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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:54 am 
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my EL Climate control unit is always on AC when i push the auto button....always have to turn the AC off once i turn the AUTO on. makes car slow down a couple of secs....stupid

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:19 pm 
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Stirling trucks are f**k. if you open the drivers door without the Maxi's (park brake) on the f**k horn comes on and doesnt stop until you close the door or pull the maxi's on. Freeks you out the first time it happens.

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:28 pm 
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My Nissan Maxima Auto would not go into Top overdrive till the engine had warmed up.
To save the auto, real dumb as it rev's higher when not in top gear O/D.
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revs dont always equal bad tho, going into overdrive puts extra load on things particularly at slow speeds.
alot of things wont give u full range of VCT until operating temperature is reached...


also commos which self lock - thats a feature u can turn off using the cluster...

and whats so bad about the A/C always being on? it doesnt really make that much difference to most cars (1.5L auto's aside)
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:15 pm 
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Cars which won't allow you to remove the key until you're in park or Neutral.
WTF?
Car stops due to gearbox issue, cannot change gear, and...gotta leave the car unlocked with the keys in it. Great idea guys

 

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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:38 pm 
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Daihatsu sirions dont seem to have a clock anywhere......

 

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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:19 pm 
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Cars which won't allow you to remove the key until you're in park or Neutral.
WTF?
Car stops due to gearbox issue, cannot change gear, and...gotta leave the car unlocked with the keys in it. Great idea guys


Nissan Silvias are like that.

Plus they are as hard as f**k to get in and out of, and I'm not that tall.

 

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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:01 am 
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mums nimbus, having two pathetically small gloveboxes...couldnt we just have 1 large one thanks.

door map pockets which are too thin to hold anything useful.

drink holders that dont hold drinks.

 

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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:16 am 
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all comadores are a waist of road space
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:58 am 
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Cars which won't allow you to remove the key until you're in park or Neutral.
WTF?
Car stops due to gearbox issue, cannot change gear, and...gotta leave the car unlocked with the keys in it. Great idea guys


I don't know of any auto cars that will let you start them in a gear other than P or N. So whats the issue? Turn it off, if someone steals it, they're probably doing you a favour anyway if the car's that f**k....
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:13 am 
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f**k Scrivets in later model Falcons. :evil:

Position of e-series starter motor and the bolts that hold it in. :evil:

Auto headlights off feature - Is great until you get pestered by 100 people about leaving your lights on. :evil:
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