opboarding

It's actually a 2004 Chevy Classic which is the 97-03 Malibu. The internet says it makes 144HP with it's 2.2L Ecotec 4 banger. It seems way lower with how long I wait to get up to 70 on the freeway while mashing the pedal. Passing people is so much easier in the TSX.

justnspace

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ahh. so they must have upgraded the engine line up in the "classic"
the one I had, had a v6 but was SUPER underpowered.

rockstar143

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I think you'd enjoy the wagon very much...passing people is very fun.
What I love is waiting for people on the highway that are cruisin in the left lane coming up at 100+ and then when they hit my rear bumper I punch it and take off and watch their face like "wtf...is that a station wagon?"
I'm such a snob...
I also get 12 mpg consistently.
I'm a bad and sad person.

xtcnrice

My coworker had a Malibu like that one. He said for the past X number of years, he's had to replace the rear calipers each year because they seize lol. Apparently a defect Chevy never fixed? I'm guessing this is #BecauseCanada and the road salt getting through the terribly designed seals/grommets. I was happy to hear he replaced them himself each time... but what a shitty maintenance item to do after every winter lol. Couple of months ago he finally dumped the Malibu and got the new Ford Escape haha.

xtcnrice

anytime I see a caddy with the V...

rockstar143

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same bro...
I used to lust for it.
Glad to know it wasn't for nothing...damn thing is fun.
I need to address a few things on it to keep it perfect but overall, I am in love.

justnspace

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also, I hated to change the oil on that thing..the filter sat in a weird location...
90's american cars SUCKED big time! glad they are awesome now-a-days

opboarding

I changed the oil a few days ago on it. The filter isn't bad on this engine. It's actually part of the engine body and accessed in the engine bay. It is however leaking oil pretty badly. I only drained 2.5 quarts out of the 5. Oil was changed about 3 months ago/2800 miles. So that's something fun I'm going to have to deal with.

justnspace

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yeah, i'm assuming the "newer" 4 cylinder is packaged smaller than the one i had.
and yikes! hope you dont run it dry!

a co-worker with a '15 mustang bought a daily driver... IS300.Cool car! but, like...the mustang can do everything the little lexus can do...i am unsure why he spent 3k on something his $35k car can do...
he told me "because, warranty is coming up soon on the mustang.."

butt butt, if warranty ends...and something goes out...you'll need to spend money to get it fixed...no way around it...could have used the $3k for emergency..

also, $3k was just for the car...to get it road worthy...he might have dumped MORE into the little IS300, plus tax and title.

and now his parking spot doesnt look cool any more...no more blue 5.0 at work....which makes me sad

cu2wagon

Sounds like a feature to me. You now never need to actually *change* the oil that way, just keep adding more. Think about it, if you add oil at the same rate it leaks out, it's like a constant oil *exchange*.

ssjoeboe9

I mean.. it does make sense.

Mr. NC

Just passing by

julius071

Wadup brah.

Mr. NC

Just checkin in, seeing whats good with the forum and shit. New and old faces it seems.

opboarding

Old face checking in.

pL2009

I used to have a 94 Corsica with the 3.1L V6. Not much power there either. Basically the same as the V6 in that generation Malibu (which was the replacement for the Corsica in 97). I just looked it up and the 4 cyl 97-04 Malibu was 150 hp and the V6 was only 155. They did bump the V6 to 170 in 2000. haha.

xtcnrice

hi OG .

for anyone that's curious, yes NC still has his CU2

ssjoeboe9

Hey XTC, what ever happened with your car... didn't you say something was wrong a couple weeks ago?

xtcnrice

I think it's an exhaust leak. Going to the exhaust shop tomorrow to get it checked out.

urbanstereo

ok not going all out on brakes like i wanted. so just going to get new rotors/pads.

any combos you guys like in particular?

urbanstereo

going to get my front resprayed and clear bra applied soon.

VR1

I have stoptech drilled rotors with centric pads and never had a problem. I put them through a few autox runs and they still feel new.

justnspace

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and that's power to the crank.
you bet your ass off, the drivetrain scrubbed off major power to the wheels!

urbanstereo

thanks, where did you get them from?

VR1

Got them from Amazon.

Lol with the Cavs currently imploding since Lue has no clue what he's doing, I hope we atleast take y'all to 7 but it's really going to depend on the bench. Not too worried about the Raps/Wiz/Celtics in the East tho even tho all are playing great so far. Hopefully y'all will be tired after playing Clippers/Jazz then Rockets/Spurs.

urbanstereo

Thanks

Already looks like they gave up on the 1 seed. And having LB play most of regulation, i don't think was a good choice by lue. Who i think you should replace with someone more competent. a la Lavar Ball

ssjoeboe9

Did y'all watch the TLX reveal?

cu2wagon

There was a TLX reveal?

Does it have a new, huge, but beakless grille? And a "that kind of thrill" performance-esque body cladding?

cu2wagon

Oh, sweet jeebus! They've been listening to the enthusiasts!

It really will be that kind of thrill.

<Can die a happy man now>

cu2wagon

It's the gloss black decklid spoiler that shows Acura has been paying attention and knows how to make their vehicles separate and distinct from Honda.

Honda wouldn't add a black spoiler. That's Luxury. With a capital "L".

urbanstereo

this is not the GT version right

urbanstereo

man the front looks like the cross of a lexus IS and a GS

urbanstereo

urbanstereo

this may be a car to consider down the road. i was set on lexus/audi, but this is very appealing

cu2wagon

Meh. Looks like just lipstick on a pig to me.

Still don't see why one would buy this over an Accord.

ssjoeboe9

Well, historically A-spec is well, just what it says it is, an Appearance spec. Obviously I advocate for Acura, but I think the refresh is classy. It's also the first vehicle that I worked on.
I do love the Accord though haha. I think yall should go to the dealers and go look at them though, it definitely looks much different (and better) in person.

opboarding

What parts did you work on? I've been curious what aspects of the car they'd put a (fairly) new hire on.

xtcnrice

front looks like shit. get your shit together Joe!

xtcnrice

really? we've had the ASpec trim in Canada for a while now, and from what I recall, 3G TL ASpec for example comes with ASpec suspension which is a tad lower/firmer than non-ASpec stock.

Harper

Did they really use cartoons and power rangers in the new commercial?