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My '05 Acura TL just hit 149K. Have not even had a transmission blow up on it for some surprising reason. But I have to turn the lights on by myself. I have to pull the door open, too. But the seat changes position automatically based upon the driver. Strange priorities, right?
Interestingly, my daughter's '08 PT, which we bought when two years old--I have replaced the battery twice--both times, she was left stranded. Batteries were only about three years old, or a little more, each time. Unacceptable IMHO.
Imidazol, good deals on the new Malibu now. I really like the Impala, as does a friend of mine with a '15 LTZ, but it's too big for my wife. I think she'd have dings all over it. I'm liking the deep red on the Malibu that looks new this year and I like how it appears that last year's 2LT wheels are available on this year's lower-priced 1LT. We're a fairly short bunch so I think I could deal with the back seat. I simply don't care for the Fusion's fish mouth, taillights, and low rear-door cutout, but I sure do see a ton of them on the road. Some are built in Mexico, a turnoff for me too, not that Mexico can't build an excellent car, but I'd rather not support them financially if I could buy a new car built in America, by an American-based company, with an engine and trans both built in America and good American parts content. (And yes, I'm aware that Mexico is part of North America. )
But as I said, the reality is that I am out of the new-car market for a good while, by choice.
There are great deals on '14s. Many dealers still have a few. And better yet,, they will be coming in from the lease and corporate use to the used car lots. That's how I found the Cobalt--off lease and 1.5 years in service with 16 K miles. Perfect for a high school kid (and his dad who loves that Cobalt and loves driving it still). I may have to buy him a Civic or Cruze to get the Cobalt back some day!
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
5. Lexus — 55.9%
4. Kia — 57.2%
3. Subaru — 57.7%
2. Toyota — 59.1%
1. Ford —60.8%
Though my suburban technically had DRLs, they were burnt out more than they worked. Hopefully the new model with LED DRLs will actually last.
My friend said the dealer quoted him $1,200 to replace the headlight in his sister's Acura. Now you're going to ask me what year, model, etc., and I don't know. But I seem to remember her buying it somewhere from five or seven years ago. It's a four-door sedan, not an upper model. That is crazy.
Regarding the one-eyed Chevy's and GMC's, a guy at the local auto parts store told me it's a design flaw in the electrical system. One side gets more voltage than the other and subsequently burns out the bulb.
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2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
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Interesting Ford has so much loyalty, perhaps an effect of American Big 3 loyalty with a disdain for companies that exist solely due to bailouts.
I think Honda is shooting themselves in the foot with limited options. Two years ago, I would have bought an Accord, but you can't get the V6 without a hole in the roof. What brilliant person thought that one up?
I am see-sawing right now on a CR-V. I was down at the dealership last Saturday. I would have probably bought one right then, but I wanted some of the features on the EX, and you can't get those features without, you guessed it, a hole in the roof.
And wouldn't it be really nice if you could get a turbo charged 4 cylinder in the CR-V and Accord? If VW can do it for the Passat, Jetta, and Tiguan, why can't Honda?
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/01/21/gm-buying-awards-mary-barra-report/
I jinxed myself when we were discussing burned out light bulbs. Got in my Ram yesterday and my information display surprised me with a "rear tail light out" message.
I was originally like crap, those are LED, but it turns out the 3rd brake light on the back of the cab is burned out and it doesn't have an LED bulb. Only lasted a little over a year. Oh well, truck is going in for a oil change and tire rotation at the dealer on Monday and I'll let them replace it.
@Andre Ford both Ford and GM dropped a v6 option for the Fusion and Malibu. I don't know if that was a good move or not, as it doesn't seem like the turbo models of both models offer the mileage or performance of a v6 Camry or Accord.
As for DI/Turbos I'd wouldn't hesitate to buy one.
As for octane, most engines will run fine on regular. Chrysler recommends 89 octane for the Hemi in my Ram. I've run 87,89, and 91 and I can't tell a difference. Anymore, the only time I bother to use 89, is if I'm going to be towing on a hot day over long distances.
Guess I'm jinxed liked D1! There goes another $8
The CX-9 has never seen the dealer since new.
My '08 Cobalt still has its original and sits out all the time. I had it tested a few months back for free and the guy said, "I wouldn't replace this battery".
iswas 85 miles away if it did give trouble. Go Bucks--today is the celebration at Ohio Stadium for the Champions!But that 08 battery was also fine. It never gave a slow start in the coldest weather at home the previous winter, at least slower than the outside temps would indicate. I told the guy at Autozone that battery was in good shape in case whoever removes their core batteries for them salvages the ones that are known good to sell as used.
The batteries are nominally $150. I happened to note that Autozone had sent me a 20% off coupon because I was a 'Zoner on their club list. I can't recall if the batteries were on sale as well or not,but they have Johnson Controls made batteries. Let me remind folks, if you change your own batteries, use a saver of some kind to maintain your voltage. I forgot that Cobalt had more electronics than my 03 leSabre and dropping the voltage for 30 seconds to switch connections let the tire pressure monitor lose its memory. Had to reset the tire monitors.
The charging system seems to be more gentle when it starts up and begins to increase the voltage to charge and maintain the battery. It's like the Malibu's system and my neighbor's STS's system. And the batteries are in the trunk which removes them from the heat and cold extremes in the engine compartment. The battery lasted long than the one in my leSabre. I changed that one at the first hint of a slower cranking speed.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Part of routine maintenance, afic. I still go with DieHard. Sears hooks up a machine so you don't loose your settings.
That machine is a battery saver or memory saver. Some are 9 volt batteries that fit into the power port. Last I looked you could buy them for $10 and up. The fancy shop ones probably last longer than the 9v battery would. All mechanics should use one these days to save your computer savings unless they are intentionally trying to make the system relearn them. Saving your radio presets is a bonus too.
Oh, and they are really nice if your radio locks up if the battery gets disconnected. Saves the time of digging out the code and reentering it.
Autotrader shows a price nearer $10,000 is meaningful. Duh.
LT2 with 2LT package I believe is the way it's optioned. It's got
under 50,000 miles. But that will soon change as son drives from
Columbus to a work site on his job on daily basis.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
In my experience, battery life is a crap shoot. Among our vehicles and recreational toys I have 13 lead acid batteries to maintain. I've had some last a long time and others not so long. How they are used and maintained play a big role.
I bought my daughter an 09 Corolla Xrs with 9k miles on it back in June. The carfax showed it had 2 battery replacements under warranty. It was a college students car from out of the country so it sat a lot. My guess is that's what killed the previous two batteries. We've not had any issues thus far.
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