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Author Zinc1 Original title: Junk and Revenge (zinc1) Fri 09 Jun '00 (09:37 PM) Whew. I'm sorry to hear that you got a lemon. In fact, the degree of lemonness of this vehicle seems to be high, even for GM. They barely make simple cars right, let alone a complicated engineering forte such as the Aurora. The thing that drew me to this car was its unique package - body, interior, and engine. I'm still happy with the 'intent' of the engineers and I put up with the visits to the shop the same way an owner of the '60s or '70s might have pampered an oil-belching, plug-fouling, embarrassingly-dead-by-the-side-of-the-road Jaguar. It's the diamond-in-the-rough that you keep cutting and polishing. Hoping that, some day, you'll have vanquished its demons and you will finally be driving the nirvana that it was meant to be. What the UAW stunted in its nascence. I agree that the 2001 may end this model for good - but then our taste isn't what GM is after nowadays. I'd like to direct you to an AA meeting (Auroraholics Anonymous), but this may be it. This may be the the last refuge for those of us who are addicted to the whims of this evil temptress of the dawn. Catering to its every zap and clank. Sure, it'll whisper ecstatic nothings in your ear, if you'll just buy her one more tiny bobble "This will be the last one, sweetheart. I promise". Yeah, sure babe. And I'm the Sheik of Arabia. Well, call me a fool for indulging her. But I'm still in sweet denial. She'll come around. Just you wait. |
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#438 of 1601 An AURORA Tale by Henry Feb 27, 2001 (10:09 pm) ((This is Henri retelling Zinc1's story of hitting 139mph on the speedometer.)) I had just finished having my aROARa in the shop for the 100,000 tune up. The car felt new again, like the day back in 1996 when I drove it off the showroom floor. In driving this instrument that melted the computer technology and mechanical engineering of the NorthStar together under the celestial name AURORA. The car was saying I am young again. As I took my drive home listening to the radio station my kids had put on the station the day before, the youthful energy the car had with its 100k tune-up started become infectious. I was approaching my favorite stretch of highway. It's a straight stretch that descends from a hill into a valley where you can see for a good mile. It then ascends up another hill. There's no place for the Highway Patrol to hide in front or behind when there are few cars there This asphalt slice of motoring heaven had taken me pass the 109mph Autobahn Package threshold. The highway was now calling to me again. The car was shouting I am young again. And then it happend . . . . It was no longer 2001, it was 1985. It was time to replace the Backstreet Boys, N Sync, Britney Spears, or whatever was passing for the latest musically challenged, highly processed and marketed wonderkid(s). I searched trough my collection. The mood had to be right. First one song, no , another, no , another, not that one. And then I heard it. . . . It is the Night My body is weak I am on the run no time to Sleep I have got to ride Ride Like the Wind to be Free Again! Yeah that is it. ME! AURORA! CHRISTOPHER CROSS! HIGHWAY! NO COPS! It was time. I FLOORED IT. And the car responded. 80mph, 95mph, 110mph, 128mph, 139mph. All the time the Aurora V8 roaring like the big cat it is. The mighty Simba the child of Mufasha - the Cadillac NorthStar. But all too soon, in such a brief moment, it was over. The top speed limited at 139mph - but a speedometer pinned to its extreme nonetheless. As I eased back into the speed limit the song said it best . . . . . . Never was the kind To do as I was told! Gotta ride like the Wind Before I get Old! (((KIDS DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME))) |
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#1281 of 1602 I have KYB upfront by Henry Jul 26, 2001 (10:21 am) Week five - I visited my car today. It didn't say anything at first but I could tell that it was glad to see me. We talked for awhile and then I had to go. I did bring it a get well soon card. I left it on the windsheild where it would be easy for my Aurora to see and read. Poor baby had her transmission removed. She told me it hurt but that she didn't cry. She was a trooper! I'm so proud of how the car is keeping a postive frame of mind during this difficult multi-operation repair. If you like I can post the car's mailing address. Better still, don't waste the paper and the postage. Go out and do something nice for your Aurora. Show it that you care. Show it that it is appreciated. Remeber, you still have yours. Think of Henri, a man separated from his Aurora. Think of how lucky you are. Go . . . Do it Now before you forget Where is she parked? Have you seen her ? Tell me have you seen her? Oh I hear her roar as the cold winds blow On the Street Music on the Radio. Have you seen her? Tell me have you seen her? |
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You know you are obsessed with the Aurora when you post on Edmunds and there hasnt been an Aurora in the family for almost 2 years. Stupid Infiniti. |
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Okay, I'm not an Aurora owner(considered one though) but I am an Olds owner(2001 Intrigue GLS) and I think I qualify as being obsessed with my car. As someone else mentioned, I spent the $120 and bought the service manual for the Intrigue less than a month after I bought the car and mine has the 5 year 60K warranty. I've already done several "photo shoots" of this car as if it were a supermodel posing in a bathing suit or something. BTW, I'm still trying to find an attractive young woman to stand up through the sunroof of the car for a picture(cloths on guys)  Henri(or was it Zinc that did it) that story about hitting 139mph with the Christopher Cross song is killer. Thats a cool driving song. I haven't done 139 in the Intrigue yet, but I've had her up to 115. The song I did it to was GnR's "You could be mine" from Terminator 2. I was scanning stations and came across that one so naturally I cranked the Bose system up and when I hit the freeway I killed the A/C and floored it. Didn't even look at the speedo as the tach was much more fun to watch and I had to keep a close eye on the horizon for cops. When I did look at the speedo it was at about 115 and thats when I decided to ease off a bit. Considering what a gas the Intrigue's 3.5 liter V6 was when doing this, I can only imagine what an Aurora's V8 is like. Hardesty, do you live in TN? I hope you don't because you just gave me an idea for personalized tags. Thats cool that your getting those for your 2002 van too. |
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| mosaix, I live in CA and we currently have "2K1 OLDS" on the Aurora and will have "2K2 OLDS" on the new Silhouette and "BYE OLDS" on the new Aurora. The "2K1 OLDS" will most likely be turned back in and become available to someone else (maybe not the buyer of the 2001 Aurora). | |
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Yes its over Call it a DAY ME and Aurora Have to end it THIS WAY. NO reason to pretend We knew this repair would spell the end. Lets not pretend. No more MONEY will I throw your way NO this is our last today. Yes evil temptress we did the 139 club! Yes the highway was our hide-away But we have come to the End of the Road We must both let go WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS! |
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| I am obsessed with my 2001 Aurora 4.0 because it is the only car I have owned that makes me feel glad that I was born! | |
| Never before has any car hooked me to the point where I didn't replace an older model (95) for a newer model (99) because I can't bear the thought of trading in the older one. | |
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