Used car market advice

Hello! I currently have a 2015 Dodge Dart Rallye with the notoriously unreliable 2.4L multiair tiger shark engine. I have about 132k on it, i’ve owned it for 3 years. Recently had an issue with overheating when driving it just an hour out of town. Got it fixed, and learned my engine burns about a quart of oil every 4k miles. My car as it sits with issues fixed is about $3500. If I burn too much oil, or get the all to common with this engine rod knock, I am sitting on about $300 in scrap (same thing happened with my last car) I have about 3k to spend on top of that if I sell now. My question is, do i look to sell now, or try to ride this car out until it dies? I feel like I am sitting on a time bomb, waiting for an issue to come up. I have been looking at 2014 civics and accords, but of course, the market on those is a bit much right now with people kinda scalping the market, but I don’t mind taking out a small loan to build credit, as I am 22 and have no credit graduating college currently. Any advice on this would be helpful. Thanks!

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u/Successful_Caramel89 — 6 hours ago

Buying Used Civic

Hey guys, I am new to Honda vehicles, I have never worked on or owned one. I’ve been looking to buy used in the mid 2010s range for like $7-8k. A lot of them I see in this range fall under the 150-170k mileage range. With these cars, what mileage do issues arise? Additionally, which are models to avoid? (engines, certain trims, etc.)

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u/Successful_Caramel89 — 22 days ago

Buying Used

Hey guys, I am new to the toyota scene, and looking to buy used in the mid 2010s range for under $7-8k. A lot of camrys and corollas i see in this range fall under the 150-170k mileage range. With these cars, what mileage do issues arise? Additionally, which models to avoid (engines, certain trims, etc.) Thanks!

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u/Successful_Caramel89 — 22 days ago

Throttle Stop on Helios 16

Hey, first time posting here. I have a 2023 helios with the 4080ti and i9 13th gen. This thing gets hot, like 95-100c when gaming on performance mode. I use a nice cooling pad, and I have undercut the power settings to 98% cpu maximum, but still get 98c. I wanted to know if there is any specific settings to use on this processor? I have never used throttle stop before, so i don’t know what settings to use, but i also noticed there is a disable turbo mode on there. I have read stuff about disabling it, and I wanted to know anyone else’s experience with this? Thanks!

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u/Successful_Caramel89 — 23 days ago

Coolant missing

Hello! First issue i’ve had with this car after owning it 2.5 years. I have a 2.4l sxt rallye 2015. Took an hour drive yesterday out of town on a particularly hot day, and once i got back i ran into stop and go traffic. Almost instantly as my car went into idle, my temp gage climbed all the way up to about 75% and i got the check coolant light. Checked my resivior when i got home, and it was extremely low, almost empty. Replaced the coolant today before work and went out to check before leaving and it’s empty again, with no signs of leaks under my car. I have in the past notice a small puddle under my car if i auto start it, and leave my ac on, but nothing else in recollection. I will check for hoses and clamp leaks later, but with no external leaks present i wondered if anyone else has come across this issue with this model. Thanks!

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u/Successful_Caramel89 — 24 days ago