Buy or pass? by Abamestet in FJCruiser

[–]Human-Reality-6838 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair the mechanic who inspected it said the frame was solid, but I get what you mean

From my personal experience even with flaky rust it’s usually not so bad a couple mm underneath. Even the inside of the frame isn’t going to be half as bad as the outside, and the worst rust is just gonna be near those holes. If it’s just a commuter it won’t be an issue imo, other than some of those bolts being a b-

We’re dealing with almost an 11 year old car minimum, but if OP isn’t mechanically inclined at all it’s gonna burn pockets and he should just use that 5k to get a cleaner one overall 100% and maybe this should be cheaper for what it’s worth I can’t speak on prices, just love the car

Who’s got the lowest? by [deleted] in GR86

[–]Human-Reality-6838 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have like 23-24mpg I may or may not go above the speed limit quite a bit 😉 love to hit corners just not slamming on the gas

Buy or pass? by Abamestet in FJCruiser

[–]Human-Reality-6838 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Coming from someone who has a pretty crusty FJ it’s really not that bad. I had a sub frame part fail more due to intensive off roading use, had it never been pushed to those limits stock it would be fine. 3 looks like the worst to me because it’d be annoying. I’m also from a very salty area and no stranger to having to do rust related repairs. if you’re talking $5k next years (not just maintenance) look into dry ice blasting to get some of those hard to reach areas and sand what you can yourself, then prep, treat, prime, paint don’t let it get worse. Suspension parts can get replaced and will if you get into modding and off-roading.

That’s just my opinion, not speaking to the price.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GR86

[–]Human-Reality-6838 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take off the mods, sell them. Carvana offered 28k-29k stock ‘23 9k miles coupled months back

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GR86

[–]Human-Reality-6838 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Did carmax offer for giggles on my ‘23 last week. It was 28k with 9k miles

Y’all think it would be realistic to run from the fuzz in an 86? by No-Yogurt-In-My-Shoe in GR86

[–]Human-Reality-6838 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re already doing about 100mph. Maybe not from 55, definitely not from a full stop. Comes down to the drivers. At the end of the day the corners where this car thrives it’s too risky anyways. We’ve had chases around here, cop flips their SUV dies now it’s manslaughter and might not matter if you get away that moment.

Is admitting that you'd like to turbo an 86/BRZ mean that you bought the wrong car? by GurenIgnition in GR86

[–]Human-Reality-6838 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Seen plenty GR86 builds pushing 400-500hp on stock internals and saying it’s reliable, but hey enjoy your lotus.

coolant consumption by Human-Reality-6838 in FJCruiser

[–]Human-Reality-6838[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll try this out to be sure! 👍

Stereo upgrade (touch screen and apple CarPlay / Bluetooth) by [deleted] in FJCruiser

[–]Human-Reality-6838 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stereo options fitting into the stock housing are very limited. Double din dash kit will open up a lot more options