| Vehicles that blew their engines |
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| No. | Year | Make | Model | Disposition/Comments | Bought? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1980 | Mazda | 626 | Lena and I drove on my Honda 350 motorcycle to Mazda dealer in Puyallup and we ended up buying this car new there. Years later we had the car re-apolstered and Ian threw up on those new seats and the engine blew a few days after that! | New |
| 2 | 198x | Pontiac | Sunbird | Blew an engine while Ian and I were on I-5 near Nisqually | Used |
| 3 | 1999 | Mazda | 626 | Spent $3,500 for new/rebuilt transmission and then a couple of months later it blew an engine | Used |
| 4 | 2000 | Ford | F-250 | Blew an engine while driving it home from Eastern Washington. Replaced the engine with rebuilt engine. Sold in 2011 | Used |
| 5 | 1995 | Volvo | 960 | Purchased from private party in Seattle. Bought it for $3,500. A month later the engine blew! Sold it for $100 to a junkyard | Used |
| 6 | 198x | Ford | Windstar mini-van | Purchased from private party. Six months later the engine blew! | Used |
| 7 | 2002 | Ford | Ranger | Blew head gasket. Truck went 280,000 miles, had it for a number of years and only cost a whopping $1,000 when purchased | Used |