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Old Dec 22, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by stauren1203,Dec 22 2010, 06:21 PM
Transmission completely went out on the Jaguar today.... $7000 fix. That is not a typo
Old Dec 23, 2010 | 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by stauren1203,Dec 22 2010, 08:21 PM
Transmission completely went out on the Jaguar today.... $7000 fix. That is not a typo
Ouch!
Old Dec 23, 2010 | 06:34 AM
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Boo, I'm getting old



I'm not quite yet though.
Old Dec 23, 2010 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by stauren1203,Dec 22 2010, 04:21 PM
Transmission completely went out on the Jaguar today.... $7000 fix. That is not a typo
who gave you that quote? what exactly went bad on the trans? year,make,model of the jag?

for $7K just donate the jag, tax credit, and get new beater.
Old Dec 23, 2010 | 12:21 PM
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People who bash cars they know NOTHING about.

Some jack-hole is bitching about torque-steer on a RWD car.
Old Dec 23, 2010 | 12:43 PM
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Uh, what?
Old Dec 23, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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The G37 thread in Car Talk
Old Dec 23, 2010 | 01:24 PM
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just read that... what the hell do brembos have to do with anything? TCS?
Old Dec 23, 2010 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ruexp67,Dec 23 2010, 03:21 PM
People who bash cars they know NOTHING about.

Some jack-hole is bitching about torque-steer on a RWD car.
"I am sooo happy with my 04 TL with 6 speed NAV, my only complaint is that it has bags of torque steer even with the standard brembo front brakes and LSD."

I'm pretty sure he's referring the torque steer to his TL.
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Yep, I mis-read that.



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