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I replaced my tires and rims with new ones. I have the 4 tires, that were only driven on for approx. 8 months. I am looking to sell either tires alone or tires and rims. If interested please post message and I will respond to you.
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Replying to: miked77 (Sep 10, 2008 8:45 am) Robert
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Replying to: jehu75 (Sep 10, 2008 9:07 am) |
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Replying to: beamie (Jul 05, 2008 5:51 pm) In 2005 I purchased a new Grand Prix GXP. I fell in love with the car the moment I started it. The car GOES! What a joy to drive. I already have 92K miles on it. The key word I hear when I take my car for repairs is "unique" or "special". That means $$$$$$$. I will share a few examples.... I do mostly highway driving. I have gone through two sets of front rotars and I am currently on my third set of brake pads. Besides the car being a front wheel drive car with a whole lot of power, it goes through front brakes. Lesson learned...NEVER allow the rotars to be resurfaced. They will ware the brake pads unevenly. My point...the rotars are $180 EACH! Tires...again...unique...if you want to get away from the BF Goodrich Tires that come stocked on the car, it requires someone who knows how to do a little bit of math to find the "right" size. If you put some other tire on the car that was NOT made for it, you could run into trouble with the computer. The BIGGEST issue of all.... MY TRANSMISSION went! The problem started SLOWLY. I took it to the dealership and they said the computer is just picking up on mifires. They didn't understand what I was feeling. It was taking longer to shift from one gear to the next. It felt like a hiccup. I was getting significantly less MPG....10-12 on HIGHWAY. I had a tune up done since I was so close to 100,000 miles. Problem not solved. I continued to drive the car. It felt sluggish to ME, but nobody could tell me what was wrong. I took it to a place that only does Transmissions. They could barely feel it and said it could be the trans going, but they couldn't say for sure because my car would not allow their computer to read the transmission codes?! They contacted "Snap On" who provides their equipment. The car stopped going before I could follow up with the place. The point is..."EXPERTS" could not tell me for sure what was wrong with the car. I had it to a total of FOUR different places. The good thing about it NOT going...I KNOW NOW it is the trans. The trans has to be a rebuilt trans...Just for the Transmission....$1,900 BEFORE labor! You are looking at close to $3,000 to do the job with labor. Then you are without a car for a bit. I am waiting for the results. The car could also have other issues now. The factory installed remote start...that suddenly started setting the car alarm off! What in the world is that about? The front heated seat coil burnt out right after I hit 36K miles. I have yet to repair that. That will cost $350 or so. Any questions...feel free to ask..... In 2005, the car didn't have the 100,000 mile warrenty. It had the 3 year 36,000 miles. There is NO reason at all that should have happened. Again....a UNIQUE transmission which means more $$$. |
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Anyone encountering problems with their transmissions? My warranty expired at 60,000 km's. At 71,474 km's, my transmission went. I was out of warranty but GM was nice enough to give me a warranty - goodwill. They replaced the transmission for a $500 deductible amount. This took place November 2007. A year later, my car is back in. Just got the phone call that the transmission is done. Car is now at 117,945 km's (which is an additional 29,044 miles). Dealer wants $5,170 + tax to put in a new transmission... This doesn't seem right... Has anyone else encountered this?
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Replying to: pesky1 (Jan 08, 2009 1:25 pm) I am going through this RIGHT now. It has been such a headache as you know. I get my car back tomorrow...FINALLY!! I have a lot of useful info for you that you might be interested in. You ARE being ripped off. Do you have a warranty on this 2nd trans? You should have a 50K mile warranty on that trans. Also...call AAMCO...call other Trans places...they DO have warranties.... I was quoted $2,250 out the door...no extra fees.... My story and experience is long...If you are interested....feel free to email me. My email is: coolandi  aol.com
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Replying to: mygxp1 (Jan 08, 2009 8:24 pm) |
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Replying to: chats1 (May 05, 2006 4:44 am) |
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A spare from a Caddy is suppose to work for the GXP. I'll try to find out which one. 
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