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Alot of dealers have been stealing the coolers and doing God know what with them.
After replacing the bulb, the dealership didn't put the clip back in all the way so about a week after they did this I came home from work and found my headlight DANGLIN' by two wires. I was able to get it snapped back in myself, but that clip IS a PAIN!
Regards,
Andy
Happy New Years to all AZTEK lovers and haters...
Hmm, I may look into another Aztek to see if the pullies are exposed on other ones (not from this guy).
www.60degreev6.com has alot of info on getting more power out of your Aztek's v6.
Phil
Also visit sales manager, print out these message boards, pursue your free camping option.
I answered your personal e-mail. Will try and find the web page i printed out. It may have been MSN new vehicles or Edmunds....
The free camping offer was good thru Dec 31st 2001 " while supplies last"
Regards,
Andy
"BTW if you decide to get just a tent, my dealer said it can be ordered from them (p/n 12417515) sans mattress for $119. When I tried the part number on www.gmpartsdirect.com where I get parts a lot, it came up unavailable so maybe try www.grandautoparts.com (they can quote you via email). Both places have GM parts for Major markdowns (>30% !!) from retail."
BTW the web ordering engine at grandautoparts is currently down so your order will go nowhere; call them instead if ordering from them.
Good luck and happy trails... check out our pix of the camping package in the wild, at:
www.mwshowgo.com/kermit/index.htm
I am just wondering if the $2002 rebate for leases and buys applies to teh Aztek? They said it applies to everything in the commercial but what is "everything"?
Also, does anyone know how long of a wait it would be to have one ordered? So far I can't find one with the 1SC pacakge, red accent inbterior, red exterior,6 disk changer.
All the ones I have seen have the darn sunroof and I want teh Onstar so I am ordering. If the $2002 applies to the Aztek I can get one now :-)
I'm pretty much going to offer the TMV value from Edmunds. Can't wait.
1. I've seen folks complaining about lack of accuracy of www.gmbuypower.com as to actual inventory. Well I had checked this dealer the other night as to Azteks, and their inventory today matched almost exactly with the site. Sometimes it's off, but just as many other times it's pretty accurate from what I've seen.
2. I looked over several Azteks as to the issue of how the textured-and-painted cladding looks. They had every color there except pewter. I think it looks pretty good having the texture under the paint, kind of custom. They had a bright red one with a good coat of wax on the showrooom floor and it looked great.
3. I got a 2002 brochure, and it looks well-done (has a cute outer sleeve pointing out the APEAL award). The new option packages are simpler and more logical IMHO.
4. Salesman said the $2002 applies like was said herein. He also said they had not yet heard as to whether the free camping pkg was going to happen again in 2002, and that the offer ended in December for 2001's. He also said it takes 4-6 weeks for an ordered Aztek to arrive.
corey76 - agree with you abt the towing pkg. It is well worth it even if you don't plan to tow. It also has enhanced cooling eqpt, and I like how the Aztek handles with it since it makes it a little more sporty on curves and ramps.
Also, to those who have been here a while. I check in and post every now and then, but doesn't this place seem... what's a good word... circular. Maybe the hosts who have been here a while may notice. Just seems like we always come back to the same topics. I wondered if kermitek or gregeaston or the hosts get tired of the "review" debates or "tire" talk or what not. The camping package has also been a big one that pops up every couple of posts. Maybe it's just me.
I am a brand new owner of a white 2002 Aztek with tow package and the 1SB package with sunroof. I got my car on January 2nd. I found it through BuyPower, and the dealer explained to me how this works. It is placed on BuyPower once it is build and allocated to the dealer. It might be on the dealer lot, or it can be in transit, but one can buy it at that time (which I did on Dec. 31st)
I have a few questions that might be answered by this forum.
My car makes a strong and loud snapping noise at the windshield in the area above the antenna when it is rather cold (at about 0 to 10 degrees), if it is driven over a rough and bumpy road. The noise becomes lesser once the car gets warmer (from the outside) as it is now here in western Wisconsin and the dealer tech. Is not able to find it. It sounds to me as if a body twisting causes a breaking of the adhesive bond between windshield and body do to poor adhesive contact (unclean surfaces prior to adhesive application). Any suggestions out there?
The other question is regarding tires. I want to find winter tires for the vehicle and can’t find anything for the 17” wheels that I have. There are tires available for 16” wheels or 15” ones. Can forum members give me some info on the wheel specs that would enable me to find a 16 or 15” wheel at a junk yard?
What is the deal with the camping package since I cant see any clear direction about it in this forum?
And lastly, what are good sources for vehicle accessories such as bug shields, etc.
And here is some info on me. I live in North Western Wisconsin, rather close to the twin city. My 16 year old son and I are into restoring old British sports cars. Presently we own a 1963 Triumph TR4 and a 1977 Triumph Spitfire that we use as our summer daily drivers (I drive the TR4 and my son drives the Spitfire). We also own a 1938 Oldsmobile Business Coupe that is driven by my wife. Our normal cars are a 1998 AWD Safari Van and now the Aztek that replaces a 2000 Chevy 4 Door Tracker.
My reason for buying white results from temperature experiments I did I while agao. I placed several thermocouples in two identical cars, one white and one silver. The white had a charcoal interior and the silver had a light gray one. I had both cars in full sunlight and scanned the temperature once an hour. After 5 hours, the temperature in the silver car (even with the lighter color interior) was 18F higher than the temperature in the white car. This is my incentive to buy white cars.
The part number I quoted for the tent is no longer valid, based on info from montanafan. Sorry...
Triumpher - congrats on your new Aztek! On the noise: my advice is to find a new dealer and leave it overnight so it can cold-soak in their parking lot. Hope you get it figured out soon. The 17" tires you have are a fairly common size. A bunch of choices came up for me at www.tirerack.com , including Goodyear Eagle RSA's for $161 each. Don't unload those 17" wheels, they're worth a bunch!
I have another question on the Aztek which a forum member might be able to answer. The illumination pattern of the headlights is not the greatest. Are there any frontend light bars available for the attachment of auxiliary driving lights?
As for the Eagle RSA's, I have had reasonably good experience with them on both my 98 Grand Prix GTP and my 99 Firebird Formula, here in Michigan. Both cars have traction control, which helps. I put 100-200 lb of salt in the rear of the Formula in bad weather so it's not quite a fair comparison. On the GTP, FWD makes a big difference in the snow. There has only been one storm in ~50k miles in my GTP where I came close to "getting stuck".
I can see though how someone might want real snow tires, even on a FWD/AWD vehicle like the Aztek. Some folks have an extreme driveway, or unpnlowed country roads to deal with. Call the 800 number for tirerack and ask their advice.
Hey the 02' Aztek is a great car isn't it, I've had mine for 2weeks now and have 1500 miles on it! Gotta ask you though, is that spoiler in the worst place or what?
corey76 - I was lucky and found the white one with the onions I wanted, except that I don't care for the cargo area radio controls, everything else is what I wanted. I like that car, I just have to get used to guessing where my front bumper is, this is my first vehicle that has such a rather long (since it starts inside the car and sloping front. Concerning the lights, it might be that mine are not adjusted properly, I have to check that. I have to say that the spoiler does not bother me, I kind of like it since it blocks out the headlights of those cars that try to connect to my trailer hitch, for a cheap ride, I think.
As for the headlights - our Aztek has the best lights of any car in the family. Especially its highbeams! Adjusting the fog lights elevation is ridiculously easy. I'd suggest adjusting the fogs and the headlights up in elevation until people start flashing their lights at you. Then decide if you still need more light.
Also, I was just having a monotonous day and while I wouldn't go as far as to say the repetition in here annoys me, I do notice it from time to time.
Triumph, go to the main gm parts site for a bug shield. You'll find the aftermarket for an Aztek is a mythical realm filled with wizards and fairies (ie doesn't exist). Even though I'm not a huge fan of the 2002s I hope they sell well since aftermarket should be fairly interchangable. There's a single company making interior kits (not very good ones either), no exterior kits, a brush guard set by manik (that according to my local shop will ground out with the Aztek's low ground clearance), and some generic items such as hood scoops. That's about it as far as doing any mods to your tek. Wish there was more, but you can't blame companies for not wanting to put out products when so few people own the car.
triumpher - ask your dealer about the 15" wheels. They can look it up in a jiffy. Good luck
I am new to this club. I live in South Florida and I drive a yellow 2001 1SB with a sunroof.
Thats all for now. Just wanted to say Hi.
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