Cobalt Leak Found..... Sealant Questions...

[gun guy17]

Yup the cars nowadays are very fragile
Nothing but plastic crap

I know a guy that hit a big deer with his three day old 2018 mustang GT and totaled it

Pushed the front fenders into the doors and blew every airbag

From hitting a deer and coming to a stop in the highway

I’m done owning late model cars unless I get em for nearly free

I just picked up a 06 one owner 4wd expedition with 90k on the clock for $3,500
Original owner paid $51k
That’s quite a hit for owning a car for 12 years

Going tomorrow to look at a 03 Jeep Liberty for $400
I just spread the word around that I’m interested in cars and will probably buy yours for what the dealer offers as a trade in
As long as you don’t mention trade in until the last minute after y’all have settled on a final drive out price

But my next car is gonna be the nicest 88-91 K-5 Blazer I can find

Something easy to repair
Only one computer , no plastic
And will go up in value instead of down

They're getting cheaper and harder to repair, and the cost is going up.

Talked to a guy the other day that worked making a single plastic gear for window motors and thats all they made. They charged $30 for that gear to build the motors. Not surprised at the end consumer cost when you think of every part on a car

 

[jcountry]

Yup the cars nowadays are very fragile
Nothing but plastic crap

I know a guy that hit a big deer with his three day old 2018 mustang GT and totaled it

Pushed the front fenders into the doors and blew every airbag

From hitting a deer and coming to a stop in the highway

I’m done owning late model cars unless I get em for nearly free

I just picked up a 06 one owner 4wd expedition with 90k on the clock for $3,500
Original owner paid $51k
That’s quite a hit for owning a car for 12 years

Going tomorrow to look at a 03 Jeep Liberty for $400
I just spread the word around that I’m interested in cars and will probably buy yours for what the dealer offers as a trade in
As long as you don’t mention trade in until the last minute after y’all have settled on a final drive out price

But my next car is gonna be the nicest 88-91 K-5 Blazer I can find

Something easy to repair
Only one computer , no plastic
And will go up in value instead of down

I LIKE your style!

I'm all about driving something old, but I'm no good at finding something like that which ain't junk.

A friend of mine found an absolute museum piece '95 F-150 recently. He detailed it a little, and holy crap it's beautiful!

I'd totally go for something like that-especially an old diesel, but everything I see looks like junk with expensive problems.

 

[jcountry]

I just heard Clark Howard this morning talking about how the average price people pay for a new car is @37k. Thats $700 per month.

When people ask why I spend so much time keeping my old cars running-that's why.

These ugly old things are mechanically sound, and they pay me well to drive them.

 

[InTune]

http://www.sashco.com/products/lexel/

I bought and tried some of this after seeing this thread. Says on the tube it sticks to anything. Fact: it does not adhere well at all. Tried it on some vent caps on top of camper. Washing the camper with a carwash brush will roll it right up. An adhesive silicone is better and it does not adhere that well. Waste of money
.

 

[Mirvin 264]

I bought and tried some of this after seeing this thread. Says on the tube it sticks to anything. Fact: it does not adhere well at all. Tried it on some vent caps on top of camper. Washing the camper with a carwash brush will roll it right up. An adhesive silicone is better and it does not adhere that well. Waste of money
.

It sticks to anything except dirty surfaces. Nothing sticks to dirt. That's the only reason it rolled at the edges......... Probably should have used the brush before you applied it.

 

[Kahrnut]

Nothing sticks to dirt.

Dirt sticks to dirt.

 

[InTune]

Applied to smooth clean surface cleaned with alcohol.

 

[InTune]

FYI I tried it to seal rivets that secure the vent caps. Next day I tested it and was able to roll it right right off with my finger with light pressure. I have used an adhesive silicone in the past that was much better than this stuff but it gives up after a few years. Urethane sealers are much better. /sticks and last for along time