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20Camaro11 · 10-22-2010, 01:55 PM

I did the same thing when I knew my car had a problem. My 2005 Monte Carlo had a power steering pump going bad, carrier bearing in the transmission whined, the intermediate shaft clunked, the passenger side door leaked water into the car. Those were the problems that it had, the dealer fixed a half dozen other issues before that. For a reason no one could figure out, the gas mileage dropped to 14mpg before I sold it. I decided I better get rid of it before it nickeled an dimed me to death. I chalked it up to bad luck, because I still feel that platform and drivetrain (3800 engine) is one of the most reliable combos out there. I traded it in on the Milan and never looked back.

10-22-2010, 01:55 PM	#44
20Camaro11 Drives: SS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: not here Posts: 655	I did the same thing when I knew my car had a problem. My 2005 Monte Carlo had a power steering pump going bad, carrier bearing in the transmission whined, the intermediate shaft clunked, the passenger side door leaked water into the car. Those were the problems that it had, the dealer fixed a half dozen other issues before that. For a reason no one could figure out, the gas mileage dropped to 14mpg before I sold it. I decided I better get rid of it before it nickeled an dimed me to death. I chalked it up to bad luck, because I still feel that platform and drivetrain (3800 engine) is one of the most reliable combos out there. I traded it in on the Milan and never looked back. Last edited by 20Camaro11; 10-22-2010 at 09:55 PM.