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Originally Posted by waltert
sweet!
its a good thing you had a little saved up, you can likely get yourself a used honda if you've got enough change.
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Nah, I'm looking to upgrade for my next one. I won't go into too many details, but I have enough "rainy day money" that I can afford to get myself something a little more upscale. Plus, I am a GM man at heart. I was thinking possibly something along the lines of a Grand Prix, although there is that ad for a '79 Trans Am in the paper that's calling my name.
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Originally Posted by merkerguitars
Probably had an oiling problem, but I bet you got your miles outta it...I really want to buy a beretta of your year and put a 3.8 engine it in.
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That's my thinking, I'd guess the pump might've failed, it's the only thing I haven't checked recently. I was actually planning on doing something like that myself, but it needs some body and interior work done.. all of that combined just doesn't seem worth it. But if you're really looking for a 92 Beretta to do an engine swap on, I know of a GT that's just come up for sale...
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Originally Posted by Pain Train
Wow never seen that happen before..I have seen push rods come out of the valve covers but not that!
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It's not all that uncommon. Oil stops circulating for some reason or another, a bearing seizes and the force causes the connecting rod to snap, at which point it's going in one direction or the other. I've also heard tales of shooting a piston through the hood, although I've never seen it firsthand. But this, yeah, I've seen a couple roll (or be pushed, more accurately) through shops I've been working in with this.
EDIT - I should specify that if I get a Grand Prix it'll be a GTP. I'm also considering a Bonneville SSEi, but I don't like it a smuch. The Grand Prix is just sexier, especially the coupe. And calling a Grand Prix sexy is saying something, really.