| scoobymiata |
SO.
i always see ad. with such description on their car.
for example, the car has 100 000km "MAINLY ON HIGH WAY"
what's da different between high km car that is always driven on the high way
and high km car that is driven in the city??
which is better? |
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| SHIFT_AT_9000_RPMS |
| Definitely high way kms......starting and stopping in the city is what puts strain on the engine. |
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| DeathBy240 |
| Don't believe that "highway km" shit. Unless is a 2003 with 100k on it. Poeple always say that to make the high mileage sound less harsh. I wouldnt take that into consideration at all when purchasing the car. |
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| scooby_dooby |
ya just use common sense, if a cars 4 years old and has 150,000km on well you KNOW that's a shitload of highway driving.
people say that all the time, like he said, to make the KM's seem less high |
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| SHIFT_AT_9000_RPMS |
| Agreed, the "highway kms" in those ads are a sack of horsesh*t, but I think he's asking which kms are better, relatively speaking. I could be wrong............. |
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| scoobymiata |
what are the average km per year IN alberta?
20000ish km per year?
does a 97 honda civic with 80000km is consider high km or little.?
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| stealth |
Highway km are better
for the 97 civic that is good mileage as it is 11 00km a year since 2003-1996(when the car came out) = 80000/7= average of 11 000 km per year. |
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| Magnum |
| i had a 98 cavy and it had 90,000km on it when i sold it... i did alot of driving... |
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| ChromeDragon |
When you see highway km's in a car ad, you know right then that the seller is a dirty f@cking liar. LoL
Well not really, my Tracker had about 150 of it's 200k put on on the highway, but it also drove off road for about 500km....which put a shitload more wear on it than all of those highway km's put together.
I know it's not really a nice thing to say, but when you're buying a used car don't believe anyone. I don't care if it's a friend, relative, whatever. If it was such a great car for them, why are they selling it?
Chromey |
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| redbaron303 |
| Uhm.... wanna buy a 99 Acura 3.2TL, it has 225 000ish km on it :) |
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| rexxrally |
Once any car gets to about 100,000 kms, it's pretty much gone through all the wear & tear items at least once, or they are ready to go now.
Once a car's up into 6 digits on the odo, I look at the condition of the vehicle and the maintenance and care for it. The mileage doesn't mean anything anymore. I bought a Corolla GTS with over 300,000 kms on the clock because it was in great shape and beautifully cared for. Car hasn't cost me a nickel in unexpected repairs, doesn't burn oil, and gets 30+ mpg in the city.
On the other hand, when I was looking for this car, I saw cars with 150,000kms on them that were just trash.
The one that always gets me in the ads is "lady-driven". WTF are they trying to insinuate? That women drive cars easier than men? I've seen women redlining their cars and gear-slamming them like they were Mario Andretti. I've seen women put their foot on the accelerator when they start their cars, and then slam it into gear before the rpms even start to come down. I've seen women bouncing their cars over curbs entering or exiting parking lots. I wouldn't want to buy those "lady-driven" cars.
By the way, don't get me wrong. I'm not picking on women, or saying that they are any worse than men. I'm just saying that they're no better, so "lady-driven" is a crock......................... |
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| DeathBy240 |
| Lady driven = needs a clutch |
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| RF134A |
| Lady driven = WTF is an oil change? You mean you need to do more than just add gas? :blink: |
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| Pro Drag |
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Originally posted by RF134A
Lady driven = WTF is an oil change? You mean you need to do more than just add gas? :blink:
Could be worse. Buddy of mine and his dad were asking the sister when the last time she checked the oil was on her Aries (go ahead laugh) when she phoned from the cell phone on the side of the highway in northern Alberta. She says " I checked it just before I left, it was down a little so I put more in, it has lots of oil in it, I'm not that dumb"
After an hour and a half drive they get there to tow the car back. Buddy pops the hood and checks the oil. Oil level checked out to be perfect, EXCEPT THAT IT WAS FREAKING RED. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID DOES NOT AND HAS NOT EVER WORKED IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE!
Lady Driven = Stay the f0ck away. Always get a pre-purchase inspection if the asking price is more than $1000. |
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| superpirate25 |
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Originally posted by Pro Drag
EXCEPT THAT IT WAS FREAKING RED. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID DOES NOT AND HAS NOT EVER WORKED IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE!
Ahahahahhahahahahahahhah
I always wondered why they put "lady driven" in the ads. Must just be another way to say "mechanics special" :D |
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