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crazy f'in day
I'm going to keep this pretty short, because I'm still shook up about the entire day. I went to get my summer tires back on the car today where I always take it. A reputable place, nice cars there all the time. This one guy has an attitude right away and just seems like a jerk. I go to pick it up, and they aren't finished. They don't even have it jacked up properly. When I left, I went on the freeway. The car started to shake like crazy and make noises. My brother was behind me. He said that the front right tire was ready to fall off! Thank God I made it back to the tire company. I parked staright in the middle of their driveway to make my car priority. After telling the guy hes glad I'm not in the hospital going 60mph and crashing, he has this blank look on his face (this is the manager). No one cared and they just thought I'm too meticulous with my car. They checked it out, and guess what, these guys put one of the rears on the front rights! So after exchanging alot of words, I calmed down and took my car to the dealer. They test drove it with me and said its ok. After some time relaxing at home, I went into the garage to check it out. On my nismo ground effects, I noticed a huge, about 3" long deep scratch! This thing is really deep, all the way dug into the black primer! So thats where I'm at now. So I have to either put some touchup paint or have that piece painted properly. Its just sad that someone who puts on tires everyday has to come along and not give a fu*k about mine and cost me more $ in the end.
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oh the other thing is: Since I didn't drive it for a few months. I went to put it in drive and it didn't move out of my garage this morning. I had to give it some gas and it made a loud noise. It would only move in drive if I gave it gas. Not sure if this is normal? I live in Chicago and even when its in the garage, its cold in there, so I'm not sure. I have been starting it every week, but haven't tried to move it. Sorry, I'm a newb...first year of owning my Z. Thanks.
I never have sensed anything wrong with the car in general. Its a 2003 with only 16,000miles or less, immaculate condition.
I never have sensed anything wrong with the car in general. Its a 2003 with only 16,000miles or less, immaculate condition.
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Originally Posted by mikie92102
oh the other thing is: Since I didn't drive it for a few months. I went to put it in drive and it didn't move out of my garage this morning. I had to give it some gas and it made a loud noise. It would only move in drive if I gave it gas. Not sure if this is normal? I have been starting it every week, but haven't tried to move it. Sorry, I'm a newb...first year of owning my Z. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by BornSlippyZ
I would get your tranny checked out..and go back to that tire place and have more "words" with the manager about replacing your side skirts.
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Well I am having the same problem right now...I just got all the carbon cleaned out of my engine and my fuel injectors cleaned and the car is acting weird....maybee Its just the way the car should be? I dont know if the car had ever been tuned or anyhting b4 I bought it used. I am interested in this so hopefully some1 will have an answer
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Originally Posted by mikie92102
oh the other thing is: Since I didn't drive it for a few months. I went to put it in drive and it didn't move out of my garage this morning. I had to give it some gas and it made a loud noise. It would only move in drive if I gave it gas. Not sure if this is normal? I live in Chicago and even when its in the garage, its cold in there, so I'm not sure. I have been starting it every week, but haven't tried to move it. Sorry, I'm a newb...first year of owning my Z. Thanks.
I never have sensed anything wrong with the car in general. Its a 2003 with only 16,000miles or less, immaculate condition.
I never have sensed anything wrong with the car in general. Its a 2003 with only 16,000miles or less, immaculate condition.
Hope the gash thing works out, always sucks when stuff like that happens.
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ok doing some quick searching, I read that if the fluid needs to be changed or is low or extremely low, the tranmission doesn't want to move forward while in drive. In some cases, it will "slip" even. So, I am going to check this in the morning. I hope all I need is a tranny fluid change, because I baby this thing and it has such low miles.
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Yea. One time i took my dd accord to get my tranny oil changed, and they put about a quarter of what it should be back into the tranny and it acted like yours is. Not moving until u give it gas. also if i was in reverse and put it in drive, it would roll back alittle till i gave it gas.
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that sucks hope your tranny is ok, but at least the tire shop didnt screw your car up to bad, i had some like this happen to me when i bought the car it needed new tires so the dealership put new tires on it and about a week later i started hearing a knocking noise come from the front driver side i got looking around the tire and come to find out i could turn all the lug nuts by hand and one stud had already broken off
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Originally Posted by 350ZTheStandard
Having a tough time getting your Z car ready for the nice weather. How is the stereo sounding???
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sounds like either your tranny fluid is low, or your torque converter is no good. i would have a hard time believing your TC is no good at 16k mi.
your torque converter is a fluid connection, not mechanical. so if the oil is really cold, its prety viscous. it wont get thrown like it does when its warm. which wont turn your drivetrain very well.
look up torque converters on wikipedia, and that will proly give you a better understanding of it.
your torque converter is a fluid connection, not mechanical. so if the oil is really cold, its prety viscous. it wont get thrown like it does when its warm. which wont turn your drivetrain very well.
look up torque converters on wikipedia, and that will proly give you a better understanding of it.
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