Hello world

**deep thought 42** · 06-05-2010, 07:42 PM

Well just bought my first car. A 2002 Galant for $700. Needs a lot of electrical work and minimal mechanical, but it runs without much trouble. Hope you guys will be some help.

**galant305** · 06-05-2010, 08:00 PM

welcome to tgc.

**mrjaydeeone** · 06-05-2010, 09:27 PM

Welcome to TGC|

**SkylineG1** · 06-05-2010, 09:34 PM

I see you like "The Hitchikers Guide to The Galaxy".

**polishmafia** · 06-06-2010, 02:54 AM

Welcome to TGC.

**E_Emerson88** · 06-06-2010, 04:09 AM

welcome deep thought lol

**galantegz** · 06-06-2010, 10:42 AM

Welcome to TGC and $700 is a steal!!!

**Predat-R** · 06-06-2010, 03:33 PM

welcome throw up some pics so we know what u dealing with

**wright06jhs** · 06-06-2010, 04:54 PM

Welcome.

$700 is cheap, i see these for this price on craigslist all the time around here but im always too late when i contact the owners :(

**dniice87** · 06-06-2010, 05:35 PM

Welcome and GL with your G!

**deep thought 42** · 06-06-2010, 10:37 PM

My car has 99 problems and a bitch was one . . .
But seriously, the previous owner obviously did not care too much about the car. She broke a lot of random things.

First off, the body:
Cracked front bumper. The rebar seems fine, so it's just the plastic that needs replacing. Not very high on my to-do list.

Badly dented rear passenger door. Window is intact and power stuff still works, so replacing it can wait.

Other problems:
- Rails underneath the car are starting to rust a little. Need to get rid of that or spray some rustoleom on it.
- DC power plugs are not attached properly and don't work
- Air conditioning doesn't drain properly, so my passenger gets wet feet if I turn the AC on (it works though!)
- Fog lights non-operational
- Right taillight is dim/broken. It has a crack in it and moisture is visible inside it
- Right headlight is much dirtier than the left for some reason, needs cleaning/replacement
- Front passenger power window is sticky, probably just have to clean the contacts on it
- Dome lights and vanity mirror lights don't work
- No power to anything when the car is off (hazard lights, dome lights, etc.)
- Interior has multiple spots with cigarette burns (luckily no smell though)
- one side of the bracket holding the HVAC controls is broken, so one side is loose, making it a little hard to use
- steering wheel is not centered when the car is going straight
- several vent covers are loose/broken
- horn does not work at all, a bit of a safety issue

The interior looks like this right now (I took it apart):

I'm in the middle of trying to unclog the damn drainpipe for the AC and attempt to figure out how to repair those DC plugs while my dashboard is in pieces. Electrical problems are then main issue here. Hell, the clock can't even retain the time when I turn the car off. Lots of things to fix, but hey the car was $700. With all these damn problems, I should've talked them down to $600.