Thanks, tpollauf. The car was bought new by the seller (he gave me the window sticker) here on Vancouver Island. He had suffered some dreadful musculoskeletal disorder and was all bent over, and had lost his licence, for reasons he did not specify. His wife had her own car (though this one was in he...

Fluids all changed. The rotten egg smell disappeared before I took it to my mechanic. He said it was probably just the result of sitting and stale gas. Mechanic said it was like a new car (it should be, at 51,850 km or 31,000 miles)! I paid CDN$3100, which is way below value, but it took a month to ...

Thanks, zbyers! The fluids are certainly due. Last oil change was 2018 and car has been driven only 2000 km since then. Tires are original, of course -- they don't get hot here and the car seems to have been parked out of the sun. A leaking exhaust gasket would sure be a lot cheaper than a new cat! ...

Thanks, jolt and joatmon! I do plan to look into fuel trim levels and stored codes. CEL is not on, and we no longer have emissions testing here.

Hi folks. Thanks for adding me. I just picked up a 2008 manual with 51,000 km (30,000 miles) from the original owner, window sticker and all... There's a bit of rust/corrosion on a few items under the hood from standing outside by the ocean, but otherwise it looks fine. There is a stong rotten egg s...