until yesterday

A month ago I bought a sweet, beautiful used Toyota.

Yesterday I was parked at a meter in the city, when I accidently revved the engine while in park. Something exploded. A very thick metallic part disintegrated into rubble.

There is a hole in the engine and a replacement costs $3500, more than I paid for the car.

sucks big time
if it was going to blow, it was going to blow.
wouldn't have mattered if you were in park or driving.
revving or idling. ohhh ouch

That's horrible ~ any chance the seller will back it , or was there any type of warranty?

Yikes I am so sorry!

what on earth!!!

emm said:

that's what the mechanic told me
but I'll have to find out more because there weren't that many miles on the car

guess it's a good thing I was parked when it happened.

MoonSongs said:

I doubt it. No warranty.

Damn

ZombieKitten said:

can't believe my luck! good be worse, I suppose

heartbeatocean said:

maybe its a sign

horatio said:

of what?

So sorry. I've had my share of car issues.

heartbeatocean said:

toyotas are shit

horatio said:

I'm wondering if it's a sign that I should stop driving. wait...and there was another sign! It was at the gas station and it said $4.29/gallon!

the gods are speaking to me

horatio said:

actually they're not! so there
all the mechanics I know drive them!

I had the same happening, not with a Toyota, while doing 70 on the freeway. Blew a hole in the engine AND the hood Except for the bang and the car losing power, nothing much happened, I rolled it to a halt on the emergency strip.

Lucky for me that was a company car. They changed the engine. I'd try to look at other 2nd hands of the same type and have the motor switched, then collect for the leftover metal if that in any way may reduce the price.

I just spoke to the mechanic. There's a six inch hole in the engine with a rod sticking out. It was a complete fluke due to the fact it was a Toyota and these things just don't happen on these cars. He said it may be due to the previous owner mistreating the engine, driving without oil... whatever.

He said otherwise the car was in great shape and I could sell it for parts, or to someone who already has an engine.

Our Toyotas are failing us! My old Corolla just came from the shop a couple of weeks ago. $3500 is pricey for an older car. I doubt I could shell out that much. Ouch.

horatio said:

I don't know. The ones I know last a long time. A few kinks here & there, but an overall long life. Mine's been in the shop a few times....still ticking. I'm ready for a VW though. I've always liked VWs. Something with overhead airbags.