Left stock, driven mildly, DEPENDABLE????

[Project TNX]

Making arrangements to buy a low mileage stock Typhoon. I plan on leaving it 99% stock and never dogging it, but surely getting into it from a roll here and there (or else why bother buying it). Think I can expect as trouble free of a car as anything else out there??

[Hiwinds]

I would say yes. The only thing that is prone to need an eye kept on is the cap and rotor. My sy will go through a set in 10,000 miles. But then I had mine set on kill all the time pt61, 26psi and alki. Lasted 138,000 miles of me beating the crap out of it.

[Project TNX]

Originally Posted by Hiwinds

I would say yes. The only thing that is prone to need an eye kept on is the cap and rotor. My sy will go through a set in 10,000 miles. But then I had mine set on kill all the time pt61, 26psi and alki. Lasted 138,000 miles of me beating the crap out of it.

Hmm, now the question is whether I could resist not modding it, I failed miserably on my T-type, lol.

If I didn't need to download 3 cars I already own I would buy one in my area tomorrow, I need to get busy. My Twin Turbo Stealth and beater pick up should sell quickly I think.

[dvernst]

Originally Posted by Project TNX

Hmm, now the question is whether I could resist not modding it, I failed miserably on my T-type, lol.

If I didn't need to download 3 cars I already own I would buy one in my area tomorrow, I need to get busy. My Twin Turbo Stealth and beater pick up should sell quickly I think.

I would love to find a mostly stock Typhoon for $5 to 7k as my reliable daily driver.

[dgoodhue]

Originally Posted by dvernst

I would love to find a mostly stock Typhoon for $5 to 7k as my reliable daily driver.

Usually the ones FS for $5-7K aren't the most reliable.

[dvernst]

Right before I bought my TTA I missed out on one that the guy sold for $6,000. It had 60,000 miles, and the guy asked so little because it had a lifter tick, and he thought the motor needed to be rebuilt. I was really upset I missed out, but I wouldn't have bought my TTA, so it worked out.

[Project TNX]

Originally Posted by dgoodhue

Usually the ones FS for $5-7K aren't the most reliable.

Yeah, I was looking at the 15-17k range but I backed myself down for 2 reasons:

-MPG, I never thought a vehicles mpg would stop me from purchasing a car, but at 17 mpg (tops, most say 14) for 140 miles per day, with 93 octane is almost a car payment in and of its self.

-Having owned multiple S-10's, even the nice ones all looked like the dash was falling apart, just like every other one I ever had.

I just don't want another project, so I went to Autotrader.com and punched in all my favorite cars and I was pleasantly surprised with how Thunderbird SC's have depreciated, so I think I'm going in that direction. Still have the 93 octane issue, but they get a hell of a lot better mileage.