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#474 of 4534 Thanks and Paint Issue by zzz350 May 04, 2004 (3:54 pm)
Gracias MY for the sites, I'll check them out. However I will not relinquish my "king of question askers" title, just yet.   Paint problems: I also own a new 350Z and owners are complaining about the same fragile paint issues also. I think it is the new mandated paints that the gov't is making car makers use nowadays.
#475 of 4534 by edgarem May 04, 2004 (5:02 pm)
And I keep asking the question - is there any correlation between colors and fragility? Because my silver GT after 4000 miles has nary a scratch, and the paint seems as tough as our old '92 Camry.
#476 of 4534 lovemymazda3 by mazda6s May 04, 2004 (8:21 pm)
Just heat it up with a hair dryer and peel it off. Unless, of course, it's the screw-on type, in which case YOU are screwed.
#477 of 4534 Parking on hills. by jeremeymt May 05, 2004 (6:09 pm)
I have a 2004 Mazda 3 i model. I noticed today that when i parked on a hill and go to put the transmission into reverse the car makes a loud "clunk" sound and the you can feel the car shake. It does not do this on level groud. I am guessing its just the strain from being on a hill BUT should a new car do this? Also when driving it seems that going from 1st to 2nd gear is kinda rough compared to the other gears. I have the automatic transmission. Other than that no other problems! Let me know if anyone else is having the same "hill" issue. Try yours out if u havent tried it on a hill yet and see if yours does it so i know if its normal or not. THANKS! Replies to this message: npaladin2000 (May 05, 2004 7:28 pm) jeremeymt (May 05, 2004 7:37 pm) kyfdx (May 05, 2004 7:49 pm) npaladin2000 (May 05, 2004 8:07 pm) and 1 more... vrodriguez (Jan 13, 2008 9:13 am)
#478 of 4534 Dare I ask ... by halocline May 05, 2004 (6:27 pm)
... if you're using the parking break to hold the car rather than just the 'P' setting on the transmission? Replies to this message: jeremeymt (May 05, 2004 7:35 pm)
#479 of 4534 Re: Parking on hills. [jeremeymt #477] by npaladin2000 May 05, 2004 (7:28 pm)
Replying to: jeremeymt (May 05, 2004 6:09 pm) You're torque-locking the transmission...no way you're putting the parking/e-brake on, are you? This is a bad thing. Try using the parking brake sometime. Because What you're describing IS a normal symptom of not engaging the parking brake. Replies to this message: jeremeymt (May 05, 2004 7:37 pm) kyfdx (May 05, 2004 7:49 pm) npaladin2000 (May 05, 2004 8:07 pm) jeremeymt (May 05, 2004 8:30 pm)
#480 of 4534 Re: Dare I ask ... [halocline #478] by jeremeymt May 05, 2004 (7:35 pm)
Replying to: halocline (May 05, 2004 6:27 pm) Of course i am putting the car in P...and no i dont usually use the parking break.
#481 of 4534 Re: Parking on hills. [npaladin2000 #479] by jeremeymt May 05, 2004 (7:37 pm)
Replying to: npaladin2000 (May 05, 2004 7:28 pm) I dont usually use the parking brake. I probably should use it when i am on a hill. So i should put the car in R before i disengage the parking brake? Otherwise if i disengage the parking brake first and then put the car in R its just gonna do that same thing right? Its not a problem just an annoyance rather. Thanks for the help though.   Jeremey Replies to this message: kyfdx (May 05, 2004 7:49 pm) npaladin2000 (May 05, 2004 8:07 pm) jeremeymt (May 05, 2004 8:30 pm)
#482 of 4534 Re: Parking on hills. [jeremeymt #481] by kyfdx HOST May 05, 2004 (7:49 pm)
Replying to: jeremeymt (May 05, 2004 7:37 pm) The key is to engage your parking brake while you still have your foot on the brake pedal when parking your car.   It is what you do when you are parking it that causes the problem, not what you do when you are starting off.   regards, kyfdx
#483 of 4534 Re: Parking on hills. [jeremeymt #481] by npaladin2000 May 05, 2004 (8:07 pm)
Replying to: jeremeymt (May 05, 2004 7:37 pm) You should always put your foot on the brake pedal, put the car in P, and then engage the parking brake, then release your foot from the brake pedal. ESPECIALLY on a hill, but basically anytime you park the car. It places less stress on the transmission components by using the brake system to hold the car in place instead (and a tranny is a LOT more expensive to replace than a set of pads and rotors). Replies to this message: jeremeymt (May 05, 2004 8:30 pm)

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