Posted on 08/23/2024 7:21:46 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
A dealership took a 2017 Genesis G90 in on trade decided to auction it off. It was listed as having an oil pressure issue, suggesting that it needed a new engine. Nobody even came near it. It just sat there week after week, waiting for someone to take it home.
Nobody did until the dealership put it up for "make an offer." Sam took a gamble, offered half of the initial price for the seven-year-old sedan, and soon had it shipped to his home.
He bought the car for $12,100 plus a $500 auction fee, which is less than half the price of any Genesis G90 of similar age and with similar mileage currently on the used car market. The 2017 model, labeled as a budget luxury sedan, has clocked 65k miles in the seven years it spent on the road until its owner decided to trade it in.
The first thing he checked on the Genesis G90 when he had it delivered was the engine oil. The level, texture, and color seemed fine, and the car seemed to drive perfectly. But the dream came to an abrupt end the moment Sam stopped at the red light. The low oil pressure warning lit up on the dashboard. But it disappeared when the car was on the move again and came back at the next stop. All signs led to a potential faulty sensor. Sam googled the issue and found threads and threads of discussions on the topic. It was something that the Genesis models had problems with sooner or later.
The Genesis G90 is powered by the twin-turbocharged engine, 3.3-liter V6, 365 hp, 376 pound-feet of torque. An eight-speed automatic transmission puts the power down in a rear-wheel drive setup...0 to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds.
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In my younger years I used to get excited when I drove past a pretty girl. These days I get excited when I see heavy equipment sitting in a field.
Got home, checked under the hood, everything looked in place, cranked with a batt, but no fire. Removed the distributer cap, and the roter spun freely.
There was a small pin that held the head of the rotor affixed to the distributer shaft, that had sheared.
14 cents later at the hardware store, and she fired right up.Drove it around for a couple years and sold it for 600 dollars.
I bought a used Chevy truck that had just had its engine replaced at 100,000 miles (for $10,000!). It is some sort of “fuel efficient” design that turns it from a V8 to a 4 cylinder when you don’t need it. Does it automatically, so was on/off very frequently. And the design was poor with regard to lubrication and the cylinders got ruined.
Anyway - I read up all about it before I bought it. Sent the computer to some guy in Missouri(?) that re-programmed it to stay in the V8 mode the entire time. It has 155,000 miles on it and no issues. And I bought it for cheaper than used-car sales places with the original engines. (I bought it with 5,000 miles on the new engine.)
Same here. Because, every time I pay a mechanic, I've invested in the car. So, when something else goes wrong, I can't justify junking it, so I put a little more money into it. I could've bought a better car with all the money I've sunk into it over the years.
We have purchased all but three of our vehicles at government auctions for the past 30 years. We purchased one at a dealer auction... the dealer tried to rip us off by forging fake paperwork indicating that he paid several thousand dollars more than he did. The other two were from eBay... the one from a dealer had serious undisclosed problems so we came back empty handed, the other was a 1941 Cadillac “resto-rod” from a private party and it was absolutely amazing.
Government auction cars are usually filthy and sometimes defects are not disclosed... so it is important to inspect them before bidding. We have kept our family in good running vehicles for reasonable prices and have done very well. They have all taken some elbow grease. You are less likely to get ripped off at a government auction that at vehicle auctions that are open to the public.
That’s a fun channel
I didn’t mention this in the first post I talked about this in, but European carmakers were at the forefront of replacing underhood metal parts aith plastic ones. BMW and Range Rover being some of the most notorious makers.
Wow, great story!
Lol…great story! A $25.14 ride for a couple years. Not bad.
My mom left my son her collectible car, but he had oil changed, which kept leaking. He tried to fix it, while driving and adding oil. Then, one day, it stopped. He just sold it for $1000. I wish he could’ve gotten it repaired.
I’m still looking for a low mileage 2005 Buick LeSabre. Best car we ever owned.
I have done a LOT of these over the years. Have even traded bus tickets for cars that needed very little work. My third car was $250 and only needed a $12 repair.
“Or did he know that in advance????”
He knew in advance... An engine with no oil pressure would overheat like crazy and start knocking within 10 minutes of running. And he knew it had been driven after the issue was found so the pressure was actually good. Just common sense. :)
No kidding. Here in Bend Oregon, we took the car in for a problem, and they decided the diferential had been damaged during the last routine maintenance. They replaced the part at no charge. We will never buy any other make of car.
This guy could have taken a sample of the oil and had it analyzed. That would tell you pretty quick if there was any engine damage.
Son has been borrowing my F-150 to move building materials to his newly-acquired fixer-upper house. Parked at the local pizza shop, got his pizza, then it wouldn't start.
I'm thinking fuel pump and $700 because of the location on top of the fuel tank. He is good with these things. He checked the fuel pump fuse ... blown. He swaps it with one of the same type and got it started and home. Total cost ... it will be $1 for a new spare fuse.
I was ready to tow it to the dealer lol ...
I asked my son where he got all this car knowledge ... he simply said ... YouTube!
Every profession and service industry has been thoroughly dummied down!
Of course, something caused the fuse to blow. Expect it to happen again. You need to find the root cause.
With the help of my next door neighbor, who is a very great self-trained car mechanic, I should look for some “deal” like that.
My next door neighbor besides being a self-trained mechanic also has a tow-truck business. He has bought for a pittance many cars over the years when someone wanted him to just take their car to junk yard claiming it’s not worth fixing. He’d pay them cash at way below blue book, take it home, check it out, make any needed repairs himself, and sell it for a big profit. When you know what your doing it can work out very well.
I screwed up big time the other way last week. Our gas oven wasn’t heating properly. My first thought was a simple ignitor but in my mind, they worked or they didn’t so I discounted that and figured it was a bad valve. I figured that was a bit beyond my capabilities.
I’m not afraid to work with gas. While messing with it, the shutoff valve was looking a little questionable so I replaced it then called a repair guy.
What do you know? An ignitor can partially work. $300 for a $25 part and 15 minutes of work.
Unnnggghhhh
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