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Hi, I ran into a light pole at 5mph in a parking lot somehow. Upon inspection I notice the subframe is deformed/bent where attached to the metal crash bar. Is this considered a big deal as in "bent frame" or a routine normal metal deformation from a front collision. The car drives exactly them same.

The Saturn S Series. Oil consumption and lots of female drivers who don't check oil - a winning combination.

Different transmisions. The 2.4L manual trans E351 The 1.8L manual trans C-59

Originally Posted By: HangFire Since Toyota makes over a quarter million Corolla/Matrix's for the US market a year*, the vast majority automatic, I see it a different way. Normal attrition (car accidents, floods, fires, storm damage, other failures) places sufficient automatics into the used...

The manual transmissions are in demand with high prices in the used market(salvage) because they fail. The automatics are cheap in the salvage market because they are reliable - no one needs them.

Originally Posted By: JHZR2 Originally Posted By: spasm3 take pics of him doing it +1 And if the kid is bipolar, is it his house or the parents' house? Talk to them and ensure that they understand that any damage is their responsibility. The parent(mother) won't do anything the house is in...

VOC's - spraying without a booth/proper ventilation equipment? My house has frosted brick - it cannot be sandblasted.

Hi, My neighbor's son is spray painting his entire truck in his driveway(has no garage) about 7 feet away from my house. I'm worried about overspray. He is bipolar and cannot be talked to without a violent confrontation. I'm hoping it is illegal and can just call an authority, does anyone know?

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 And it pays wonderful dividends. The two I have driven were tight and very substantial vehicles. Then there's the issue of crash survival. I'll take the Chevy. The Corolla has a lower fatality rate than the midsized Malibu according to IIHS data. There would...

The 1zz oil capacity was increased from 3.9 to 4.4 quarts.

Tires rolling resistance - the higher the ambient temperature, the lower the rolling resistance.

The problem affects my Pontiac Vibe. One can get a used cluster on E-bay for $75 or less - the issue is way overblown. If only my previous Saturn S-Series had such a minor problem.

Originally Posted By: HerrStig We need more refining capacity. Drowning in crude doesn't help if the green weenies keep us from processing the stuff into something we can use. U.S refineries exported record amounts of gasoline and diesel - how do we not have enough capacity?

Originally Posted By: DBMaster I am not at all convinced that GM would have gone all the way to liquidation. I'm no economist, though. GM would have not have been able to acquire the financial backing because of the banking - financial crisis.

How many billions would it have cost the taxpayer if GM had gone under.The loss of just the tax base would have been an estimated $108 billion over 3 years.

Put a good photo of the car in the ad, photos are everything on craigslist. Also your ad is way too long for a $500 car - make it clean and simple.

Originally Posted By: eljefino I've seen 2003s where the rockers are about to rust through. If you're the sort who trades at eight years you can slither out at a good price. Coworker has a vibe, had alignment problems. Under the nice skin it's a regular old cheap car, for good and for bad...

Avoid the C-59 5 speed manual transmission. Search Matrix, Vibe or Corolla transmiision bearing failures and you will see.

I doubt if it is that critical, for example the Toyota 1zz engine increased oil capacity 1/2 quart(to lower piston ring temps) years after being into production with the lower capacity.

Originally Posted By: salv The thing to keep in mind is that the recognized discrepancy is only a maximum of 2 mpg. The people complaining about fuel economy are well outside of that 2 mpg spread. This is not a genuine validation of their claims. The Kia Soul is 5-6 mpg off on the hwy ratings...