sf78 wrote on 2021-04-12, 09:27:
Jed118 wrote on 2021-04-10, 03:18:This is one of mine: […]
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This is one of mine:
Now that is some twisted sh*t right there! Canadian with a Matiz! My ex had one and it was an abysmal little thing. I mostly drive automatics and once forgot it was a manual and almost broke the transmission by hitting reverse without clutch. 🤣 I also see a Hyundai Sonata on the driveway, what the hell is wrong with you?!
🤣 the Sonata was a $1500 purchase as the two door Accent I had which was very hard on getting a child in and out of. This one is bigger, and in great shape. Came from an older man, full service history. Can't go wrong with it. The Matiz was imported with me from Korea, where I bought it almost instantly (randomly actually, it came up in my feed) as I was working in a valley of a rural area, a walk to the bus stop was 40 minutes. I had a bike too, to get to the nearest city, but if I wanted to go into a larger city, I needed a car. So randomly I got this thing and it worked very well. 100,000 Km on it and not a single breakdown. I travelled all over Korea with it, I tuned it up a bit and drove it pretty hard, so I had to replace a piston ring here in Canada. Fortunately parts are cheap in Poland so my dad brought that stuff with him on a visit ($4 for the set, $20 for all the gaskets I had to touch along the way into the engine) and I did the job in my driveway in half a day. While I was at it, I changed the clutch and CV shafts, some mounts, all that for under $100. Since 2015 I pretty much used it as a daily driver (April to November) but last year, maybe 400KM, and this year probably will be just as little, as I have two Hyundai Ponys that I can't wait to get out onto the roads.
The Matiz though, I love that car. 51 MPG, $35 to fill the tank, you can park it anywhere, it has good acceleration in the city (highway speeds are a different story) insurance is cheap, the AC works well, it has power steering, windows, locks, all in a 1999. What more would I need? People ALWAYS ask what it is, it's a hit at car shows and meets. And I paid $1000 for it. 😉
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