In the process of buying my first Saturn
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07-25-2013 | 10:43 AM
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In the process of buying my first Saturn
Hi I am Mandee. I am in the process of buying my first Saturn. Its a 2006 Ion manual, quad coupe with less than 50,000 miles. I should be picking it up next Monday. I'm just looking for ideas and advice with these cars and hope to learn something.
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07-26-2013 | 08:20 PM
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Yeah, my girlfriend's 2007 Cobalt has the 2.2L Never uses oil, but it get's horrible mileage for what it is. She get's 32 mpg at best and I can get 41 mpg with my SL1. Good job on the manual gearbox. It should run 200,000 plus if you know how to drive a stick.
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07-26-2013 | 08:25 PM
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Our friend has a cobalt and her's seems to get ****ty mileage too, weird!
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07-26-2013 | 09:06 PM
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I'm not going to tell anyone how to drive their car, but as a technician there are some tricks to extend your clutch life.
1. When you are stopped, always put it in neutral and take your foot off the clutch. Every time you hit the clutch, you make the throw out bearing spin. Like all bearings, except frictionless, they have a certain life in them.
2. Don't downshift to slow down. Every time you slip the clutch to match engine rpm with input shaft rpm, you are causing un-needed wear to the clutch plate. It is not a big rig, so you don't need the engine to help slow you down.
3. Try to find the happy point to shift. Every car is different and there is a sweet spot where when you up shift, the engine and trans will be almost the same rpm. This prevents slippage of the clutch plate as well.
4. Always have your foot off the clutch pedal before you step back on the gas. Another easy way to prevent excessive clutch slippage.
1. When you are stopped, always put it in neutral and take your foot off the clutch. Every time you hit the clutch, you make the throw out bearing spin. Like all bearings, except frictionless, they have a certain life in them.
2. Don't downshift to slow down. Every time you slip the clutch to match engine rpm with input shaft rpm, you are causing un-needed wear to the clutch plate. It is not a big rig, so you don't need the engine to help slow you down.
3. Try to find the happy point to shift. Every car is different and there is a sweet spot where when you up shift, the engine and trans will be almost the same rpm. This prevents slippage of the clutch plate as well.
4. Always have your foot off the clutch pedal before you step back on the gas. Another easy way to prevent excessive clutch slippage.
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07-26-2013 | 10:47 PM
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I'm not going to tell anyone how to drive their car, but as a technician there are some tricks to extend your clutch life.
1. When you are stopped, always put it in neutral and take your foot off the clutch. Every time you hit the clutch, you make the throw out bearing spin. Like all bearings, except frictionless, they have a certain life in them.
2. Don't downshift to slow down. Every time you slip the clutch to match engine rpm with input shaft rpm, you are causing un-needed wear to the clutch plate. It is not a big rig, so you don't need the engine to help slow you down.
3. Try to find the happy point to shift. Every car is different and there is a sweet spot where when you up shift, the engine and trans will be almost the same rpm. This prevents slippage of the clutch plate as well.
4. Always have your foot off the clutch pedal before you step back on the gas. Another easy way to prevent excessive clutch slippage.
1. When you are stopped, always put it in neutral and take your foot off the clutch. Every time you hit the clutch, you make the throw out bearing spin. Like all bearings, except frictionless, they have a certain life in them.
2. Don't downshift to slow down. Every time you slip the clutch to match engine rpm with input shaft rpm, you are causing un-needed wear to the clutch plate. It is not a big rig, so you don't need the engine to help slow you down.
3. Try to find the happy point to shift. Every car is different and there is a sweet spot where when you up shift, the engine and trans will be almost the same rpm. This prevents slippage of the clutch plate as well.
4. Always have your foot off the clutch pedal before you step back on the gas. Another easy way to prevent excessive clutch slippage.