Throwing in the rotory towel...
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Sorry.....but hidden damage from accidents is a reality. I just found out I had a cracked shifter mounting plate in my Vette from a past accident. The shop told me to just take it easy until the part came in.....that was 3 weeks ago and not a word from them yet. I'm gonna knock on their door tomorrow morning and ask where it is. Anyway....it happens, you get it fixed, and move on. Always a good idea to get the absolute best repair shop to work on the car too.....that way hopefully they will catch more of that "hidden" damage before you get the car back. FYI - insurance still covers that hidden damage too....supplementals to the original claim.
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Sorry to hear your luck, Pico.
On a lighter side, did you see the new Mustang at the Northwood University car show a few months back? Sweet ride. My wife really wants one of those. I want to get the 8, she wants the new Mustang. I think she might win.
On a lighter side, did you see the new Mustang at the Northwood University car show a few months back? Sweet ride. My wife really wants one of those. I want to get the 8, she wants the new Mustang. I think she might win.
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update...
Well I picked up the car last Thursday and ride home seemed fine. Friday morning I drive to work and as Im gettin off the interstate I slow to 50mph, then lightly accelerate and the tranny drops from fourth to second chirps the tires (1st time in my automatic!) then rights itself. WTF? So I get to work and put it in park, then back into drive and it makes a loud click and jumps a bit. I also notice my heads up display light is out in the neutral position. Great! This car hates me.
So I leave work at noon and ride over to the Mazda dealer who put in the speed sensor. Tranny works great the whole way over. I tell the service advisor what happened and showed him the hard shift from drive to park and no neutral light. Two hours later, the car emerges. They adjusted the linkage which fixed the light and now the shifter is smooth and flawless like new. Yeah! So I get on the road and drive home. Car works great in both auto and manual.
Saturday I drive the car to the store in manual to take this really sweet turn before I get there. As I approach the turn in fourth gear I push up on the stick to drop to third and the wheels chirp. I look down and my HUD reads 2nd. Now I know Im not crazy. I drive the car the rest of the afternoon and everything seems ok.
Yesterday I get in the car to go out with my wife (car shopping none the less). The tranny starts making the same click and jump when I put in reverse from park. Great! This car really hates me!
So I wake up early this AM to drive the car back to Mazda again and the car works flawless. I no longer know what to think. I cant tell if this is a mechanical problem since it misses 3rd and drops to second, or an electrical problem since it is electronically controlled. I guess I will drive it till it will drive no more.
Well I picked up the car last Thursday and ride home seemed fine. Friday morning I drive to work and as Im gettin off the interstate I slow to 50mph, then lightly accelerate and the tranny drops from fourth to second chirps the tires (1st time in my automatic!) then rights itself. WTF? So I get to work and put it in park, then back into drive and it makes a loud click and jumps a bit. I also notice my heads up display light is out in the neutral position. Great! This car hates me.
So I leave work at noon and ride over to the Mazda dealer who put in the speed sensor. Tranny works great the whole way over. I tell the service advisor what happened and showed him the hard shift from drive to park and no neutral light. Two hours later, the car emerges. They adjusted the linkage which fixed the light and now the shifter is smooth and flawless like new. Yeah! So I get on the road and drive home. Car works great in both auto and manual.
Saturday I drive the car to the store in manual to take this really sweet turn before I get there. As I approach the turn in fourth gear I push up on the stick to drop to third and the wheels chirp. I look down and my HUD reads 2nd. Now I know Im not crazy. I drive the car the rest of the afternoon and everything seems ok.
Yesterday I get in the car to go out with my wife (car shopping none the less). The tranny starts making the same click and jump when I put in reverse from park. Great! This car really hates me!
So I wake up early this AM to drive the car back to Mazda again and the car works flawless. I no longer know what to think. I cant tell if this is a mechanical problem since it misses 3rd and drops to second, or an electrical problem since it is electronically controlled. I guess I will drive it till it will drive no more.
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Originally posted by Racer X-8
Notice that it's become an easy fix now that it got back to Mazda. Why the heck did you think that a Chevy dealership would know what to do with it in the first place? I don't know what to think of this, other than wtf. Really, what have you been smoking?
Notice that it's become an easy fix now that it got back to Mazda. Why the heck did you think that a Chevy dealership would know what to do with it in the first place? I don't know what to think of this, other than wtf. Really, what have you been smoking?
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Originally posted by TheColonel
I would go with the TL for a luxary sedan, they're going cheap in NJ. If your budget is more limited, don't overlook the TSX. IMHO, it's every bit as nice as a Mercedes C-class for thousands less. No, optional V6 though. Then again, if you can afford a C320 v6, then you can get a TL or a G35. I wouldn't recommend the BMW 3-Series either, if you can't get the 3.0. (I think that's the bigger engine right?) I was thoroughly unimpressed with the 3 series. (Even the M! Great car, but I'd rather buy a Z06 for $55k, of course, far less luxary and only 2 seats.)
I would go with the TL for a luxary sedan, they're going cheap in NJ. If your budget is more limited, don't overlook the TSX. IMHO, it's every bit as nice as a Mercedes C-class for thousands less. No, optional V6 though. Then again, if you can afford a C320 v6, then you can get a TL or a G35. I wouldn't recommend the BMW 3-Series either, if you can't get the 3.0. (I think that's the bigger engine right?) I was thoroughly unimpressed with the 3 series. (Even the M! Great car, but I'd rather buy a Z06 for $55k, of course, far less luxary and only 2 seats.)
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