There is probably diagnostic time in these charges also.

 

A campfire is an example of entropy. The solid wood burns and becomes ash, smoke and gases, all of which spread energy outwards more easily than the solid fuel. Ice melting, salt or sugar dissolving, making popcorn and boiling water for tea are processes with increasing entropy in your kitchen.

 

My 3-1/2 year old is also a good example of Entropy. The longer she stays in a location, the more disordered that location becomes.

 

I was gonna try to come up with a comedy response, but bro, I can't beat that one 🤣🤣🤣! I just entropyed into a fit of laughter.

 

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I'd suggest running a poll asking "Buy vs Sell". But after reading this entire thread I think the consensus is that you need to just cut your losses and pull a Ctrl-Alt-Del reset, kid. You'll eventually date someone like this too, so take this as a lesson on where your Bail-Out Number is on the Hot vs. Crazy matrix. Both cars and significant others will consume resources - financial, temporal and mental - so you need to decide if the return on investment is worth it. Nobody else can make this decision for you. In closing:

 

Bought my spyder for $12,900 at 55k miles. I’ve spent $7783 in maintenance costs in one year of owning the car. What am I doing wrong? Why is my car so unreliable?
This is what I’ve spent on the car:


-Initial Car Cost: $12,900

-New catalytic converter: $2,100
-Parking Brake: $400
-Antifreeze line leak: $300
-Ignition Coils: $227
-Fuel Injectors: $1,400
-Shocks and Struts: $834
-Indicator light wiring: $181
-Malian catless downpipe: $260
-Bee R rev limiter: $81
-Emissions: $300
-Mass Airflow Sensor: $434
-Exhaust fix: $336
-Exhaust fix 2: $133
-New Battery (12/22): $169
-Battery Terminals: $15
-Outlet Coolant Hose: $593
-Car door lights: $20

The previous owner blew the engine at 110k miles and replaced it with a factory 1zz engine with 55k miles. The precats were the reason it blew from my knowledge. The new engine had the precats removed.

The worst part is I’m not even done with repairs. I have an EVAP leak, peeling clear coat on my side mirrors, deep scratches on the front and rear bumpers, fluids need to be changed, and my headlights are fogged up.

I should also mention everything has been done at a autoshop. I have minimal mechanic ability and almost no tools.

i have a 2001 MR2 SPYDER.... i am not that much of a mechanic either... the idea is to a get COUPLE of quotes first, let the mechanics tell you what the problem is , this will double check to make sure both mechanics are in agreement of the problem... then check youtube....they have a lot of videos on repairs you might be able to do youself , IF it's a simple repair.. other repairs are way over my head and i would not attempt to do it myself...... FOR instance, your list has a MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR...at 400.00...... on my 2001 mr2 , i can buy a DENSO MAF SENSOR for 53.00 on AMAZON.....it take 2screws and disconnect the electrical connector of the MAF...., OR you can clean it yourself free .( will attach a video) as an example....most of the time i buy the part i need and pay a mechanic for labor only.... AMAZON sells pretty much everything you need... OR check ROCKAUTO .COM for after market stuff at great prices.....ANOTHER EXAMPLE.. my parking brake wouldnt hold, i bought the brake for around 60.00 , found a mechanic paid him 85.00..... i think you should claim your mechanic as a dependent on your tax returns... there is a lot of knowledge on this website, if you are not in hurry, get advise here before doing anything..... sorry for the long post, but this is important for information....... GOOD LUCK !!!

 

Bought my spyder for $12,900 at 55k miles. I’ve spent $7783 in maintenance costs in one year of owning the car. What am I doing wrong? Why is my car so unreliable?
This is what I’ve spent on the car:


-Initial Car Cost: $12,900

-New catalytic converter: $2,100
-Parking Brake: $400
-Antifreeze line leak: $300
-Ignition Coils: $227
-Fuel Injectors: $1,400
-Shocks and Struts: $834
-Indicator light wiring: $181
-Malian catless downpipe: $260
-Bee R rev limiter: $81
-Emissions: $300
-Mass Airflow Sensor: $434
-Exhaust fix: $336
-Exhaust fix 2: $133
-New Battery (12/22): $169
-Battery Terminals: $15
-Outlet Coolant Hose: $593
-Car door lights: $20

The previous owner blew the engine at 110k miles and replaced it with a factory 1zz engine with 55k miles. The precats were the reason it blew from my knowledge. The new engine had the precats removed.

The worst part is I’m not even done with repairs. I have an EVAP leak, peeling clear coat on my side mirrors, deep scratches on the front and rear bumpers, fluids need to be changed, and my headlights are fogged up.

I should also mention everything has been done at a autoshop. I have minimal mechanic ability and almost no tools.

BY the way,

Bought my spyder for $12,900 at 55k miles. I’ve spent $7783 in maintenance costs in one year of owning the car. What am I doing wrong? Why is my car so unreliable?
This is what I’ve spent on the car:


-Initial Car Cost: $12,900

-New catalytic converter: $2,100
-Parking Brake: $400
-Antifreeze line leak: $300
-Ignition Coils: $227
-Fuel Injectors: $1,400
-Shocks and Struts: $834
-Indicator light wiring: $181
-Malian catless downpipe: $260
-Bee R rev limiter: $81
-Emissions: $300
-Mass Airflow Sensor: $434
-Exhaust fix: $336
-Exhaust fix 2: $133
-New Battery (12/22): $169
-Battery Terminals: $15
-Outlet Coolant Hose: $593
-Car door lights: $20

The previous owner blew the engine at 110k miles and replaced it with a factory 1zz engine with 55k miles. The precats were the reason it blew from my knowledge. The new engine had the precats removed.

The worst part is I’m not even done with repairs. I have an EVAP leak, peeling clear coat on my side mirrors, deep scratches on the front and rear bumpers, fluids need to be changed, and my headlights are fogged up.

I should also mention everything has been done at a autoshop. I have minimal mechanic ability and almost no tools.

BUTTERMOO..... JUST IN CASE... if your SPYDER is not a daily driver for work.... you can save some money by joining an insurance company named GRUNDY'S CLASSIC CAR INSURANCE...... i was paying 1200.00 a year to Allstate, made the change to GRUNDY'S for 220.00 a "year", i insured mine for $15,000.00..... just trying to help !!!

 

BY the way,

BUTTERMOO..... JUST IN CASE... if your SPYDER is not a daily driver for work.... you can save some money by joining an insurance company named GRUNDY'S CLASSIC CAR INSURANCE...... i was paying 1200.00 a year to Allstate, made the change to GRUNDY'S for 220.00 a "year", i insured mine for $15,000.00..... just trying to help !!!

Question on that Grundy's policy. How do they know if you are daily driving it or not? Assuming it has a cap on how many miles you can put on it? What's your mile limit?

 

Classic cars policies usually have a mileage limit that is rather confining. You can't cheat on it, because if you ask them to pay, they can ask to look at the odometer, and then you would be SOL. There are often also requirements that you must have garaged off-street parking, and that you maintain a second running car.

 

I just looked at Grundy's and here is what they say about miles. Looks pretty interesting. I am going to get a home policy quote and MR2 quote.

 

Let me know what you find out. I certainly qualify and would like that kind of savings since my car is purely recreational. The problem is I have all sorts compounding discounts with my provider both for millage and combining cars and home insurance.
I am afraid if I remove my car from the plan it could work against any savings.

 

Let me know what you find out. I certainly qualify and would like that kind of savings since my car is purely recreational. The problem is I have all sorts compounding discounts with my provider both for millage and combining cars and home insurance.
I am afraid if I remove my car from the plan it could work against any savings.

I have the home and auto bundled quote too from Allstate with the discounts. Grundys does home policies too. i'm going to get a quote for my home and the Spyder to see how it compares. Let ya know.

 

I use classic car insurance for all my summer vehicles. They must be garage parked regularly, mileage limit is 8000km/year which is more than enough for me (they can give you more if you ask on a case by case basis) and you need to have another regularly insured car as a DD. Also no driving in inclement weather (snow here 6mos/year) and nobody under 25 can ever drive the car unless they are individually insured (like a car lot attendant or similar).

It is incredibly cost effective. I pay less for 4 cars including a 2018 Porsche Cayman S than I do for my 2016 outback which is a DD. I think the MR2 is around 200 usd/year

Also the cars are insured for their appraised value. An appraisal is required of course but it's a one time thing and updating it is inexpensive.

 

I insure 5 vehicles total, had all five with Allstate.....i removed the 2001 SPYDER MR2 , and went to GRUNDY'S...FOR 220.00 YR.. I also removed a 1997 HONDA CR-V, I am restoring, GRUNDY'S would not insure the CR-V, but HARGITY'S INSURANCE did cover the CR-V for 350.00 per year..... savings on both vehicle changes was approx 1600.00-1700.00 per year.... that's a lot of beer !!

 

Below the mains tools I use for my MR2 Spyder (car jack stand/hydraulic crick not shown).
With those tools, you can do almost everything on the MR-S yourself.

 

Perfect comment. Now I just need my parents to let me work on it in their garage.

 

The flames are hard on the cats. FYI.

 

That’s why I also got a catless exhaust… For the track.. obviously.