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#41 of 5865 GISOM by Henry Dec 07, 2000 (5:31 am)
I rest my case since it did not even take 10 postings to see the same problem arise. Zinc, at least you have the benefit of knowing what the problem is already. So Buck-up old Aurorian, the future looks bright!
#42 of 5865 VWBUS by Henry Dec 07, 2000 (5:37 am)
Welcome to the over 50 club. (CLINK) I can't wait to be in the over 100K club. I always thought it would be kool if Olds handed out the badges for over 100K like Mercedes. However, in looking at the "grill" of the Classic, there would be no place to put it. On a personal note, if any of you guys are computer geeks I would love to hear from you on what type of processer is best (Pentium III, pentium IV, AMD, Celeron). I am buying a new computer and am a little lost on this one. Yes, it is for my law/CPA practice.
#43 of 5865 abs warning light by gisom Dec 07, 2000 (10:59 am)
I had to use my donut tire for a short period and my abs light came on. I know it was because of that little tire. Is there something I should reset now that I have the regular tire back on?
#44 of 5865 Mmmm...Donuts by vwbus1979 Dec 07, 2000 (4:34 pm)
Hmmph...I had to use my "donut" and the light never came on. I wonder if it matters what tire? I can understand the "Traction Control", but not the abs...Weird... Speaking of ABS...I was driving to a wrap party on Saturday when I was looking at my passengers map instead of looking forward. I glanced up and saw a car at a dead stop RIGHT in front of me. The ABS kicked in and saved the day. I must have been an inch away from hitting this car load of gang bangers. (Downtown) Whew! My Aurora fussed and groaned, but she stopped when I needed her too...WOW...Scary! I didn't think a big car like that could stop that quick. Kudos for ABS, because w/o it, I woulda crashed. As for Computers...P3 is tried and true for the REAL SPEED. Celeron and AMD are "OK" (cheaper) If you are in LAW, spend the $$ and get the P3. Also, be sure to get Win2000 Prof. Why? w9x architecture is a 32 bit GUI platform built on top of a 16bit structure. The 16 bit structure has been the norm of the windows OS, including the now archaic w3.x platforms. These OS's have been designed as lay-over software to run on the 16 allocation tables designed from DOS. Windows NT was developed as an alternative OS platform designed for the purposes of small networks, and architectured as a pure 32 bit system. This allows for greater power and "controllability" of a network OS, while still maintaining an almost complete GUI environment. Where a platform such as NT will never be as powerful or malleable as a command line structured system like UNIX, it allows for easier, more intuitive administration. A primary flaw of NT is its comparatively enormous coding, in the millions of lines. This, although making a diverse and intuitive GUI for network architecture, makes the OS too cumbersome for large LANS, as well as being too slow in many respects. Windows 2k is a morph of the two different design theologies. w2k is built on an NT architecture, so that it is a pure 32bit system. This allows for the networking power of NT. w2k also, however, represents great advancements in code efficiency, running far fewer iterations and processes for very similar functional tasks as compared to its NT predecessors. This allows for the OS to make up many of the speed and file size deficiencies criticized in the NT platforms. So...Back to the Aurora...
#46 of 5865 HEAT?? by Henry Dec 07, 2000 (9:25 pm)
Is there HEAT in Zinc1 Country yet?? Besides, you are in Cali, how long did it take you to even notice the heat was not working????
#47 of 5865 ZINC1 by Henry Dec 07, 2000 (9:27 pm)
I never seen a snowman in L.A. (Probably got lost on Route 10)
#48 of 5865 Thanks to all by touringsedan Dec 08, 2000 (1:50 am)
I wanted to thank everyone that responded to my questions. A couple of items first. My Touring Sedan is still running strong with 255K miles on it. The upkeep in the beginning was a lot but after 100K miles it tapered off and normal maintenance was all that was needed. I will be donating it to my church for a raffle to raise money. The seats were great. I thought about transferring them to the AroarA. My wife pitched a fit. The seats in the front of the AroarA for me is a bit of a letdown. I put 230K miles on the 89 TS. I have purchased a warranty now that extends out to 99K miles. I do hope that helps. I do not mind the maintenance if the mechanics can fix things quickly and without repeat trips to do the same thing again. The best mechanic I have works at a Buick Dealership. Guess what they cannot work on Caddy and AroarA's. the $$ amounts are going to be more my last oil change after I purchased the car was $75.00 with Syntheic oil. Firm believer in the oil. Can't change that. My brother in law has over 130K miles on his 96 AroarA, one of the reasons I bought mine. I do love the car for ride, speed and overall looks. This is a real sleeper. Zinc, Love the web site. wish I had studied more before buying. I think about the 99 now. does anyone know how to tell if the autobahn package is a the AroarA. I have the 3.48 Gear Ratio but no Chrome wheels. That reminds me where can I get a set of AroarA chrome wheels without going through the dealer? this townhall is great. Thanks alot for the help and answers!!!!
#49 of 5865 abs/traction light(touringsedan) by redskin024 Dec 08, 2000 (6:20 am)
my dad had this problem on his 95... its a bad ABS sensor in the wheel. tell that to the dealer when you take it in if it keeps recurring. The sensor gets water or something in it and it goes kaput. by the way, on this site we hear mostly about small problems with this car. we havent heard much about blown engines or dropped trannies, although items connected with the transmission have had problems. i believe thats a testament to the car. My mother has an 88 Eldorado, with a 4.5 V8(yes it does remind of the Aroara at times), and the engine on it bought the farm with only 70,000 miles on it. The Olds beat the Caddy twice, as my dad put almost 70,000 on each of the Aurora's he had.

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