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55 - 65 US mpg depending on drafting, wind, and hills. 0 - 60 is about 18+ seconds. I looked at the Caliber a month or so ago but All the dealer had was overoptioned top end models... the cheapest being over $20k with deals... the Ford dealer across the street had a brand new Mustang for less (v6, t...

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My Bike has points, and is 6 Volt too! Needless to say, it needs adjusting about every 500kms, and 6 volt electrical components are hard to find and expensive!!! (sealed beam 30w/30w headlight - $35... ignition coil - don't ask...)

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I got the Pontiac loyalty bonus of $1000, but I guess I should have asked about the Chrysler bonus as well!Well, Chrysler is king of the minivan, I'll give you that! But they lack a small car, granted lots of Americans laugh in the face of small vehicles. I remember when gas ran up over $4/gal, I go...

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Why is he shopping at Target anyways???

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Well, cheap is better than full price! I prefer to do it myself, besides the fact that it's really easy, I know what's getting put in! Although even if you upgraded to full synthetic, the deal you got from your dealer would still be (probably) cheaper.

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Love that new car smell!!!

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1979 CM185t twinstar - 181cc 4 speed almost 20000km. 15bhp@9500 9.26ft/lb@7000. Re-geared to 2.5:1 final(14/35). Primary reduction of 3.833 4th gear 1:1. Tops out at about 74 mph. 3.5 - L/100km hwy. 4 - L/100km city. Insurance is $300/year. 20km round trip commute to work mostly highway. Costs about...

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But what Fiat is bringing over here is sonething Chrysler's been missing for years.... something diffrent!

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Just a quick pic

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Very nice!!!

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If you do your own brake job, it's easy to flush the fluid. Even easier if you have a second person to help you! Open the bleed valves and pump away at the brake pedal while your helper tops up the fliud. When the lines run clear, you're done!

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Good deal! And they still make a profit on it!

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Done!!! (if only the federal election was this easy!)

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$11'900, eh.... Hell, if I could get 40% off before taxes, I'd buy too!!!And I loved the vents under the dash of old cars! But I really miss the butterfly window my dad's old '77 F100 had, even at city speeds those things moved air well!And that's another bonus when you don't have all those power op...

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Try a simple Vacuum gauge, it works better then you think!

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Weather and Beach wise - yes!Drug dealers, prostitutes, homeless crack whores, gangs of teens who randomly beat the hell out of people, ect... As long as you stay at the beach, at work, or in your car, you have nothing to worry about(as long as you don't park at the beach - hello busted windows). If...

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What you don't tell them, they don't know!

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check to see if there's a leaf or splinter of wood or something inbetween the sunroof and seal.

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Everyone's spoiled! but hey, if you've got the cash... And most base models from most manufacturers are availible without A/C... and since most people claim that the can't live without power everything and A/C, that's a lot of money car makers suck out of people.But... if you got the money...

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The wife's nightmare come true, if only someone made a kit GTO or Trans-am in that fasion....

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40 seconds of red, 20 seconds of green, 10 second left turn signals all 4 ways, getting through town under half an hour during the day, good luck!Traffic management elsewhere is just as bad I'm sure, but throw some bicycles where no bike lanes exist and watch the fun/insanity!

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If the water's deep, then you are right on the money, water coming off the tires. If you're going fast enough through a deep enough puddle then you're hydroplaning, 80km/h is enough to do it as these base tires don't cut through water as good as the all-seasons on my Sunfire do.The standing water in...

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My point exactly, you got the power package & 2.4 package which ran you close to $4000 over the base 1.8.... I have no need for ac or power windows and such. The 2.4 I was bidding on was just that, bare bones base model with the 2.4 engine($750) package. I had the salesman search through the dat...

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In the Sunfire, by the time summer was over, I'd still have about a quarter of washer fluid remaining when I went to put in winter stuff... I rarely used it, but in winter (if I was lucky) I would generally got through 1 and a half jugs (which took a lot of spraying to get out when I wanted to put t...

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When my year of free onstar is up, that's it, I'm not renewing it. And 50 cents a minute calling is really expensive!

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I didn't get a washer dip stick, although the washer tank has a low fluid warning so I don't quite see the point.... besides, washer fluid is only $2 at walmart. And (with the dummy light) you shouln't have the problem of running out.

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If you're going for the 2.4 be prepared to shell out some big $$$, as that vehicle will be loaded to the nuts. When I was shopping for my '09, I looked at the 2.4's. They were all overoptioned and all had the up level slushbox. There was onl 1 (one) base '09 model 2.4 IN CANADA without all the extra...

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Ya my calculation is probably off, but needless to say, gas is more expensive up here! The cheque I gave the dealer was for $16'7XX. The power package alone would have run up the price $3000, AC is included in that. Auto tranny was about andther grand. Mine is the bare bones base model, 1.8 5speed. ...

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It's the same type of immobilizer as my Sunfire has. Sentry key. Just like the deadbolt you can only turn it with the right key. But in this case, if you use a screwdriver to break the lock and turn it, or try to hotwire the car the immobilizer catches it and shuts off the fuel pump or cuts the igni...

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Like the painted intecooler! I'm sure by now you've already given a few old ladies heart attacks! But there's a huge flaw you missed........... Bud Light?????????

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The heat shield was caved in??? A few bends with a pair of vise grips will free it from the O2 sensor.

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I hear ya. I do as much maint. to my cars as possible. The more options you have, the more things that can go wrong!

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I got that when I bought my vibe, except mine wasn't advertized

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After all taxes, deals, dealer crap, ect , I paid $16'7XXcdn! '09 base vibe.FYIfor you americans, if you come up here, gas today is $3.75/gal/$US (that's $1.079/litre $CAN)

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The place you were at did the damage? The it's their problem and their expense!!!

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No noise here. But I know that (on the Sunfire) when it's cold out or it's been raining, the front brakes have a tendency to make a dull, high pitched grinding sound. The brakes themselves are fine (original brakes 40% left) and once they're warmed up it goes away. It only happens though when it's c...

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1.8 5spd is 3000 rpm @ 70mphTry the various calculators at http://www.4lo.com

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I used Mobil 1 5w20, got the filter from the Pontiac dealer. The price between Toyota and GM was the same. Used a strap wrench from CT, worked fine.

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Try to match rpm's when you shift. Drain the tranny and see if there are any metal fragments in the fluid(hope there's none!)I once had an old '81 Toyota pick-up that started doing that(except it was 2nd to 3rd)... I soon traded it in for my Sunfire

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