how are we sposed to drive?
03-08-2010, 03:07 PM
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how are we sposed to drive? ok so i will come and and say that i am 18 with a gxp may not treat the car the best at times but i wouldnt say i bag the car
My driving style:
-keep to the speed limit, easy starts and stops about 50% percent of the time
- everytime i take it out i like to put the pedel to the floor at least once when safe
-i did drag the car in the eighth mile probly about 5 runs down the track
-the odd street race maybe 2 a month strait line
-have maxed the car out about twice since i got it almost a year ago
- all numbers are approximate
so i work at my local gm dealer as a car detailer on the weekends(still in grade 12) so i know most of the people there i have had one tranny replaced on warrenty and the new one is almost dead.
my question is do i bag or abuse my car?
would they build a performance devision car with 300 horse for grandma to drive to the hair salon?
how do you guys drive thease cars?
it is me or the tranny?
My driving style:
-keep to the speed limit, easy starts and stops about 50% percent of the time
- everytime i take it out i like to put the pedel to the floor at least once when safe
-i did drag the car in the eighth mile probly about 5 runs down the track
-the odd street race maybe 2 a month strait line
-have maxed the car out about twice since i got it almost a year ago
- all numbers are approximate
so i work at my local gm dealer as a car detailer on the weekends(still in grade 12) so i know most of the people there i have had one tranny replaced on warrenty and the new one is almost dead.
my question is do i bag or abuse my car?
would they build a performance devision car with 300 horse for grandma to drive to the hair salon?
how do you guys drive thease cars?
it is me or the tranny?
03-08-2010, 04:06 PM
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I like to beat on the car sometimes like everyone else does, but recently my transmission has been not up to the task so I am more inclined to cruise.
I'm a pretty young guy too, and I don't want to come off sounding overly righteous, but I learned at a young age thats its just better to relax behind the wheel than be bookin' 24/7.
You have to remember that while our cars can masquerade as performance full size sedans and coupes, FWD does not make a performance car.
I'm a pretty young guy too, and I don't want to come off sounding overly righteous, but I learned at a young age thats its just better to relax behind the wheel than be bookin' 24/7.
You have to remember that while our cars can masquerade as performance full size sedans and coupes, FWD does not make a performance car.
03-08-2010, 04:42 PM
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03-08-2010, 05:58 PM
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Question on the trans cooler: Will that void the warranty? I would like to do a shift kit and a cooler but if that will sacrifice my warranty, then I'll just hope it dies before 100k. I have 55k on it now.
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03-08-2010, 06:57 PM
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That's what I figured. What are they gonna tell you your trans is running too cold and that's why it failed? What about the shift kit? Would they even know one was in there if it was ever disassembled?
03-08-2010, 08:11 PM
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I prefer the stacked plate types like the B&M SuperCooler line. You get more cooling out of a smaller area with less pressure drop. They also automatically bypass when it's too cold.
