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Old 04-29-2009, 11:31 PM
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Anybody buying a used car and need help can PM

After searching for sometime I think I've gained some knowledge about how to look for a car, check VIN stickers etc. There is no catch I'm not asking for anything in return I just have extra unused info
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im in for some help =]. im currently in the searching market
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check the oil, check under the hood look marks on the bolts to see if they have open up the engine, see if all the interior gadgets work, check under the car to see any marks or damage etc......
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Originally Posted by piggydog
After searching for sometime I think I've gained some knowledge about how to look for a car, check VIN stickers etc. There is no catch I'm not asking for anything in return I just have extra unused info
Post it up.

Get famous with your own 3G Garage thread.
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^^ werd. Why not just post it in this thread?
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ya post what u know on here....im sure itll help some people alot.
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I'm not sure if this is a "help" thread but I'll throw my worth...a friend bought a used TL and when I was doing the CAI and the tranny fluid change I was under his car and noticed that the "skid" plate that I needed to remove to get to the drain plug of the transmission was scuffed up very badly and while looking around I noticed that both his front tires had flat spots only on the inside of the rim...He never noticed it when he bought it and would have never even occurred to him to look there, possibly the car went airborn or it bottom out on an uneven road, who knows....
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what about the drivline vibration issues? It seems to be common...i've driven three different 05s and they all had the horrible vibration and have kept me from making a purchase thus far. Is there a real fix and maybe they just didn't have it done? I can't imagine spending the money for a TL and have to deal with driveline vibration problems. These cars all had under 40k miles.

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Originally Posted by ajs800
what about the drivline vibration issues? It seems to be common...i've driven three different 05s and they all had the horrible vibration and have kept me from making a purchase thus far. Is there a real fix and maybe they just didn't have it done? I can't imagine spending the money for a TL and have to deal with driveline vibration problems. These cars all had under 40k miles.

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the vibration should be close to around 50 MPH with the ca reving under 1500 RPM's. I don't have the vibration in my TL since I got the dampner installed:

http://www.in.honda.com/Rjanisis/pubs/SB/B05-017.PDF
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