Comments by "IKhan" (@7477238) on "TFLclassics" channel.

  1. The thing is I wouldn't be averse to buying one of these vehicles because they're straightforward and cheap to maintain. The idea of a modern diesel is nice because of the power and decent fuel economy but they are way too advanced and complicated with all the failure points and whatever I save on fuel I will end up spending on maintenance/repairs plus having to deal with down time not to mention the vehicle will be bloody expensive. At most that 8100 Vortec and V10 Triton in the ford will only need regular oil changes, spark plugs every 100k miles, a sensor or two or a gasket here and there and all the work can be done at home in the driveway.
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  2.  @bldontmatter5319  Well clearly he maintained it well for it to run 13 years. Mileage isn't as much a factor as you think.
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  3. @EB Indy We had a 2011 W212 E350 for 8 years and put 165k on it. Great car all around and never left us stranded. Needed wear items of course like tires, brakes, fluids and filters but as for component failures all we did was a secondary air pump, a MAF sensor (cleaning it didn't help), front lower control arms and stabilizer bars/bushings all of which I did right at home. THe W213, as nice as it looks, feels like a hunk of plastic compared to the previous generations.
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  4. I learned to drive stick on a Chevy Cruze which had a very good clutch. It grabbed right in the middle. Even though I can drive stick well I do need a moment to get used to cars that have a high grab point with the clutch.
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  5. These actually drove really well and still look stylish.
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  6. You make a good point about the style of vehicle that does best on American style road trips. A Caddy with comfy soft seats and giant cupholder for a big soft drink and snacks is far better for the vast amount of driving one does on a road trip.
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  7.  @kyleansley  Yep. Being in my 30s with many past injuries forced me out of my smaller compact MB C300 to a GLE SUV.
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  8. Gotta make sure that dipstick is properly inserted otherwise water will get into the motor.
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  9. I'd buy an older Cummins powered Dodge Ram or Ford F350 with the 7.3 Power Stroke. If I have to rebuild it I wouldn't mind since I will have a modern diesel but not so modern that it has all that DPF, DEF and EGR crap that prematurely fails. Diesels are supposed to be tough and long lasting but the newest offerings make diesels less and less of a viable option because of the potential for downtime and the insane prices. It would take years to mitigate the extra cost and in some cases modern trucks are so overpriced that the price difference might never be mitigated over it's service life.
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  10. 2012 and 2013 Teslas are already at the end of their service life. Tesla is basically blacklisting them. You can't service a Tesla by yourself, the batteries themselves produce a ton more pollution in order to be mined and produced not to mention when they reach their end and will be polluting a third world country's waste dump. Teslas are funded by the tax payers as each Tesla owner got a rebate and last time I checked, they didn't pay for my car.
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  11. Cars that are driven regularly run better. Garage queens will have mechanical issues because the fluids aren't being circulated, fuel gets old, brakes corrode etc.. Drive your car and drive it spiritedly from time to time.
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  12. I remember seeing a bunch of those Kia Sorrentos with fake BMW X5 grills on them.
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  13.  @bandwagon240  You'll still need to find wear and tear replacement parts for the car plus little trim bits here and there. People seem to mistake reliability with "I never have to maintain/repair it" which isn't the case. Reliable cars still need repairs.
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  14. I would road trip a big old American car any day over all the mass produced generic SUVs we see today. These cars just naturally make me feel chilled out and prefer cruising instead of rushing to my destination. They are, funny enough, decent on fuel and easy to repair and oh so comfy.
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  15. Type in "Mercedes door closing" on the search bar. The first video is a guy just opening and closing the doors on various MB models. Very satisfying.
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  16. 9th Gen Suburbans were my favorite. Plenty of plush comfort and the powertrain was bulletproof reliable. I do like the current gen Suburbans but the Ecotec family of V8 motors with that V4 mode, DFI, carbon buildup and injector issues are keeping me at bay. The thing with any GM BoF SUV is the reliability factor and the newer ones don't seem to have that bit sorted.
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  17. My first car was a 1994 Corolla DX. Simple, cheap to maintain and never let me down even when I sold it with 186k on it (cream puff I know). It too had functioning AC which was the only option it had. I remember doing the timing belt and water pump (super easy) and the parts were cheap. Oil changes were about $35 with the filter and to do the spark plugs and wires took me around 15 minutes. Even brakes were cheap and easy to do.
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  18. It's still a sleeper in the sense that most people think 4 or 6 cylinders when they see a Passat. You could probably see 100 Passats from this era go by and they all have a 4 cylinder engine. The W8 was rare and the car itself is unassuming.
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  19. Lexuses are great cars all around but maintenance is key in keeping any car running long. A Lexus might not need as much as an equivalent Mercedes, BMW or Audi over the course of say 150k miles but they still need maintenance and give problems plus parts, depending on which one, are actually more expensive on Lexuses because of less demand and only a select few people making parts for them. I've owned 2 Mercedes and my current one is 10 years old with 128k and while it's needed the Benz usual (lower control arms, motor/trans mounts, spark plugs, fluid changes and brakes) it never let me down and still feels rock solid. Maintenance is key, not brand.
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  20. Is the clutch slipping on the car or is it Andre's driving?
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  21. Tommy's reaction was great
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  22. Is this the same type that Richard Hammond drove during the Bolivia Special on Top Gear.
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  23. Had an 2000 Vitara and it was excellent as a beater vehicle. Very capable and super cheap and easy to maintain. It had 4X4 and AC which worked great.
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  24. So the Soviets still did business with America and Europe or was that motor swapped in?
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  25. The Ford Taurus SHO is a beast but make sure you do the water pump and might as well do the timing chains and associated parts at the same time. When those water pumps fail it pretty much equates to engine failure.
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  26. We had an Astro many years ago and it was great. Lots of memories as a kid on road trips and it took us everywhere with no drama. Also, GMs always did cup holders very well. You could fit big gulps in there no problem.
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  27. Tommy sounds like an auctioneer right at the beginning of the video.
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  28. I'd love one of those Eagles. Would be a great winter beater.
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