Quoted from tomdrum:After reading this thread I made the plunge and bought this 2006 with just 81K miles about an hour away. It looks almost new. [quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
wow good for you - it will be the best car you ever bought - some things to know about the car
the only things that go are the exhaust after about 15 years
a coil pack might blow once in a while if you don't change the plugs every 100k miles - really easy to do it your self - when you scan the car if it says cylinder 2 i just swap 2 and 3 - reset the light - drive it like a mile - plug in the tester and then hopefully it says the skip is in cylinder 3 now - so you now know the coil pach is why it is skipping - very important to change both the plugs also
when the maintenance light comes on you change the oil - you can get the light off by holding the odometer button down - turn the key on and watch the lines disappear - after the last line you start the car and the light is off
you never have to add antifreeze or brake fluid - it's called the no maintenance motor - just do a quick google search
if your battery light comes on your alternator is not charging - i have driven them about 1.5 million miles and had to replace the alternator twice - you can hit it with a hammer and it usually will start charging again - i did that and got another year out of the alternator - i would have to hit it once a month or so - but most people will change it after the first time the light comes on - the 2nd time i had to replace it i only got away with hitting the alternator for about 2 months
any questions feel free to ask - if it's an automatic you will get about 32 to 33 mpg in the winter and 36-37 in the summer - if you are a coaster like me you can do even better
lastly when the gas light comes on you can actually go another 50-60 miles no problem - i never ran out of gas
thanks ed
North Smithfield, RI
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Newmarket, ON
