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I'm thinking it's possible the odometer info may actually be stored elsewhere on the vehilcle, and the readout may be just that; a readout. But, I wouldn't want to risk screwing up my odometer, nor would I want to go to all the trouble if the extra gauges/tach won't work. Anybody know?
According to the service manual, the mileage is stored in the car's computer but it is also stored in the odometer. So it has to be reprogrammed with a TACH-II by the dealer.
The center caps, however, are bubbling/pitting and will look terrible in a couple years. Nobody's fault, I don't think...just poorly made. Too bad they're so shoddy. I'll have to replace them to keep the thing looking sharp.
Got stuck in major traffic on I-495 around Washington. Then got stuck about 6 miles from the Annapolis Bridge before the toll booth. Even with those delays gas mileage was 28.5 for that leg.
The only problem that I with the car was the seats are just not comfortable on long stints. They were good for about 2 hours and then my right shoulder blade started hurting.
This cars ability to pull down great mileage is one of it's strongest points. I drove 10 miles over the limit, and the car spent most of its time at 79-80 mph.
For me, local driving is usually less than half that. Very poor.
IMHO, the Impala LS is a road car in the way it is tuned, suspension and performance.
When that LOW FUEL warning lights up on the dashboard, don't hesitate to get gas ASAP. Even though you have aprroximately 3 gallons left, uncertain driving conditions can eat that up very quickly.
I was doing a lot of LOCAL driving (read low MPG) 2 weeks ago and kept putting off buying gas. Anyway, I ran out of gas for the first time in 20 years. No fun and I won't do it again.
Incidentally, in my area, gas prices fluctuate all over the place. In the past 9 months, they have varied from $1.09 to $1.49 a gallon. In the past week from $1.45 to $1.25 yesterday. There is no way this has anything to do with political conditions.
BTW, did you know that much of our Alaskan oil is currently being exported? Go figure.
One of the major reasons of the low fuel warning light coming on so soon is to get customers to refill the tank and keep up the fuel pump cooling. I learned my lesson. I now always keep the tank at least 1/4 full. This is the first car I have had since fuel pumps moved to the gas tank that has NOT needed a fuel pump by 60,000 miles. More evidence? Program cars need often fuel pumps early. And what do many rental car customers (where most program cars come from) do? Buy the full tank at rental and run the tank as close to empty as possible. Nuff said.
Keep the tank at least 1/4 full. (This also helps to avoid problems with condensation in the tank in the winter).
Jeff
I was on the way to work and I noticed that my dash lights were dim (radio and shift indicator). It was pretty light out, so my first thought was the DRL circuit was out. I turned the dimmer knob and it wasn't getting any brighter. I pulled out the knob (which would turn on the headlights manually) and from the reflection in the car in front of me, I could see that it was going from full intensity to full intensity. So I concluded that the car thought it was nighttime and something was wrong with the dimmer switch.
I got to work and got out of the car. Headlights were full on, but the taillights were out. Ugh, something is seriously wrong. So I turned off the car and started it again. No change. So I turned off the car and opened the door. This turned off the radio also. I waited a little while then turned the car on again. This time the dash lights came on full intensity. I pulled out the manual headlight switch and the dash lights went dim. The headlights were full on and so were the tail lights. I turned off the headlights and went back out to check. The headlights were dim. I went to the back of the car and the taillights were out. So apparently turning off the car totally reset it. I went back to turn off the car and guess what. Yep, apparently I bumped the door going to check the taillights and closed the door, and the door was locked, and the engine was running. *sigh*
Luckly my wife had not left for work and dropped by to unlock my door.
I'll be driving up to the Bay area this Thursday. It'll be my first long drive in my Impala since driving to Santa Barbara.
Just make sure your AC is set to recirculate when you drive past the slaughterhouses by I-5 down near Fresno or someplace like that.
No problems here, just driving enjoyment...ahhh and no Smartalecks on sight (Tongue pressed really hard against my cheek).
It saved me about 5 times in 6 years, and once my wife. I am absent-minded often, while she is much more attentive.
OnStar's remote door unlock service is only good if:
1) You OnStar subscription is currently active and in good standing
2) You have a working cellular phone or are in very close proximity to a pay phone, etc.
Even if your car is equipped with OnStar, they will not unlock your doors if your acct with them is not active or in good standing or if you forget your access PIN number.....
GM produced about 350,000 more over last year.
Interestingly total North American production was up.....you gessed it, 350,000 vehicles.
Looks like GM gained some market share.
How much was FORD down?
Obviously, it can't be used as an everyday key, but sounds like it'll do just fine in a pinch.
I would imagine it won't work with those oddly shaped anti-theft keys, either.
GM is making a dent in Ford right now.
The two keys in the wallet, from two cars, are pointed in opposite directions, to not swell it too much.
The front parking lamps are on a different circuit then the rear ones. So only the rear ones were affected. I probably zapped the fuse when I tried out the LED bulbs. Which, by the way, don't work. Its strange that the blown fuse affects the dash lights that way.
My old Celica used to do the same thing (of course, if I left the keys in the seat, it didn't stop me from locking the keys there).
I thought the car wouldn't lock either, but I guess it does. Maybe because the car was running. I'm not in a hurry to test it again.