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Hope this doesnt delay any new model introductions.
Easyrider300M
Also the grille looks quite different.
I guess now that the production car will be made on the MB SLK platform, the hood and the grille resemble the MB.
Mine does not light up and I'm not sure if it ever did.
If that's true, then how much will the new 300's be? They will be higher up the line so they would have to cost more.
And as I was typing this message I just saw the Pacifica on the ABC Evening news and I like it's looks even more than I previously thought. I wouldn't give up my M for it though, I'm thinking perhaps that could be my wife's next car. Of course she will have something to say about that, I suppose. She has a congenitally bad back and selects a new car by trying the seats on (she hates the seats in my M).
Most interesting was the sales staff at he agency. In the past, I have seen Chrysler agencies where the staff is not too thrilled about the vehicles they were selling. Not now. The young people at this particular dealer really like the products they are selling. This particular dealer, a very small one, had already sold one SPecial and had another on the lot.
Ed
Anyone else experience this? The antenna and the defroster are obviously in close proximity...could there be a short somewhere?? I have no clue as to where to start troubleshooting this one...
10%, 70% loss?
http://detnews.com/2002/autosinsider/0201/05/autos-382802.htm
fastdriver
Pacifica-
http://www.detnews.com/2002/autosinsider/0201/07/autos-383760.htm
fastdriver
I came out with a bright red...kinda pinkish looking...bottle of Turtle Wax Color Cure. It even had a waxy lipstick-like device with it for deeper scratches. Interesting stuff. The guy at the store said he tried their black on his car but it was kind of a charcoal color and didn't match well. Didn't sound good, but what the hell. I used the stick on a couple of deeper scratches where I could see the white of the primer under the scratch. It went on like crayon....and was just as attractive. However, surprise! When I buffed it off after a few minutes it did a pretty good job of filling the scratch and blending. Not perfect, but pretty good considering. A couple more layers made it even better.
Then I tried the Color Cure. Oh my gosh this stuff was nasty. It permanently stained the application rag immediatly, and it took me a while to get the stuff off my hands when I was done. I feared I would have giant fuscia (fuschia?) patches on my quarter panel where I applied the stuff. But, surprise again! It did a darned good job. Three coats made the scratches almost invisible!! I was finally no longer sick to my stomach, and I found a product that was a keeper for me. I finshed it up with a couple coats of Z5 just to give it the zaino touch again and I'll be damned if it doesn't look just super.
Another discovery. You guys know I've been asking about terrible discoloration of my A pillars between the front and rear doors...kind of like terrible, blotchy, dulling hard water stains. I even posted a picture. Well, when i was working with the Z5 I decided to give the pillar one more try. This time I scrubbed at it, and amazingly the "stuff" started to come up a bit. It started to look like some kind of residue instead of plastic discoloration. Once I found that out I went to my "residue removal stuff" section of the garage and tried things like lighter fluid, goo gone and a couple other solvents on small areas. Nothing. Whatever it was (is) it doesn't seem to respond to typical solvents....but the Z5 has an effect on it. So I spent the next 15 minutes scrubbing like hell and got the pillars to a tolerable level of shine. Not a bad car day if you ask me.
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The MB parts will be hard to get used to. But it was probably the availability of those parts that made it possible to get the Crossfire in production so quickly. Chrysler's lack of a RWD car to adapt the parts from probably dictated the use of the MB drivetrain.
I see the Crossfire as a sneak peek at what the LX cars will have in store for us.
I have on order an AWD Town and Country. I saw a 300M special, but the versatility, comfort and refinement of the T&C made it a simple choice for me.
ed
I used the regular clear wax on all the chrome, polished alluminum (there is a ton on a 67 Ford). The car's paint looked better.
I found the lipstick stuff kind of hard to use unless it was warmed up a little. But the Galaxie never sees rain, snow, and anything other than a gentle hand wash, so it worked for me.
http://www.autobarn.net/turwaxcolcur.html
they replaced the input sensor on trans due to the limp mode,fixed problem.cost..100.00
i had a trans line leaking at cooler.they fixed it too.cost..117.00
also had a bad lower rad hose from trans leak(rebbing,and deteriated due to fluid,never seen that before,was like hose started to melt and turned gooey!) cost...96.00
went ahead and done a trans service since it had never been done,and wife wanted it,cost 90.00.
now i have an anti freeze leak!,guess its going back!
also my dealer informed me that they do have a transmission software update for the car.cost is 76.00.i will let them do that too when it goes back in.
i got no warrenty left,so thats almost 550.00 outa the pocket.that hurts!
o`well,another car repair,another reason to raise our rents! haha
i`ll post later,the part #`s and trans info
have a wonderful day!
P.S. just watched bush take off from our deck here in Hamilton!Ohio,from the school i graduated from!i can look down onto city from where i live.
he flew right over my house at about 200 feet!
later all!
Speaking of scratches on the quarter panel/bumper. I have used that Color Cure with pretty good results also, but I absolutely cannot get off a few paint marks on my rear bumperleft by other inconsiderate drivers in parking lots. Any ideas? Clay bar didn't do a thing.
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I don't want to go the subwoofer route, but I would be interested in hearing your opinions on replacement speakers for the factory units. Would you replace everything (the front center speaker seems like it would be a pain to get to) or could I realize an improvement by replacing just certain speakers? If so, which ones? What brands give quality sound without breaking the bank?
I don't want to spend a huge amount of money, but if there's an approach that would give me an appreciable bump in quality for a couple hundred dollars, I'd go for it. If it's much more than that, I'll likely get the bum speaker replaced and live with the limitations of the factory system.
Thanks for your help.
SDMike---someone could make a nice collage out of all those small parts---I see someone is willing to give you 95 cents for the parts. Thats more than I would be willing to spend. I have enough junk as is. I guess it would be a good deal for someone in the camera repair business. Good Luck.
Easyrider300M
Thanks,
Hans
sel714 - there are many seams . No way to list them all
DC sure has some nice stuff coming out in the near future. That Pacifica sure is nice if a minivan is just not your style. I like the crossfire also ,and even with its 215 H.P it will be nice. Bet they raise the power the next year. they always do.Lets just hope they can top all this when the new LX cars come out.
Jon