My wife was cleaning out a closet this weekend, and was rearranging things and came across this. I think it's the only picture of this car I might have. Can't remember what year it was but I think it's a '97 Elantra. I kinda liked that little shitbox. Manual (of course), and damn, that little engine ran so smooth, I'd almost bet you could've stood a penny on its side and it would've stayed standing with the engine idling. Bought it too high, sold it for too little. Non-interference engine I'm going to guess. Timing belt went on it and I could still drive it to the repair shop to get it fixed. Effing costly repair too!! Not sure I sold the car for what the labour was.
Timing belt: cheap.
Labour: Book was 8+ hrs IIRC - and they did it in 16 (not familiar with Hyundai at the GM dealer
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And they screwed it up and had to go in a 2nd time to replace the secondary belts (I think there were 2? Main and one to the 2nd cam?). It wouldn't rev past 3000 when I picked it up and sounded and felt like they hung bowling balls as counter weights on the crank...could've made milk shakes...so that was another $800. Not our fault! WTF! How not!? So they split it, 50:50...that was so long ago...the things you don't forget...
Anyway...the wonderful little car. Before Garage.
Someone even tried stealing it (the one night I forget to lock it!), but they couldn't (haha! Stick shift ashholes!) so they tried the stereo instead. Couldn't even do that right. Stole the removable face and broke a couple of plastic bits...bring tools next time fackers.