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My car was stolen last night sometime between 11pm and 12:20 am. I know this, because it was stolen from my place of work, and I didn't get there 'til 11pm, and there was a cop arresting a man in the parking lot starting at 12:20. Unfortunately I didn't notice the car missing until almost 1:30.... good thing the cops were there already, right?
Anyway, I've had nothing but trouble from this car. Well, not from the car itself... I mean, it runs great, and it's dependable and all.... I've put over 16K on it! But I think God is trying to tell me I shoulda bought a Chevy or something, because now it's gone, and before that there were NUMEROUS attempts to get rid of it.
I bought the car in June. In July it was in the first car accident. $700 and a new hood/paint job later, it was good as new. Then came Sept's car accident. That one cost almost $5000 in repairs, and the car STILL isn't right, and neither am I. Then, just 2 weeks ago, I was in the 3rd car accident. This one was minor, but still shook me up. Now it's been stolen. I think it's the car. I HOPE it's the car. Because if it's not the car, then I'm seriously cursed, and there's nothing I can do about it...... I think I'll go hide now.
~LOA
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Ha! I can top that! My flatmate was MUGGED last night! On our street!
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Person or persons unknown drove up my driveway with their lights off last night. But the dogs and I both heard them coming - it's hard to be quiet on reddog gravel - and when I turned on the floodlights, they sped down over the hill, not using the driveway, nearly clipping two trees, and escaped.
Didn't get their licence plate, darn it. And no time for a farewell shotgun blast.
Oh, well, you can't have everything.
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Honda, eh?
Had One Never Did Again
Okay, so maybe I'm being a little harsh, but in my opinion, the Honda is hardly a dependable car. But considering your situation, I think it is pure bad luck, it could happen to ANY car.
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You might want to think twice about the car being cursed. Think about it: You've been trying to get rid of the car for a while, and then all of a sudden it gets stolen. If the police can't find the car, it's out of your life and your insurance can reimburse you!
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I used to have an Acura. What a piece of shit. Transmission dropped out the first month I had it. Ugh, bad car. Buy a Jeep.
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Actually, if you want a good car that will last a long time with relatively low maintanence, get a Mazda. They're good cars. My driving school uses them, and we beat the shit out of them on a regular basis. And they still come back for more...
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Jeff, just in case you don't know, Acura = Honda. Acura is the "luxury" division of Honda, that Honda just created in order to sell more cars. The Integra is the same car as the Civic, CL the same as an Accord, etc.
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The way things are nowadays, new Fords are Mazdas, and vice versa. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Ford man myself.
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Jeff, your car is older than most of these forumgoers.... You need to register it as a Historical Monument....
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Yes, I am well aware of the relationship with Acura and Honda. Having a Honda engine is a big clue The point I was trying to make, is that I sympathize with those having problems with Hondas.
And yes, the Eagle Talon and the Mitsubishi Eclipse ARE the same cars too.
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Actually, Eagle was a Chrysler division before they were broken up. Chrysler has been buddy-buddy with Mitsubishi since the 80s, and even have a firm control of their ruling board, but has never officially taken over the company (though there are rumors of DaimlerChrysler finally buying them out). Because of this influence Chrysler had over Mitsubishi, a lot of Chrysler and Mitsubishi cars were actually identical.
Eagle Talon/Plymouth Laser/Mitsubishi Eclipse Chrysler Conquest/Mitsubishi something (I forget the name) Chrysler Sebring/Chrysler Cirrus/Dodge Stratus/Dodge Avenger/Plymouth Breeze/Mitsubishi Galant Dodge Stealth/Mitsubishi 3000GT (AKA Mitsubishi GTO)
Trust me, in the automotive industry, car company you can think of is either owned by someone else, created by someone else, or has a partnership with someone else. I actually have a chart of who owns who:
BMW Automotive Group: BMW Rolls-Royce Rover Mini MG
DaimlerChrysler Automotive Group: Chrysler Dodge Jeep Mercedes-Benz Mitsubishi Plymouth Smart
FIAT Group: Alfa Romeo Ferrari Fiat Lancia Maserati
Ford Motor Company: Aston Martin Ford Jaguar Lincoln Land Rover Mazda Mercury Volvo
General Motors: Buick Cadillac Chevrolet GMC Holden Hummer Oldsmobile Opel Pontiac Saab Saturn Subaru Vauxhall
Honda: Acura Honda Isuzu
Hyundai: Hyundai Kia
PSA Group: Citreon Peugeot
Renault: Infiniti Nissan Renault
Toyota: Daihatsu Lexus Toyota
VW-Audi Group: Audi Bentley Bugatti Lamborghini Porsche Seat Stoda Volkswagon
Hard to even think of any company anymore that isn't owned by someone else...
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*the following message uses U.S. currency and measurements.
I drive a 1981 Dodge Diplomat, and it's quite reliable. We got it about one year ago for $416 and it had 121,539 miles. (We've since put 5,219 miles on it)... for a "beater", it's been a great car.
Total times that it wouldn't start for us: 4 (dead battery; revenge of the dead battery; flooded it with too much gas; unknown issue with carb)
Money invested in repairs/upgrades to this date: ~$247 (Some new assorted hoses and small brake components, a radio, some stuff from the junkyard, a battery)
Money invested in petrol: Umm....318 cubic-inch 2bbl V8 engine, 2400 lb car, heavy right foot, what do you think? *L*
Total road trips: 2
Features: P/s, p/b, p/w, tilt, am/fm/cass, and those cool windshield wipers that you can set on a timer
For a beater from 1981 which deserved either rest or a kind elderly driver (not a new teenage driver) long ago, it's a damn good car. *L*
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