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This is a local wtf.

 

1995 Toyota 4 Runner. Truck came from Montana and no rust. This is a modified truck. This is a college automotive engineering designed truck. Has a Low Mileage Ford Focus engine ( 37xxx miles ) and transaxle installed under bed in back. Everything was professionally welded and fabricated. Runs and drives great. 3 inch heavy duty tube aluminum grill gaurd, diamond plate aluminum bed with full aluminum headache rack, like new rubber. Everything is new on truck like brake lines,cables, Hurst shifter, wiring, gas lines. This is a real head turner, you have to see this in person!!
battery, adjustable shocks, exhaust, gauges, pioneer stereo etc... Clear title
One of a kind truck and no rust. Trade/barter for a newer argo 6x6 or 8x8. Or make me an offer. Call 715-220-1696 to see this truck.

 

 

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Is your kid pestering you to buy them a car? Do you or a friend run into things a lot and need a car that can take a beating? Get this one! It's cheap, runs pretty well, won't be a great financial loss if you crash it, and will teach you or your child valuable repair and maintenance skills (like how to use duct tape). Plus, it looks so bad that your kids won't want to be seen in public with it, and will spend more time doing homework and duct taping parts back on instead of cruising around!

The quick overview:
-1994 Honda Accord LX
-2.2L 4-cylinder
-Automatic transmission
-???,??? Miles (Odometer stopped working 3 years ago at 215,000, so who knows).
-Have owned for ~5 years
-"Mostly" blue ("Sage Green" according to the colorblind guys at Honda). Hood is black-ish and there's some rust and bondo highlights.
-Lots of "personality" / minor problems (will attempt to list them all below)

The GOOD:
-Engine works, brakes work, and wheels turn (it drives!)
-Lights work (you can drive at night!) Both high and low beam.
-Wipers work (you can drive in the rain!)
-Heater works and heats up quickly (you can drive in the winter!)
-One of the windows still rolls down (you can drive in the summer!)
-Blinkers mostly work (hopefully you know how to use these, unlike many drivers).
-No cracks! (Brand new windshield)
-Front brake pads recently replaced.
-Battery is pretty good, I've left the dome light on overnight and it still started.
-Newer starter
-Newer radiator
-New ignition wires, spark plugs, distributor cap and rotor.
-High-performance air intake. I don't know why, it was just there when I bought it.
-I'll include some spare parts like new rear brake pads, new fuel filter, set of new spark plugs, and color-matched touch-up paint. Can include a beat up, oil-stained Haynes manual too.
-Despite all the problems, it has been pretty reliable.

The BAD (and the ugly):
-Sometimes it loses power and backfires/stutters when first starting, or when accelerating. No pattern or reason to it. Not a huge deal as you can pump the gas and maintain speed, and it goes away after a while. Sometimes it does this every day for 10 minutes at a time, sometimes it will go weeks without doing it. Mechanics are mystified.

-Fuel line has been replaced with flexible rubber fuel hose where it goes through the engine compartment, and fuel filter has been moved (Honda originally designed it to require 37 rare and custom tools plus two helper monkeys and a double-jointed circus contortionist to change it). The filter is now somewhere you can actually see, which is good, but the line is not stock, which might make your insurance agent cry if they find out.

-Pushbutton start! Why is this bad? Someone was dumb enough to steal the thing (out of a parking lot full of nicer cars) and broke the ignition. Thanks to Ax-Man there's now a hidden switch/button starter instead of a keyhole. It works fine, but is a little weird.

-It leaks oil. I've had it in to various shops and they can't find the source, it just keeps coming out. I have to top it off once a month or so. Put some cardboard down or expect your driveway to be spotty.

-Exhaust is mostly gone so it's super loud. This could be a plus if you want to sound like a high-performance racer or something, I've had teenagers try to drag race me a few times. The muffler is new, but the pipe between the catalytic converter and muffler keeps rusting away and/or falling off. I've repaired/replaced it 3 times and finally gave up. I've only been pulled over for it once, and that was because the muffler itself was visibly missing and I was the ugliest car in a yuppie suburb with bored cops.

-As mentioned, the odometer doesn't work and is stuck at 215k. As a wild guess it's "probably" between 250k and 300k now, but no way to guarantee.

-Rear windows don't roll down anymore.

-Driver's side window opener broke. You can push it up by hand and wedge it in place (wedge included!)

-Power locks are haunted. You have to manually lock/unlock it, but sometimes it will randomly start trying to re-lock itself repeatedly for no reason. Driver's side lock is... complicated.

-No stereo (stolen) and no speakers. Power radio antenna is jammed half-out, still works fine if you put a radio in. I can include a CD stereo, but you'll have to figure out the wiring and get speakers.

-Front driver's side blinker on the bumper is not quite the right size. I ordered one for this model from Amazon and they sent something else, so I made it fit with zipties and science. It has a loose wire and doesn't always work, haven't had time to fix it but should be simple. There are still turn signals up next to the headlights (which work).

-Speaking of zipties, the headlights are mostly held on that way. The lenses have a few cracks. They all work though!

-Some bent and damaged parts of the front frame (ran into some stuff). Again, zipties save the day. Nothing really important is damaged and you can't tell unless you open the hood and look close.

-Front bumper is held on with screws and zipties. If you pull too close to a curb it gets stuck and falls off sometimes.

-Hood doesn't pop from inside, the cable is jammed. Have to pull on the ziptie sticking out of the grill (see a theme yet?)

-NO A/C. Not your normal "No AC" car that just needs freon, this one is basically unrepairable The compressor seized up, the freon went away, the fan relay is dead, and I ripped out a bunch of the pipes since they were in the way. I bypassed the compressor completely after it seized, the alternator has the shorter belt now.

-Rear passenger side seatbelt doesn't want to retract. Might be fixable.

-Various body rust, typical for this model with MN road salt. I used to care, so I fixed some areas with bondo and bought the matched color from the dealership. Now the rust is coming back in the same spots and the Bondo is falling off and I don't care anymore. I'll include the can of matching spray paint and a smaller color pen in case you want it to look less trashy for some reason.

-Running boards on the passenger side is falling off

-Passenger side mirror is cracked and held on with a bolt. Still works fine, power-adjust still works.

-Minor dent in rear door from high-velocity cherry tomato (There was a potato gun involved and we were like "tomatoes just go splat, right?" WRONG).

-Hole drilled in trunk lid for ham radio antenna. Radio got stolen, so there's just a mounting bracket there now (doesn't leak).

-Secondary fan relay is shot (The second fan is supposed to be for the AC, but AC doesn't work anyway). The fan is supposed to also kick in at higher temps but I've not really needed it. The fan itself works and has a switch on the dash in case it gets really hot.

-Speaking of fans, the main cooling fan likes to come on about 30 seconds after you park, and runs for a few minutes. Doesn't seem to be a problem.

-Below ¼ tank, if you brake hard the car will want to stall since the gas sloshes away from the intake or something. It will start up again afterwards as long as there's some gas in the tank.

To summarize, it's ugly, it's jury-rigged, and it's got loads of "personality", but will get you from point A to point B, and possibly meets at least several safety and road-worthiness standards!

 

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I came across some real "winners" when I was still hunting for my Pathy. I didn't keep the text of the postings, but the pix speak for themselves.

 

From Loganville, GA:

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Eagle Rock, MO, brought this one:

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Warrensburg, KS, had one all wrapped up:

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And then there's my favorite from Driggs, ID. (Can you even still call it a Pathfinder?)

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This cracked me up! Sure it is a Honda and not a Pathfinder?

 

 

-Power locks are haunted. You have to manually lock/unlock it, but sometimes it will randomly start trying to re-lock itself repeatedly for no reason. Driver's side lock is... complicated.

 

Obviously not a rocket scientist who understands MV^2!

 

-Minor dent in rear door from high-velocity cherry tomato (There was a potato gun involved and we were like "tomatoes just go splat, right?" WRONG).

 

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Eagle Rock IS square tubing all around the rear (and on top). Not sure why. :wacko:

 

Kansas isn't too bad if you want to keep the camo - but some of the close-ups showed it peeling in spots. Not a very pretty site. On the other hand, it does have the Targa Band/Light Bar I'm in the hunt for and the one-pad nerf bars, so it might not have been a bad donor... ;) Oh, well - live and learn.

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