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- San Antonio, Texas
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- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
Thought about pilot license? [emoji3]
I hold a commercial pilot certificate, single engine land with instrument rating (drinks)
Thought about pilot license? [emoji3]
Oh. That's why your CX-5 has one engine only... I was always curious...I hold a commercial pilot certificate, single engine land with instrument rating (drinks)
Dang my wife's car needs brakes BAD! We just got back from a week-long vacation, nearly 1,500 miles of driving, and every time I applied the brakes on the highway the steering wheel shaking was absolutely awful. We've had the car from 52K now up to 94K miles, and I've never done brakes on it yet.
I'm turning very hard myself, but my engine is fine. It's kind of hard to believe, that from a hard turn the engine can get that bad.
Or, perhaps his crankcase was very low on oil.
I'm turning very hard myself, but my engine is fine. It's kind of hard to believe, that from a hard turn the engine can get that bad.
Or, perhaps his crankcase was very low on oil.
That's what I was saying. Although it's not unheard of for a sharp turn (usually prolonged) to blank an oil pickup, likely the oil leak helped it happen during the sharp turn. Also the rpms were low (thus oil pressure/pump flow) when it happened
Why does everyone think I haven't inspected the brakes? Of course I've looked at them, several times since getting the car, and the pads appear to have life left in them. It's just been this past stint of road trip highway driving where they really started to vibrate pretty bad on the brake pedal. It's had a faint vibration for awhile and I just haven't gotten around to doing the work.
Also it doesn't really vibrate at normal speeds around town. It's when braking from 70+ MPH that it vibrates pretty bad. And my wife pretty much never drives the car on the highway, like, ever.
Why does everyone think I haven't inspected the brakes? Of course I've looked at them, several times since getting the car, and the pads appear to have life left in them. It's just been this past stint of road trip highway driving where they really started to vibrate pretty bad on the brake pedal. It's had a faint vibration for awhile and I just haven't gotten around to doing the work.
Also it doesn't really vibrate at normal speeds around town. It's when braking from 70+ MPH that it vibrates pretty bad. And my wife pretty much never drives the car on the highway, like, ever.
Nice!!! Looks great! I've only done cargo matts and a slew of detailing products so far.Installed a few OEM accessories today
Front and rear bumper garnish:
These were more of a hassle than expected!
Also installed lift gate sill plate (or whatever its called):
Lastly, did front and rear splash guards:
Installed cargo cover, but its a 30 second job. No pics of this. Surprised with the quality of this piece. Very well made with a mesh portion so you can see through it while the lift gate is open.
Next up will be oem window vents and sill plates.
Installed a few OEM accessories today
Front and rear bumper garnish:
These were more of a hassle than expected!
Also installed lift gate sill plate (or whatever it*s called):
Lastly, did front and rear splash guards:
Installed cargo cover, but it*s a 30 second job. No pics of this. Surprised with the quality of this piece. Very well made with a mesh portion so you can see through it while the lift gate is open.
Next up will be oem window vents and sill plates.
Well...on the way to the body shop today, it happened.
Zoom, zoom, BOOM. Was accelerating from a stop light and transmission went boom, car lost all power. Sitting in a parking lot waiting for the AAA tow truck to tow my ass somewhere.
These lights are on. Most reliable car I've ever owned till the tranny went out I guess. I don't know for sure it's the tranny but certainly has all the hallmarks.
Well...on the way to the body shop today, it happened.
Zoom, zoom, BOOM. Was accelerating from a stop light and transmission went boom, car lost all power. Sitting in a parking lot waiting for the AAA tow truck to tow my ass somewhere.
These lights are on. Most reliable car I've ever owned till the tranny went out I guess. I don't know for sure it's the tranny but certainly has all the hallmarks.
Well...on the way to the body shop today, it happened.
Zoom, zoom, BOOM. Was accelerating from a stop light and transmission went boom, car lost all power. Sitting in a parking lot waiting for the AAA tow truck to tow my ass somewhere.
These lights are on. Most reliable car I've ever owned till the tranny went out I guess. I don't know for sure it's the tranny but certainly has all the hallmarks.
Tell me about it.Man, this sucks horribly.