Comments on: I will never love my car.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:55:35 +0000

Can you afford to get a german car at all? They’re really really reliable… *hugs german car*

By: CPN

CPN — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:43:19 +0000

Same story here. Gets to a point where it is cheaper to pay $500/mo for a new car instead of $2000 every six months on repairs.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:41:35 +0000

What a familiar post. I’ve had the same experience. Before I bought my current car, I had a 1990 Buick that my parents let me drive.

First, the tires. No big deal, I went and just got used because at the time I couldn’t afford new.

Then, my throttle body kept slipping. And whenever you shifted into gear, you had to wait a minute before the transmission actually shifted. You could feel a -click- whenever it was all good to go.

After that, I kept hearing a thunking. Like a rattle inside my engine. Then it decided to go, then die. Especially if I was at a stop sign or a light. My dad decided to take the car around to see what I was talking about. It always worked for him. When I finally broke down into tears about, he took the car off my hands and let me drive my mom’s car until he figured out what was wrong.

Next thing I know, my dad’s calling me up. The car is stuck. It won’t move at all. I get there and there’s this trail of oil from where he had been parked to where he had stalled. And through the oil pan was this thing sticking out. Turns out, I broke a rod in my engine.

I used some of my college refund money to pay for a new engine and then the fuel pump went out. It’s still out. The car won’t run unless the tank is half-full.

So, I went out and bought a car and gave the Buick back to my parents. I’ll never buy another Buick.

My dad’s always has good luck with Chevy. And I have a Saturn right now and I love it.

Good luck on the car situation!

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:03:29 +0000

Hmm. If you won’t go for a Honda or Toyota, I’d probably go with Chevy then. I’d probably go with a Cavalier then. Not only is it American, but you’ll get good gas mileage, but I’d stay away from the 4-Cylinder (there are very few 4-cylinder’s that I would recommend).

We’ve had nothing but bad luck with Ford, so we switched to Chevy and Scion.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:03:45 +0000

I will never own a Honda or a Toyota. That’s all I have to say about that.

And yes, I’ve already thought about owning a new car; I’ve already blogged about it. I just don’t have the money, nor the credit score to even think about that at this point.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:45:11 +0000

First of all, no offense, it’s a Ford. Ford’s are good for one thing only: leaving you along side the ride. I think it’s time to evaluate whether or not the costs’ of the repairs outweight the cost of the car, and if they do. Get rid of it, and if you’re looking for a good car. Honda or Toyota. It has been proven the engines last longer than the bodies on the car do. So foreign is the way to go.

By: Brent

Brent — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:25:15 +0000

Dude, we have the same car. Mine’s silver. I’m sorry you’ve had so many problems with it. Last february (LOL) I went to get cigarettes at like 5am, and tried to back out and got stuck in the snow. Due to lack of being able to fix it, it’s been sitting in my driveway for over a year. I miss my moonroof and my cd player and my cute car, and not having to drive my dad’s pickup truck with a cowboy hat rearview mirror ornament. :(

I hope everything gets resolved!

By: MrDakota

MrDakota — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:32:41 +0000

May I ask a random question?

You russian?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:23:27 +0000

My dad has a 2000 ZX2, and he’s had similar problems. Especially with the hood! Right now he has it bungee-corded down, since the latch underneath it broke. His power steering’s shot (I honestly don’t know how he still drives!). His heater doesn’t work, either. It drives me crazy to dive with him, since it’s a.) cold as hell and b.) incredibly loud since the hood is rattling the entire time we’re driving.

Hopefully the fuel pump will be okay! It sucks that you have to put so much money into your car.