• I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Hehe you forgot ABS :) It’s up to me to pulse the brakes to keep steering, learned that in a defensive driving course.

    I have a newer 2003 Verada as well but it’s decided it no longer can find TDC (code 22, 23) so I’m saving up for the diagnostics and possible repair or replacement.

    I agree a newer car is safer, and am hanging out for an EV when I can afford one. In the mean time the simple reliability of the Magna is a trade off I must make.

    As for repairability, I’m aware that I will soon need to replace the capacitors in the ECU and TCU on the Magna since they die of old age. It’s a failure mode for older cars that people might not anticipate - same as how all electionics die eventually.