 Brought a Lemon..., What else can go wrong? |
 Oct 13, 2008 - 3:13 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 7, '08 From New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
I have been a st205 owner for just over a week now... and its not been pretty.
Stage one, fix the clunk in the suspension - bottom arms needed replacing + wheel alignment = $980 Stage two, sort out the perished intake - this worked out ok and managed to scam some written off intake pipe from another kit to bodgy something together as a mid term soltion. Stage foura good one, knock sensor need replacig from what i can tell... getting code 52 with diagnostic check. Is this a common issue? What else can go wrong? I am hanging out to get this thing running without being in 'limp mode'. Oh and thanks to Manawatu Toyota for a grat price on a new KS. I upgraded (or is that a down grade?) from a JZX100 Mark II. Toyotas are suppose to be bullet proof and already I have dumped around $1500 into it in just 7 days... And to top it off someones Nana decided giving way is for suckers... car is off to the shop this week to get some panel and paint. |
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Oct 13, 2008 - 9:26 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Dec 19, '07 From tx Currently Offline Reputation: 22 (100%) |
I don't see how you can call that 10-15yo car a lemon because you had to do a little bit of normal maintenance
 You DID opt for a turbo performance vehicle after all.
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tiny Brought a Lemon... Oct 13, 2008 - 3:13 AM
parriehunter Thats sucks man. I hope you get it running right.
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tiny QUOTE (parriehunter @ Oct 13, 2008 - 5... Oct 13, 2008 - 7:32 PM manphibian The fig 8 suspension is the main thing to check on... Oct 13, 2008 - 5:50 AM njccmd2002 make lemonade.
Used cars are usually attached wit... Oct 13, 2008 - 1:05 PM delusionz My first Celica was a lemon too bro, welcome to th... Oct 13, 2008 - 2:23 PM parriehunter Sweet as man.
Nice part of the country.
Yea i wo... Oct 13, 2008 - 9:01 PM tiny QUOTE (parriehunter @ Oct 13, 2008 - 9... Oct 14, 2008 - 3:08 AM parriehunter $5k does seem cheap. i paid that for my SSII ... Oct 14, 2008 - 4:46 AM delusionz dam my ss3 was 5.7 wish i got a gt4 haha Oct 14, 2008 - 5:19 AM tiny Happy ending...
After sorting out the dented pane... Nov 11, 2008 - 2:18 AM parriehunter Sweet, thats good to know.
Where are the pics . Nov 11, 2008 - 5:52 PM tiny Finally, as promised I have uploaded some pics to ... Nov 15, 2008 - 9:56 PM RickJamesBish Looks good. What's up with the giant shift kno... Nov 16, 2008 - 11:34 AM tiny QUOTE (RickJamesBish @ Nov 16, 2008 - 11... Nov 17, 2008 - 2:43 AM RickJamesBish QUOTE (tiny @ Nov 17, 2008 - 2:43 AM... Nov 17, 2008 - 3:24 PM parriehunter Sweet sounds like a classy guy or girl owned it be... Nov 17, 2008 - 3:29 AM tiny The old theory is good - be good to your car and s... Nov 19, 2008 - 2:47 AM parriehunter ^^^^ Sweet.
I want to get a new gear knob aswell,... Nov 19, 2008 - 4:31 PM tiny QUOTE (parriehunter @ Nov 19, 2008 - 5... Nov 20, 2008 - 12:51 AM parriehunter QUOTE (tiny @ Nov 20, 2008 - 6:51 PM... Nov 21, 2008 - 2:29 AM tiny Man you dont know what your missing!
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