 Tips for new owner/long drive |
 Mar 2, 2006 - 9:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 2, '06 From East Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hi all
I just bought a 1995 Celica for my son from ebay. I fly to florida day after tomorrow, then drive back to east tennessee. Obviously, I know little about the car except that the seller just changed the timing belt, otherwise the car is (hopefully) in great shape. It's blue with 117K miles. Any tips on what I should be looking for on the way back as potential trouble spots for an 11 hour drive? Perhaps some sounds or something that you experienced folks might have me listen for. Thanks, I look forward to learning from this and other forums. |
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Mar 3, 2006 - 8:23 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Nov 21, '05 From Australia, Melb Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
bring stockings
 a friend of mine that bought an 1989 rx7 from a 10 hours drive away from our place, and we drove it back. the fan belt snap... luckilly we were near a petrol station, we used stockings as fan belt (we read this from a sorta play dude mags) and the car actually jack up, we drove it for 2km to the nearest town... then it snapped stocking = woman stocking p.s STOCKING saved our arses from sleeping in the bushes NaKeD --------------------  |
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Mar 3, 2006 - 9:59 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 17, '03 From Florence, KY Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(NaKeD @ Mar 3, 2006 - 8:23 AM) [snapback]402143[/snapback] bring stockings a friend of mine that bought an 1989 rx7 from a 10 hours drive away from our place, and we drove it back. the fan belt snap... luckilly we were near a petrol station, we used stockings as fan belt (we read this from a sorta play dude mags) and the car actually jack up, we drove it for 2km to the nearest town... then it snapped stocking = woman stocking p.s STOCKING saved our arses from sleeping in the bushes NaKeD Yeah, I've seen them do that in movies. Thank goodness no one uses fan belts anymore that I know of. They're all electrical aren't they? |
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mwpayne Tips for new owner/long drive Mar 2, 2006 - 9:55 PM
b1gr3d the normal stuff. shaking while in cruise = unbala... Mar 2, 2006 - 10:22 PM lilsteeg listen to the engine and make sure you dont hear a... Mar 2, 2006 - 10:30 PM mwpayne Thanks guys, good tips. Assuming the car has been... Mar 2, 2006 - 10:46 PM
blu94gt QUOTE(mwpayne @ Mar 2, 2006 - 9:46 P... Mar 2, 2006 - 11:05 PM hitcachi I drove 9 hours one way to get the my celi and 9 h... Mar 2, 2006 - 11:19 PM playr158 where in florida...i've driven my celica from ... Mar 2, 2006 - 11:33 PM presure2 check all your fluids before you leave.
i always l... Mar 3, 2006 - 6:59 AM mwpayne Flying in to sarasota to pick car up. After brief... Mar 3, 2006 - 7:41 AM CelicaZR Congrats on the purchase
Sounds like the car is ... Mar 3, 2006 - 8:12 AM b1gr3d can anyone say gloss? lol Mar 3, 2006 - 8:24 AM playr158 blah toyota red....just use good'ol prestone a... Mar 3, 2006 - 9:17 AM lilsteeg im not sure if they are all electric, i know that ... Mar 3, 2006 - 3:40 PM mwpayne I had an RX-7 with a scratchy 3rd syncro. Ordered... Mar 3, 2006 - 6:09 PM |
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