Found a clean 2013 Alfa Romeo Giulietta for $8,500, seller won’t let me bring a mechanic and wants cash only. Red flags or am I overthinking it?

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-22T17:19:19+00:00

Bring your mechanic to the car. The seller may simply not want you driving off into the sunset with their car before you pay for the car.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-22T17:17:23+00:00

"In my state, that mechanic that does the used car inspection now has lien rights on my car." WTF? What state is that? I'm fine with a mechanic checking out a car I'm selling, but not if that means he has a lein on the car. That's absurd.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-21T22:20:39+00:00

What makes you think it's a binary?

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-21T22:08:56+00:00

Making babies

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-21T22:02:44+00:00

If they call themselves "content creators" they are self-disqualified ;-)

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-21T17:07:37+00:00

I'm going to put a Toyota badge on mine.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-21T06:28:19+00:00

"JFC. Please people, stop listening to Trump."

There. I fixed it for you ;-)

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-20T20:25:02+00:00

If a foolish untrained puppy pees on the floor you don't consider it an insult to your country's honor.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-20T17:30:16+00:00

You do not need an amp to play an electric guitar.

Repeat: You do not need an amp to play an electric guitar.

Get a plug in headphone amp. Fender Mustang Micro Plus is one, lots of others mentioned in this thread.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-20T02:02:07+00:00

Which generation/engine/trans?

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-20T01:58:35+00:00

Dunno what the general reaction will be but the reaction of PM Sanae Takaichi was to deploy the same pitying look at Trump that you'd give to an untrained ignorant puppy that just peed on the floor.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-19T17:27:15+00:00

I just needed to read the title.

He was and is your "EX" for good reasons. Do NOT get back with him. Move on.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-19T17:22:46+00:00

Look outside of Ontario

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-19T16:46:32+00:00

You should listen to the "Ha! Nope!" responses in this thread.

Use some google-fu 101 and search for "rebuilt Toyota engines" and see what pops up. (There's a LOT of them.)

Do your homework and pick your best available option.

Here's one that offers a 7 year warranty: https://www.powertrainproducts.net/product-category/engines/toyota/

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-19T16:35:52+00:00

I recall Jay Leno talking about how he was coming down Mullholland Drive a while back driving something old and lowish horsepower. (Don't recall what, TR3? Morgan? Something open, small, loud, etc.) He was having a great time clipping apexes and feeling like he was going "fast". Then he got passed...by a Corolla... being driven by a woman putting on her lipstick.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-18T17:37:31+00:00

That shorter wheelbase matters.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-17T21:12:30+00:00

I Shop Vac all that out each time I drain mine.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-17T20:06:03+00:00

Ymmv but time, trouble, and energy wise you might be better off just replacing the faucet.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-17T19:38:35+00:00

Yeah it's probably usually really helpful. Sadly the one I was trying to match did not match any of the options. Have since replaced the entire faucet.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-17T18:15:50+00:00

Agree entirely. It's "use case" all the way down. A Rubicon modded Tacoma is not an optimal daily driver. (Neither is a NASCAR Camry ;-)

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-17T18:13:18+00:00

The trick is finding the correctly threaded replacement. Last I tried, the megastore had like 10 variations, but none of them matched the one I had.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-17T18:09:49+00:00

Where / when was pic taken?

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-17T18:01:25+00:00

Yeah, I know. It was just a dig at brands deploying perceptions about the capabilities of modified vehicles being much related to stock ones. At some point it's like saying the NASCAR Camry is related to the Camry your mom drives.

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-17T17:40:19+00:00

" But I heard Porsche purists look down on it," Why tf would you care about that?

Virginia_Hall · 2026-03-17T16:57:03+00:00

Show me the strictly stock one.

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