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Replying to: girlcarbuilder (Jun 18, 2009 11:21 am) The Laser had problems just before the warranty ran out. Some day you will have to let me tell you the story. And it is long. The Sentra I was driving while I fixed the Laser and would alternate driving either one. When the Laser died, I needed a utility vehicle. Also, I got tired of having my daughter crawl out of the back of a two door. Plus, paying insurance on three cars (my 2 and my wife's 1). The charity I donated to was a church that gave the car to a parishioners. They drove it for awhile, then I heard something happen to it MVA. Is my ignition coil the square block on top of the intake manifold and with the spark wires coming out of it? Thanks
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On the drivers side of the my 2008 Tribeca is a 6" wide and 10" long clear plastic sheet. This sheet protects the bottom rear of the door from rock chips. A few months ago the car got side swiped on the passenger side. Both doors had to be replaced and the whole side repainted. Today, as I was going around with the touch-up paint to cover the rock chips. I noticed on the repaired right rear door that there wasn't any clear plastic protector. After touching up about 5 paint chips I called the dealer. They said no parts list for the clear plastic protector. They were going to check further. My question is: Do other 2008 Tribeca's have a clear plastic rock protector on the right rear door?
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Replying to: fendertweed (Jun 18, 2009 1:24 pm) I would agree with your methodology on a total city car. Then again, what works to prevent down time is what it is all about. Not to mention, different makes like to cause different headaches at times. Glad to see someone else agreeing that cutting corners on these cars is asking for big trouble.
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Replying to: robotb9 (Jun 16, 2009 2:43 pm) If the lever had only made it to the reverse sector, there probably a rapid slow down to a halt. But, in order to move the gear shift lever, you must also hold in the "shift release" button. And this may also require depressing the brake pedal. IIRC, trying to move the gear shift lever from D to R required pressing the brake pedal (Gov't requirement IIRC). In the "old days" some people tried moving the shift lever from drive to park while moving along. This usually required a transmission rebuilt. Whereas just moving from drive to reverse when driving along usually meant a rapid slowdown to a stop. Since I usually drove manual shift cars didn't worry about the above. JMH thoughts.
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Replying to: phil2000 (Jun 18, 2009 7:00 pm) Glad to have that link in case I have to change a tranny on this end. Sounds about right on warranty. I laugh when they talk 100K warranty now a days. That means look out after that! My brother has done the same with donating cars. It always amazes me how some people can not keep a car and destroy one pretty quickly after getting one. I carefully picked the one the 87 Mitz went to. Still in servcie to this day. Louisiana allows us to turn in tags and drop insurance on a vehicle for a while. But if it is a repair ordeal, I usually go ahead and pay for 3 cars during the repair. After the repair is finished, then I drop the backup back to storage. The old 87 Mitz had a lot of storage time on it. It was time to give it away, before it rotted away in storage. |
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Replying to: toboggan (Jun 19, 2009 10:00 am) MNSteve |
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Replying to: toboggan (Jun 19, 2009 10:17 am) That sounds right to me. Thanks. |
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I'm just sick to my stomach about what happened to my new Outback today. I took it to the dealer for its first oil change and didn't do a thorough walk-around inspection when it was brought out. They apparently drove another vehicle into the rear bumper, leaving the impression of the license plate holder and also gouging from the screw heads. I'm sure this happened at the dealer because I washed and waxed the car yesterday and there was no damage to the rear bumper. I'm sure they'll deny it because I didn't bring it to their attention immediately. I didn't discover the damage until they had closed. I guess this is what I get for going to a Subaru dealer for maintenance. Its unsightly, but I'm more concerned about possible auto transmission or steering wheel locking damage. I noticed that it didn't feel "right" coming out of park and the steering was locked in a way I hadn't noticed before. Suggestions? I've loved this car but my first reaction is to dump it at a carmax to prevent a lifetime of transmission woes.
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Replying to: morin2 (Jun 22, 2009 7:31 pm) I do my own maintenance, I swear noone is as careful as I would be on my cars. I took my brand new Sienna to the dealer for a minor flaw in the sun visor, and they replaced it. Along with a bunch of greasy finger prints all over the interior! ARGH! Overall it looked worse, not better. I swear it's like they just don't care at all. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 23, 2009 12:23 pm) To their credit, they offered to replace the rear bumper - which means painting it with a high metal-flake silver quartz paint. Its a nice offer, and actually the best they can do, so its appreciated - but I've lost my faith in them and will never go back again for sales, service or parts. The way the rear bumper wraps around to the wheel wells, I know that I would detect a repaint from 20 yards away and it wouldn't hold up. I'll just keep these first battle scars as a daily reminder to never again go to the dealer for any reason. (this was NOT Fitzmall, but a Subaru dealer on my commute from Solomons to Annapolis, fyi) This once beautiful 12 week old car now looks worse from the rear than my son's 94 Legacy.
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