2005 and Earlier Chevrolet Impala

wwnf

I don't know if it's true or not about V8's in the Impala 2003 but In my opinion that would be too much, I spin enough tire with my 3800 and I also use mine in the snow, . Maybe adjust the exhaust tone,

hank64

In messaging with an Edmund's rep, she mentioned that the new board would not allow for placemarks - so I guess the old ones are gone forever??

frankencat

man, i was gone for 1 day and the whole place changed. i liked the old format better. oh well, that's progress for you. anybody know what happenned to the placemarks?

hunter39

I've now posted twice to this board and nothing shows up, whats the deal? I'm not liking this at all, used to be you got to see the posting right away now we have to wait forever?

baveux

Stop complaining guys, give them a chance....

2k_impala_ls

I MADE SOME POSTS YESTERDAY AND THEY ARE LOST IN CYBERSPACE. WOW, WHAT A GTREAT UPGRADE, MORE LIKE A DOWNGRADE

2k_impala_ls

I POSTED AT NOON AND IT SAYS 9 PM, THEY ARE REAL CLOSE

2k_impala_ls

FOR THE RECORD

ALL NEW USERS: I NEED MORE PHOTOS FOR THE TOWNHALL PAGE.
VISIT THE SITE OR CLICK ON MY USER NAME FOR MY EMAIL.

CURRENT LIST OF PICTURES ON THE TOWNHALL PAGE ARE:
1. 2K IMPALA LS
2. 00 IMPALA
3. NOSIRRAH
4. DSW7311
5. HUNTER39
6. BADBOWTIE1
7. LrCOBRA
8. JEFFREYW1
9. TEO
10. CABELLO
11. CROSLEY4
12. MATT McDILL
13. MECHAN
14. HEAVENBOUND
15. Paul S

KEEP THE PICTURES COMING - THE VIN LIST IS NOW UP.

VOTE FOR THE IMPALA
http://www.top10sa.com/Top10List.asp?ListID=17

website
http://www.luckyjdr.homestead.com/impala.html

2k's message board
http://www.coolboard.com/boardshow.cfm/mb=87132440368

BOOKMARK ME PLEASE

kissfan1969

I miss the placemarks!!!!PLEASE BRING THEM BACK!!!!

boden213

and the site changed...not for the better. this sucks

night_owl1

I guess this is the upgrade that was supposed to happen a while back that knocked the board down.

glowworm711

I am looking for recommendations for winter/summer floormats for a '01 Imapala LS. Given that the floor area is wider than most mats I've seen, I'm thinking that a custom fit all-weather mat would be the way to go (custom fit that even covers the drivers left foot "rest pad"). I know everyone hypes weathertech, but they appear to be a generic size. Below are a couple of links I've been to...any advice on what I should use and how much is reasonable? It would be cool to get a nice black weathertech like mat with a nice blue bowtie on it...haven't seen any of those!

http://www.mats4less.com/20imhig2pcfl.html
http://www.mats4less.com/20imhig4pcfl.html
http://www.macneilauto.com/store/
http://www.sagaz.com/c_au_fl_stormguard.html

Thanks!

hank64

The following appears on a board devoted to the new board we are using:

Sylvia HOST  Dec 16, 2000 (03:10 pm)
Many of you are asking WHY DID YOU CHANGE MY TOWN HALL???
Well, we didn't have ANY CHOICE. We didn't "own" the software that the old Town Hall was running on. We were on a service bureau THAT NO LONGER EXISTS. We were originally getting kicked off in August and we got an extension until now. The platform that we were using was obsolete. Do you recall all of the problems as of late in Maintenance & Repair? We were getting many bugs all the time and couldn't get them fixed - because the software was no longer supported. That's all. To put it in Town Hall terms - they don't make that model car anymore and you can't even find one in the junk yard to rebuild. Trust me, there are plenty of things that we all would have rather been doing than spending months figuring out how to get a close match to what we had.
What everyone is complaining about:
-Placemarks: like I have stated in earlier posts. We are working on moving a feature like this in. Hang on.
-Preview: This is something that we may be able to move in quickly, working on this now.
-Spell Check: That one you will just have to get use to. It isnt' quite as intuitive as we had before, but you would be complaining even more if there were no spell check at all.
-Graphics/Layout of Screen: We are going towards the new look of the site. If you take a look at the PowerShopper section of Edmunds.com, we have the same layout. There are actually LESS graphics & links on the new screen than in the old system (about 30% less). The colors are just a bit more than you are use to.
I think that covers the main complaints of missing features.
Other things that are known bugs and being worked on:
-Issues with Login
-New flag
-Some "Hosts" posts are not appearing with the word Host next to it
-Search is being adjusted
-Speed (should be better today, further improvements over the next week).
That about does it!

hank64

This is my third try at posting this message:

I notice that immediately after the headings on my posts a "delete", and now also an "edit" blue oval icon appear. These are active links and I suppose clicking on them will activate the indicated function, A nice feature, I think. Since I only see thease icons on my posts, I assume that everyone posting on this board only sees their icons. Is this so?

glowworm711

I see only a blue "delete" next to my post, no "edit".

I had a VERY hard time getting the board to allow me to post even though I was logged in. I could not link to this section from a search and then post (even after logging out and then back in again). I had to manually select sedans and then impala XI after logging in before I was allowed to submit this post.

Also, what happenned to the "view all" option rather than 20 at a time? I kind of miss that, especially since I end up reading several hundred or even 1000+ postings at a time (I should have all the Impala discussion memorized any day now ).

glowworm711

Oh sure, the last message I just posted (#167) gives me both "Edit" and "Delete" after the title, but #164 did not when I looked at it...maybe it's a "last chance" feature.

glowworm711

Ok, last post on this "blue button" topic. Now, my last 2 posts show "Edit" and "Delete", but 164 still only has "Delete". I'm guessing that as soon as someone posts after me, the "Edit" option will disappear from #167-#169.

Is everyone having as much fun with this as I am?

Sorry for the extra posts...just tryin' to help

tpken

Looks like activity from yesterday is gone. I had a couple posts that do not appear here. Guess it will take some getting used to the new format.

For those of you who did not see my missing' post - I found 2000 Impala base sedans listed at $13,999 at a discount used car dealer nearby. They're no doubt rentals and perhaps some program cars. Has anyone seen lease return or CM program AS models around yet? I'd love to save 6K on the price of a 2001 AS model by getting the 1 year old this way.

Ken

tpken

and also had to exit and reenter thru Sedans with message to log in even though I was already logged in. A few bugs to work out here.

Ken

tpken

watch your posts - the spell check doesn't recognize LS - and will substitute AS automatically for you.

Ken

heavenbound

I have seen Impala's listed for around $14,900 here in North Carolina that apear to be rental's. Almost makes me want to go get another one. Go Impala!

night_owl1

Your question about the splash guards finally convinced me to get off my lazy butt and dust off the HTML editor. Go to the following web site for a step by step account of how I installed my guards. Maybe tomorrow I'll work on and upload info about floor mats, paint chip repair and other stuff.

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/impala/

Let me know what you think.

this_is_nascar

What a completely terrible decision and implementation of this new system. I've been involved in this line of business for 20-years. If I ever did such a poor job in my implementations, I'd be on the street.

You folks need to learn that you never take features away, by implementing something new. I've heard the excuses about the old product losing support, but that doesn't make this any easier to swallow.

hank64

The "edit" button that appears (on the writer's screen only) after the heading on new posts, remains up for thirty minutes to allow for changes.(from Host Sylvia)

Apparently, the "delete" Button remains up until used.

hank64

It looks to me like Edmunds is really working hard to please its membership. The new "Mark" button gives us a form of placemarks back. I haven't fully tried it yet, but the options it provides look sophisticated. And the "edit" and "Delete" features work great. I think we might eventually end up with boards that are better than the old ones.
Thanks Edmunds staff.

lrcobra

getting used to on this format. I too tried to post yesterday and lost my post somewhere. Teo, Cookie, Matt are you out there somewhere? Colchester where are you? How about you 2k, did we lose all of you?
Cobra

sweetpolly

Hi all,

I saw a new monte carlo today in medium regal blue color (like the Impalas). I didn't know they offered montes in that color. Any one else seen one in regal blue?

sweetpolly

Hi all,

I posted my first message (re monte carlo) to this newly formatted message group and had no problems seeing my post. The bugs must have been straightened out.

hank64

From the software board, here is the latest info from Host Sylvia:

Over the last 60 hours there has been quite a bit of work going on behind the scenes. Here is where we are
with the list of fixes:

1. Login/Logout problem, losing posts.
This is the top priority. It is extremely frustrating to compile a post and then have it disappear on you because
you are told to LOGIN when you already are! ARGH. There is a separate & dedicated team working on this
issue troubleshooting, etc.

2. Placemarks
You should now see on your screen a few new buttons..."Mark" next to each post will save that post for you in
what will be similar to your old Placemarks. To view your saved "Marked" posts, click on "Message Center" at
the bottom of the screen. You can even put your own description in of what the post is you are saving.
You can Mark both an individual post, or an entire discussion.
SubscribeTo subscribe (track and be able to see on a "see new" tour) simply click on the "Subscribe"
button at the bottom of the screen while in the discussion. When you want to read your favorite discussions,
simply click on "Check Messages" and it will allow you to read continuously through all of the new posts in your
favorite discussions.
Note that you can also check for new posts in your favorite discussions by looking in the "Message Center."

3. Read Only flags appearing in the correct places. Issue fixed.

4. New appearing properly

5. Preview What we have now is a 30 minute edit window. You can post a message and have up to
30 minutes to make changes or fixes.

6. am/pm problem We think this is fixed, but won't know for sure until after midnight...

7. Width of posts This was decreased by 20%. You should be reading much more comfortably
now.
Items yet to be fixed...
Besides the login/booting you out issue, search is still being worked on.
I **think** that is about it.
Thank you again to everyone for hanging in there while we get things squared away. No matter how much
testing you do, there always seems to be things that come out once a system goes live.
We are getting there - keep your comments and questions coming as they really do help us get the problems
resolved.

Another note on Subscriptions...You can also see the list of discussions that you have "Suscribed" to by clicking on "preferences" located next to your username at the top of the screen. Your preferences window will also allow you to mark all of your favorite discussions on the list as "read" if you need to.

The help menu will be updated over the next few days to reflect the changes that have been made.
Thanks!

teo

I am still here! Well in all honestly I think the new message board format plain sucks...it looks like a 5 year old designed it! Hope the Edmunds IS people can get it to work properly and make it a bit friendlier and easy on the eyes. So much for change.I think we are going backwards here. Hey why don't we all move to Joe's message boards? They look a lot cleaner, much more organized and best of all, is the place to be for all the Y2K Impala fans (After all Edmunds hates the Impala so why should we give them 'business'??)

Well, 12,100 miles and everything is going well with the car. Getting 20MPG mixed city/highway (More city driving)on 93 Premium Exxon Supreme gas. Today's temperature here in Miami is 60F, sunny, plain beatiful...got a brake from using the car's A/C!.

Cobra:: How's your leg doing? Back driving? I was wondering about your 'Silver Bullet's' tranny if its still acting up at times.. Don't forget that tranny service as soon as possible. Hope you and your loved ones are having a great holiday season!

Cookie, Colchester, Duraflex, Chimp00, Nossirragh...others...where are you???

This is a very interesting post that I found in the 'Maint/Repair' forum about the Impala's engine cradle noises...it gives a completely different perspective on the problem and seems to knock out the long standing theory of the "Bad cradle welds"....read on and post your toughts, comments, etc:

"I own an Impala 2000 LS since Aug 99. It now has 24,500 miles. Around 12,000 the rotors had to be turned because of vibrations when braking. At 20,000 miles a poping noise exactly as people here describe started and got louder and louder. It took the dealership an entire day to find the problem, a couple weeks for the parts and another half day to install the new parts. Problem solve, front end solid again. This is what my repair slips says.

Found cradle mounts loose, insulators allowing exessive movement :
Correction: Replace insulators, ( 8 all together )

Qty Part # Description

2 10402880 Insulator 9.023
2 10402881 Insulator 9.023
2 10402882 Insulator 9.023
2 10402883 Insulator 9.023

One other thing that I have heard people complain about that I had also was the blower making a high pitched noise when set on lower speeds. I took mine out, turned upside down and put WD40 on the bottom off the motor shaft and let it sit for a few hours. Put back in car and 6 months later, no high pitched noise yet, . Dealership probably would of replaced it, sometimes you just have to do it yourself, ."

mcdill

Cobra , i am here as well , but since they changed the setup, its sortof a pain to get in sometimes , so i just havent been here as much . sweetpolly , all the colors that are avalible on the impala are avalible on the monte carlo , down the street from me is a locally owned restaurant and, (i am guessing that its the owners car ), there is a regal blue LS parked on the side of the building everyday .thanks----------mattmcdill

b4z

I heard that the LS1 Impala ss was canceled is that true?

jeffreyw1

How often do you change the oil in your jeep and how many miles is usually placed on your jeep between oil changes using synthetic oil? Does using synthetic oil really give you extra gas mileage (mpg)? I am curious because I am thinking about switching to using synthetic oil in my 1986 Chewy Silver ado if using synthetic oil would give me a greater mpg. Thanks for your help. I had posted an earlier post, but this new system must have deleted my post.

mcdill

If your chevy truck has more than 90,000 miles on the motor , or if its the original motor, i would not suggest using synthetics , simply because of the age/or miles , i was once warned a while back , about using synthetics in higher milage / or old engines .

2k_impala_ls

see the LS1 IMPALA SS NOW!!!

ALL NEW USERS: I NEED MORE PHOTOS FOR THE TOWNHALL PAGE.

VISIT THE SITE OR CLICK ON MY USER NAME FOR MY EMAIL.

CURRENT LIST OF PICTURES ON THE TOWNHALL PAGE ARE:
1. 2K IMPALA LS
2. 00 IMPALA
3. NOSIRRAH
4. DSW7311
5. HUNTER39
6. BADBOWTIE1
7. LrCOBRA
8. JEFFREYW1
9. TEO
10. CABELLO
11. CROSLEY4
12. MATT McDILL
13. MECHAN
14. HEAVENBOUND
15. Paul S

KEEP THE PICTURES COMING - THE VIN LIST IS NOW UP.

VOTE FOR THE IMPALA
http://www.top10sa.com/Top10List.asp?ListID=17

website
http://www.luckyjdr.homestead.com/impala.html

2k's message board (IT WORKS TOO)
http://www.coolboard.com/boardshow.cfm/mb=87132440368

BOOKMARK ME PLEASE

lrcobra

As Teo suggested. This is ridiculous. I have made three posts and none have shown up.
Later
Cobra

nosirrahg

This is my second attempt to post today (did an earlier one about oil changes, but so far it hasn't appeared).

So if we leave Edmunds, where are we all going? It'd be nice if we can all stick together...

teo

To Joe's website...at least it works! See ya there fellow Impalanatics!

mcdill

I agree , lets move to joes site !, i'm on my way .thanks--------------mattmcdill

hank64

I agree it's frustrating to lose messages and to have to try a dozen times to post, and that a whole host of other problems are now plaguing this board. But, this situation isn't some kind of plot the Emund's people have cooked up to annoy their subscribers. Nor is it incompetence on their part. They are simply in the midst of a massive undertaking which involves moving data and programming from one set of software to another while still maintaining some kind of operational ability, flawed as it may be.

I have placed a couple of posts (#165 & #181) on this board by Host Sylvia, from the new software board, which outlines the problems that Edmund's is having and the steps that are being taken to correct them.

It seems to me, considering all the benefits and good service this board has provided over a long period of time, that a little patience and understanding isn't too much to ask for.

Frankly, I am amazed at the several people, one of whom is by far the heaviest user of this FREE board, who seem to stamp their feet and demand that everything work well right now!

I wish them well on Joe's board.

b4z

Am i the only one who finds 2k_impala_ls almost daily posts about his website just a little annoying? I am appreciative about the info you have provided and your obvious enthusiasm for the impala but it seems like posting the same message over and over again ruins the flow and
pace of the discussions. I hope you take this in the spirit in which is was intended. I don't think we are supposed to advertising other sites so much. Have a nice day.

crosley4

Lets see if this one posts.

Installed the mud flaps on the LS.... they look good.

Also noticed that there are quite a few chips in the paint from stones off the tires.... oh well.

dang ! it did post. lets see if the edit works too.

I was using a Mac for the other posts.. Mayb the software is not Mac OS friendly

night_owl1

I think jumping boards is a mistake. It was this discussion group and it's wonderful members that convinced me to give the Impala a try. It has also been my motivation to set up a web site to help others with their Impalas. With this group strategic ally located on the Edmund's site, people who are interested in the Impala can find it easily. The influx of new readers broadens our resource base.

I agree that the conversion should have been handled better. But under the circumstances (no further software support) I don't see how the sysops could have avoided changing software packages.

I am afraid if there is a mass exodus, no one will come out the winner. New and future Impala owners won't have access to the knowledge of the existing owners. Existing Impala owners will miss out on the fresh views of new owners.

I didn't have any problems today logging in. I take this as a sign that they are working the bugs out. For those of you who are thinking of leaving, I am hoping you will reconsider. I will really miss you all.

night_owl1

You know, I think the reason some posts don't make it is the amount of time it takes a person to post. I compose slowly, and my messages don't make it. But if I use the BACK button, and cut and paste my message into a new compose window, it makes it every time.

Anyone else had similar experiences?

night_owl1

A suggestion to y2k_impala_as: keep posting when your site is updated. It will remind me to visit. However, consider not including a list of all the car owners that have photos on your site. And turn the caps lock off

I found a great product that helps repair paint chips. It's called "Lanka" and you can order it from www.langka.com. When I first found out about it, I was pretty skeptical. The "As Seen On TV" really didn't help it's credibility. However I was surprised how well it works.

I have some photos I took of a repair I made and I'll post it on my site sometime this week or next.

jeffreyw1

I installed my Perfect Fit CM front end cover last Saturday and I came across a problem. When I placed the hood cover on the hood, the corner of the cover would not stretch over the corners of the hood. Here is my question, toe, you mentioned that you place the elastic I hook in the second indention hole near the gas cylinder prop; is this the hole that is on the front side of the hood in front of where the gas cylinder prop attaches to the hood or is this the hole that is behind the gas cylinder prop toward the rear of the hood? If it is the hole toward the rear of the hood, this stretches the elastic band extremely tight and I figure this will wear out the elastic band. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks to all. May all have a great day!

jeffreyw1

Thanks for the information because my truck has over 130,000 miles on it. I guess I will stick to the old style oil, but I sure wish I could get increased mpg because I average around 14 mpg with a 305 id engine. Any thoughts on how I might improve gas mileage for this truck? I had to have a mechanic place a different distributor in it for a 1981 chewy 350 id because the spark control circuit board card became defective and Chevrolet did not make the part any more. So, I was forced to go with an alternative solution to get rid of the spark knock. I have a I&N filter, but have not installed it because the air filter change interval has not took place yet. Thanks Matt for the advice about the synthetic oil. Thanks for any and all responses.

mcdill

How about your exaust system ? , is it all stock ? or do you still have the pancake style catylatic converter , these are very restrictive , you will know it if you have one , they are very big and sort of flat , , the K&N filter will probably help a little , AS most of you know i have a 91 chevy extended cab, with a 350 , and automatic , im running a K&N filter , and a free flow converter , and muffler , the truck has 214,000 miles , i am getting about 14.5 mpg in the city , i would suggest taking a look at these mods , and possibly some ac/delco rapidfire spark plugs . thanks--------------mattmcdill

duraflex

I have tried a few times now to post to these new boards without success.

As I type this entry, the letters are about 1/3rd normal height !

Regardless, I feel that Edminds has provided us a very valuable service
here and I for one do NOT intend to abandon them while they work out
the bugs in this software.

jdfixit

I finally got around to by-passing the trunk amp in my ls. I can't believe the difference. It is much more normal now. I couldn't believe that it sounded that bad before, but i had nothing to compare to. Thanks for the posts in "radios"