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Help - 1992 Toyota Pickup Won't Start
Year: 1992 Make: Toyota Model: Pickup 22-RE Problem: My truck won't start. It just clicks when I turn the key. Any idea what could be wrong?
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Solved - 2024 Subaru Ascent Garage Door Pairing
Year: 2024 Make: Subaru Model: Ascent Solution: I was having trouble pairing my garage door opener with the features built into my car but I found this great video that helped me get it resolved right away. Not sure if all makes and models are the same but this worked the very first time I tried it.
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This is great to see. @Jon_Hodl
My only car tip.
Buy used Toyota made vehicles made in the late 90s to mid 2000s
Chnge the oil
Yeah, I used to have a Toyota pickup and that thing was glow and gutless but it was basically indestructible.
There are always trade offs. Their vehicles are generally not pushed hard the way they are tuned. Part if the indestructability.
Hear hear Dave. My 2 litre 1988 Hilux is still road legal- just spend some serious coin on rust cutting to keep it that way- have added a 2.4litre 2002 LWB Hiace to the fleet. Great for travel as its a home away from home. More modern Toyotas have too much power capacity for my liking- here in NZ they compete with Fords Ranger utes in a race for speed and power I don't want to be part of. Both my Toyotas run on LPG - sweeter and gentler on the engine than petrol - hoping to get 500000km out of them both - if I last long enough to see it!
Desert Dave haven’t seen you for a while! How’s your pet?
I used to love this show!
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510208/car-talk
Wecome Welcome ~cartalk.
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Wow interesting! Welcome to the SN party
Yes. Should be interesting.
I got a problem with my car battery cos it deads every 2 week. I have to revive it everytime connecting to the electrical net. I have two batteries to change them and I already checked if there is any energy vampire but it doesn't show anything.
Hmmm. Sounds tricky.
Create a post and maybe the community at large can help.
Now I can find fellow sufferers for my Renault Fluence.
Not many Renaults in the US.
Are you in the EU 🇪🇺 or UK 🇬🇧?
South America. We have a lot of them here.
I just saw a cool car tip in construction and engineering about air conditioning
I had been waiting for a car territory. I occasionally run into cool car things as an admirer of them and struggle with where to put them.
Same. Now we can both find a place to organize all of our car stuff.
Congratulations! I bet this territory will be one of the best on Stacker News
I hope so. This will become incredibly valuable when sub-territories are finally launched and we can have subs for different vehicle makes.
Nice! Congrats!
Puzzlers on the weekends? 😂
view on www.youtube.comInteresting. I will have to give it some time.
Congratulations! I'm looking forward to seeing where this territory goes. I'm not a car guy, but I'm actually trying to get a beautiful but very beat up car my dad bought in 1969 up and running.
I'm not much of a car guy myself but I grew up with limited means so when my car broke down, I had to either learn how to fix it or live a boring life.
Well done on the new territory
Thanks. Looking forward to watch it grow.
Congratulations on the new territory
Thanks a bunch. I think it will grow into a great community.