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jluci

I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT I SHOULD SELL THIS CAR FOR
INTERIOR ORIGINAL AND NO RIPS
RUNS BUT TRANNY SLIPS
BODY, ALMOST EXCELLENT, NO DAMAGE
ENGINE 352 4 DR

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jluci

1500.00????

Mr_Shiftright

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lelemiles

We are looking to buy a 99 Chevy Suburban and the guy who owns it has size 20 tires/rims on it. He told us he had to have the transmission adjusted for these tires. Does this make sense? Can anyone give me some info on this.

tidester

Try Got a Quick, Technical Question?.

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schwalo

Hi.. I live in Chicago area and want to lease LE or XLE..

Prices today are much, much higher than lease I'm ending on an 04 Odysey.

Should I continue to wait for specials? What is best way to lease a Sienna at a reasonable price?

LE Pkg3 or XLE pkg4.

Thanks!

stever

Try the Toyota Sienna: Lease Questions discussion.

gybo

As a business owner I have ran into a problem. Due to medical issues I went from $20K a month income in 2001 to $8K a month today. Because of this I went through bankruptcy and I have a tax lien. My credit score is 560. I now need a vehicle and my credit union is asking for a co signer. Any advice on how to get financing for a $17K-$18K vehicle?

jadams65

How do you get to the light bulbs in the tail lights?

monroe26

I have a 96 Town Car every time I start it it makes a loud beeping sound that not associated with the sealt belt warning sound and from time to time its goes off for no reason does anybody know what that is and how to stop it?

tidester

Check the Buick Century Maintenance and Repair discussion.

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tidester

Find out what other owners have to say in Lincoln Town Car. You may also want to look at Lincoln Town Car: Maintenance & Repair.

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stever

Try the Bankruptcy and Vehicle Financing discussion and perhaps ask about getting a car at a "mouse house" or buy here/pay here lot.

duncanf

When is the Honda Element due for major redesign . . . when will it go on sale (mm/yy) . . . any pictures or data available . . . ? ? ?

stever

Check out the new 2008 Honda Element discussion.

xford1

IS 250 AWD, msrp: 40,601, sell price: 36,600, mf: .00215, residual: 59%, mth payment $519, inception/1st payment, etc $1,586, 0 down

Kirstie_H

Check out our Lexus IS 250/IS 350 Lease Questions discussion to see what others are paying.

xford1

sorry, that's what I intended to do. Thanks for letting me know.

expressa

I need to find out where the sensor is that controls the air condition fan. I've changed out the one on top of the water neck. The people at advanced auto and auto zone says there is another one. "The one in question" the one that turns the fan on when you turn the AC on. It also controls the temperature gauge. When you turn the ac on the fan is suppose to automatically come on and mine doesn't. PLEASE HELP!!

bluetangerine

My name is Emily Pang and I am a 6th grade student at Miller Middle School. I am working on a research project where I am trying to answer the question “How are hybrid cars beneficial to people and how do they work”. I would like to find some more information by interviewing a professional like you. Would you mind if I asked you a few questions about hybrid cars? Please email me back at your convenience of you can help! If you can’t answer them all, I’d appreciate whatever you can help me with.
My questions are:
1. How do hybrid cars work?
2. How do hybrid cars save money and gas?
3. Are they really better for the environment?
4. Which small hybrid car is considered the best (Prius, Camry, Civic)?
5. How are they different from other cars?
6. How much mpg does a small hybrid normally have?
7. How much more do hybrids normally cost than normal cars?
8. Would you recommend people to drive hybrids or not?
9. What are future plans for hybrid cars?
10. Are there any major or minor downsides of hybrid vehicles?
11. When hybrid cars go uphill, do they generally go slower?
Thank you for your time!

Sincerely,
Emily Pang

PF_Flyer

Emily, head over to the How do Hybrids work? Newbie questions encouraged! discussion andpost your questions there. We have all sorts of hybrid owners who should be able to help you out!

stever

I don't see any active Mystique discussions (or Contour ones for that matter), or anything helpful in the archives. Try the Climate Control Problems (Air Conditioning, Heat) - All Cars discussion; maybe someone in there remembers this issue on them.

ironut

My 2001 GMC 1500 2wd 5.3l failed to start Thursday It acted like no fuel but it was very early so I took another car to work. Thurs eve I went out to troubleshoot it and all systems were fine and it fired right up. No problems since. I really suspect fuel pump but have no proof. Is it worth the $$$ to guess on this? or is it really guessing?

stever

I'd ask for suggestions in the Silverado/Sierra: Fuel Pump/Fuel System discussion.

otoluva

What is the least expensive sedan to lease,(more car for the buck)? Thanks.

PF_Flyer

Well, that's a pretty general question. You might want to look over some of the discussions on the Sedans Message Board to see what people think about various sedans.

You might also want to start in the What's the best vehicle for my needs? discussion over on the Smart Shopper board.

wahlstrom

I have a 2007 Camry SE 4 cylinder with 11,000 miles.
Since it was new, it has used a quart of oil every 1,500 miles. Also, the mileage has been extremely poor averaging about 19.5 miles on 50/50 hwy/city driving. The dealership put in a new design PCV valve but the oil consumption continues and the mileage has not improved.
This was my first Toyota and I am quite amazed that this is happening to "Motor Trend's Car of the Year." Might it be the computer or something else causing these problems?

pat

Try asking other Camry owners in the discussion at this link: 2007 Toyota Camry Problems and Repairs.

cstrumol

I have a 1997 eagle talon esi. I noticed a leak coming from the heads and quite active at that. Also the main reason for this question, between 2ooo and 3ooo rpm the engine makes a rattling noise coming from internally, almost sounds like a woodpecker. Anyone have an idea about whats going on? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...

joel0622

Is there a way to mark all topics read at one time, or do I need to open each one up one at a time and mark them read?

PF_Flyer

If you're at the board level, where you see the entire list of discussions, just go to the bottom of the page and you're find the Mark As Read link that will "catch you up". That way you'll only see "new" flags on discussions that get posts from that point forward.

tidester

The Talon ESI was virtually identical to the Mitsubishi Eclipse so you should find some help in Mitsubishi Eclipse 2007: Care and Maintenance and Mitsubishi Eclipse: Engine Problems.

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garnb

I have a 1995 Buick Regal with a 3.8 liter engine. Recently my left side turn signal switch stopped turning off automatically once you had made a left turn. Later I noticed that my rear brake lights (with the exception of the high visability brake light) were not working on the left side. I took the entire rear light wiring harness out of the car and checked it and found it to work everytime I ran currnet thru it. I then put it back in and now none of the break lights work on either side--and it is just the brake lights that are not working.

I have heard that the turn signal switch assembly is directly related to the rear break lights. Considering what I mentioned above about my left turn signal switch, could this be the problem?

The only scarey thing is that turn signal switch assembly is embedded in the steering column and there is a lot in there when you look at a diagram of it.

Anybody have any suggestions? It's kind of hard, not to mentions dangerous, to drive with no brake lights...

-Garn

nsorrels

i have a 1995 chrysler town and country 3.8 eng--and i am losing power steering fluid it is not in the lines or pump or resilver what else can it be can anyone help me

tidester

Try either Buick Regal: Brake Issues or Buick Regal: Electrical Issues.

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tidester

Check the topics in the Chrysler Town & Country/Dodge Grand Caravan group. You can use the "Add a Discussion" link at the top of the page to create a new topic if none of the existing topics match what you're looking for.

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gricker

I have 02 rodeo LS auto. trans. The check trans. light and cruse set lights will come on the engine will cut out. Seems worse on rough roads.sometimes stalling at slow speeds. any ideas? thanx

stever

Try the My Rodeo stalls out randomly... and perhaps the Isuzu Rodeo Transmission Questions discussions. Just check out the whole Isuzu Rodeo group in fact. Good luck!

vernze

I submitted (i clicked on submit) a question needing a speedy replies from bloggers.

my oil supply is blocked from the check valve on the oil filter to the head (valves).
How do I remove the check valve, spring and clean the passage? It looks like there is a retaining ring held in by probably frition (tight fit). how do I get it out.

Thanks posted in convertible, but unable to see it anywhere.

Vern replies to e mail please

stever

Hey Vernze, for some reason your post didn't get posted over in Convertibles. You should have seen it immediately after you submitted it with the Post My Message button. Please try again and if there's still a problem, post here again or use the Contact Us form in the Help link.

You can also see what you've posted with the My Recent Posts link on the left.

pinnumberr

Edit: I'm trying to post this in the Maintenance/Auto Repair forum but am having trouble figuring out which buttons to hit to start a new thread. If anyone can help me move this message to that forum, I would appreciate it much.
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Just purchased an used 2006 SUV from a type of car purchasing service. I have very little technical knowledge about cars, so please bear with me. Here's a bit more about the car:

- Bought at a PA auction by the NY car purchasing service, so NY service took title from PA auction place
- sold car to us and we registered it in NJ (where we live)
- 2006 Land Rover LR3, apprx 12,000 miles at time of auction

Anyway, I took it to my local (New Jersey) Dept. of Motor Vehicles for inspection and it failed the emissions part. Reason was DMV system was unable to read the OBD (On-Board Diagnostic system) of the vehicle, so according to DMV the vehicle's system is not ready to determine the status of the pollution control system. Spoke to Land Rover claims that this happens because the DMV cannot read the OBD because it is an "CAN enabled system" and that I need to have the DMV give me permission to let L/Rover's state qualified emissions technician provide a written statement that the vehicle's emissions system is OK and have the DMV accept this as proof enough to get the inspection sticker. In other words, the DMV's system will continue to be unable to read the OBD on the vehicle, but DMV will give me a passing grade any way because the dealer's techician says the car is OK. Also L/Rover says this is only a problem (that he knows of) with this particular model year and model. I had the L/Rover service dept test the vehicle twice and according to them everything looks good (after recharging the battery and rerunning the vehicle through all the codes).
Do you guys have any ideas on how to handle this? I'm concerned about having a vehicle that has to get DMV clearance in this offline roundabout way, instead of the straightforward way I'm used to on previous cars. I much prefer to have the DMV plug in and be able to clear the car as usual. I'm also concerned in having to do this every year (annual inspection). How will I know that in some year in the future, the DMV won't tell me this is unacceptable and I'm stuck with a useless vehicle because it won't clear inspection.

Should I keep going with this vehicle or proceed as if it is a lemon? Please help. Thanks.

p.s. - I have also been told that sometimes the issue I'm having has to do with a battery being disconnected and that if I drive the car around for a bit (a week or so), that would give the car a chance to 're-learn' what it needs to clear all of these so-called codes. I guess I'm concerned about what to do if it fails again even after I do the drive-around. Thanks again.

lcm8

My 2007 Maxima exhibits significant engine breaking when I take my foot off the gas at speeds of about 40 or less. It will pull back for a few seconds and then all of a sudden feel like it is back in normal mode, and almost lurches a little sometimes. Has anyone else expereinced this? I like the CVT in general, but this is annoying.

tidester

Look at the Land Rover group to see whether any existing topics match your issues. If not, then use the "Add a Discussion" link at the top of the page to create your own topic. You may also want to look at Those Dreadful State Vehicle Inspections.

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tidester

You can get feedback from other owners in Nissan Maxima.

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pinnumberr

Thanks for the reply. Are you saying you cannot start a new discussion in the Maintenance/Repair forum? I noticed that many of the general topic forums (maintenance, etc.) don't have that "Add discussion" button. Is the premise that most of our new threads should be started in the specific Makes (i.e., actual car/model) that we are inquiring about? Thanks again.

pat

You can ask questions in existing discussions on the Maintenance & Repair board. You are correct that you can't start a new discussion there, but generally speaking, the discussions there cover just about every situation that folks run up against.

The links tidester gave you will be very helpful. It's always good to check in with other owners and the state inspection discussion seems to be just what you need.

Good luck!!

pinnumberr

Gotcha. Thanks again!

knkangaroo3

My elderly aunt's Toyota needed a jumpstart, my cousin did it, INCORRECTLY, and now the car will not start. The engine turns over, the battery holds a charge, and he replaced the main fuse. Any ideas on what the problem could be? Is it the relay? I am a total newbie at this, and have NO car savvy, as I do not drive, but we need to get her car fixed. PLEASE HELP.

stever

Check out some of the discussions in the Toyota Camry group, like Toyota Camry - Battery Questions or Toyota Camry Fuse and Electrical Questions.

havsum33

I have a 99 Grand Prix 134k miles. Recently as it is in park idling it has become to idle up and down on its on as if I am stepping on the gas. Also the RPMs are increasing it never cuts off but it sounds as if it will and then it just stops doing it. Haven't taken it to the dealer yet wanted to try this first. Can anyone help. Thanks in advance!