Bye 1992 Grand Am :(

i can't wait till you have to buy parts for that asain crap

Paul wrote:

> Purple Heart came and got the 1992 Grand Am today. It had 220k miles
> and was one of the
> best cars I have had. However, no reverse for 3 years, intermittent
> radio, bad battery,
> and lately runs at 3500 rpm all the time got me to looking for a
> replacement.
> I got a 2006 Kia Spectra with 47k miles. Seems to be a decent car... I
> will find out eventually I guess.
> It is all Hundai Elantra except for some body parts.

mr158912 wrote:
> i can't wait till you have to buy parts for that asain crap

Why is that?




>
> Paul wrote:
>
>> Purple Heart came and got the 1992 Grand Am today. It had 220k miles
>> and was one of the
>> best cars I have had. However, no reverse for 3 years, intermittent
>> radio, bad battery,
>> and lately runs at 3500 rpm all the time got me to looking for a
>> replacement.
>> I got a 2006 Kia Spectra with 47k miles. Seems to be a decent car... I
>> will find out eventually I guess.
>> It is all Hundai Elantra except for some body parts.
>

"Paul" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| mr158912 wrote:
| > i can't wait till you have to buy parts for that asain crap
|
| Why is that?

The difference between American and Asian automobiles is that on American
cars, you need to buy cheap parts often. On the Asian cars you rarely buy
parts, but they are expensive as heck!

FYI... most of my vehicles have been domestic. My next car will be new and
it will be an import of some sort.

| >
| > Paul wrote:
| >
| >> Purple Heart came and got the 1992 Grand Am today. It had 220k miles
| >> and was one of the
| >> best cars I have had. However, no reverse for 3 years, intermittent
| >> radio, bad battery,
| >> and lately runs at 3500 rpm all the time got me to looking for a
| >> replacement.
| >> I got a 2006 Kia Spectra with 47k miles. Seems to be a decent car... I
| >> will find out eventually I guess.
| >> It is all Hundai Elantra except for some body parts.
| >

mr158912 wrote:

> i can't wait till you have to buy parts for that asain crap

Maybe it's time to stop believing that myth.

I used to think that parts for foreign brand cars cost more, but then
I bought a Ford and learned the joys of paying 2-3 times as what
Nissan and Toyota dealers charged. Not only that, but the Ford
dealers, including what was the 7th-highest one in the US, were less
likely to have the parts in stock.

larry moe 'n curly <[email protected]> wrote:
>mr158912 wrote:
>
>> i can't wait till you have to buy parts for that asain crap
>
>Maybe it's time to stop believing that myth.
>
>I used to think that parts for foreign brand cars cost more, but then
>I bought a Ford and learned the joys of paying 2-3 times as what
>Nissan and Toyota dealers charged. Not only that, but the Ford
>dealers, including what was the 7th-highest one in the US, were less
>likely to have the parts in stock.

It depends a lot on the particular model.... engine parts for a generic
300 block are very cheap... but try and get interior trim parts for any
recent American car and it'll cost you a fortune. The key is to pick
a car that is popular so that a lot of them were made, which means there
will be a lot of spare parts in the pipeline.

The American manufacturers tend to be better about continuing to make
available parts for older cars, but often that means only engine parts.
The Europeans, though, are far better than either the Americans or
the Japanese in this regard.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

On Jul 17, 9:18 am, [email protected] (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> larry moe 'n curly <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >mr158912 wrote:
>
> >> i can't wait till you have to buy parts for that asain crap
>
> >Maybe it's time to stop believing that myth.
>
> >I used to think that parts for foreign brand cars cost more, but then
> >I bought a Ford and learned the joys of paying 2-3 times as what
> >Nissan and Toyota dealers charged.  Not only that, but the Ford
> >dealers, including what was the 7th-highest one in the US, were less
> >likely to have the parts in stock.
>
> It depends a lot on the particular model.... engine parts for a generic
> 300 block are very cheap... but try and get interior trim parts for any
> recent American car and it'll cost you a fortune.  The key is to pick
> a car that is popular so that a lot of them were made, which means there
> will be a lot of spare parts in the pipeline.
>
> The American manufacturers tend to be better about continuing to make
> available parts for older cars, but often that means only engine parts.
> The Europeans, though, are far better than either the Americans or
> the Japanese in this regard.

I recently bought a bumper brace for my Ford pickup. $70 for a small
piece of stamped steel! Unfortunately, while aftermarket *front*
bumper hardware is readily available, I couldn't seem to find any
online source for the *rear* - at least not for a truck with a factory
step bumper. You'd think that would be a common "crash part" but I
guess not. I know that the braces had already been replaced once as
the truck was rear-ended twice before I got it. Fortunately the
bumper seemed to work as designed; no damage to frame or bumper, the
braces took all the impact.

Next time I feel like wasting money on that thing, I do need a front
bumper for it, just can't justify it at the moment... rear was more
important because bumper was hanging down interfering with planned
trailer hitch installation.

nate