Sorry no advice on the electrical issues. Hope you get it figured out.
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I had a 89 C4 for two years loved the old car. Traded it in on 02 C5 I'm inpressed with the extra power and the whole feel of the car, here's the butts, a lot of little electrical problems. i've got the turn signal bypass on order,had to change a headlight motor. Get tired of the service active handling warnings. I know you got pay too play,just like to get to the bottom of these things. No I don't want my C4 back, i'll get over the issues. My Question, any one running Falken FK452 tires and if so how are they?
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There was a sticky on how to clean the grounding connections on a C-5. This often takes care of many 'spooky' problems. Also, the C-5 is very touchy about having a fully charged battery. If you got a car that didn't belong to a forum member it likely didn't have these areas looked at close enough. With a bit of reading and a little time (not too much money either) you should be able to get your car up to snuff. The folks here wil glad assist you.
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I have 452s on my 04 coupe. I can't complain. They are pretty affordable. My rears lasted around 20-25k miles (a year and a half) and I think my fronts will last until I need new rears again. I can't compare them to anything else really though because I bought the car with runflats with no tread and replaced them with the 452s a couple days after I bought it.
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Car and Driver did a pretty exhaustive tire test and the Dunlop Direzza took top honors. All tires had to be < $160.
I've got Michelin PS 2's and they're a great tire, but I'm not going to pony up $1200 + for my next set.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...r_spec_page_11
I've got Michelin PS 2's and they're a great tire, but I'm not going to pony up $1200 + for my next set.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...r_spec_page_11
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There was a sticky on how to clean the grounding connections on a C-5. This often takes care of many 'spooky' problems. Also, the C-5 is very touchy about having a fully charged battery. If you got a car that didn't belong to a forum member it likely didn't have these areas looked at close enough. With a bit of reading and a little time (not too much money either) you should be able to get your car up to snuff. The folks here wil glad assist you.
The best place to start is with Bill Curlee's "Important Electrical Information" sticky in C5 Tech. There is a wealth of information in there.
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