Sevs753
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Thats a good idea. I'll see if i can find one locally and get an estimate. Aside from cost, it'll probably turn out better than if i did it just due to experiance with fiberglass
Yeah but you have a wheel problem :lol: Now that I think about it, I might just keep one of my snows in the frunk.
Versa is 4x4.5, but good call on the Rio. Spectra too. Also, Prius C.Can confirm on the Mz2. Have a look at the Rio, Versa, and Yaris too. The Fiesta unfortunately, won't work. I think they shifted to a 4x4.25" somewhere around the foxbody...
Meanwhile, the Saab's blower motor (and the Stockholm syndrome that makes owners feel relieved when the replacement process "only" takes 3.5 hours) is leading me to look at lightly used Prius Cs as my daily driver.
you say that, until you have to replace the battery in the Prius, while it is a hybrid, it's still same sorta batteries as in fullly electrical cars... as in expenive as f*** to replace.
Meanwhile, the Saab's blower motor (and the Stockholm syndrome that makes owners feel relieved when the replacement process "only" takes 3.5 hours) is leading me to look at lightly used Prius Cs as my daily driver.
Well, thanks to a ton of gift cards I've gone ahead and ordered the replacement blower motor. How hard can it be?
Annnnd you've just ensured there will be a picture of the Saab with fire coming out of every body opening.
I don't usually like funky greens, but this has my attention...
http://m.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=406949436
And the sad thing was that this is one of the more popular cars...though the orphaned traction control/vacuum and electronic throttle body/ABS computer combination doesn't help my case.
EDIT: I'm looking for a junkyard donut spare for my MR2. Apart from the Fit, the Insight, and the Yaris, are there any other recent cars on the US market that still use the 4x100 bolt pattern? Most cars that used to (Corolla, Civic, Miata) have grown big and moved on to 5 bolts/lugs.
I'd love to find a manual, even a first generation Xterra. Seems that people don't let go of them once they have them. I'm still a month or two away from a purchase anyway. Hope to have one for Christmas break to visit the desert southwest.As you and Spectre have said, the Off Road/Pro-4X is definitely the one to get (with the manual if you can). The upgraded suspension significantly improves handling over the lower models to the point where I can keep up with just about anything but dedicated sports cars on the twisty mountain roads and still cruise quite comfortably all day on the expressway at speeds we really shouldn't talk about. Between the suspension and the tall tires it eats up bumps, potholes and crappy roads quite well. And the 9.5" ground clearance means you can get through heavy amounts of snow or rough trails easily. Can you tell I love mine? It puts a smile on my face every time I drive it (which is a lot). My job requires that I cover the entire southern half of British Columbia year-round and pretty much the only excuse I can use for not getting to a job is if the government closes the roads. As far as I'm concerned it's one of the best automotive values on the market today.
I'd love to find a manual, even a first generation Xterra. Seems that people don't let go of them once they have them. I'm still a month or two away from a purchase anyway. Hope to have one for Christmas break to visit the desert southwest.
I never found out the hard way, but it's tough to find GL-4. I used to buy Royal Purple for my 1995 Hardbody.Thing is you'd have to find a manual XTerra that someone hasn't gomered up by putting the wrong gear oil into. Nissan truck and Z manuals that use gear oil do NOT use GL-5 but GL4. GL-5 except for certain specialty oils will destroy the synchros - as Blind_Io found out the hard way.