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Trancer07

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  1. Congrats on the new Spark! I'd like to upgrade to a 2020 Spark as well, but since I live in Michigan and our insurance rates are astronomical, I couldn't afford payments and the REQUIRED full coverage insurance! Keeping my 2013 LS Denim Blue until she's a pile of rust.
  2. Hey everyone! I'm having an issue with my 2013 Chevy spark where almost daily, my traction control light and red break light symbol pops up on my dash and then followed by 10 fast dings. I've been trying to figure out what the problem is for a while but no one seems to be having this same issue. What could it be?
  3. My 2013 has almost 73K on her. Had to do a lot of things to her that I didn't expect I'd ever have to do so early on. Manual transmission linkage cable snapped at around 40K miles. Air conditioner, completely SHOT at 55K. It was crappy since new even with the TSB and updates. Replaced oil pan gasket (LEAKING badly!) and ignition switch at around 60K miles. Front driver's seat vinyl was already splitting at 50K miles. I've been using a seat cover ever since. Front passenger side wheel bearings replaced at 65K miles. Exhaust leak was recently found at 72K miles.
  4. Just looking for a good all season tire. Preferably on the quite side.
  5. Hi everyone! My car is nearing the 40k mile mark and the tires are almost BALD! I need a good tire recommendation in the stock tire size for around $100 USD per tire or less.
  6. I'm really just not a huge fan of aftermarket modifications to vehicles, especially newer cars like the spark. I love the look of stock. It really took a lot of thought for me to just replace the stereo head unit, but I wanted better sound, so I had no choice. I'm looking forward to hearing those daytons in my car!! I'll report back when I get a chance to see how they sound in my back hatch area.
  7. I only do about 10K a year, so after 10 years of michigan winters, it'll probably be a total rust bucket. My manual transmission Spark is definitely capable of +90 MPH. You must have driven the CVT version, which I can definitely believe would make the spark highly underpowered.
  8. My spark just surpassed 10K miles this past Sunday. I kinda doubt I'll ever see 100K.
  9. does anyone know if Sparks are made with zinc electroplating? I guess that's the newest rustproofing that factories are using.
  10. That's alright. Thanks for the offer, but I noticed at the bottom of the letter it has the "13434".
  11. I'm pretty sure this is THE FIX. There have been several pretty warm days over the last couple of weeks. Cabin temp stays nice and cool even at red lights.
  12. I just got a letter in the mail on Monday from Chevy about this program. I believe I already got the fix back in April if this pertains to the #13434 thing.
  13. Dang. All you guys complaining must have ATROCIOUS Chevy dealers in your areas. I've never had one single problem with my Dealer/Service Center (Todd Wenzel in Hudsonville, MI). I didn't know a single thing about the the "13434 A/C recall" until I brought my car into the dealer back on April 11th for a simple oil change. The A/C now performing as it should . It was in the mid 80's this past week and I was able to cool the cabin to a comfortable temp pretty quickly. I guess I'm one of the few lucky ones. I'm completely happy with my car now.
  14. I took my car into my local dealer in mid April. They did a reprogram on the computer that was supposed to fix AC problem. It was 85 degrees today and the AC cooled the cabin down just fine so I'm guessing whatever they did fixed it. It's not ice cold, but it's a constant cool at least.
  15. All the touch-free carwashes in my area suck. Washing by hand is not practical during the dead of winter. The only choice I have is to take it through a soft cloth wash.
  16. From what I can make out, it appears that they have toned down the swoopyness of the headlights and are like a hybrid of both the Sonic and Cruise. I like where the door handle is for the rear doors of the current Spark model. I just feel like there's not much to improve upon style-wise for the Spark. It looks fantastic the way it is. I actually hate how car companies these days feel they need to change the look of their cars every year or two.
  17. Yeah, when I first take off and the engine is cold, the throttle tends to "stick" open a little bit making mine go VRROOOOM shifting between 3rd and 4th gear unless I wait for the RPM's to drop a little before pushing the clutch in to go into 4th.
  18. I became interested in the spark for it's fantastic looks and great gas mileage. Of course the price was pretty darn good too. I just LOVE little cars. It's so cute! I went and bought My Denim blue LS manual for 10K. I don't give a S--t about power locks or windows. I do like the fact that it does at least have power windows. The only thing I really wanted that it lacks is cruise control. My biggest gripe about the car is how fragile it seems. The body dents incredibly easy and the interior plastic is not very durable.
  19. Damn. It had to be a total lemon. You couldn't file for any lemon laws? If I was to ever have serious issues with my car, I'd probably look into the new Mitsubishi Mirage. It's really quite unbelievable what you get with a base model Mirage for the same price as a base Spark.
  20. Hey spark people! Over the last couple of months, my car has been making a really strong raw gas smell coming out the tailpipe the first several minutes after starting it. I don't notice any strange exhaust color (blue or white). Any idea what could be causing this?
  21. Ooooh boy. It looks like it went right up a Suburban's ass by the way the hood is pushed back and everything in front is smashed down. Glad to hear your fiance is ok, psquare.
  22. I've been forgetting to put my gas into my fuelly. Lately I've been getting about 34 MPG average over the last month or so according to my readout.
  23. I have my blackberry Q10 attached to it most of the time music and taking phone calls while I drive.
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