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What car do you have and what cars have you had? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/cars

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Hey everyone!

The car community on Lemmy isn’t the most active and I thought it would be nice to list the cars of its members.

Here is my list:

Present: Seat Leon Cupra 300 St 4 drive

Past: Audi S4 B6 Avant manual, Seat Ibiza Cupra

I was really happy with the 4.2 liters V8 in my S4, but the Cupra gives me more performance, more practicality and is cheaper to run. Would have loved a manual version if you could get it with fake AWD.

I plan on keeping the Leon Cupra for another 10 years before switching to an EV Estate if they appear one day.

What’s your list?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Except for the ways that it does not.

Bad AC clutch? It can be replaced without taking the entire front end off the car, but you do not want to do that.

The worst thing, though, is the eco mode that shuts down one bank of cylinders. Makes the piston rings in that bank fail at 60K miles. They lost a class action on that for certain model years of the 3.5L V6, but they still make them with that mode. I used to be a fan of Honda, but I will avoid that engine at all costs.

[–] BallShapedMan 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I had no idea. My mother in law has that, she's at 20k. Anything she can do to keep from having that issue?

My wife and I had an 03 that was great. The kids really shut up in it compared to the Toyota we had before it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

In fact, there is!

You need to install this. It's an inline resistor system that goes in between a temp sensor and engine control computer. Word on the street is that the newer ECO/VCM 3.5L is "better" than the older ones, but I don't believe it.

From what I can tell, the installation is pretty straightforward.

This one is another option.

[–] BallShapedMan 1 points 19 hours ago

Hell yeah, thank you! I'll see if our technician feels comfortable with this.