other The Best Piece Of Advice That You Got On The Faq...

[1972_Targa]

Always amazed by the amount of time and money that this site saves me with sage advice/info on our cars (Thanks, Steve).

 

Curious as to what's the best piece of advice that you've found here?

 

One of my more recent nuggets came from C.D. when I was looking high and low (mostly in Europe) for targa bar weather seals for my car:

 

"AND BEFORE YOU pay for shipping, dollar/EURO conversion
charge on your credit card, import duty taxes, check with
your dealers right here in the good old USofA first

ferinstance:

seal # 5 - 51.71.1.820.370 sugg list us price $65"

 

 

Sure enough, thanks to C.D., found them both through Max.

 

So what's your valuable nugget of info/advice you found here at 2002 FAQ?

[mikesmith]

"You should not have bought that one"

[AceAndrew]

"You should not have bought that one"

 

howabout .... A pre-purchase inspection should be done prior to purchase no matter the seller.  I think that's been reiterated many times.

 

For me the best advise came shortly after I bought the car, it was someone on here who said "Use common sense when working on this car and you'll be fine".

[mikesmith]

howabout .... A pre-purchase inspection should be done prior to purchase no matter the seller.  I think that's been reiterated many times.

 

Absolutely. However, it didn't stick, which is why I didn't cite it. OTOH, having it pointed out that I made a stupid mistake buying without one ... that's advice for a lifetime.

[Preyupy]

Don't assume the last person to work on the car put it together correctly.  I have heard way to many times "I put it back together EXACTLY the way it was" 

[Stevenc22]

That there are resistor wires in the wiring harness and resistance at the coil must total 3 ohms.

 

 

Just finding good vendors like Blunt and Rogertii was a life saver in and of itself!

Edited July 3, 2013 by Stevenc22

[Cyclone101]

"don't be a dick"  IIRC

 

Still working on that one though.

Edited July 3, 2013 by Cyclone101

[Dabliz02]

Best advice was to throw 02 parts into CDs neighbor's pool.  some parts are RUBBISH!!!

Edited July 3, 2013 by Dabliz02

[morfiya]

dont d0 it 2002 is the worst drug u can get

[thehackmechanic]

1) Bill William's signature: "90% of your fuel problems are in your ignition, Mike."

 

2) c.d.'s "change oil, adjust valves, recheck timing, THEN tell us how it runs."

[gliding_serpent2]

Estimate the price of the rebuild. Double it and triple the time estimated to do the work. Double those numbers again because you thought you were being clever anticipating things in the first place.

If someone says a diy is easy and should only take an hour or two, stop, realize they are lying, and book off your weekend. Buy beer because part way through you will need it. Accept that the garage will be occupied for 3 weeks at least.

A part will go on sale only after you bought one full price.

Only parts nla or on backorder will ever fail at the worst possible moment.

The car is not slow. You are.

The first step to being fast on the track is to accept that you suck

The best mechanics read manuals.

The worst mechanics know everything

Cars that cost less to buy are always more expensive in the long run

Just because a car is priced high, it does not mean it is not crap.

Buy the best car you can afford.

A free car is not a bargain. The old owner is just smarter than you, and knows that the car is not worth the cost of repairs.

If you want to make money, don't buy cars. If you think you can make money on cars despite this warning, trust me, and let your spouse invest your savings. Old people need to eat too.

If you are shopping for an 02, and it has rust, move on. If care was such that the parts you see are rusted, think about all the rusted parts in areas you can't see.

The cheapest way to restore an old car is to let someone else do it, (and then buy it off them once they realize market prices are far from what they put into the car.)

The fun of driving should always trump restoration perfection. Dirt does not slow you down.

Keep projects small. Too much elbow grease and you will go bankrupt or burn out and only have a blog, slammed shell, and fancy half finished engine to sell out of frustration or apathy.

Cars are like humans. They start wearing out from day one.

No restoration is ever finished

Cars are about driving... Limit time spent not driving.

Edited July 3, 2013 by gliding_serpent

[Slightly Larger Roundies]

Don't fry bacon naked.

[OriginalOwner]

"the best piece of advice" ...... actually 2 such.

 

1)  buy a 2002

2)  never sell your 2002

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

[jgerock]

Don't buy the first car you run across.

Take someone else with you when looking at a car.

Bring plenty of tools and parts on a trip and you are almost guaranteed not to need them.

 

 

 

My new quote (hope someone else hasn't already used it):

 

Buy a 2002 and create a whole new world full of friends and experiences.

Edited July 4, 2013 by jgerock

[Simeon]

Don't fry bacon naked.

Have you got a link for that one.

My contribution? Use the search facility first before asking (save the kittens)