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06-04-2009, 02:53 PM
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New car purchase
The gf Has a 2004 sebring with the 2.7 engine that is known to sludge up etc... well this is the second time I have put a oil sending unit in it . and I am afraid that down the road it will die just like all the other ones I have read about.. it has 98,000 miles now... We were looking at trading it in on a new kia optima.. they have excellent crash ratings etc.. which is very important to her and me too... What do u guys think of those cars?
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06-05-2009, 12:49 PM
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If your looking in the Korean market, Hyundai is hands down better in my opinion.
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06-05-2009, 01:47 PM
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Hyundai is the only sensible choice for an Asian marque. The others are priced way too high or just don't have near the performance or both. Personally, I'd pick a VW over any Asian brand car.
Check out the Motor Trend article where they compared the new Camaro V6 to a Hyundai. http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ack/index.html
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06-05-2009, 01:49 PM
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The 2.7 I think got a bad rep from lack of maintenance. the wife's intrepid was trouble free until i had to have heart surgery. she and her daughter ran it until there was three quarts off sludge in the pan instead of having it serviced until i could do it. They took out a rod Bering and gauged the crank (the common complaint with the 2.7). The Kia i have heard good and bad. I think the key to any new car is to keep it under warranty. When that expires get another.
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06-05-2009, 08:11 PM
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Grandville, why are replacing the sender units? The Sebrings 2.7 don't sludge up like the Intrepid 2.7 better PCV systems. If your replacing the senders for a dash light flickering their was a tip from Dodge to remove the the extra wire plug from the connector at the sender unit and leave it open. (plug at sender has cavity for two wires but only uses one). Don't know why but it works.
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06-05-2009, 10:02 PM
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KIAS are troublesome .As Rob said they'll nickle and dime you to death. Not something I'd buy.
MIke
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06-05-2009, 10:29 PM
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06-06-2009, 07:56 AM
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I know it's un-American, but I buy Nissan's for my wife and daughter, hundreds of thousands of miles and all we buy is tires, brakes, batteries, belts, oil changes and fuel, just like it's SUPPOSED TO BE!.....FWIW.....Cliff
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06-06-2009, 09:52 AM
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Cliff, just like my Mercury. A lot of yrs, 500k miles and it's just starting to need a trans. Normal maintenance until now.
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06-06-2009, 11:41 AM
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06-06-2009, 12:07 PM
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06-06-2009, 01:12 PM
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so many pontiacs, so little time.................. moderator is a glorified word for an unappreciated prick.................. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." --Albert Einstein "There is no such thing as a good tax." "We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill |
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06-06-2009, 01:23 PM
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so many pontiacs, so little time.................. moderator is a glorified word for an unappreciated prick.................. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." --Albert Einstein "There is no such thing as a good tax." "We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill |
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06-06-2009, 02:06 PM
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No matter what type of vehicle you are looking for... buy American. It's a free country, so you can buy what you want. But, how many of those foreign countries are going to fight for your freedom when it is in jeopardy? In case you don't know the answer, it's ZERO!
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06-06-2009, 02:11 PM
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06-06-2009, 05:15 PM
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06-06-2009, 06:51 PM
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06-06-2009, 07:23 PM
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I didn't say that.
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06-06-2009, 07:40 PM
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I would consider buying one IF you can name one.
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06-06-2009, 07:57 PM
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