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Post by bren on Aug 2, 2010 20:28:13 GMT -5
Ours had a vibration that the dealer could not fix. Just learned to deal with it. Otherwise the car was OK. Just hard to get past the lack of a fix for the vibrations. Ride was never as nice as you would expect on the highway.
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Post by drwingtipshoes on Aug 3, 2010 6:27:36 GMT -5
Ours had a vibration that the dealer could not fix. Just learned to deal with it. Otherwise the car was OK. Just hard to get past the lack of a fix for the vibrations. Ride was never as nice as you would expect on the highway. In late '03 we bought my truck (new - $4,000 rebate) and Pam's 8-mo-old Buick Regal (lease turnback) from Heritage Chevrolet in Battle Creek. After a few weeks, Pam complained about noise coming from the rear-end. Back seat passengers could hardly carry on a conversation due to this droning noise at highway speeds. The salesman and the Service Manager at Heritage both said it was 'normal'. I took it to Lassen Pontiac-Buick-Cadillac and their service manager drove it and said it needed new wheel bearings and possibly an axle. We couldn't afford it at the time and he said it was safe to drive so we let it go. By now, enough time had passed that we would have no recourse against Heritage - we'd just have to pay for it ourselves. A winter or two later, she let our son take the Regal to school. Driving from Lakeview HS to the BC Math-Science Center, Andy took the turn at Helmer and Territorial a little too fast and slid into the curb causing about $2,000 damage to the front suspension. We took the car to Lassen. They repaired the damaged and bent suspension components and the LF aluminum wheel. They wanted to replace the tires too but I said no; the existing tires still had 30-40% tread left and I (and ANDY!!!) couldn't afford any more so I told them to just rotate them front to rear. Guess what.... When we got the car back, it drove GREAT but the droning noise had moved to the FRONT!!! A few months later, I took it up to Phil Walters and bought 4 new Goodyears. Now it's as quiet as a new car. Bearings? Axles? Nahhhh... how 'bought a new set of $300 tires? So called automotive experts.... We used to call this kinda thing 'shotgun diagnosis'. Just spend as much of the customers money as you can until you find something that works. |
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Post by MikeH on Aug 4, 2010 10:08:12 GMT -5
But I agree, used is the way to go if you're patient and can wait for just the right car. I bought a new Malibu in 2009 when the rebates prices were so insanely good and have regretted it ever since. My malibi is a very nice car with one exception that bugs me every single day. The transmission shifts can be felt for every gear up or down. It's just not smooth and bugs the heck out me. Other than that it's a great car. But I'm now fixated on that shifting and it's ruined the new car experience for me. There's no escaping it. |
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Post by MadMike on Aug 4, 2010 14:25:54 GMT -5
When a trans shifts smooth the clutch pack is slipping causing premature trans wear and exsesive heat,nothing wrong with a firm shift,I use to get paid big $$$ for "Shift Kits",Madmike
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Post by MikeH on Aug 6, 2010 12:04:58 GMT -5
Well that news to me. Never heard of that. Just comparing the ride to a honda accord transmission which was ultra smooth.
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Post by rx403 on Aug 20, 2010 18:16:16 GMT -5
honda makes a very nice 4 cylinder engine. ive seen them last well over 400k on multiple cars. hook a v6 up to them and seems they cant make a automatic transmission to match. it seems thats for any asian vehicle.
i bought my 98 ford ranger used at 205k miles. still runs and drives great at 230k(drive line wise)
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