2010 Post Your Ride thread! 56k beware!

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Re: 2010 Post Your Ride thread! 56k beware!

Post by RockNRoll! » Wed May 19, 2010 11:51 am

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Post by limpport » Fri May 21, 2010 7:33 pm

Unfortunatly, a few weeks ago, the rear axle of the van broke (the Ford Winstar I posted on the first page). It didn't bend or anything, but it broke clean through! Pretty sure it was welded after an accident or something. Because of that and numerous other problems, we traded it in towards a 2002 Toyota Highlander!

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Post by bicostp » Fri May 21, 2010 7:52 pm

V6?

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Post by limpport » Fri May 21, 2010 9:34 pm

bicostp wrote:V6?
Yep. We got it mainly because of the 4-wheel drive. It's 2 wheel in normal driving, but it senses when it needs to be in 4 wheel. How does that work? Does it sense when the front tires spin?

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Post by vskid » Fri May 21, 2010 11:43 pm

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bicostp wrote:V6?
Yep. We got it mainly because of the 4-wheel drive. It's 2 wheel in normal driving, but it senses when it needs to be in 4 wheel. How does that work? Does it sense when the front tires spin?
ABS sensors are one way to sense the spin, but not necessarily the way that particular vehicle engages the AWD. Wikipedia just says it's a 50:50 front:rear fixed torque split (but isn't that just 4WD? :? ), and I couldn't really find anything with google. There are a few ways that it could be activated, either electronically or mechanically.

There was actually a problem with the rear axles in the Windstars. There have been many that have broken, but it only happens after ~100k miles and it hasn't resulted in any injuries, so there hasn't been a recall.
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Post by limpport » Sat May 22, 2010 7:17 am

vskid wrote:
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bicostp wrote:V6?
Yep. We got it mainly because of the 4-wheel drive. It's 2 wheel in normal driving, but it senses when it needs to be in 4 wheel. How does that work? Does it sense when the front tires spin?
ABS sensors are one way to sense the spin, but not necessarily the way that particular vehicle engages the AWD. Wikipedia just says it's a 50:50 front:rear fixed torque split (but isn't that just 4WD? :? ), and I couldn't really find anything with google. There are a few ways that it could be activated, either electronically or mechanically.

There was actually a problem with the rear axles in the Windstars. There have been many that have broken, but it only happens after ~100k miles and it hasn't resulted in any injuries, so there hasn't been a recall.

Our Windstar was at 150k ish. My brother was backing it into the driveway when it broke. Thankfully it happened in the driveway at 5mph instead of on the road at 50.

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Post by FadedDelta » Sat May 22, 2010 12:12 pm

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Post by ValiantVenality » Tue May 25, 2010 4:53 pm

heres my new beauty!

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Its so sick!! Just got it today for my first car! So excited. 90 Fox Body Mustang V8 5 Speed Manual 5.0L. I love cars =]

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Post by jdmlight » Tue May 25, 2010 5:38 pm

ValiantVenality wrote:heres my new beauty!

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Its so sick!! Just got it today for my first car! So excited. 90 Fox Body Mustang V8 5 Speed Manual 5.0L. I love cars =]

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That looks like a dangerous first car... :wink:
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Post by bicostp » Tue May 25, 2010 6:04 pm

Don't rice it out or wrap it around a tree! :P

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Post by ValiantVenality » Tue May 25, 2010 7:06 pm

bicostp wrote:Don't rice it out or wrap it around a tree! :P
Dont plan on doing either! I like making it as stock as possible! Going to pick up some chrome Cobra wheels, and possibly a scoop hood. And at the moment I'm taking advanced driving classes here in CA. Keeps insurance down, and teaches me a lot about driving. Which I'm very interested in. This car is my life.

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Post by jdmlight » Tue May 25, 2010 8:11 pm

ValiantVenality wrote:Dont plan on doing either! I like making it as stock as possible! Going to pick up some chrome Cobra wheels, and possibly a scoop hood. And at the moment I'm taking advanced driving classes here in CA. Keeps insurance down, and teaches me a lot about driving. Which I'm very interested in. This car is my life.
Advanced driving classes, eh? I'll have to look into those. :wink:

Also, I like that you're planning to keep it looking as stock as possible (with the exception of some Cobra accessories, which is appropriate). I personally like the look of many cars "as-is" from the factory, especially when the paint is as flawless as it looks on your Mustang. :D IMHO it's actually harder to do modifications to your car and try to keep it looking stock than to just throw a bunch of aftermarket junk on there.

(Have I posted a pic of my Jeep yet? If not I need to do that...)
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Post by vskid » Wed May 26, 2010 9:07 am

VV - Nice car. I'm not really a fan of that body style, but that is one sexy beast. 8)
jdmlight wrote:(Have I posted a pic of my Jeep yet? If not I need to do that...)
You said you would, but I don't think you have.
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Post by jdmlight » Wed May 26, 2010 3:13 pm

vskid wrote:VV - Nice car. I'm not really a fan of that body style, but that is one sexy beast. 8)
jdmlight wrote:(Have I posted a pic of my Jeep yet? If not I need to do that...)
You said you would, but I don't think you have.
Well then I'll have to fix that. :P
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Re: 2010 Post Your Ride thread! 56k beware!

Post by Triton » Thu May 27, 2010 3:26 pm

IMHO it's actually harder to do modifications to your car and try to keep it looking stock than to just throw a bunch of aftermarket junk on there.
just like portables, when i modify stuff i like to keep it looking like its SUPPOSED to look that way :mrgreen: i'm going to be doing some custom stuff to my VW here in the not too distant future. bring the circa 1987 interior into these modern times a bit but still keeping the 80s/90s vibe :D

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