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fair enough. i don't really think of the Hilux / Tacoma as a "ricer". I thought a ricer was something like a Civic, with decals, a busted muffler and a big plastic rear spoiler. if it makes you feel any better, i'm thinking about an f-150, but i don't need that much truck. i could...

that's a real dick thing to say, but i guess you're from detroit. i didn't realize this would becoming a pissing contest about auto repair competency. i'll concede that: i can't swap out an engine. i've called 4 shops and they've all quoted me $4000+. nobody is giving me figures any...

well, i appreciate the advice. i have a buyer for $500 and a maybe for $1000. i have to cut my losses on this Lincoln. going to go buy a toyota hilux.

well, i called FoMoCo up on the phone and gave them a little bit of hell. it seems there's no chance for me to get them to replace the engine, since it's not under warranty, and they aren't going to buy back the car or give me any kind of compensation. they're offering to put me into...

he is, but he is upfront about that. he's supposed to be the best guy in town, a small import shop with experienced mechanics... there was a maserati parked next to mine, for example. i'm not saying i trust a mechanic i don't know, i'm just saying that he seems to be fixated on quality...

well, the mechanic is saying that a bearing went bad, or a cap broke, in the lower half of the engine. this is not certain, it is based on how the crankshaft feels when he tries to turn it. he says that it'd be too expensive, in his opinion, to even open up the engine to see what went...

i reckon i oughta check and see what is reasonable. i don't know if it'll be $500 or $5000

So I have an 03 Lincoln with 65,000 miles, 3.9L V8. I've taken great care of it, to the best of my ability, at least. Synthetic oil, 93-octane gas, no coil problems, and i have replaced the faulty 2003 electronic throttle control. It'd been running fine. Last week, it failed to crank...

Yep, same thing happened to me too. Ground to a halt, on the way to the mechanic. Anybody know what the deal is? The lincoln is my first car this has happened to, at about 40k miles.

I have an '03 Lincoln with the identical problem. Little or no vibration up to 60mph. When I go 75, 80mph, I can feel a strong oscillating movement in my steering wheel, as well as a noise and a vibration. VERY noticable. Dealer didn't notice anything, probably because there's nowhere in...

i've been happy with my cooper cs4's, which are cheap and durable. I don't know how they'd perform in snow and ice, though.

yeah man, I just read "Extreme Fuel System Service" on the ticket, and I felt it sink in that I'd been ripped off. Nobody calls it something that stupid, unless it is useless and needs to be sold. Electronic throttle bodies don't really need to be sold. I asked him a few times for the error...

I'm not sure how it happened. I assume that coolant just disappears over time. You know, I did assume there'd be a warning, given off by the rogue Windows ME machine that runs my car. I suppose the "warning" was when the temperature gauge would rise, and the car would give off some dire and...

My '03 kept "overheating," typically within 10 seconds of cranking it up. turns out I didn't have ANY coolant...

Yeah. I should also mention what prompted me to get it fixed. I cranked the car up on Sunday, after I hadn't driven it all day Saturday. The RPM's immediately spiked to 3,500 or so. Then they fell down around 0. After that, the engine began to vibrate and jerk erratically, like it does...

Yeah, that's what I'm reading. It burns me up that I have to pay $600 to replace a faulty design.. but that's my fault for buying the car, I guess.

hey - My 2003 Lincoln LS Sport V8 has been having the same problems. If the tranny is in 3rd, 4th gear or so, and I accelerate heavily, the car throws the error "ETC FAILSAFE MODE", and the 'limp home' mode comes on. This has been going on for at least a year, maybe two. According to...

this happened to me in both front doors of my 03. I was in a hurry, and "just paid whatever.. " I think it was $300 parts and labor at the Ford dealer, $280 at the second place I went to. Looks like I got ripped off.