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[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I had a Corolla. A mid ‘80s model. Lasted me for years until the radiator went.

Took it to my local mechanic who said: “That fucker’s fucking fucked!”

In the face of such deep technical knowledge (and the fact that the work would have cost more than the car was worth at that point), I reluctantly let it go to scrap.

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How sad, radiators are super easy to replace

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Now you tell me! Where were you back then?

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

To be fair, I didn't know how easy radiator replacement was till like, last year

[–] KinglyWeevil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

I mean if the mechanic said it like that the radiator might have gone hard enough to cause severe overheat problems. Blown head gasket, cracked cylinder, something like that maybe.