New owner w pics and some questions
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New owner w pics and some questions - 5/2/2007 11:31:31 PM
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BoldlyGoingNowhere
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I bought an Aqua LS 4WD w/o addons at invoice plus the extended b to b no deductible for $1200, at a no haggle invoice pricing dealer (the invoice matched edmunds) they gave me more than anyone else would for my 01 Olds minivan with 140,000mi. which wasnt much. 
I went with the Aqua because what the dealer had was silver, grey, the puke tan and white. Some of the colors gave me 90 era vehicle flashbacks, some gave me minivan flashbacks. The black interior is a PITA when you have a white cat  . I really liked the red but I could only find in 2WD and at a dealer that wanted 3K more for the car 
I love the ride and handling, I dont want the suspension to loosen up at all. But then Im a truck kinda girl 
I do have the bearing knock, Ive only heard it twice plan on taking it to the dealer on Friday. I dont have the mirror noise but did drive a red 2WD that had wind noise. I will post my manufacturer date when I can. I do have the vin, how do you tell the month from the Vin the 10 digit is 7 so Im assuming it was made in 07? When I first
So my questions: Has anyone noticed a 3+sec hesitation on aceleration out of a corner? It happens in regular drive and manual and the tranny is in 2nd (it doesnt do it in 3rd).
How it happens is slow for the corner then start the turn off acelerator then at he apex I go to acclerate out of the turn push on the gas nothing happens then it starts to oversteer because I was calculating the acceleration to pull me out of the turn then the throttle catches up and rockets me forward, possibly because in the absense of acceleration Ive pushed it further. I thought I had tried it with the ASC off but cant remember for sure. I also noticed it when I had slowed to get around a car that was parked and when to accelerate again because I was in the oncoming lane and it hesitated again then took off.
As a passenger it feels like the driver has poor throttle control and is jamming on the throttle, I noticed it when I had hubby drive it to see if I was imagining it unfortunately I wasnt.
Just for the record I am not complaining about the acceleration, I ride and repair sportbikes so fast acceleration is a great thing, when you expect it.
Question #2: Has anyone installed the trailer hitch, how is the hitch height compared to a normal truck, and does the ball hit the tailgate if you open it? Does anyone know where I can find a Pic of an OEM hitch? If anyones towed how was it, Im not too picky I used to tow with my minivan.
So heres my pics. 
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RE: New owner w pics and some questions - 5/3/2007 2:15:02 AM
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rdenis
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So my questions: Has anyone noticed a 3+sec hesitation on aceleration out of a corner? It happens in regular drive and manual and the tranny is in 2nd (it doesnt do it in 3rd).
Can't answer the hitch question but as far as the lag, I have definitely noticed it when starting from stop but it's maybe a a couple hundredths of a second. Another thing is I only notice the lag when in full auto mode - no lag when I'm controlling the gearing through the sportronic shift.
BTW, welcome to the forum. Lots of great people here and useful information.
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RE: New owner w pics and some questions - 5/3/2007 2:57:50 AM
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biscuit
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The throttle lag is due to the drive-by-wire throttle system, same thing happens on several other brands of cars as well. It bugs me too. Not much you can do about it. Someday auto manufacturers will figure the new technology out.
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RE: New owner w pics and some questions - 5/3/2007 7:49:33 AM
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antlip
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The hitch is low. You need the ball to be raised up about 3 to 4 inches. When you do this the lower tail gate will hit it.
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RE: New owner w pics and some questions - 5/3/2007 8:56:25 AM
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Gosok
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I do have the vin, how do you tell the month from the Vin the 10 digit is 7 so Im assuming it was made in 07?
No need to decode it. There is a sticker on the driver side door frame that will tell you the manufacture year and month.
An example here: http://outieclub.com/viewtopic.php?p=194#p194
In regards to your driving question. Try downshifting manually before the corner, and start on the gas sooner (ie, while you're still going straight).
Gosok
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