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Post by lanceslambos on Jul 5, 2020 9:10:59 GMT -6
So here’s a quick video of my miserable Aurora ownership. Took me 2 whole years to get a motor built and installed, having to fight with mechanics every step of the way. This is a bored, honed and extruded 4.6 from a ‘99 STS and it’s already trashed with less than 3,500 miles on it! I dumped 10 grand in this car: new everything- engine, battery, radiator, tires, brakes, suspension, exhaust etc etc and drove it very gingerly. Even so it didn’t even make it to 3,500 miles! Accurate Engined in Michigan built it and I’m afraid they aren’t going to honor their work. I live in Missouri but am working in Arkansas until Spring. I have no way of getting this taken care of till next year either. That ‘02 firebird has been a blessing though. I don’t know what to do anymore but this is surely the last straw for me with these cars. In the future I’ll ride a horse before wasting another dime on an Aurora or a Northstar. Seriously you have no idea the bs I’ve gone through with these stupid cars. The coolant is full so the leak must not be too bad but it’s bad enough and this is nothing compared to how bad it smoked yesterday. youtu.be/_9eqvKZNdK8 |
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Post by Paulaurora on Jul 5, 2020 9:35:32 GMT -6
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Post by AUROD X on Jul 5, 2020 9:37:45 GMT -6
Man I feel you, but can't see video. It's private...😢
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Post by mrn65 on Jul 5, 2020 9:38:18 GMT -6
Your utube video is locked 🤔
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Post by Marc on Jul 5, 2020 13:37:35 GMT -6
"This video is private"
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Post by AUROD X on Jul 5, 2020 13:59:38 GMT -6
No response yet, he must be really upset...
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Post by lanceslambos on Jul 5, 2020 20:37:59 GMT -6
Ugh. I had to do this all on my phone which is horrible and I haven’t used YouTube studio before. Now I’m back in the Ouachita National Forest without good signal.
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Post by brocket on Jul 5, 2020 23:23:58 GMT -6
Says video is private - so sorry for your disastrous outcome - go after the builder!
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Post by quixote on Jul 7, 2020 17:39:41 GMT -6
I'm sorry to hear you have had more trouble, Lance.
If anyone has gone through more with these cars, they were probably killed or maimed, when the car burst into flames.
My fingers are crossed for you, that Accurate will show some actual professionalism. There seems to be a massive shortage of that, everywhere you go, these days. The way you work in the field probably makes things worse.
I sent messages to 6 engine rebuilders --I think-- asking about Northstar engines. One replied... I don't know if they don't want the business, or they just don't take you seriously, unless you are there in person, or maybe on the phone with payment information in hand.
I have heard that more transmission "rebuilders" are no longer trained/equipped to actually rebuild a modern transmission. If/when you buy a "rebuilt" transmission, you are frequently just getting one pulled from a junkyard, with a warranty of questionable value. How long, before engines are that way, too?
I guess if You got that, for your "bored & stroked" engine, you would have a solid case for Fraud.
It's very sad to think that You really may have gotten a similar kind of deal from Accurate, as from a certain Canadian company --who shall remain nameless.
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Post by AUROD X on Mar 1, 2021 21:11:07 GMT -6
I guess video never made it! Bummer...
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Post by jimrockford007 on Jun 10, 2023 6:31:03 GMT -6
This is why I work on my own junk, I had a lady tell me a mechanic told her he would have to pull the entire engine to change a simple 3800 water pump ..lol she had several quotes like that for stupid totally unnecessary large amounts of work. I had the water pump changed before the engine even had a chance to cool off. $50.00
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Post by AUROD X on Jun 10, 2023 8:57:05 GMT -6
Still would like to see the video of lanceslambos...
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Video doesnt work.
