 20 years out of all my vehicles !!!

@paulzehner9419 4 ай бұрын

My father bought a 96 Crown Vic from a big dealer in 98, and we looked that car over closely, and there wasn't so much as a stain or scratch anywhere. 2 yrs later, we received a letter from the state of NJ stating that the car's odometer had been tampered by a criminal ring, and the true mileage was 92,000, and not 27,000 as originally thought. We have been receiving compensation checks yearly since that letter. Point being, is that we thought that we checked that car throughly but were fooled anyway. In spite of it, my parents towed a trailer with that car for years!

@jaygoldberg-kh3ss 5 ай бұрын

Had an Audi S6, left it with the mechanics six times for extreme gasoline smell sometimes. Finally left it with the mechanic said you use it. After two days he called to say we all thought you were crazy and then I smelled the gas. Turns out, the fuel line was sweating gas into the cabin. At first Audie said it was my responsibility. They then went ahead and fixed it no charge.

@cutehumor 5 ай бұрын

I had a 96 Pontiac Sunfire 2.2 Liter OHV with 165k miles. It developed a strong gas smell as well with no visible leaks on the ground. I drove it like that for a few years. I was broke back then and couldn't afford to fix it. I sold it for $1000 back in 2/2011, it ran and drove fine like this guys chevy. oddly enough, I had 2/3 of my right lung removed because of a lung tumor and was coughing up blood in 9/2010. Sometimes I wonder if the gasoline smell from that car for several years caused my lung tumor. I was never sick that bad before, I was only 33 years old at the time and almost died on the ventilator. After recovery, now with one good lung left that 96 Pontiac Sunfire had to go. I disclosed the gas smell to the buyer and he bought it. This car in scotty's video made me ponder this.

@patriciayohn6136 3 ай бұрын

Sorry, you are going thru that, hope you are no longer driving a car with a gas leak like that.

@jimi1234567 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the information. Just try and buy from everyday honest people is a good rule of thumb and not a scumbag.

@theceo1537 5 ай бұрын

Just got a brand new corolla. My last corolla had 200k miles not 1 problem it's crazy

@khalidahmed20308 5 ай бұрын

Nice

@guestguest3715 5 ай бұрын

Yeah but they’re sooo BORING 😂

@ROYBGP 5 ай бұрын

No one cares you drive a sports car.

@theceo1537 5 ай бұрын

@guestguest3715 I didn't get it to win car shows. It's the ultimate work commuting vehicle. So cheap at end of the day it helps me make more money 💰

@kriskabin 2 ай бұрын

@guestguest3715 I'll gladly take boring vs. constantly worrying about breakdowns.

@davewallace8219 5 ай бұрын

I had a gas leak smell...it was the o ring , at top of gas tank...a shop replaced the el. Fuel pump...they didn't put in a new o ring....they screwed me...

@khalidahmed20308 5 ай бұрын

That's not good

@goldenultra 5 ай бұрын

It is the way mechanics work, replace something expensive.

@adamxenon829 5 ай бұрын

Just do all mechanical work yourself. It's easy. Especially replacing a fuel pump

@bluemoyie8618 5 ай бұрын

Scotty, thank you for these videos. You're informative and entertaining !

@brucemcinnis1886 5 ай бұрын

Back in 1998 I leased a new Chevrolet full size work van (in Canada). After a month or so we noticed the speed gage and odometer was in miles. We had driven 5000 miles. The correct gage assembly should have been in Kilometres. Because it was still a new van under warranty GM changed out the speedo and odometer assembly to a new correct metric gage assembly. And thus the odometer was zero kilometres. Even though the van had driven 5000 miles.

@patriciayohn6136 3 ай бұрын

I don't know about GM vans, but some GM cars I have owned you could set the odometer for miles or kilometers.

@acegolfman3203 5 ай бұрын

Our car smelled like gas, Problem was the Monroe Oil Change center never put the oil cap back on. Dunces. I found the cap tucked under the hood by the windshield

@kevinmcd112 5 ай бұрын

9:26 Am I the only one who noticed he said, "half-assedly?" 😂😂😂😂😂

@M.K.-CamCam 2 ай бұрын

I had to go back to hear it again and Scotty was very serious... he wasn't even moving his hands. Good catch. He never uses that language in his Toyota or Honda videos. Hahaha

@hosocat1410 5 ай бұрын

High pressure. Chinese plastic...GENIUS!!!

@joshsiasm8888 4 ай бұрын

I had recently bought a vehicle that was supposed to have 68,000 miles but turns out the guy took the dashboard apart and painted the odometer with some kind of really dark paint so I couldn't see until I got it into sunlight and found that it has 268,000 miles he painted the 2 under the glass on the odometer

@bobneidhardt2885 5 ай бұрын

Informative post Scotty! Thank you!

@dimitriberozny3729 5 ай бұрын

Chevrolet =Junkyard!!

@guestguest3715 5 ай бұрын

Didn’t used to be that way

@benjaminfoster476 5 ай бұрын

It wasn't always like that. I've owned two 2003 Chevy Suburbans and they were absolute tanks.

@ginog5037 5 ай бұрын

Epic!

@IzzySpeaks 4 ай бұрын

In the late 90's I had a customer who tried to skew the mileage by unplugging the speedometer fuse in his F350. He was surprised when the bill went several grand and the mileage was recorded in the ECU, thus no warranty. FAFO

@user-tf3ir8sc5m 5 ай бұрын

On OBDII tester, even a cheaper one, you can check the number of operating hours on the engine. Thieves might mess with odometer, they won't go through the difficulty of changing or flashing the PCM. There are references for average hours for mileage ranges. Operating hours tells you how much work the engine has on it, what if the owner sat idling a lot? Aircraft, for example, do their maintenance based on operating hours.

@Uruz2012 5 ай бұрын

Ideally, everyone would maintain their engine based on hours and drivetrain/chassis based on miles.

@user-wr9qn1ro7b 5 ай бұрын

Once again I've learned something new Thanks to Scotty😊 You're the Best ❤

@chilledtea6614 2 ай бұрын

Its funny how it went into a tiny rant about the vin check site 😂 love it!

@berttouchard5056 4 ай бұрын

The odometer tampering is more common than most people realize, sadly a fact!

@kerrynball2734 5 ай бұрын

I went to get a key cut for my VW golf. And the guy showed me, the first option in his software was to change the odometer.

@patriciayohn6136 3 ай бұрын

I hope you went somewhere else for a key! Some crooks think we are all stupid! Is there VW dealer nearby?

@Bobbyleebudde Ай бұрын

I have a 2005 Ford Focus that runs like a dream just have it to my Daughter for her first car. I have had it since 2006 and hand made sure to change oil and take good care of

@CodyTRay 5 ай бұрын

Personally i also recommend Toyota over everything else, i used to work in a factory where we made Ford, GM, AND some Jeep parts, granted far less jeep stuff. Ford was our biggest contract, GM just under that and I gotta say, it's all plastic garbage. Every single one

@drigocrews 5 ай бұрын

what about nissan?

@CodyTRay 5 ай бұрын

@@drigocrews I don't have too much experience with Nissan but I would say any Nissan without a cvt should be a good buy.

@richsweeney1115 4 ай бұрын

Nope. Ive worked inmn cars forr 20 years, Honda, mazda , then maybe toyota, and old fords...and new toyotas quality has slipped a lot. I wouldnt want one..

@richsweeney1115 4 ай бұрын

Nope....ive worked on cars for 20 years...honda ,mazda, then maybe toyota, and old fords...even scotty has said honda makes the best motors in the world...hondas are usually as reliable as toyotas, my last honda had about 360k when it was rearended...still ran like new...my civic SI with the 6 spd standard tranny has a little over 300k and runs like new....and those arent the only high high milage hondas ive had...and ive had mazdas and older fords with simular milage, with no major issues...and toyota uses just as much plastic crap.....

@richsweeney1115 4 ай бұрын

@@drigocrewsnissan isnt nearly as good as honda, mazda, toyota...and some others... nissans with the front wheel drive are known for tranny issues..

@sergeyl.7040 5 ай бұрын

Wow, good lesson about protecting your identity / unauthorized credit card charges

@HeinzGuderian_ 5 ай бұрын

Starts engine. Valvetrain rattling because it's finished. It's a 3 hour job to replace the fuel rail including injectors (just needs o-rings not the rail itself). Not a big deal. The injectors do not need replacement, just the o-rings. Scotty doesn't like plastic parts because he likes using big prybars instead of finesse. The entire job will cost less than $500. That requires a real mechanic who knows how to fix stuff though.

@77.88. 2 ай бұрын

What You said is correct my 2002 Tacoma had 229,000 the transmission shifted like new, the 2.7 liter 4 cylinder ran like new,l think the prior owner also changed the oil and filter every 3,000 miles. My 2013 Prius has 192,000 miles and runs just fine same here, l change ALL the fluids at 65,000 the break's and spark plugs at 100,000 other than that the tire changes cost more than all the maintenance including the best synthetic oil and filter every. 5,000 miles. Fuel mileage in our little rural town sto and go most of the time 46-49 mpg on a long trip 60-65 mpg it is the Nickel, Metal Hybrid main battery is still great, no problems the cells are still matched, what more can l want? Invisible tires as they cost me more then the rest of the maintenance??? Toyota First class always if the owner takes care???

@Vincent-ke5zn 5 ай бұрын

My 2007 Ford Focus with a manual transmission has 288k miles. The pedals are worn but they still work

@goldenultra 5 ай бұрын

Zetec is a great engine much better then there eco boost. So easy to climb a kerb.

@hardtofindagood 5 ай бұрын

Yeah those tire pressure sensors are so annoying. It’s the only thing I hate about my Corolla.

@thomasbernecky2078 4 ай бұрын

Scotty, when do you come out with a video on how to decide which 2007/2008 4Runner I should buy, both are @152k miles? I'll bring it with me when I come to visit.

@AW-pl3ou 5 ай бұрын

I had the same problem with my Malibu and my friend had it with his Impala

@bgjobass 5 ай бұрын

Happened in two different cars Stuck thermostats Replaced them with Failsafe 180 F thermostats Problem solved in both instances Thankfully

@colinpumpernickel2605 Ай бұрын

In the UK you have to have an MOT (Compulsory safety check) each year. The mileage reading is noted. If you role it back you can't show the MOT Histrory. History is important to sell a car at a decent price.

@JustinD912 5 ай бұрын

I'm always suspicious of "low miles". I always check over the dash and the high wear items

@Argee55732 2 ай бұрын

Scotty, love your show. How about this for an episode? Before buying any new car, wouldn’t it be great to know the cost of all of those replaceable items. Headlights, tail lights all the various lightbulbs, windshield wipers, fluids ($1300 to replace transmission fluid). A recent situation where I had to replace a lightbulb on my Jeep Cherokee the dealer wanted $700 to replace the bulb. Shocking. I ended up getting it done for $200 but many of these replaceable items are just ridiculous.

@anthonym_ 5 ай бұрын

Helpful video. Thanks Scotty.

@Sharp66 3 ай бұрын

My Uncle says check the wear on the break pedal....

@9MilNorm 5 ай бұрын

I’d spend 2 grand to fix that Impala. It’s nice.

@alext8828 5 ай бұрын

Me too. No question.

@jamescohen5200 5 ай бұрын

On the fuel rail leak- how about a low mileage replacement complete engine swap? Probably $2000 ?

@jamescohen5200 5 ай бұрын

@cjrock4096 Sorry? I'm speaking from personal experience here in Texas.

@mred7375 5 ай бұрын

Back in the 80's I got a speeding ticket. I paid a Toyota mechanic to move my speedometer needle down below the zero. Then I had it calibrated by radar to show that the needle was at the correct speed even though I was speeding. Got the ticket thrown out. Also he said he could change the odometer. I said no thanks.

@shawnmendrek3544 2 ай бұрын

I am bad with vehicles, but that is clean as heck for 200k miles @ 0:48

@TheopolisQSmith 5 ай бұрын

First Toyota commercial at 8:58. And regarding turning back odometers. Yes you couldn’t go back, but you could turn them forward.

@johnhalchishick7094 5 ай бұрын

Yep lol better use a air drill the electric ones over heat.

@richard1835 5 ай бұрын

Definitely should change all the injectors.

@jerryramirez6788 3 ай бұрын

Look at the brake pedal, that never fails

@jamest6850 5 ай бұрын

I have a Lexus with GDI and all the parts are made of metal. I cant imagine making a high pressure fuel system out of plastic. Thats GM for you.

@argeldelacruz9545 5 ай бұрын

Nice now we’re getting to the good stuff

@ramapollard5450 5 ай бұрын

I have an 06 Honda civic LX. I smell gas but only when I first start it up. After that it's fine.

@mishamisha8752 Ай бұрын

If you use the Original Mercedes diagnostic you can see if some one has messed with the odometer if the car is 2013 or newer

@Standing_Wolf 5 ай бұрын

There is one thing you neglected to say. You can change your odometer reading BUT your computer in your car also keeps you reading. Example a dealer can get the real mileage.

@mauriciosagasteguicanudas7167 5 ай бұрын

Thank You Scotty‼️🏁🏆

@visiondemedici6347 2 ай бұрын

I’m not a GM fan, but in all fairness, this car has served the owner very well.

@overlordisgoogle8431 5 ай бұрын

Leave it to GM to use cheap parts on a high end and high pressure system.

@derekgardin1512 5 ай бұрын

Some cars you can just swap out the cluster with another fron the junkyard and voila, different mileage

@dmaverick2396 5 ай бұрын

Excellent info Scotty! Thanks

@charleslee4204 5 ай бұрын

Scotty, I wish you were my neighbor !

@tombaja4.9 5 ай бұрын

The instrument cluster check engine light bulb burnt out and it didn't pass smog....

@YoureNotThatGuyPal- 5 ай бұрын

Get a new bulb put in

@StephenMelendez-wy3dv 5 ай бұрын

Lots of good info, thanks Scotty

@bholdr----0 5 ай бұрын

Haha... I love it- @13:30 the word that popped into my mind was 'nefarious', and just a few seconds later, SK said how 'Nefarious' the use of odometer tools can be! What a channel... Cheers! (Edit- Also, maybe I'm outdated/old school/just old, but I still write down my odometer reading and the amount of gas I put in (and the price) every time I tank up, and record oil/fluid/filter changes too, in the notebook I keep by the Chilton book and Thomas Guide in my cars... I suppose it's because of how my father and grandfather put the fear of God into me re: the importance of recording things. (Like, allways save a recipt, etc). Though, I don't keep track of washer fluid, wiper blades, and tire pressure like my dad (the accountant) did (on an Excell spreadsheet!) Ah, memories... Cheers!

@benjaminfoster476 5 ай бұрын

It might very well be old-school, but who cares? I also like to log all my vehicle maintenance/repairs and fuel-ups in an excel spreadsheet. Makes things much easier to keep track of since I do the vast majority of my car maintenence and repairs myself. Logging everything is definitely crucial.

@davidlanham99 4 ай бұрын

I'd spend $2000 if that would take care of it. I can't believe they get $200 for one fuel injector, that's the problem, not the labor.

@frankwhite1688 4 ай бұрын

I used to pull the fuse to the dashboard on my mom's car when I was a kid and they would go out of town so no miles would be added until I put the fuse back in. As an added benefit I got out of a couple speeding tickets by showing the cop that the dashboard was dead.

@stuuuporman 4 ай бұрын

Another good one, thanks!

@matthewbarrios1028 4 ай бұрын

My 2014 impala LT2 went 120k miles without a single issue. Mine wasn't the 4cylinder though. I had the tried and true 3.6 V6. I sold it to buy a new car. However, that Impala was one of the most reliable cars I have ever owned. It also ran like a scalded ape. Fast, good handling, good interior options for the time. I wish they kept making them.

@Jesuslechuga-iv2dy 5 ай бұрын

Scott Kilmer you remind me of a friend of mine. He's a brother named Scott and his name is Leon Janice Allan Leon . Anyway you're my hero . I haven't paid a mechanic since meeting your professional advice. You're the best bro.

@kempodem 5 ай бұрын

Hey, Scott im a big fan I'm from jamaica 🇯🇲 I'm going to buy a used camry 2000 it's a good buy for a startup car I'm a big fan of Toyota

@sanderschaijk2835 3 ай бұрын

i aspire to be like scotty when im a old mechanic

@michaeltipton5500 5 ай бұрын

I have this very car. Never had a problem with it. Getting ready to take it in for 100K service.

@green3488 5 ай бұрын

Probably because even at 200k miles, the plastic is only degraded enough to leak a tiny amount.

@green3488 5 ай бұрын

Might wanna check with UV light, glasses, and that dye to be sure.

@juqual78 5 ай бұрын

All the ridiculously cheap plastic parts found on American cars is why I moved over to Toyota years ago. I want to support American car companies so bad but they are the worst when it comes to planned obsolesce and the service bay being where their bread is illicitly buttered. That all being said all the rest are now copying that business model because capitalism aka "the market" demands it. We really need to pass extremely strong right-to-repair laws and force companies to actually make durable goods repairable and even possibly some non-durable goods.

@FIRSTWORLDSTATUSBY 3 ай бұрын

a GREAT indicator for me is the wear depth level of the front and rear brake metal DISCS

@flipitflagpole1328 5 ай бұрын

If you use a prepaid card your good. but you are right. don't use the credit card

@LRTrack 5 ай бұрын

My 2004 Matrix' odometer maxed out at 299,999.99 and I always get a comment from mechanics and oil people who think, "OMG!"

@Secretsquirrel27 5 ай бұрын

Call me weird but I clean my pedals and put rubber rejuvenation on them every six months. My peddles still looks brand new. 😂

@LeAnne-uw3wp 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Scotty ❤

@user-ol5rj8qn9o 4 ай бұрын

Great shape for a Meakun can with over 200K miles Scotty.

@harryriveraconcha8908 5 ай бұрын

Mr . Your ebook of this video of all cars

@74stevedc 5 ай бұрын

Scotty, Made me laugh it's a Impala 4 cylinder it's got plenty of power shifts like a dream 😂. You need a customer to bring you a new Corvette and test with traction control off😮.❤

@alexanderiachetta3883 5 ай бұрын

Scotty can you do a video on the 2021 Hyundai Santa fe, my wife and i just bought one used 50,000 miles on it, and want to know what you think? Thanks

@chippywarren9706 5 ай бұрын

This us a great edition Scotty. Thank you.

@swiwswiw 3 ай бұрын

New viewer eating up your posts recently. Got t-boned by a tuner that blew a red light and killed my car that I knew after the care i took would last more than 200K. It was at 165k. 2006 Hyundai Sonata. RIP Felt like a family member died watching it get pulled up onto the wrecker. Outbacks? Are they expensive to get fixed? I’m 60. My next car purchase may be my last. I like sporty, good pickup. Gas mileage doesn’t matter that much. But I’m not a guy who can, or ever will have a 911. Used to do advertising for Toyota, Hyundai and Cadillac. All the engineers at Cadillac drive 911s saying it was the perfect car inside and out. Can’t afford it. Wish I could. In the meantime, maybe you could recommend something in the 30K ish range. That will make me happy until I die? Which I calculate to be in 25ish years. Just askin’

@daveshostack4950 5 ай бұрын

I HAD A 2004 MALIBU, 4 CYL AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH 207K MILES THAT NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. AT 207K MILES IT NEEDED A TIMING CHAIN, IT MAY HAVE JUMPED A TOOTH. DID 2004-2007 MALIBUS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PLASTIC FUEL INJECTORS AND THE FUEL RAIL?

@johnhalchishick7094 5 ай бұрын

Guys living above me in auto repair school. The small dealers just gave them the cluster.They took it to school change whatever they wanted.

@zmelli 5 ай бұрын

I will keep my 1993 Accord, all Aluminum and steel fuel injection parts.

@timothycrawford237 5 ай бұрын

Fuel pump in the tank

@RohanSanjith 5 ай бұрын

320,000km is a lot, very well maintained!

@ZEZLOTGAMING 5 ай бұрын

This is why i drive my old Vectra from 1989. Changed orings around my injectors, took like 10 minutes to change and cost a whopping 2 dollars.

@raymondreiff8170 5 ай бұрын

O and if you do mount a toggle switched fan, Use a relay then just run the grounding signal inside the Vehicle to the switch for supplying a ground for the relay, Why because if that wire were to get damaged the fans would just come on instead of blowing a fuse, Mount a Fuse at the battery for the relay power source, This way you can use a very light duty switch for turning it on. It's how I wire Fog lights or anything else, And you can find a key on only power source hook it to the relay + signal the switch being the - Fan power source the battery fused and the ground for the fan battery or good frame ground, Everyone should learn how to wire Relays it actually simple if you look and learn, In this case a Four pin relay is all that's needed, A five pin does even cooler things most are five pin with the fifth not being used in many cases. Look up simple 12 volt relay diagram or You Tuber would also explain it if you don't know how, Good day.

@traveler519 2 ай бұрын

As for the milage by the reciept for oil changes mean nothing on my cars. I only change the oil at a shop if im on vaca and do not have my oil pan and ramps.

@derfderf2359 5 ай бұрын

It's a Chevy, head gasket is their usual problem

@marcopolodarts 5 ай бұрын

They should start selling the gasoline scented air freshener at the local garage. That will get more customers coming back.

@timmueller1314 5 ай бұрын

I have a 96 Chevy Lumina APV van, 306k miles, 3400 V6, metal fuel rail. Over the years, I've had to replace the fuel pressure regulator a few times. As it starts going bad, the internal vacuum diafram starts leaking gas into the vacuum system with a gas smell. Just something else you might want to check.