Ugh, econo rental car time...

"whoarder is tellurium" (whoarder) 09/18/2017 at 19:28 • Filed to: None

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For this week, I’ve got a 2017 Chevy Sonic LT 4dr with a 1.8 liter blender under the hood. It’s got New York plates, 25,000 miles on the clock and the steering wheel is nice n’ sticky.

Why do I have a rental car you ask? I bit the bullet and sent the Tiguan off for a new turbocharger. The freaking POS K03 wastegate is a POS and on this car it couldn’t quite hold the full requested boost under WOT. My previous diverter valve replacement made a big difference, but I still felt like the power wasnt 100%.

Hopefully, the Tiguan will be all nice and peppy again after replacement.

E90M3 > whoarder is tellurium 09/18/2017 at 19:34

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The last rental car I had with NY plates was a POS.

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > whoarder is tellurium 09/18/2017 at 19:45

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Hey look! The fastest car ever!

whoarder is tellurium > E90M3 09/18/2017 at 19:45

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Its sad, I could’ve picked a different car too. I was so out of it this morning, I just didn’t care. This was the car that I got picked up in from the workshop.

whoarder is tellurium > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 09/18/2017 at 19:46

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Its got a real handbrake and the traction control shuts off too!

TheHondaBro > whoarder is tellurium 09/18/2017 at 19:52

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whoa


























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The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > whoarder is tellurium 09/18/2017 at 19:59

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If you hold down TC for 5 seconds it turns off stability control too.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > whoarder is tellurium 09/18/2017 at 20:00

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Too bad it has the boring headlights.

Chariotoflove > whoarder is tellurium 09/18/2017 at 20:39

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Well regardless of how the replacement does, it’ll still feel peppy when you get it back after the sonic. So, win!

In the meantime, be gentle with the chevy. “Full throttle” on that baby means strangling both hamsters at once.

whoarder is tellurium > Chariotoflove 09/18/2017 at 21:17

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It “feels” faster at part throttle. Same way the Cruze does too.

Chevy whut r u doin.

Tristan > whoarder is tellurium 09/18/2017 at 21:45

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25k rental miles on a Sonic? How is there anything left of it?

pip bip - choose Corrour > Chariotoflove 09/19/2017 at 06:38

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2 hamsters?

you lucky bugger, ours are lucky to have one.

Chariotoflove > whoarder is tellurium 09/19/2017 at 10:46

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To encourage hypermiling?

Chariotoflove > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/19/2017 at 10:48

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Oh that’s right, you’ll have the rental spec. My sympathies.