Tiburon: Never More in our family

[hjr]

I know 01 may not be as'well built" as new one, but the one we have is near 100K miles, and sounds like a deatyh trap, starting to do "false stalling"(my Sonata has doen this numerous times, too, after 60K miles).
The car will need numerous parts changed out for a grand, like the fron axels/wheelbearings were recently).... I think all makers are amking cars last 100K, then they slowly "fall apart". Used to have a 90 sentra lasted like a tank. Won;'t see that anymore, either. Oh well.

[whitefeather]

welcome to the real world. nothing lasts for ever..

[hjr]

hey, what's up? Hope all is well, whitefeather. Yeah, I knew a guy in 94 had a 82 Tercel( if U ever see That 70's show, it is ornage and sort of looks like their Tercel? Think it was tercel).
Anyhow, at the us coast guard base, the guy had one with 227,000, and no rust, and only replaced regualr fluids,etc. he said it was his dads, and he got it right before I left.
My 90 sentra had a few problems, but nothing major needed to be replaced, ever. At 233,000+, I traded it in; too many accidents(deer crumpled up front end, got rea ended by a 4 ton vehicle,etc) and had "done it in"(rust wise) plus I would have needed to replace some stuff that would have been 3 grand+.

They really did( to quote one automotive source)" Overbuild" they japanese cars of 80's and most of 90's.

The customers who owned some of those"replace no major parts in 200+K miles" would be horrified by todays' cars needing water pumps at 100,000 miles, or something akin to this.

There was a time that if a car got near 100K, it was time to trade it in(70's, that I recall). Mom would get 75,000 in 5 years, make last payment, wait a few months(to save some cash for another new car/down payment) and get another vehicle, because'this one is due to fall apart soon".

She had a new car(79 Buick Regal)) warranty of "3months/90 days" , lol.
The car had electrical fire at day 62!
Luckily, she had the warranty!

Our 90 sentra only had 1yr/12K bumper-bumper,a nd 3/36K for everything else.

Imagine anyone trying to sell a car with 1year/12K warranty -today- brand new!

Didn't VW have one with onlyf 2years/24K not too long ago?

One last note: one dude had a Stanza(91) at the base, and by 94, and 67,000 miles, it needed a new water pump. He said he would never buy another Nissan? Why>
Due to the water pump. he said it should have lasted until 150,000 miles, at least!


I know a lady, 58 years old, works at the local college, and she said"all foreign cars are junk"

She believes that, too. I aksed if she ever drove one, or whatever, and she said no.

I will say this , my 90 sentra shocked me on one deal, the paint, after one winter here(gravel on road to help tires get traction,etc) had paint missing lower door. Looked sand blasted to primer!
That was bad paint. Great for South Carolina, bad for Ohio.

[thejoyof6]

Doesnt the tibby still have powertrain warranty left or did you buy it used? Whats wrong with it and what needs to be replaced?...im sure we could help you out.

Automobiles are built to a higher standard now then they ever were it just theres more complicated electronics and parts designed for weight savings such a plastic impellers for water pumps rather than metal impellers. We also drive more and drive harder than we used to since automobiles have more power than they used to and it will eventually take its toll on parts.

[hjr]

powertrain is still intact for about 1000 more miles. we did get the axel/bearings deal repalced for free, but it would have cost us 1000+ dollars. If it had "held out' until next month, then went out..... that would have been no fun. Other parts need to be checked out. The thing sounds like death on wheels. Makes the most bizarre noises I ever heard coming from a car these days. it is fun to drive, but makes strange noises that garner attention in town. Hard to describe.
Spouse is afraid it won't amke it until pay off in 2 years, say without spending a few grand.

I think I spent nearly $1,250 on Sonata, and it has 115,000 in 5 years.
Spent 350 for some device that reroutes fuel vapor back to tank to be reburnt in engine(?) 2 years ago, at 67,000 miles, then paid about 200 for water pump, and some plug wires fried prematurely, along with plugs and such, and they needed to mess with radiator , so that was around 1000 dollars(they did other items, but I won't go down the list).

My cd player and cassette player are dead,. have not worked in 8 months.
have radio, but it gets annoying.
was gonna get a 6 cd player in trunk, but spouse sounds leik we are gonna trade this in late next year or early 06.

The tibby, though, I wish I could describe the noises from engine ,etc...It needs scanned again, or something, soon.

[thejoyof6]

Have you took the stereo out of the car to make sure everything is properly connected and that the fuse on the back isnt blown? I just fixed the exhaust manifold on my sisters 97 elantra with 150k plus something miles, it was cracked in 2 places and sounded like an old subie..very loud and had turned the whole engine black from exhaust fumes. You could pick up a used factory stereo on ebay for little money or just put in a better aftermarket system (thats a good excuse for it breaking anyways ) The only problem with my sisters elantra has been wheel bearings and the exhaust manifold and it has been a beater car since they bought it new...its completely trashed inside and out yet it still runs with no mainenance other than an oil change every 20k miles or so. Its just an amazing car.
My 98 elantra ran for 98k miles before i sold it and the only problem i had was a broken door handle and a fading rear spoiler. Sure it had a few quibbles like a small tear in the mooroof shade and it would never keep a perfect wheel alignment.

[hjr]

update, as if one is needed.
The Tibby died out(tranny was about due to completely fail) at 103,000 on the tibby.
We liked the car, but it did not like us the last 2 months.

we both thought about a new tibby, but wife did nto want 2 hyundais in the drive at the same time, for now, again.

If the sonata holds up, maybe by 09-10, when it is paid off, and if there's a sonata coupe, or tibby looks liek hcd-8, we may be back to 2 hyundais in the drive, if it gives us fits.....who knows.