Used Car Chart (3 Viewers)

[astroman]

Here is a useful chart showing some popular cars bought second hand.

right click>>open in new tab>>click to zoom

 

[Squar3root]

 

[astroman]

i knew someone would post this haha, just right click>>open in new tab>>click to zoom

 

[seremify007]

Doesn't even load on my PC :S :S

 

[astroman]

http://i.4cdn.org/o/1400987322990.jpg

 

[anomalousdecay]

What I never knew WRXs from that era had Lambda and knock sensor issues.

Also with Liberties and Outbacks, I guess they are ok with off roading (in particular Outback). Rocker cover gaskets tend to go, but that is a cheap (although a little tedious trying to reach into the engine bay and having them horizontally opposed with the engine). Don't think Liberties or Outbacks even have a Lambda sensor or mine just might be broken. Not sure about knock sensor.

Didn't know Volvo's had ETC since 1999 hahaha.

 

[turntaker]

Are subarus actually good?
And are parts cheap too?

This chart is pretty good but most of it is relevant to the US

 

[astroman]

Are subarus actually good?
And are parts cheap too?

This chart is pretty good but most of it is relevant to the US

yea i would say any Japanese car is good and reliable in the long run as opposed to euro's or Australian/us cars. Parts are relatively average priced but by having a workshop work on a boxer motor might be expensive in terms of maintenance/modding. I couldn't find a chart for the Australian market but i suppose this still has a majority of popular cars we drive.

 

[seremify007]

http://i.4cdn.org/o/1400987322990.jpg

thanks dude. I realised why it doesn't load- that server is blocked on my company internet

 

[anomalousdecay]

Are subarus actually good?
And are parts cheap too?

This chart is pretty good but most of it is relevant to the US

Depends on what context you are talking about.

From experience, if you take care of them they are low maintenance (other than oil change, and possibly a few engine parts you would want to change once in a while). However, there can be gremlins lurking everywhere waiting to cause a problem. With mine, it has been serviced a low amount for the past 5 years and thrashed a lot for the past year so you can understand why I'm getting that.

Parts are ok. Not exactly all that cheap because they are usually quite specialised and if the car is quite old, you need to find old parts for it which might be a bit difficult.

Differentials have never caused me a problem and I've felt them kick in quite a bit in the past. You can tell the difference quite easily. However, if you take a corner too fast, the drift is sorta like a powerslide which is quite a danger so don't go all out thinking AWD can do everything for you.

 

[astroman]

miata got a bad rep through the eyes of non car peeps

 

[astroman]

Depends on what context you are talking about.

From experience, if you take care of them they are low maintenance (other than oil change, and possibly a few engine parts you would want to change once in a while). However, there can be gremlins lurking everywhere waiting to cause a problem. With mine, it has been serviced a low amount for the past 5 years and thrashed a lot for the past year so you can understand why I'm getting that.

Parts are ok. Not exactly all that cheap because they are usually quite specialised and if the car is quite old, you need to find old parts for it which might be a bit difficult.

Differentials have never caused me a problem and I've felt them kick in quite a bit in the past. You can tell the difference quite easily. However, if you take a corner too fast, the drift is sorta like a powerslide which is quite a danger so don't go all out thinking AWD can do everything for you.

do u have a wrx?

 

[anomalousdecay]

do u have a wrx?

Nah something a lot less powerful.

I'm lucky I did not have access to a WRX yet. I've done ~things~

But I've sobered up a lot more now and I'm slowly going back to my L-plater days b(^_^)d

 

[astroman]

Nah something a lot less powerful.

I'm lucky I did not have access to a WRX yet. I've done ~things~

But I've sobered up a lot more now and I'm slowly going back to my L-plater days b(^_^)d

can get wrx on p's now

 

[anomalousdecay]

can get wrx on p's now

I'll leave that until later. Probably will wait until fulls at the least as I've only got 18 months left and also need to take care of a few things first.

 

[astroman]

I'll leave that until later. Probably will wait until fulls at the least as I've only got 18 months left and also need to take care of a few things first.

u more of a wrx or evo guy or doesnt matter?

 

[wannaspoon]

OP obviously spends too much time on /b/... and occasionally ventures into /o/

 

[anomalousdecay]

u more of a wrx or evo guy or doesnt matter?

WRX all the way lol (I'm a boxer kid).

But Evo's do have their strengths in the short run I will admit. In the long run, I'd go for a WRX.

 

[astroman]

WRX all the way lol (I'm a boxer kid).

But Evo's do have their strengths in the short run I will admit. In the long run, I'd go for a WRX.

care to clarify why? Is there some physical differences that make subbies more reliable or is it more a fanboy thing?

 

[anomalousdecay]

care to clarify why? Is there some physical differences that make subbies more reliable or is it more a fanboy thing?

Partially fan boy, but there are a few things with Evos that can crop up.

With older Evos, quite a lot could go wrong. Nowadays they seem to be much more reliable however.

That's a good watch.

Also Jezza is completely correct about the WRX powerslide there That tends to happen quite a bit if you push it.

EDIT: http://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/266g7y/wrx_sti_vs_evo_x/

Something you can read on from.