05-13-2016, 02:08 PM
Inherited this from my mom. My dad had been holding onto it for years, but decided he no longer had room and was not willing to sell it. We're a one car household, why not take a second for free?
Picked up with 135k miles in DC w/ a faulty power driver's door actuator.
12 days and 3500 miles later, she's in Portland. Caught a CEL about a third of the way into the trip. O2 sensor. I attempted to replace it in Minneapolis, but was unable to remove it without twisting the hell out of a POS CarQuest O2 sensor socket.
Other than the O2 sensor, she ran like a top. All fluids are exactly where they started. Can't say that for a typical trip with a certain A4
Only saw about 22mpg - bad O2 sensor, bike on top? I expected better.
She struggled up a lot of hills and I didn't want to run it to redline because she's been babied all her life and I wanted to get home. Desperately needs another 20hp - I think there was a supercharger available for these?
AWD came in pretty handy - probably the first time it's ever activated as I was on some muddy road in a South Dakota downpour.
Headlights were typical Toyota yellowed. Spent 10 minutes with a $8 kit, only used the cleaner, and they're pretty damned shiny. Will polish and seal them when I get around to it.
Soundtrack was provided via a cassette adapter. F yeah!
Decent looking car for what it is.
Had a roof rack with crossbars so all I had to do was pick up a Yakima rack that fit.
Great sight lines - it's kind of nice not having 14 airbags obstructing your vision (it has 2).
I'm pleased. I forgot how enjoyable a simple vehicle can be. No bullshit, just driving.
If you didn't keep up with my trip on FB, your loss
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Plans: clean up headlights, replace O2 sensor, fix power door actuator, kill a rattle or two, new head unit, and drive the pants off it.
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Picked up with 135k miles in DC w/ a faulty power driver's door actuator.
12 days and 3500 miles later, she's in Portland. Caught a CEL about a third of the way into the trip. O2 sensor. I attempted to replace it in Minneapolis, but was unable to remove it without twisting the hell out of a POS CarQuest O2 sensor socket.
Other than the O2 sensor, she ran like a top. All fluids are exactly where they started. Can't say that for a typical trip with a certain A4
Only saw about 22mpg - bad O2 sensor, bike on top? I expected better.
She struggled up a lot of hills and I didn't want to run it to redline because she's been babied all her life and I wanted to get home. Desperately needs another 20hp - I think there was a supercharger available for these?
AWD came in pretty handy - probably the first time it's ever activated as I was on some muddy road in a South Dakota downpour.
Headlights were typical Toyota yellowed. Spent 10 minutes with a $8 kit, only used the cleaner, and they're pretty damned shiny. Will polish and seal them when I get around to it.
Soundtrack was provided via a cassette adapter. F yeah!
Decent looking car for what it is.
Had a roof rack with crossbars so all I had to do was pick up a Yakima rack that fit.
Great sight lines - it's kind of nice not having 14 airbags obstructing your vision (it has 2).
I'm pleased. I forgot how enjoyable a simple vehicle can be. No bullshit, just driving.
If you didn't keep up with my trip on FB, your loss
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Plans: clean up headlights, replace O2 sensor, fix power door actuator, kill a rattle or two, new head unit, and drive the pants off it.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.