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OR You might consider taking your car into the dealer under warranty for a tech to take a listen - OR Just let it be, in hopes it's not a bad TOB - which may freeze up, blowing up the clutch disk, pressure plate, clutch fork, flywheel and spew pieces of hot metal throughout the cabin hitting you in the crotch while you are driving on route 17, at night, in the dark and rain - humfrz |
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The problem is isn't it not covered under warranty since it's a wear item?
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The only way to tell for sure, is to replace the TOB. But that is an expensive operation. I reckon if it were my car, I would just let it go, unless it got worse. humfrz |
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Pretty much the same story for my Focus RS. Many little things that are annoying and more trouble to take to the dealer than dealing with it/fixing it myself. Quote:
I considered grabbing a Fiesta ST as a "family car" to pair with the BRZ, but alas, it failed the child seat test miserably, so I ended up selling the BRZ and getting the RS instead. Is it just me or are other ST/RS owners just insufferable? The forums aren't that bad, but I instantly regretted joining my local & US-wide FB groups. I do get along with the track-centric crowd, but boy, I could not stand all the other "regular" owners lol There's a reason I'm still hanging around these parts |
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Kind of glad to hear that, actually. The only Ford dealer within a reasonable distance that would let me test drive an RS also still had a $3000 markup on it. Two other dealers I spoke with wanted to run a hard credit check prior to letting me get behind the wheel, and were obnoxious enough in general that it wasn't worth it. The Alfa I drove was about $15,000 more than the RS, and there they just photocopied my license, tossed me the keys, and asked me to come back in an hour.
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They both disappeared about the same time so I presume they maxed out their time on those lots and were sent to other dealers.
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OK forgive me for a stupid question that I'm sure you've answered for a plethora of others around here (oops ), but assuming I bring it in to the dealer again and can't reproduce the sound right there and then for them, are they still obligated to check the TSB and see if my car is included?
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Same here. I had a lot of trouble test driving one since every single dealer I've talked to did not allow it (and yet I was able to walk into a Volvo dealer and test drive the V60 Polestar that they had in the lot, which was easily $15k-$20k more). Every single dealer within 100mi from me had at least a $3k-$5k mark-up and treated it like a GT350R. I was very close to purchasing a Golf R, which was a great car, but felt a little too grown up and made me still want an 86 even though the plan was now to have only 1 car. The only reason I ended up with an RS was because I found a dealer 400mi away who offered below MSRP, a whole day of test driving and to drive me from and back to the airport regardless of if I bought the car or not. I was won over after a couple hours (you have to understand, getting a taste of 350 lb-ft of torque coming from an 86 is like having icecream for the very first time). Side note: driving an RS on PSSs 400mi and through the Sierras in Jan is fun but not recommended lol I laugh at the dealers with all the RSs, GT350s and Raptors sitting on their lots every time I go in for parts. Serves em right for being so greedy |
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I completely agree. I found the Fiesta ST owners to be pretty modest and cool guys, but the Focus ST owners were pretty rough. That was a big part of why letting go of the Fiesta was so easy when I traded it.
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Felt very similarly about the Golf R. That and some difference in driving dynamics that I already rambled about. That and piano black everywhere. There's a bit in the WRX, but I'm amazed the seats aren't piano black in the Golf. Quote:
Just handed in the car. Dealership wasn't exaggerating. In the time it took me to walk back out to the car because I forgot to check the odometer, they already had the paperwork brought up. Two signatures and a form saying that I owe Ford $0, and I was on my way. Now to make a Fiesta ST forum account to give away my winter wheels/tires. This shouldn't make anyone suspicious. |
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