Dinzdale40
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I never have a problem with my gas cap....but that's cause I'm such a perfectionist I have to wrench it around until all the lettering on it is facing the right way.
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Disapointing news.....
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This debate over domestics vs asian has been going on for some time but at least it is a debate. 20 years ago I don't think there was a debate. The 80's were tough on American manufacturers I don't think a good car came out of the 80's from America. But most American companies have paid the price and have learned their lesson for the most part. Cars built today are 10 times better than they were 20 years ago. I would take a 2000+ Ford and compare it to any Honda. I repair wrecked cars and in turn sell them. I've been most impressed with Ford over any other American manufacturer I have noticed that the quality of Honda and Nissan have really dropped the last 3 or 4 years when compared to the build quality of a Honda just 10 years ago. Again I look at things differently, you have to removed the fenders and engine to really look at a build quality of a car. Honda no longer puts nuts on the back of their bolts, most parts are put together with glue. Nissans metal is all pot metal and bolts break off if you try to remove them. GM isn't any better but I have been impressed with Ford.
I noticed something rather interesting the other day. A good friend of mine who works at a muffler shop cut the muffler and pipe off of his Honda with over 150,000 miles on it. He then compared that pipe to one he cut off of a chevy cavalier with only 75,000 miles on it. He could literally crush the chevy pipe with his hand, but his Honda pipe was almost like new. I think it has to do with America's trade policy. Japan doesn't have any steel manufacturing capabilities, not in japan any way. In fact I don't know if Japan has any natural resources for that matter. I wonder because of trade policies if steel used in American cars comes from Taiwan or some other Asian country while Japanese steel is from Pittsburgh. :nixweiss Just a thought.
I noticed something rather interesting the other day. A good friend of mine who works at a muffler shop cut the muffler and pipe off of his Honda with over 150,000 miles on it. He then compared that pipe to one he cut off of a chevy cavalier with only 75,000 miles on it. He could literally crush the chevy pipe with his hand, but his Honda pipe was almost like new. I think it has to do with America's trade policy. Japan doesn't have any steel manufacturing capabilities, not in japan any way. In fact I don't know if Japan has any natural resources for that matter. I wonder because of trade policies if steel used in American cars comes from Taiwan or some other Asian country while Japanese steel is from Pittsburgh. :nixweiss Just a thought.
TortoiseAWD said:...or you can simply disconnect the negative terminal on the battery for a while. The battery trick works on a lot of cars; YMMV, of course.
Tort
Just don't try the battery trick with a VW or you will be going to the dealer...on a flatbed, as the Immobilizer will need to be reset (along with the ECU) !!!
TortoiseAWD
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jimwh,
Been a long time since I owned a VW ('87 Jetta, my first brand new car) . . . what's an Immobilizer? And if simply removing the neg. battery terminal requires both the Immobilizer and the ECU to be reset, is it possible for VW owners to change their own batteries?
Tort
Been a long time since I owned a VW ('87 Jetta, my first brand new car) . . . what's an Immobilizer? And if simply removing the neg. battery terminal requires both the Immobilizer and the ECU to be reset, is it possible for VW owners to change their own batteries?
Tort