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@bodyman5000 and 1
I actually have a question for you, if you'd answer I'd appreciate it.

What is your opinion on the Chevy Aveo 2004 - 2010?
I've done a bit of research myself and just curious on your opinion.
(no I'm not planning on buying one for myself.)
 
H.C. said:
@bodyman5000 and 1
I actually have a question for you, if you'd answer I'd appreciate it.

What is your opinion on the Chevy Aveo 2004 - 2010?
I've done a bit of research myself and just curious on your opinion.
(no I'm not planning on buying one for myself.)
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Tiny little car. Think they were made in Korea. Bare bones transportation that would be good for someone who lives and drives mostly downtown.

The 1/4 panel on a hatchback is about a foot wide from door to rear bumper. I wouldn't want anyone I love riding in the back of it.

I don't know the crash test ratings of them but just imagine a lifted 4wd with a big steel bumper rear ending you.
 
bodyman5000 and 1 said:
Tiny little car. Think they were made in Korea. Bare bones transportation that would be good for someone who lives and drives mostly downtown.

The 1/4 panel on a hatchback is about a foot wide from door to rear bumper. I wouldn't want anyone I love riding in the back of it.

I don't know the crash test ratings of them but just imagine a lifted 4wd with a big steel bumper rear ending you.
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Eh a family member of mine who drives 80 miles minimum a day is looking at one.
I know just enough about cars to get me in trouble. So I'm going along with her to look at it.
But I'm not sure if I'm going to approve this car due to the size.
Good gas mileage, but as far as reliably/safety. I don' t know.
 
H.C. said:
Eh a family member of mine who drives 80 miles minimum a day is looking at one.
I know just enough about cars to get me in trouble. So I'm going along with her to look at it.
But I'm not sure if I'm going to approve this car due to the size.
Good gas mileage, but as far as reliably/safety. I don' t know.
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Pretty cheap I assume? Most newer cars minus newer shitty DCT ford focus are reliable give or take.

Can she drive a stickshift?
 
bodyman5000 and 1 said:
Pretty cheap I assume? Most newer cars minus newer shitty DCT ford focus are reliable give or take.

Can she drive a stickshift?
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Yeah she can drive a manual. We're going to look at it tomorrow 3500$ 06, 90k miles. It's a hatch & LT.
Her car right now is an 04 jetta, I don't have the time nor the patience to do routine/basic maintenance on a jetta. Fuck those cars I swear.
Only thing I found easy about that car is replacing the fuel pump. Rest of the shit is horseshit. The hoses.. screw those man.
I wasn't there when she purchased the Jetta 5 years ago, aint letting her buy junk again.
 
H.C. said:
Yeah she can drive a manual. We're going to look at it tomorrow 3500$ 06, 90k miles. It's a hatch & LT.
Her car right now is an 04 jetta, I don't have the time nor the patience to do routine/basic maintenance on a jetta. Fuck those cars I swear.
Only thing I found easy about that car is replacing the fuel pump. Rest of the shit is horseshit. The hoses.. screw those man.
I wasn't there when she purchased the Jetta 5 years ago, aint letting her buy junk again.
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Old friend had a similar Jetta. I think he replaced the battery cables as often as I change oil.

3500 bucks is a crapshoot. I don't keep up on reliability much except that Toyotas stand out to me in the over 150 thousand mile category.

I try not to look at the odometer of any Toyota I work on and see if I can guess the mileage.
 
bodyman5000 and 1 said:
Pretty cheap I assume? Most newer cars minus newer shitty DCT ford focus are reliable give or take.

Can she drive a stickshift?
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My wife can't and I've tried countless times to teach her. I guess I just don't have the patience.
 
barfo said:
That's funny, I also almost bought an Austin Healy for $500 back in the day. Body wasn't good but the engine was ok-ish, in my case.

barfo
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One of my best friends growing up dad had a fully restored 1967 Austin Healey. Beautiful car. Another guy that was a friend and the same age as my older sisters dad had a beautiful 1959 Jaguar that never seemed to leave the garage,

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Lanny said:
My wife can't and I've tried countless times to teach her. I guess I just don't have the patience.
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My sister, who is 4 years older than me, sold her 1965 Mustang Fastback and purchased a brand new Datsun 280z from Jim Fisher downtown. The only problem was, she couldn't drive a stick so being the good brother I am, I drove it off the lot and home for her and then helped teach her how to drive a stick. It was identical to the one below. She had it up camping one year in northern Idaho and there is a stretch between Hope Idaho and Clark Fork Idaho that has a long stretch of straight highway on the northeast side of the lake and opened it up to see what it would do and got it up to 125mph quickly and then shut it down as things were approaching very quickly at that speed. Fun ride.

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CupWizier said:
My sister, who is 4 years older than me, sold her 1965 Mustang Fastback and purchased a brand new Datsun 280z from Jim Fisher downtown. The only problem was, she couldn't drive a stick so being the good brother I am, I drove it off the lot and home for her and then helped teach her how to drive a stick. It was identical to the one below. She had it up camping one year in northern Idaho and there is a stretch between Hope Idaho and Clark Fork Idaho that has a long stretch of straight highway on the northeast side of the lake and opened it up to see what it would do and got it up to 125mph quickly and then shut it down as things were approaching very quickly at that speed. Fun ride.

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I've never known Jim Fisher to sell anything but Volvos beginning in 1969 when I was shopping for my first car. It must have been a used car.
 
Lanny said:
I've never known Jim Fisher to sell anything but Volvos beginning in 1969 when I was shopping for my first car. It must have been a used car.
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Nope, it was a brand new car lanny. Maybe it wasn't Jim Fisher, but this was back in 1978 and was located on Burnside in the same area where Jim Fisher was located. They might have been a secondary dealership for Datsun as they were pretty new to the American market.
 
CupWizier said:
Nope, it was a brand new car lanny. Maybe it wasn't Jim Fisher, but this was back in 1978 and was located on Burnside in the same area where Jim Fisher was located. They might have been a secondary dealership for Datsun as they were pretty new to the American market.
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I remember a friend buying on back in about that time. I have no idea where he bought it from but since he lived in Aloha I figured he must have bought it in Hillsboro.
I know Jim Fisher has sold Volvos at least since 1969 and they were the only dealership on West Burnside but I just don't recall them ever selling Datsuns. Oh well, live and learn.
By the way, the Fishers are OSU alums.
The reason I did not buy my '69 Volvo from Fisher was a salesman that was a horrible person. I was contemplating either Fisher or Immer and Oswald in Gladstone. I told the salesman at Fisher that I decided that I would buy from Immer and Oswald because a friend of my parents, who was an automotive engineer (aka mechanic) said they had the better service department. He chased me out the door telling me in a loud voice how stupid I was. That was the clincher, I bought from Immer and Oswald.
My mom and I both bought 2005 Volvos from Jim Fisher and had terrific luck. Got meet Mrs. Fisher and had perhaps the nicest salesman I've ever met. My wife and I became friends with the salesman and my wife can be extremely picky about who she makes friends with. She told the salesman, Henry, that he needed to buy us lunch since we bought two cars from him. He was adamant that he never ever did that. I looked at him, smiled and said, "Good luck, Henry." My wife can be the world's most charming person. She went to work on him. The next day he said, "Where would you like to eat?" LOL, he melted like I knew he would. We settled on a decent little Korean restaurant near Good Samaritan hosp. on NW 23rd which he seemed to thoroughly enjoy. Henry retired and moved to Arizona. We've now lost touch. We miss his company.
 
There used to be a Datsun dealership on Burnside.
 
CupWizier said:
Finding any information of that old and a brand (Datsun) that changed to Nissan hasn't displayed much, but I did find this article about a lawsuit brought against Jim Fisher Motors and they are listed as dba Jim Fisher Datsun. My old memory still seems to be intact.

https://law.justia.com/cases/oregon/supreme-court/1978/282-or-229-6.html

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-datsun-280z-27/
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I'm not denying it. I'm just saying I don't ever recall it. I was living in Lake Oswego at the time and still driving my old '69 Volvo from Immer and Oswald (now defunct). I was working out daily at the Metro Fitness Center YMCA on Barbur which was about the closest I got to that part of town from 1967 to 2005. I'm sure I went up and down West Burnside a few times but I have no recollection of them selling Datsuns.

I'm considering going up to Seattle to buy my Volvo since I've gotten a good deal up there before on a 1987 Volvo 760 I bought for my wife. No sales tax to Oregon buyers. The only hitch would be to get it serviced at either Fisher or Peter's Autoworks in Tigard, where I've had my old '83 serviced. Now, Peter's would not be a problem but Fisher might be because I wouldn't have bought it from them.

As I write this I'm thinking I could run up to Seattle where I can shop at Ft. Lewis and then get a couple quotes on a new Volvo and take my quote to Jim Fisher. Maybe Fisher would come down to a figure at least close to Seattle's figure.
 
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