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Old 11-18-2003, 07:59 AM
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Default She left me stranded in rush hour traffic today...

driving along in rush hour traffic today and then
BAM, it just dies. Try to crank and it just turns over and over and spits and sputters and never cranks. Luckily I was on a slight downhill and able to get in the right hand lane and off the shoulder onto the grass. 60 minutes later the sled arrives.
The car was just in for service yesterday to fix a boost leak.
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Sound just like my fuel pump problem.
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Missing a centercap?
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Nah, just like the look.
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Default TJack: Where'd you get your clear side markers?

I can't decide where to get them, and the Eghey ones don't look like they are of very good quality. I've looked at pretty much every site there is and now would just like to hear of one person getting a good set and where they got them. TIA.
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Least you got off the road. Still sucks though man. . .
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They were on the car when I bought it. I saw them on Ebay.
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Default I see. Oh well, I'm just gonna get some from

Achtuning or something. I don't trust Ebay all that much.
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chip solder issue
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I'm on the stock ECU right now.
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