Working at the dealer there were perks. Namely dating girls and driving them around in jags that weren’t mine
The Jags weren't yours or the girls weren't yours?
Or both?
Spill the tea!
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The Jags weren't yours or the girls weren't yours?
Or both?
Spill the tea!
Neither! That’s the best part!
Playa playa from the Himalaya!
I worked at Land Rover dealer in the mid to late 90's, hopefully one day I'll be able to tell my grandkids the things i saw lol.
Have the air lift suspension on your Range Rover crap the bed and you will likely scrap the vehicle if you don’t have a guy in the know .
Aluminum engine in brothers Range Rover was punched at 80k . Too useless to run and too light to be a boat anchor . He’s on his 3rd , turbo diesel now because he likes that sort of misery .
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Aluminum engine in brothers Range Rover was punched at 80k . Too useless to run and too light to be a boat anchor . He’s on his 3rd , turbo diesel now because he likes that sort of misery .
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Mad Mike
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I’ve had 2 Jags and they were bulletproof… until the met Canada. First was a 96 XJ12 used, then a new ‘00 XJ6. Drove the snot out of those cars when I lived in the SW US. Oil, tires, brakes…
After 2 years in the winter things went to crap. Electrical, corrosion, water intrusion. The best was opening the gas filler door on a cold day to 2” of ice securing my gas cap.
Mad Mike
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Does he like mushy peas and warm beer?
How are Mazdas for rust these days?
We had a half dozen guys at work all with Mazda 3s (must have been a sale, actually all recent grads at the time and they bought the 3 as their first post school cars) and they were all starting to show rust spots (bubbling etc.) around the four/five year mark. These were mid 2010s models (2014 to 2016...). Hardly a statistical sample but there was a pastern and it gives me pause.
We used to tease them that we could hear their cars rusting in the parking lot....
We had a half dozen guys at work all with Mazda 3s (must have been a sale, actually all recent grads at the time and they bought the 3 as their first post school cars) and they were all starting to show rust spots (bubbling etc.) around the four/five year mark. These were mid 2010s models (2014 to 2016...). Hardly a statistical sample but there was a pastern and it gives me pause.
We used to tease them that we could hear their cars rusting in the parking lot....
Mazda had major issues with rusting until about 2010 or so. To the point of holes forming.
They changed their metal supply / formulation around that time and have joined the industry average since then.
Chris-CJ
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More recently, Mazda's have had rusting at suspension fastening points, this too has been sorted out.
Another issue was a "fast battery drain", also sorted out.
These two issues stemmed from QC at the ancillary suppliers end.
The body rust, is a past story.
(gleaned from their forum)
Another issue was a "fast battery drain", also sorted out.
These two issues stemmed from QC at the ancillary suppliers end.
The body rust, is a past story.
(gleaned from their forum)
Karfanatik
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I have a 2014 3 gt and its been great. Bought used in 2021 for $11k with 80k km. Zero rust at 180k km now. All I did was replace brakes, early oil changes and did a front suspension refresh this past fall. Drives like new and has the fancy pants android auto/carplay which is nice for the age of the thing
Heck come buy this CX for $3500. For an extra $1000 I’ll leave the massive stereo in it so all of Toronto can hear your wild Polak music!
seems shockingly underpriced. Is it just a rolling chassis?
