So, almost halfway into 09 have you had any real problems with your lancer?
#48
Only if you bye pos bra. I have put on and taken off bra from every car I owned, Only had issues with one because it the a ****ty bra from the dealer. The bra's I have used on my ;ast car, and on my lancer is basically clear 3m plastic. You can't even hardly tell it is there, and it leaves NO marks. Bras don't make more problems if you know what you are doing.
Any who, more problems to report. I guess maybe i'm use to having 'nicer' car's than what this GTS has to offer. Though the technology in the car for the price, i thought I found a great deal! well.. we all learn from mistakes right? I'm still having the hard start problem periodically. Mostly when it's moist/ raining.. i'm thinking moisture is getting into some of the electricals...
On another not, I thought somehow when i purchased the car the dealership messed up on the paperwork, charging me an additional 2K$ . Lucky for me, I'm friends with the guy who sold me the car. So we got to chatting, talking with the finance manager about my options and me B*tchin him out for selling me a POS, basically it came down to 2 options. The dealership would give me $25K for my car if I bought another car (new or used) from them or I could keep it for another year or so till i paid some more of it off (i'd be flopping arond 7K if I traded it). Off the record though, the finance manager said 'I didnt tell you this but, you can always have a buddy total it'. Thinking I didn't have gap insurance because it didn't show on my original lease agreement, he informed me that it was already figured into the price of the car, that they couldn't lease cars without it or something along that line.
Basically im stuck with this POS lemon car... unless I total it out some how... but, don't feel much like being hurt HA
#50
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YEa you think you have problems now with paint chipping, a front bra will make you forget about paint chips with the marks and scratches it will leave... I take it you've never had a Bra on a car before or, never have taken one off a car before.. They really do more damage than good. Once you put it on, you'll never want to take it off..
Over a year ago I looked for a bra for my '08 Lancer ES, and I didn't find any available.
#51
Mark, That sounds like a good Idea/ what should be done in regards to removing and not leaving the Bra on for an extended period of time. Cars that i've seen that have left the bra on for an extended period (years) look horrible after removing the bra. With your method though, well it just makes sense to me at least. How hard are they to attach and remove? Do you have to go to a dealer or is it a DIY?
#52
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It only takes a couple of minutes to put the bra on or take it off. (I can think of all sorts of off-color remarks to put in here.) Most every time I take it off I rinse it or give it a thorough wash, depending on how dirty it is. You don't want to put on a dirty bra :>)
I don't think you have to leave a bra on for years to do damage. One thing I've heard (but never experienced) is that leaving a bra on the car, particularly if it gets wet and holds moisture against the finish, will cause the clear coat to peel off and damage the paint.
I don't think you have to leave a bra on for years to do damage. One thing I've heard (but never experienced) is that leaving a bra on the car, particularly if it gets wet and holds moisture against the finish, will cause the clear coat to peel off and damage the paint.
#53
What you're talking about is completely different from what i'm talking about. That is a clear protective film. a traditional "bra" (the black crud) is what i was thinking...
Any who, more problems to report. I guess maybe i'm use to having 'nicer' car's than what this GTS has to offer. Though the technology in the car for the price, i thought I found a great deal! well.. we all learn from mistakes right? I'm still having the hard start problem periodically. Mostly when it's moist/ raining.. i'm thinking moisture is getting into some of the electricals...
On another not, I thought somehow when i purchased the car the dealership messed up on the paperwork, charging me an additional 2K$ . Lucky for me, I'm friends with the guy who sold me the car. So we got to chatting, talking with the finance manager about my options and me B*tchin him out for selling me a POS, basically it came down to 2 options. The dealership would give me $25K for my car if I bought another car (new or used) from them or I could keep it for another year or so till i paid some more of it off (i'd be flopping arond 7K if I traded it). Off the record though, the finance manager said 'I didnt tell you this but, you can always have a buddy total it'. Thinking I didn't have gap insurance because it didn't show on my original lease agreement, he informed me that it was already figured into the price of the car, that they couldn't lease cars without it or something along that line.
Basically im stuck with this POS lemon car... unless I total it out some how... but, don't feel much like being hurt HA
Any who, more problems to report. I guess maybe i'm use to having 'nicer' car's than what this GTS has to offer. Though the technology in the car for the price, i thought I found a great deal! well.. we all learn from mistakes right? I'm still having the hard start problem periodically. Mostly when it's moist/ raining.. i'm thinking moisture is getting into some of the electricals...
On another not, I thought somehow when i purchased the car the dealership messed up on the paperwork, charging me an additional 2K$ . Lucky for me, I'm friends with the guy who sold me the car. So we got to chatting, talking with the finance manager about my options and me B*tchin him out for selling me a POS, basically it came down to 2 options. The dealership would give me $25K for my car if I bought another car (new or used) from them or I could keep it for another year or so till i paid some more of it off (i'd be flopping arond 7K if I traded it). Off the record though, the finance manager said 'I didnt tell you this but, you can always have a buddy total it'. Thinking I didn't have gap insurance because it didn't show on my original lease agreement, he informed me that it was already figured into the price of the car, that they couldn't lease cars without it or something along that line.
Basically im stuck with this POS lemon car... unless I total it out some how... but, don't feel much like being hurt HA
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or you could just drive her in a lake
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