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the_great_intex
Title: This is what cool looks like
Posts: 1,669
Registered: 2002-6-27 08:18:27
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I do like German cars, this one I am talking about is a 1995 Mercedes E320 with over 200k miles now... I think it has served its time
Still a toss up between Infiniti and Hyundai though. A Lexus IS 250 or 350 wouldn't be too shabby though... but like you said they're practically just an overpriced Toyota
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Lanacan
Title: Random, Crazy, Mental....
Posts: 789
Registered: 2002-2-19 17:27:59
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-Eps posted:
Jezza_Belle posted:
I'd second the Audi S4
although I think my next car is going to a Hyundai Veloster Turbo
and I've always said the same thing Tipz... but this car is just too damn cool.
omg why didnt anybody tell be there was a turbo version when i was buying a car
so mad
edit: nvm my gti has more hp! i win
My Forester XT has more than you so I win!!
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Lanacan
Title: Random, Crazy, Mental....
Posts: 789
Registered: 2002-2-19 17:27:59
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Dark_EternalFF posted:
Or, you could not be a dumbass and get an Audi S4 or a Subaru STi?
The dealership I live by just got a new STi in... they sent me a letter to come test drive it  .
(They are the only dealer in the state that lets you test drive STi's with out putting money down as collateral in case you wreck it on the test drive.)
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the_great_intex
Title: This is what cool looks like
Posts: 1,669
Registered: 2002-6-27 08:18:27
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Seems like the throttle was just stuck, gonna drop it by the repair shop after work today and get them to take a look at it. It wasn't stuck when I went home
The situation was that I didn't drive it all this weekend, I started it today and the throttle/engine was really slow and sluggish. Well I guess I put my foot down too fast and this might have been what caused it to stick a little and not be able to release it? We shall find out. I didn't think I did anything with it not out of the ordinary
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Date Posted:
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ikkoikki posted:
Glad to hear nobody was hurt
He lives in SoCal, he could have run over a few illegal alien invaders! 
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myxomatosis8
Title: amateur zookeeper
Posts: 800
Registered: 2001-7-14 23:45:21
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BRAKE!
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-Foxy-
Title: Moderator
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Posts: 6,565
Registered: 2002-5-29 21:46:17
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oh yeah, i saw this at work
you ever start a thread like this again and i will bust you one young man!
made me think you were in a wreck!
 
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Jezza_Belle
Title: =^.^=
Posts: 2,771
Registered: 2001-2-24 02:29:30
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Date Posted:
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the_great_intex posted:
Seems like the throttle was just stuck, gonna drop it by the repair shop after work today and get them to take a look at it. It wasn't stuck when I went home
The situation was that I didn't drive it all this weekend, I started it today and the throttle/engine was really slow and sluggish. Well I guess I put my foot down too fast and this might have been what caused it to stick a little and not be able to release it? We shall find out. I didn't think I did anything with it not out of the ordinary
squirt some throttle body cleaner on the cable, and in the throttle body.
and make sure your floor rug didn't move up and cause the problem.
usually with an actual stuck throttle, what you want to do is floor it for a second and release, but obviously you can't do that if you're rapidly approaching an intersection. Now that you're aware of what can happen, you'll likely be quicker to think about shifting to neutral.
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the_great_intex
Title: This is what cool looks like
Posts: 1,669
Registered: 2002-6-27 08:18:27
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Yep =\ I shouldn't have left it there. I am sure that's all that went wrong with it but I am not 100% sure
I should have checked if it was just gunked up, I don't know why I need to send it to the shop if that's all it is, I could've done it myself after I looked up how to do it on the mercedesforums. I guess at least this lets me know another thing to check before just dumping it in a mechanic shop
I don't mean I was going like 90 mph or anything, the intersection isn't a light intersection, it's a intersection of entrances to two apartment complexes in one way and a road the other, one of the cars I would've hit was parked. Still dangerous though, there was a dude walking around but he was well safe away. It wasn't that bad though, I spent more time trying to ruin my breaks going back to my parking lot though.
I guess I sort of dramatized this way too much after reading it more... I'm more excited to have an excuse to start looking for a new car
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-Foxy-
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get a red one ;p
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