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01-01-2014, 06:00 AM | #1 |
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automatic transmission affected by chirping too?
also, if I end up buying the 86 used, auto would be a safer bet right?
plus all the issues reported with certain gears being a bit stiff, again auto with paddle shift I do not mind at all. the high end Ferraris and Lamborghini's are using paddle shift so if I had the money to buy a Ferrari I wouldn't complain one single bit. there is nothing else out there for the price of an 86. this car looks awesome. I wish they had it in purple |
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Just because someone owned an automatic doesn't mean they didn't thrash the car. I've said many times that there are a number of cars I would buy used but the FR-S isn't one of them. It has attracted too many people that think 'driving it like you stole it' is what the car was made to do. If you buy used from a private party you will at least have the opportunity to see the owner and form an opinion on how the car was treated.
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The manuals are fine in these cars , gears can be stiff when cold but work fine at operating temps. The automatics are a good choice as well.. Depends on what you need/want. |
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Got an auto and I have crickets
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The chirping noises from the engine compartment is made by the fuel injection system that's running on extremely high pressure just like any other car that has a Direct Injection system, and sometimes there are unfamiliar noises like this, when things are not your common port-injected engine as in traditional cars.
It has nothing to do with the transmission, or the choices you make on which transmission you choose.
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Lamborghini had a special Balboni edition Gallardo, named after their famed test driver, which was designed at his request. It was RWD with a 6-speed manual.
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I treat my car good, but I do drive the piss out of it. An I would think an auto in a car like this is more likely to get thrashed by someone who is new to sportscars and not as likely to know how to take care of it well.
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I still don't know what the chirping is that people talk about...
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I don't have chirping either, at least not yet since I only have 100 miles on the car right now. The only thing I have notice is that the car sometime gives off a smokey smell after I drive it, but I think it is the car being broken in, or at least I hope it is.
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Either my car doesn't "chirp" or I just can't hear it.... @SloS14 gave me an idea. The next time I drive through a burger place, I'll ask the person if they hear chirping ..... then again, maybe I won't...... Which begs the question; if my car chirps, and I can't hear it chirping ..... is it really chirping .... ?? humfrz |
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If you have a Costco around you, try them. Costco gas kills crickets.
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I haven't noticed any chirping on my car. If it has it, it's not even loud enough to me to hear. 2014 brz with 1030 miles on it, running on CA 91
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