Always a good way to start a Monday morning. I knew that cold start issue was going to catch up to me at some point. A pity the deflooding didn't work, but maybe this way I'll finally get the upgraded starter/battery, along with new plugs.

Hey Jason, tell em to take good care of it, and be sure to visit her. She gets lonely.

*snicker*

 

She will Always be well Taken Care of I will make sure of it, or else some one will pay

 

the engine can flood from a straight cold start? i thought it's only if u start it and shut it down b4 it warms up and then try to start it up again, but... hmm

 

Not completely Detrich... the cold start keeps the starter from spinning fast enough. Call it the straw that broke the back. Regardless, I got my new starter and battery, so it's all good.


Oh, Jason, found something wrong... I thought my car was a dark blue... the one I was given back doesn't quite seem to be blue... hehe

 

ah i c...

they gave u the wrong car back?!!

 

I thought u had a nordic creto

 

Weird

 

hehe, I do... there's a stormy blue that i've had my eye on for a while.

 

Go for it, that's probably the best paint I've seen, at least on the net, I'm sure it looks even more awesome in person

 

creto, which Mazda did u leave ur car, if u left it at mazda? im sure if ur happy with the service and someone on the forums works there, i would rather have my car sent there also

 

I had it up at Classic Mazda in Denton. This was actually the first time I had my car at their service facility, but everything seemed to be handled smoothly. I'm actually going back up their next week for another issue, and it seems that as long as you schedule in advance, they can hook you up with a loaner and you don't have to worry about messing with Enterprise/etc.

 

Sorry Creto, I tried to Switch Cars when no one was looking but the service guys would not give me your keys so I could put it out on the lot in place of the Stormy Blue

 

Well, you'll get a second chance Tuesday when I bring it back up there. Must try harder this time! heheh

 

Thats a fact, I will Just move the Stormy blue to the back lot, be sure you park right next to it

 

Ive let my car sit for 3 days in the garage not dropping below 60 degrees and still floods. I watched some video from japan that shows how this happens. Gas just seeps into the chambers of the engine

 

Mazda in Denton is the best one that i have found and the only one that i will take my car to. I think that you should get the blue one. they look great

 

Well, I dropped it off this morning... drove around the lot and saw the 8's had been moved again and had a brief heart wrenching moment when I didn't see the stormy blue... then i saw it sitting in the back of another row and laughed.

*rant on*
I will say, I was *very* disappointed with the service department this morning. I had set up an appointment for 7am and was told I would have a loaner car. I got there at 7 and no loaner was available and Enterprise didn't open till 7:30 and didn't get over until 7:50. If there wasn't a loaner car available, I wouldn't have scheduled the appointment for when I did.
*rant off*

I tried to get em to loan the me the blue, but for some reason, they wouldn't. *shrug*

 

Well, I've been gone too long, so I thought I would drop in and say hi.

Mine flooded a couple weeks ago as well. I spent 2 hours getting it started using the "deflooding" technique. It took a while, but she finally started.

 

Hey Brian, where ya been?

 

Busy with work, music, and the girl. Music gets about every spare second I have now...

 

Spare us a few seconds and come by on Thursday and kick back a brew.

 

Sounds good to me. It's been a while. Pencil me in +1.

 

Alright, to be fair, when I talked with Aaron later, he explained that the reason they did not have a loaner for me was that the one that was suppose to be for me was being... sequestered... by the police because it was used in a "felony spree" and the police wanted to get their hands on it. A pity, cause I woulda enjoyed driving the CX-7 more than the Ford Escape I got stuck in.

Jason, can you add any validity to that?

 

Yes I can verify this, one of our loaner vehicles is no longer in our possession, it is with the Wonderful Corinth City Police department, because of some incedints which will remain unnamed.