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1497 messages, Last post on Aug 13, 2009 at 5:54 PM
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| 1994 LeSabre (whoever gave it that name!) with 171,000 KM (about 106K miles). It gives jerky motions when stopped at a red light/foot on the brake. Is it the beginning of a slip? | |
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Is it a jerk as you start moving or while sitting still? If it is sitting still, it could be plugs and wires. Have they been replaced? About 70-80K miles is enough for wires along with years or age for replacement time. The plugs on my 93 got replaced at 30K miles. Unless yours are the platinum tips Delco plus like my 98, then I replaced them at 50K (they're not good for 100k miles as advertised unless you want to stress the rest of the ignition system toward failure. New plugs fire easier. |
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| I changed all the plugs (and paid for it - that's another story). Still the problem persists. It happens only when I am stopped (sitting still). Once I get moving - everything is fine. | |
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| Did you put on quality, new plug wires somewhere at 70-90K miles? | |
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Bought my third Lesabre yesterday. Included in the dealer price was ETCHING, which cost me $159. I did not want this but was forced to take it.Dealer said it was in event of theft of my car. I told him my insurance covered this but i was still forced to take it. Anyone hear of this Bob |
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| You should not have been "forced" to pay for this. You could have walked away from the deal if the dealer was not willing to negotiate. I guess you wanted the car enough to pay for it, which is what the dealer is hoping for. In my opinion, whenever the dealer adds on options and costs which are not necessary (and etching is not) it is just their way of making some money. I have found dealers that add up to $1300 for "paint protection" and other garbage. This gives them more leeway to bargain. You've got to be firm with these guys and be willing to walk if you don't feel like you're getting a good deal (but at the same time be reasonable about it). | |
| thanks mim did need the car thats why i went along with it but will search different dealewrs next time and plan on complaing to gm also. | |
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I was actually being forced to buy etching by a new GM dealer. I flatly refused. The agent called the manager - who admitted this is a sort of admin fee and all others were doing it as well. I said no way and got ready to leave - the manager backed off. You should NEVER allow yourself to be forced to buy something that you do not want. Now that it has happened - you owe it to yourself and other car buyers to make a complaint to BBB and/or local consumer club. |
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