The G-spot

[Laconian]

I wouldve bought your wheels for two giddy.

[GoCougs]

LOL and you were going to sell your exhaust for $150.

Yeah, I don't care about these things really. Priority #1 is simply getting the stuff gone. And the guy hasn't come yet nor tried the typical CL last-minute haggling...

[GoCougs]

Woohoo. Sold the exhaust for $400. Tire guy is still a no-show thus far...

[GoCougs]

I wouldve bought your wheels for two giddy.

Tire guy is a no-show thus far...

2011 17" stockers are gonna look better than first gen 17" stockers  . They're also 0.5" wider for 225 width tires.

[SVT666]

Awesome news on the exhaust.  It would have been a given if I was the only one that drove our G, but that's not the case unfortunately.  Oh well, when I get the Stang, she won't be able to stop me.  Bwahahaha!

[afty]

I'm replacing my cabin air filter today.  What a pain in the ass.  In other cars I've owned, you basically just open the glove box (maybe detach the damper string), open a little panel, and you're done.  In the G, you have to remove the whole glove box and then disassemble the part of the dash behind the glove box. 

[GoCougs]

Woohoo. Sold the tires for $250. Russian - most of who I deal with on CL are Russians...

[GoCougs]

Come to think of it the last couple of years I've done pretty good selling stuff on CL - probably $1,500 - $2,000 worth. Never a problem.

[Morris Minor]

Question to G'ers.

If you come to a stop, put the shift in 'Park,' and switch off the ignition, does your car lurch forward against the transmission's park pawl?

[Cookie Monster]

Question to G'ers.

If you come to a stop, put the shift in 'Park,' and switch off the ignition, does your car lurch forward against the transmission's park pawl?

Whenever I drive an autotragic, I always pull the parking brake before I let go of the foot brake after putting the transmission in Park.

[SVT666]

Lurch?   No.

[Morris Minor]

Whenever I drive an autotragic, I always pull the parking brake before I let go of the foot brake after putting the transmission in Park.

Precaution against gravity rolling the car? Or because of residual motive pressure in the transmission? Or both?

[hotrodalex]

I always use the E-brake to keep pressure off the transmission.

[Laconian]

Question to G'ers.

If you come to a stop, put the shift in 'Park,' and switch off the ignition, does your car lurch forward against the transmission's park pawl?

Yes

[Raza]

I always use the E-brake to keep pressure off the transmission.

Yup, I did that as well.  Put it in park, pull the handbrake, and then take your foot off the brake. 

[Soup DeVille]

I've had people tell me to do that: but i've yet to even hear of a direct account of somebody breaking or wearing out their parking pawl- I couldn't even do it when I tried on the Toronado by throwing it into park at 30 MPH.

[Cookie Monster]

Precaution against gravity rolling the car? Or because of residual motive pressure in the transmission? Or both?

Both, I guess.

[Raza]

I've had people tell me to do that: but i've yet to even hear of a direct account of somebody breaking or wearing out their parking pawl- I couldn't even do it when I tried on the Toronado by throwing it into park at 30 MPH.

Better safe than sorry.   

Besides, I don't drive an automatic anymore. 

[hotrodalex]

I've had people tell me to do that: but i've yet to even hear of a direct account of somebody breaking or wearing out their parking pawl- I couldn't even do it when I tried on the Toronado by throwing it into park at 30 MPH.

I've heard stories of cars rolling while in park. Can't remember if it was my parents' own car or one of their friend's.

Of course that would have been in the 80's, so the transmission probably just sucked.

[Soup DeVille]

I've heard stories of cars rolling while in park. Can't remember if it was my parents' own car or one of their friend's.

Of course that would have been in the 80's, so the transmission probably just sucked.

I can see the linkage going sloppy and the trans never really getting into park. That's happened.

[GoCougs]

Question to G'ers.

If you come to a stop, put the shift in 'Park,' and switch off the ignition, does your car lurch forward against the transmission's park pawl?

No active lurch, but if on a slight incline the car will move a bit till it fully locks against the pawl.

[Morris Minor]

I drive into the garage, brake to a stop. put it in Park. switch off engine, release brake pedal. Car lurches forward against the pawl.

[hotrodalex]

Is your garage slanted?...

[SVT666]

I drive into the garage, brake to a stop. put it in Park. switch off engine, release brake pedal. Car lurches forward against the pawl.

If your garage is level, then you really need to get that checked.  That's not normal for any automatic.

[Morris Minor]

It's level.

[Raza]

I drive into the garage, brake to a stop. put it in Park. switch off engine, release brake pedal. Car lurches forward against the pawl.

Is this the first automatic car you've owned?  I've experienced this in every automatic I've ever driven. 

[Cookie Monster]

I drive into the garage, brake to a stop. put it in Park. switch off engine, release brake pedal. Car lurches forward against the pawl.

Use hand brake before releasing foot brake to prevent lurching and transmission wear.

[SVT666]

Is this the first automatic car you've owned?  I've experienced this in every automatic I've ever driven.

No.  You have experienced a slight roll forward or backward when the car isn't on a level surface.  What he is describing is a lurch forward on a level surface.  That's not normal.  No automatic I have ever driven has ever done that including my G37.

[Cookie Monster]

The problem here is that you guys own automatics.

[Raza]

No.  You have experienced a slight roll forward or backward when the car isn't on a level surface.  What he is describing is a lurch forward on a level surface.  That's not normal.  No automatic I have ever driven has ever done that including my G37.

They all do this.  You can see it in cars on TV and in movies.  They all move.  No surface is ever completely level.  On a completely level surface and in a car with exactly 50/50 weight distribution with the driver in it, you may not experience this.  You put your car in neutral, release the brake to make sure that you're level, and then put it in park, you may not experience this.  Go from drive or reverse to park in a car that doesn't automatically engage a handbrake, it does this.