Is my drivetrain crap? Help please!
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From: Tonawanda New York
I speak in black and white:
1. You just bought the car from a dealer.
2. You hear a noise,that doesn't sound normal with the car.
Solution.....
Go directly back to the dealer and tell them to fix it!!
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/article...uying-used-car
1. You just bought the car from a dealer.
2. You hear a noise,that doesn't sound normal with the car.
Solution.....
Go directly back to the dealer and tell them to fix it!!
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/article...uying-used-car
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 2,351
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From: Northern California
I speak in black and white:
1. You just bought the car from a dealer.
2. You hear a noise,that doesn't sound normal with the car.
Solution.....
Go directly back to the dealer and tell them to fix it!!
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/article...uying-used-car
1. You just bought the car from a dealer.
2. You hear a noise,that doesn't sound normal with the car.
Solution.....
Go directly back to the dealer and tell them to fix it!!
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/article...uying-used-car
Le Mans Master
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From: Dryden MI
some people pay for this entertainment! What is a baby cam? 42 thousand for a clunker. For that kind of money, I would be at the dealer in a very bad mood. First thing your daddy should have taught you is to never ever trust a used car salesman. Appears that he failed.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Northern California
some people pay for this entertainment! What is a baby cam? 42 thousand for a clunker. For that kind of money, I would be at the dealer in a very bad mood. First thing your daddy should have taught you is to never ever trust a used car salesman. Appears that he failed.
Melting Slicks
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From: On the east coast we drive until we die
And if you have gnomes living under the hood of your car, I think we just found the source of the strange noise.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Northern California
Now your dad had to cosign for you so you could get a better apartment? It's going to be tough as a working student to be able to afford a $42k car payment and rent. But what does that have to do with the car?
And if you have gnomes living under the hood of your car, I think we just found the source of the strange noise.
And if you have gnomes living under the hood of your car, I think we just found the source of the strange noise.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Northern California
Now your dad had to cosign for you so you could get a better apartment? It's going to be tough as a working student to be able to afford a $42k car payment and rent. But what does that have to do with the car?
And if you have gnomes living under the hood of your car, I think we just found the source of the strange noise.
And if you have gnomes living under the hood of your car, I think we just found the source of the strange noise.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Mesquite NV
As other's have stated, if it's a sound that has you and your dad worried, you need to get it to a shop/mechanic and get it diagnosed. It is difficult, if not impossible, for anyone here to diagnose a sound someone tries to describe. It could be nothing more then your exhaust rattling to something as serious as a clutch going bad.
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There was nothing to do with it I just explained the reason why he came with me. And APR as in interest. I'm 18 and still in highschool brother I don't live in a apartment lol. And no I financed 20k I had 22k didn't finance the whole car. But hey I think I'm planning to do the head and cam and port TB and manifold within a couple months! 9 sec here I come. I also need to figure out this noise coming from the car in the back.
Probably should have bought a ten year old used Miata.
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some people pay for this entertainment! What is a baby cam? 42 thousand for a clunker. For that kind of money, I would be at the dealer in a very bad mood. First thing your daddy should have taught you is to never ever trust a used car salesman. Appears that he failed.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Northern California
As other's have stated, if it's a sound that has you and your dad worried, you need to get it to a shop/mechanic and get it diagnosed. It is difficult, if not impossible, for anyone here to diagnose a sound someone tries to describe. It could be nothing more then your exhaust rattling to something as serious as a clutch going bad.
Melting Slicks
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From: Mesquite NV
They are correct, the tranny & clutch are in the rear. But, also as other's have said, sound can travel and it is extremely hard to nail down where an under car sound is coming from while sitting inside it.
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If you wanna ask general questions then by all means, post here. But if you want to engage in anything more than a fishing expedition, start posting in the z06 specific forum and tech forum for issues like this.
If you can't get it back to the dealer for an evaluation of the issue then Get that car up in the air and have someone who knows what they re doing check it out. If they find something of concern then take it back to the dealer.
If you can't get it back to the dealer for an evaluation of the issue then Get that car up in the air and have someone who knows what they re doing check it out. If they find something of concern then take it back to the dealer.
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After reading this thread all I can say is wow. Either some 50 year old Mustang owner trolling the CF bunch or a real 18 year old with more dollars than sense. Either way, a little sad.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Northern California
If you wanna ask general questions then by all means, post here. But if you want to engage in anything more than a fishing expedition, start posting in the z06 specific forum and tech forum for issues like this.
If you can't get it back to the dealer for an evaluation of the issue then Get that car up in the air and have someone who knows what they re doing check it out. If they find something of concern then take it back to the dealer.
If you can't get it back to the dealer for an evaluation of the issue then Get that car up in the air and have someone who knows what they re doing check it out. If they find something of concern then take it back to the dealer.