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Lynnminny
Lynnminny
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Hope this helps all of you!! I also mentioned that they should have a height adjustment on the front passenger power seat!
Lynnminny
It goes away after a few applications, and has nothing to do with brake pad or rotor compound, or the effectiveness of the system itself.
The cheapening of brake rotors has a lot to do with their ability to withstand rust.
Thanks for the information.
It seems to worsen with a change of temperature and humidity. But this is in Ohio, not Florida. Its not a little sqeak. Its an extremeely loud high pitch screeching noise that sounds similiar to the noise brake pads make when they are worn completely done to the pin.
The temporary nature of the condition you're describing still leads me to believe it's humidity or temperature related, since it goes away quickly. If it were brake pad, or worse, brake caliper related, it probably wouldn't go away at all.
PS. also Acuraphile...Thank you as well for your post on the same subject matter.
That aside, the RL (I've always liked this expression)is "spinning like a top!" -:) The nav system is sublimely simple, and XM radio, especially "Frank's Place," (Ch. 73), serenades me with all the tunes I've loved over the years.
I must admit though that the pleasure of owning this splendid car has been diluted by the disgraceful treatment it has afforded those of you whose problems have been ignored. Something has changed, and I don't feel like the same "Acuraphile" who chose this forum name; I'm simply another RL owner. Period.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=- 57701136#_
Hopefully with our added calls and memos to Verizon, this issue will be resolved allowing us to fully utilize this phone with our RL features.
Angry users claim Verizon disabled the ability to transfer files via Bluetooth on the Motorola V710 in order to collect additional network revenues.
By Mobile Pipeline News
Mobile Pipeline
A group of Verizon Wireless subscribers has sued the carrier, claiming that it advertised Bluetooth file transfer features and then disabled the features in order to collect more money.
Specifically, the Wall Street Journal reported that the users filed a suit in a California court claiming that Verizon Wireless disabled a capability in the V710 phone from Motorola that enables the transfer of files from one device to another via Bluetooth. That, in turn, requires users to perform such transfers using a Verizon network service for which there is a charge. Bluetooth is still enabled on the phone for other tasks such as using wireless headsets.
"The problem is that manufacturers make the phones with certain capabilities and advertise them," the Wall Street Journal quoted the group's attorney, Michael Kelly, as saying. "When those functions aren't there or come at a price, the buyers get very upset."
A spokesperson for the company, while refusing to comment on the specific lawsuit, told the Wall Street Journal that users should get information about the capabilities of the phone from Verizon Wireless and not from the phone manufacturer, in this case Motorola. That's because it is ultimately up to the wireless operator to determine which features are made available to users, the spokesperson said.
Part of the description of the phone on the company's Web site says: "And with Bluetooth wireless technology, you can make hands-free, eyes-free calls, and connect to your PC or PDA whenever and wherever you want."
I am happier today than it has been since I picked up the RL. After I complainted to an Acura dealership general manager about not being able to have the door handle problem (unreliable function and light always on) looked at for another 10 days, I was able to bring the car in today.
This manager happened to work for Lexus in the past. So when I compared the poor services and reponses of Acura to Lexus' customer services, He was able to understand.
I hope having someone in the Acura organization who truely understands customer services, it makes it more tolerable for some of us to work through the issues with the RL. It is a wonderful car to drive.
See last item on the page.
For anyone who may need something to protect and a means to provide a key chain attachment for the remote, this may be the answer.
It should is better than drilling a hole into the remote, which I will not do. I ordered 2, and I will report back as to how well they are made.
Problem is: I share a driveway that is not too wide, and the noise of the beeping is enhanced by the walls. It's quite loud. I can't expose my neighbor to this. We have a very good long-term relationship. I may have to disconnect the beeper if Acura can't modify the beeping. It would be no great loss, though $500 thrown out.
That exactly what was done when I started the thread - see # 5673.
Let's communicate to the carrier so that a correction is made available. If anyone has any updates, please let us know.
The URL is the same one RealLegend posted...
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=- 57701136#_
JJacura:
Jonathan's father, Arthur Schwartz, (along with Howard Dietz), was a famous songriter who penned dozens of the standards that you're enjoying on "Frank's Place." I sang with some of the bands in the late 40's and 50's and am nourished musically by the profusion of tunes that were composed between the years 1930-1950. Jonathan culls them and presents the coolest jazz and standards being broadcast today.
BTW, when you open the trunk with the remote, does the lid open fully (as it did on my '96 RL) or does it just release the latch and then need to be raised manually? Mine just releases the latch and does not look open from a distance. My wife found the open trunk lid to be helpful in spotting the car in a congested lot and is hoping that it just needs some tweaking.
Enjoy this long weekend!
I too would prefer if the trunk would open fully when unlocked with the remote. Not to make it easier to find your car, but when you have your arms full with groceries, it would be a heck of a lot easier than trying to raise the trunk with your chin or elbow!
I have reservations about fully opening my trunk, particularly when it is raining. On those occasions when I believe I will have my arms full (probably not with groceries because there is no cooking in my family), I'll make sure that my wife and/or 10 old son will be there to lend a helping hand. Otherwise, I'd use my karate kick.
and the old lady walking by dropped her shopping bags spilling her prune juice and smashing her bottle of bourbon... and the teenagers heads popped up in the back seat of the car nearby to see who was coming...etc etc etc :-)
Back to the car: I have a tendency to put my seat belt on as the car travels down the street and sometimes even neglect to put it on but with the RL it just doesn't happen anymore because this female voice comes on and reminds me to "Please fasten the seatbelt" The wife is delighted because she no longer has to nag me. Was wondering if the female voice is permanent or if it can be reset to a male version?
Lynnminny
Thanks all for great comments. I have now had my RL since November 23 and have 5100 miles on it including 3500 over the road - no problems except for a speeding ticket in North Carolina.
Thanks I thought that I read it somewhere in the manual. Yes, and now it is changed and I actually prefer the male voice....I dunno..to me the male sounds more like a co-pilot vs the female (a nagging sister type). ;-)
Steve
By the way has anyone seen the latest RL A-Spec Concept car...check this out
http://www.hondanews.com/CatID3000?mid=2005011025408&mime=asc