So i've never owned a car before and a co-worker is interested in selling me her 1996 Toyota for $1500...

Not him but I don't know why you think it isn't that easy...

OP here, I don't know if the car i'm looking to buy is a Tercel. I don't have an image of the car and just grabbed that one of google for my post.

Coming from someone that had to do that to his old Tercel, yes it is that fucking easy.
Just be careful and no open flames

its not easy in any car. some tanks dont just bolt off you have to cut the tank off and make sure when you reweld in a new one theres no gas fumes that will blow your shit up.

OP again. I realize I must sound stupid. The car IS a 2-door sedan from '96. Just don't know the model.

no sedan is 2 doors.
a sedan is 4 doors your talking about a coupe

Oh.
Sorry.
I don't know anything about cars. T-thanks for the info..

Pre BMW mini

You know thats not every single car right?

He's wrong 2 door sedans do exist
Fuck are you saying.

If it's a Toyota Tercel avoid it all cost, first car I ever bought on my own and it was seriously the biggest piece of shit I had ever own. It consumed engine oil like fucking crazy to the point I had to put in at least a 2 quarts every few months. Electric system was absolute shit as well.

The model I got was a super basic 1994 manual from someone for 800 bucks. It was just terrible, driving on the freeway was fucking scary due to the small skinny tires. The car would also randomly die due to battery corrosion. The only redeeming factor of the car was the reliable engine, it was slow as shit, but the clutch lasted me until 160k, when I replaced the clutch it was dirt cheap.

I did have to pull parts from it at a junkyard as well, but I guess that's why junkyards are filled with the Tercel as they are fucking junk.

In short, avoid at all cost.

how old are you? why dont you know anything about cars? im not making fun of you or anything im just curious.
you arent one of those guys thats in college to be some faggy IT guy right?

>I didn't take care if the car or change tires or suspension on am 800 dollar car
>it was SO bad

You have no idea what you're talking about

thats why i said "some tanks" re read my post
no no no shut up

>implying a Tercels isnt just undoing part of the exhaust, bolts, straps, and gaskets

And youre a fucking idiot if you think any is ever going to weld anything that contains gas fumes in it.

If you do have to weld up the tank you do it AFTER rinsing it out and letting it dry.

Not OP but noy everyone is as spoiled as you where they had an environment to learn about cars in, asshole
2 door sedans exist , newfag

THATS WHAT I WAS SAYING STUPID FUCK

>how old are you?
19
>why dont you know anything about cars?
Just don't. No one really taught me.
>you arent one of those guys thats in college to be some faggy IT guy right?
Worse. I work full-time making $10/hr and i'm just trying to get by.

lol i didnt have a dad but okay.
yes i am new here guys

>consumed oil
Are you sure it was just dripping out of the valve cover gasket?

My old Tercel had 258k miles on it when i got rid of it.

Yeah I guess you are

Im sorry youre so mad user but youre a retard.
Not every single tank needs to be welded in, a Tercels doesnt need it.
If OP is getting an older Toyota, chances are he wont have to weld shit.

OP here. I FORGOT TO MENTION THE MILEAGE, which i'm pretty sure is important. I believe it's somewhere around 160,000. Is that bad?

if you payed any attention toyou would see i said "some tanks" you are as dumb as the other user

No sorry user, YOU are the dumb one.
I posted about a specific cars gas tank being easy to remove while you generalized ALL gas tanks and got butthurt about having to weld them.
I corrected you, you tried to correct me, and no youre back pedaling.
Good job.

I am pretty sure it was an oil burn as the car never leaked. I did manage to get it to about 180k before the electric system just completely died. I cleaned the battery connectors constantly to try and keep the car working.

nope my point still stands that i said some tanks. there fore im not wrong because i generalized some not all you cuck. you still lose. you didnt correct shit now fuck off

Nobody's hating you for knowing nothing, but at some point some figure in your life should have shown you some basics for safety reasons

Not everyone is spoiled enough to have figures in their life

Not for a car that old

why is everyone being so personal with my reply to op? "not everyone is spolied to have figures in there life"

seriously?

YouTube has figures that'll teach you about cars

Well, I never knew my dad. All I had was my mom, and she was an alcoholic.

That's good to know. I'm am thinking of just looking at a car on craigslist, but my co-worker does need the money, would be nice to help her out. I'm not gonna factor that in to my final decision, though.

i didnt know my dad either op all bullshit aside i wouldnt buy a car with a fuel leak too risky.

buy something else dont feel too bad for especially her selling it for 1500$ thats not worth it to me

Good job closing your eyes and ears to being corrected.

The oil likes to slowly drip onto the hot engine.
Still if it wasnt leaking then thats odd, ive only ever heard of the gasket leak killing them.

Buying a car from a co-worker is kind of risky, the car could be completely useless and you may feel some resentment giving her the money. I am sure there is no maliciousness, but it may end up awkward working together.

>here is your reply

I wish I could spoiler on this board. Pretty sure she's also interested in me. You know, romantically. I don't know how to feel about this in regards to the purchase, but maybe buying it from her isn't the best option.

It must have been leaking oil then and I just couldn't find it, doesn't matter now as that car made me hate driving.

Got a 1996 Nissan Hardbody that I absolutely love and has been trouble free since I got it like 8 years ago.

Fuck off, I wish I was so lucky

have sex with her in the car that shes trying to sell you
tell her you dont want it after words because people had sex in it

i said in the previous post i didnt have a dad :l

;)

Lol yeah, my old Tercel had a little bit of that effect on me too.
It was a good commuter car that sipped on fuel and that was it.

>:c

Yeah? And I didn't have anyone.

But i'm a virgin and she's fat. And I feel worse about myself after each post I make.

but you have me user

why do you feel worse? worse about what?

Gotta drop that v card somewhere

The more info I provide about myself the more I can see sort of see myself from a different perspective. It's weird and I don't like it. Not even /adv/ makes me feel this way.

yeah in one of the rolls of the fat girl selling op her car

>19
>virgin
>making 10$ an hour full time trying to get by
whats the big deal?
you dont know shit about cars awsome. but its not the end of the world.

heres me.
>22
>makes 15$ working full time
>not virgin
>knows about cars
stop reading into stuff so much

Maybe it's a Paseo

If you know absolutely nothing about cars and no one is around to give you pointers, stay away from cars that need work on something as critical as the brakes or gas tank.

>Not even /adv/ makes me feel this way.
Veeky Forums is a shithole at the best of times. Everyone is too busy to argue what shitbox is best shitbox.

Sure you may be spending $1500 on buying the car, but there is a chance you'll spend more getting it onto the road and possibly more further down the track.
Considering it has some rust on the outside, there could be the potential for rust underneath.
Sure you might be able to get the gas tank replaced and the brakes fixed too, but there could be other issues that could be far more serious that she hasn't told you about.

I'd personally save up a bit more and find a better car. Use the time to learn.

For $1500 or less you can find a totally driveable car that doesn't need work, at least immediately. Do not buy a POS just to spread the wealth.