Hello! It's a beautiful warm morning here is Missouri but it looks like its snowing! The pollen is so thick that I'll start sneezing just looking out the window. So I'm stuck here inside.
I've wanted a Sidekick for so many years and when a mechanic aquaintance of my boyfriend's was selling one, I wanted it no matter what it cost. It is a '89 Sidekick JX, 1.6L, Apple Red, Tan Interior. I spent (or rather, my boyfriend spent) $1800 to get it for me a month ago (May 2006).
Let's start with the interior problems. The doors won't lock. No dome lamp. The side view mirror controls don't work. The radio doesn't work. The horn doesn't work. The seats are ripped and have cigarette burns in them. Both top latches for the soft top are broken. Although I can hook up my iPod to the "CD in" jack, three of the four speakers don't work. The passenger side window doesn't come down and the driver's side window is crooked and required three hands to roll up. The fuel indicator doesn't move past half tank even when I fill up the tank.
Other problems: The grille is broken, no spare tire, it leaks oil, while running, smoke comes from underneath the hood. The engine itself "self revs" between 1.5 and 2.5 rpm while the car is idling. The engine sounds like a playing card in the spokes of a bicycle wheel while in 1, 2, and 3rd gear. The battery wires are severly frayed. It's supposed to be a 4x4, but when we took it for an oil change, the mechanic pointed out that the something-or-other (sorry, can't remember the name for it) was missing from the front two wheels, making it a rear-wheel drive only.
I think my boyfriend is too proud to admit he made mistake, and he wouldn't return it, and the seller refused to take it back when I approached him. I'm torn between fixing it up myself and making it my own, and trading it in for another Sidekick -- a better one.
Thanks for listening. Have a wonderful day!
Isla
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