Where IS everybody?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Oppie, Feb 21, 2011.

  1. Oppie

    Oppie Guest

    Saturn may be no more but we still have our vehicles. Where did everybody
    go?
     
    Oppie, Feb 21, 2011
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  2. Oppie

    danielr Guest

    i am still having my beautiful SL 1997, 1.9l SOHC,
    runs pretty well, so far (yes, i'm knocking wood), no problema.

    cheers.

    danielR.
     
    danielr, Feb 21, 2011
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  3. Oppie

    Poptart Guest

    Still lurking myself... 1998 SW2, running like a charm
     
    Poptart, Feb 21, 2011
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    hubops Guest


    ... still a few lurkers here.
    The overall decline of usenet is evident
    in most of my groups.
    John T.
     
    hubops, Feb 21, 2011
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  5. Oppie

    Oppie Guest

    I still prefer usenet to browser based groups. I find browser based
    navigation awkward.
    Microsoft dumped out of usenet for their support groups and are doing only
    web based now. They released a nntp bridge for those of us who prefer usenet
    clients. I've not been able to get it to work so far.

    '01 lw300 is still running well. Almost time for my second timing belt. This
    is one car that I gladly pay someone else to change the belt. I've done them
    on 4-bangers where the alignment and tensioning is straightforward. The 3L
    engine has 4 camshafts and two tensioners. Several special tools needed that
    I couldn't justify buying.

    The AutoTap Express DIY tool paid for itself already in diagnosing some
    sensor problems on the car. Been helping out several of the neighbors with
    it too. They're running another special price deal if anybody should be
    interested.

    Take care all - Oppie
     
    Oppie, Feb 21, 2011
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    marx404 Guest

    Hey Oppie and everyone. I still have also been lurking the forums and
    SaturnFans as well. My Astra is doing well, still loving it.
     
    marx404, Feb 22, 2011
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  7. Oppie

    Oppie Guest

    <snip>

    Good to hear from all you lurkers again not that you've been 'outed' <smile>

    btw- I've been doing a bit of business with AutoZone lately. They opened a
    branch in Greenburgh, NY ( a few miles from home). Had been buying largely
    through CarQuest before and found lots of items were 'dealer only'...
    Autozone had many of the parts available either as new or remanufactured.
    MAF for LW300 was only $90 after core return. CTS was $39 and MAP was $99.
    Nice online ordering and pickup at store. Some of the part descriptions are
    a bit vague so sometimes needed to have someone do a stock check and confirm
    just what is included with a part.
     
    Oppie, Feb 23, 2011
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  8. Oppie

    Oppie Guest

    <snip>

    Good to hear from all you lurkers again not that you've been 'outed' <smile>

    btw- I've been doing a bit of business with AutoZone lately. They opened a
    branch in Greenburgh, NY ( a few miles from home). Had been buying largely
    through CarQuest before and found lots of items were 'dealer only'...
    Autozone had many of the parts available either as new or remanufactured.
    MAF for LW300 was only $90 after core return. CTS was $39 and MAP was $99.
    Nice online ordering and pickup at store. Some of the part descriptions are
    a bit vague so sometimes needed to have someone do a stock check and confirm
    just what is included with a part.
     
    Oppie, Feb 23, 2011
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  9. Oppie

    Oppie Guest

    <snip>

    Good to hear from all you lurkers again not that you've been 'outed' <smile>

    btw- I've been doing a bit of business with AutoZone lately. They opened a
    branch in Greenburgh, NY ( a few miles from home). Had been buying largely
    through CarQuest before and found lots of items were 'dealer only'...
    Autozone had many of the parts available either as new or remanufactured.
    MAF for LW300 was only $90 after core return. CTS was $39 and MAP was $99.
    Nice online ordering and pickup at store. Some of the part descriptions are
    a bit vague so sometimes needed to have someone do a stock check and confirm
    just what is included with a part.
     
    Oppie, Feb 23, 2011
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  10. Oppie

    Oppie Guest

    <snip>

    Good to hear from all you lurkers again not that you've been 'outed' <smile>

    btw- I've been doing a bit of business with AutoZone lately. They opened a
    branch in Greenburgh, NY ( a few miles from home). Had been buying largely
    through CarQuest before and found lots of items were 'dealer only'...
    Autozone had many of the parts available either as new or remanufactured.
    MAF for LW300 was only $90 after core return. CTS was $39 and MAP was $99.
    Nice online ordering and pickup at store. Some of the part descriptions are
    a bit vague so sometimes needed to have someone do a stock check and confirm
    just what is included with a part.
     
    Oppie, Feb 23, 2011
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  11. Oppie

    Oppie Guest

    <snip>

    Good to hear from all you lurkers again not that you've been 'outed' <smile>

    btw- I've been doing a bit of business with AutoZone lately. They opened a
    branch in Greenburgh, NY ( a few miles from home). Had been buying largely
    through CarQuest before and found lots of items were 'dealer only'...
    Autozone had many of the parts available either as new or remanufactured.
    MAF for LW300 was only $90 after core return. CTS was $39 and MAP was $99.
    Nice online ordering and pickup at store. Some of the part descriptions are
    a bit vague so sometimes needed to have someone do a stock check and confirm
    just what is included with a part.
     
    Oppie, Feb 23, 2011
    #11
  12. Oppie

    Oppie Guest

    <snip>

    Good to hear from all you lurkers again not that you've been 'outed' <smile>

    btw- I've been doing a bit of business with AutoZone lately. They opened a
    branch in Greenburgh, NY ( a few miles from home). Had been buying largely
    through CarQuest before and found lots of items were 'dealer only'...
    Autozone had many of the parts available either as new or remanufactured.
    MAF for LW300 was only $90 after core return. CTS was $39 and MAP was $99.
    Nice online ordering and pickup at store. Some of the part descriptions are
    a bit vague so sometimes needed to have someone do a stock check and confirm
    just what is included with a part.
     
    Oppie, Feb 23, 2011
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  13. Oppie

    Oppie Guest

    No idea what happened. Just saw multiple copies of the one message sent.
    Sorry about that.
    Oppie
     
    Oppie, Feb 24, 2011
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    Fred Guest

    Looks like the newsgroup is gone. Too bad.

    Fred
    94 SC2 still going
     
    Fred, Feb 26, 2011
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  15. Oppie

    Bert Hyman Guest

    Newsgroup's working fine. What problem are you having?
     
    Bert Hyman, Feb 26, 2011
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  16. Oppie

    Fred Guest

    Bert

    Have you seen anyone else on here lately?
     
    Fred, Feb 27, 2011
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  17. Oppie

    Bert Hyman Guest

    Nope. Traffic's pretty thin.

    So you meant that nobody's using the group, not that it's "disappeared"
    or something.

    As someone else mentioned, maybe nobody has anything to complain about
    right now.
     
    Bert Hyman, Feb 27, 2011
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    IYM Guest

    I still lurk...Have a few things to complain about but nothing I have to
    ask about. If you want complaints:

    '06 Vue, 124K miles, 4cyc-5spd...

    1) damn wipers...The back wiper i have to twist on/off on the stick
    about 5-8 times to get it to "wake up" and get going. Each time it
    moves a little quicker util it's warmed up...
    2) damn wipers (part 2)...Front wipers. The passenger side keeps
    breaking. The ball & socket connection that connects the wipers keeps
    wearing and popping out. I gave up and just run with the drivers side
    until a week before the inspection Then, I put them back together & use
    a few plastic zip ties through the hole that's there and around joint
    and it holds for a month or two. Unfortunately, you can't replace the
    problem part, and have to replace the whole assembly which last I check
    was really expensive.
    3) have a suspension rattle in the front I just can't find. Every time
    the car rocks a little it clunks. I can duplicate this rocking the car
    by hand while it's parked, but I can't track it down other than it's in
    the front.

    Other than that, I haven't had too many problems with it. Hell, I
    have'nt done anything other than oil changes, and a new battery and alt.


    Noticed it's getting a bit sluggish when it's cold trying to get up to
    speed. But it's never had a tune up, running on original plugs, so I
    should really do one soon...when it warms up outside...
     
    IYM, Feb 28, 2011
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    Linda Guest

    I'm still here and still love my first new car, 1994 Saturn SW2 after
    17 years and 300K miles of loyalty. I also restore vintage cars but
    this SW2 is the most comfortable car I have owned and the gold paint
    still looks new : )
    Long Live the Saturn.
    Linda
     
    Linda, Mar 3, 2011
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  20. Oppie

    Oppie Guest

    Depending on how much DIY you want to do, the ball and socket can be
    replaced with a Rod end similar to this:
    http://www.smallparts.com/steel-stu...B000IL82RO/ref=sr_1_40?sr=1-40&qid=1299852342

    SmallParts.com has an interesting accumulation of parts we often use for
    prototyping machines in my line of work.

    Before you go through all this, make sure that nothing in the wiper arm
    bearing is seizing up and causing excess force on the drive.
     
    Oppie, Mar 11, 2011
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