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Any baw driving a 1.3L 3cylinder car?

Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:44 pm
Posted by lsu xman
Member since Oct 2006
17091 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:44 pm
They look nice but IDK about the long term reliability.

Nissan Rogue 1.3L


Chevy Trax 1.3L


Chevy Equinox 1.5L
Posted by medium_okra
City of Central
Member since Oct 2019
725 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:45 pm to
This website has a 5.3L minimum requirement, sir.

Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
118879 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:46 pm to
I've driven a Rogue. Rides well and has good pickup for a 3 banger. It's a twin turbo that can belt out 200 hp.
Posted by Harry Caray
Denial
Member since Aug 2009
21165 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:46 pm to
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a 1.3L 3cylinder car?
Posted by Gifman
Captiva, FL
Member since Jan 2021
20264 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:47 pm to
Good luck even passing an Amish wagon with that shite
Posted by EdgarAllenHoe
Member since Aug 2026
63 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:49 pm to
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1.3L 3cylinder car


Faggotmaxxing
Posted by LSUweights
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2014
3601 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 12:50 pm to
I got a new 2025 Trax LT about a year and a half ago after my old car caught fire.
It's just a "get to work" car.
It was new and cheap.


Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
18346 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:02 pm to
I have to haul mulch 1x per year so a 3 cylinder is for the homos. I ended up financing a duramax for 108 months. Should handle mulch no problem.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
107133 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:05 pm to
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baw


quote:

1.3L cylinder car


Does not check out
Posted by FredBear
Georgia
Member since Aug 2017
17858 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:13 pm to
When I saw the title I thought you were talking about the old Geo Metro.
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
39601 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:17 pm to
My mother has one which is perfect for her. She needed my truck so we swapped for a couple weeks. Driving that go cart was fun while I had it
Posted by NewIberiaHaircut
Lafayette
Member since May 2013
12618 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:21 pm to
I have an Equniox as a company car. Not something I'd buy for myself but I haven't had any issue with it and I beat the shite out of that thing. I floor that bitch multiple times a day. 85K trouble free miles.
Posted by DesScorp
Alabama
Member since Sep 2017
10902 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:32 pm to
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I've driven a Rogue. Rides well and has good pickup for a 3 banger. It's a twin turbo that can belt out 200 hp.


Computers really made a performance difference in engines. We’ve got 3 and 4 cylinder engines more powerful than some V-8’s from a few decades ago. The only question is of long term reliability.
Posted by bootlegger
Ponchatoula
Member since Dec 2012
5544 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:39 pm to
Checking in

Posted by FCP
Delta State Univ. - Fightin' Okra
Member since Sep 2010
5253 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 1:52 pm to
No idea about the engine, but from my experience out here on the north side of Baton Rouge, the $25K Chevy Traverse (???) is going to be a strong candidate to replace the Nissan Altima.
Posted by Haplochrom
Member since Aug 2006
4037 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:03 pm to
The farther you get away from flat plane crankshaft the more vibration you incur. The thinner the factory oil specs the less film the bearing has as cushion.

They can tell me about balance shafts and their usefulness, but putting any meaningful boost to a 3 or 5 cylinder with this 0-20W oil is asking for a shortened lifespan as the crank finds a harmonic it doesn’t like.
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
152241 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:07 pm to
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Faggotmaxxing
Posted by TygerTyger
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
11585 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:10 pm to
1.3L???

I grew up without a lot of money and my first vehicles were 4 cylinder low power vehicles. The worst was a 2.3L Isuzu Amigo that couldn't get out of it's own way. When I moved to Oklahoma that turd could barely crawl up the hills in that part of the country. I swore if I ever made decent money I was never driving an underpowered vehicle.

Over the years I got to V6 level and it was better.

And now that I bought a 5.7L V8 Tundra last year, I'm never going back to a 6 or 4 cylinder engine.

The wife drives a 4banger turbo Audi and it's fun, but I want raw HP.
Posted by Poker_hog
Member since Mar 2019
3799 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:13 pm to
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1.3L 3cylinder


Might be ok for a flat bottom on a small lake.
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
32190 posts
Posted on 9/15/26 at 2:18 pm to
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When I saw the title I thought you were talking about the old Geo Metro.

Those were really damn great engines. I think they still put those same engines in the Japanese mini-trucks.
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