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Tough to tell from here, but no CEL certainly would point to it being mechanical rather than electrical. Transaxle seems like an appropriate starting point.
In my limited experience, a misfire does not necessarily trigger a CEL (Check Engine Light). Maybe yes, maybe no. But it definitely should trigger an error code which will be stored, and something you can read with any diagnostic scanner.
Which is not to say it couldn't easily be something in the transmission / transaxle. Modern transmissions have a great deal of electronics embedded or associated. I remember when Ford first went to lock-up torque converters, they had a lot of issues that would be covered under the description above.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
I’m not a sportsball fan, and don’t see a lot of TV commercials, but happened to catch Nissan’s “countdown to the final four” ad at my local pub just now, and thought it was neat. Nothing compared to the iconic “Barbie” 300ZX ad, though.
Tough to tell from here, but no CEL certainly would point to it being mechanical rather than electrical. Transaxle seems like an appropriate starting point.
Unless somebody cleared the codes.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
I had my last Samsung for 5 years. My current iPhone is almost 2 years old and I can hardly wait to go back to Samsung. Counting the days until November
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Worldwide Android is by far the leader in mobile phone operating systems, but here in the US iOS (Apple) has close to a 60% market share.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
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I agree it seemed light to me too
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
I agree it seemed light to me too
I think it might be the demographic you hang around with.. All the prepaid plans with the free phones are Android.
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j/k. sort of.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
I like it! I bet it would sell quickly.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
Trying to decide if bidding on an R34 skyline 4-door automatic turbo would incur the wrath of the wife. - It Will. You need to unload some of your existing inventory 1st.
And, of course, how much to bid perplexes me. The R34 has just become legal this year, so not much data to go on. I know 4 doors hurts, as does the automatic, not to mention not being a full GTR. But it is the top-spec motor for a non-GTR, and it still looks great.
How many KM are on the car?
Some of those r32s brought big bucks. That R34 is sharp!
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
Just so hard to know what it would sell for. I’m kind of thinking like $17k-$18k, but I could also be off either way by a lot.
Has just under 60k miles.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Regarding that strategy, and this is just one example, there was a 5-door MKII GTI up a few days ago. I did some searching, thought about it, and decided I'd be safe at like $5k. Well, darned thing went for nearly 3 times that!!
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Here is how the thinking wound up... if I kept it, it would have to replace the Charger. Now, I don't WANT to replace the Charger. But, if I had to, let's say I could squeeze $15k out of that. Where would I want to be on this car that I'd feel OK about it? In my own little world, the Charger should be worth more, at least just to me personally. So I landed on $12k-$12.5k being about right for this car. And I'm SURE I won't get it for that, but I'll throw out that bid anyway.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
I do wish there was more uniformity in the Android world, but not at the expense of having to do business with Apple.
Trailhawk has the same engines as every other Grand Cherokee.
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2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Google says you can show it or track it but it’s not “street legal”. Is that true?
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'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
48 hours in a something low powered and slow will do the trick; something like a base model Jetta or Subaru 2.0 without a turbo will cure you. It resets your butt dyno calibration.
No. It is a ‘98, which just became legal for 2023.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Pleasantly surprised with the customer service level given this is Hyundai.
My Hyundai dealer was fantastic. Hard to believe but on par or better than my Volvo dealer.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
Would work for me right now, and love it. Have been driving the Accent for the last few days & really do enjoy it. Easy to toss around though a bit tired of the Hyundai lugging in their 4-cylinder turbo. Good fuel numbers though not having Sirius/XM isn't really that bad. Have all my tunes in the iPhone so am ok there also Taking it to work tomorrow & then onto downtown Ft. Lauderdale after work to pick up the kid at the courthouse. Has a full tank of petrol thank you BJ's since an hour ago, so nothing to worry about. Luckily, the nearest BJ's isn't too far from the house or from work for that matter & plan to get one of their credit cards to save an additional $.15/gallon which ain't too bad. Just around $3.17 right now, which ain't that bad, located just near the county border of Broward and Palm Beach County. Got some put into the Accent after dinner tonight since I drove it down to the courthouse this morning about 6:30 am. There was plenty of traffic at that early time, the first Monday morning since we switched over to daylights savings time on Saturday night. Hopefully we'll be able to stay here going forward instead of changing every 6 months or so...gets to be a real pain in the butt honestly.
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
25 NX 450h+ / 24 Sienna Plat AWD / 23 Civic Type-R / 21 Boxster GTS 4.0 / 03 Montero Ltd
Skyline went to about $15k.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
There is another tonight. One step down in trim, but still the turbo 2.5 and fewer miles. I'm throwing in the same bid. Ya never know.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
When I was young, I owned a number of "fun cars". They cost more to own, more to maintain, and gave me more trouble, but I don't regret a bit of it.
ON EDIT: Looking back on it, fast cars and fast women consumed all of my time, energy, and money when I was young. But like the man said, "Ain't it great!"
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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If it’s personal you can always tell the wife you bought it as a gift for her.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
currently they have 110 Mavericks listed (plus some unknown number in processing). 26 of the 110 are lariats. None of which look to be listed for less than $40k.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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they even have one listing up today for a pre-order without any pictures.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S