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Re: Great Service -- Pepe Infiniti White Plains [mjr242]
by almatti
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Feb 13, 2009 (7:37 pm)
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Replying to: mjr242 (Jan 23, 2009 9:28 am)
mjr242: I too have had nothing but raves for Pepe Infiniti. From the leasing of the vehicle (can't believe end of April will be 2 years!!) to servicing needs. I have an 07 G35X Auto, had TSB 028 applied without question, and this week, at 16k mileage, brought the car in for upbrupt upshift into 3rd gear and front brake noise. They checked out the shifting problem [if you go to G35Driver.com forum you will read about TSBs - touchy throttles, etc], found a faulty tranny valve body, replaced without question, attended to the rattles in the dashboard at the steering coulmn, and found the front brake rotors slightly warped - fixed with a resurfacing. The new valve body corrected the "hard' shift into 3rd gear and in fact, makes the car run as intended. Without a doubt I would not hesitate going back to Pepe in White Plains... 
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a clutch in an automatic
by sportsfan
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Feb 16, 2009 (9:21 pm)
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here is question:
guys - is there a clutch in an automatic car? i say yes...the dealer says no. i know its a "torque converter". however, there is more to it than just that....
tell me what do you think on the web, out there? just for info....
i may go to pepe infiniti for service. Infiniti of Englewood is filled with limited experience kids, who leave your car in a sloppy condition.
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Re: a clutch in an automatic [sportsfan]
by rhard49
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Feb 17, 2009 (6:52 am)
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Replying to: sportsfan (Feb 16, 2009 9:21 pm)
Yes there are multiple clutches and bands. This how stuff works article will let you jump to some simple details.or explanations
http://www.howstuffworks.com/automatic-transmission.htm/printable
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Re: a clutch in an automatic [rhard49]
by sportsfan
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Feb 17, 2009 (7:28 am)
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Replying to: rhard49 (Feb 17, 2009 6:52 am)
thanks. i would like to hear what the others have to say.
when the service techs at englewood said there is no clutch in the car, i knew then that it is time for me to stop bringing my car to that dealership.
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Re: a clutch in an automatic [sportsfan]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Feb 17, 2009 (8:42 am)
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Replying to: sportsfan (Feb 17, 2009 7:28 am)
You can have a clutch for the overdrive operation of the torque converter in an automatic transmission, and you can have certain types of modern "manual-automatic" transmissions that use a manual-type clutch but shift it electronically.
Probably what you experienced is a terminology confusion. Most often, I suspect that when a repair shop addresses a consumer, they will use the term "clutch" to refer to the clutch and/or clutch pedal found in a conventional standard shift transmission.
Maybe they just didn't want to get into all the esoteric uses of the word "clutch" for electronic overdrives and "manumatic" transmissions.
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Re: a clutch in an automatic [Mr_Shiftright]
by sportsfan
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Feb 17, 2009 (1:07 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 17, 2009 8:42 am)
Hi Mr. Shiftright,
You are dead on. I told the young man that the theory is the same, while we may be using different terminolgy.
Still, he was steadfast that there is no clutch in an automatic car. He asked me "are you sure about that? I've taken transmissions apart", when I told him that all cars have some sort of clutch.
I told him that I would bet my last dollar and his too (I made a joke out of it, to lower the tension abit). He stuck to his position.
Btw, thank you to blogger who gave me the "howstuffworks" link. I'd read it before, it's a great info source.
I think it's a great conversation and gives us mere car driving mortals an understanding of how our vehicles work, when we take our cars to the mechanic.
- The fan...
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Re: Bumper Scratch [sweendogy]
by rsaul
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Feb 19, 2009 (7:25 pm)
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Replying to: sweendogy (Jan 10, 2009 3:33 pm)
Well, I haven't gotten the scratches buffed out yet, but I got rear-ended again (I hate Minneapolis) and this time it was from a friggin F250 truck that hit me at about 5mph...enough that is seemed to compress the bumper enough to cause it to looked spidered...will buffing take this out also? Maybe I should just trade it in and get a '09 with the seven speed...
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Re: Bumper Scratch [rsaul]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Feb 19, 2009 (8:20 pm)
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Replying to: rsaul (Feb 19, 2009 7:25 pm)
Nope, it needs to be re-skinned at worst and / or sanded and repainted at best. $300 to $700 bucks.
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Re: Bumper Scratch [Mr_Shiftright]
by rsaul
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Feb 20, 2009 (5:31 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 19, 2009 8:20 pm)
Thanks...luckily the "spiderd" part is on top of the bumper directly below the trunk opening so is not that noticeable...may be I'll just get the scratches buffed and see if I can live with the spiderd part. I had a similar thing happen to my 04 Acura TL...you couldn't feel it, but could just see it in the right light/angle.
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Re: Bumper Scratch [rsaul]
by rsaul
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Feb 20, 2009 (11:42 am)
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Replying to: rsaul (Feb 20, 2009 5:31 am)
Well, the estimate is $507. Went to the infiniti dealer recommended collison shop. Said they would need to take damaged area completely down and re-paint and feather out so its not so noticeable. My only concern is that my paint is metallic, and will the blend be noticeable? Silvers are so tough to match. Though, right on their lot was a M35X that had $20K worth of damage that they had just repaired and the car looked brand new, so maybe I should just have faith? Are there any decent aftermarket rear-diffusers/bumper/aero-kits that look good that I could look into as well?
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