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Hey man. I want it to go into manual when I hit the paddle and not come out unless I tell it to. I know it reverts to auto no matter what in any mode. For it to behave differently depending on the mode is not logical. But I'll see if that is the case. I drive in sport most of the time but I...

Mine is inconsistent. Sometimes it stays in manual mode after a stop. But very rarely. It keeps defaulting to auto mode and I've tried everything including shifting to D and holing it or shifting to D twice while stopped or downshifting to 1 while stopped (then it will take off in manual but...

I'm waiting for the settings to be uploaded by the alignment equipment manufacturer. The dealer that installed my Eibach's said that would be in March. I've been driving with no adjustments for a month now and the car tracks straight so it's okay for a while. But I'll do the 4 wheel alignment...

All good MarkyMark. I went 8 years with my Saab 9-5 AERO before getting back into a car payment. So I was expecting to have to pay 65 to 75 for what I wanted then the Stinger came along and the rest is history. Frankly I didn't see the value in paying 65 or 75 for a car lacking in personality...

The struts up front need to be removed. What you describe applies for the back. In both cases you need a tool called a spring compressor instead of a pry bar etc...

Springs are easy to replace withe the right tools and a hoist. Hence I took it to the dealer. All the dork is done from under the car on the hoist.

Credit where it's due. Very sharp, provided there isn't anything in the fine print to prohibit the buy back you describe but like you said I could be illegal to not allow a buy back. Hmm... I came from a different perspective guys. Kia made the car and I said "I'LL TAKE ONE, WHERE DO I GET IN...

Thanks Drabon74. I'm very happy. I removed the front license plate as well and with the blacked out chin spoiler it is, if I say so myself, the nicest car on the road. :-)

There are a lot of dependencies on an imperceptible shift happening. And they happen a lot. Do they happen all the time? No. That's because of variations in the variables. I find the tranny in sport is amazing. In comfort, practical, in eco too slow to downshift. But use the modes as they...

C'mon guys. A GT is comfortable at speed. Not soft. Actually the Stinger is comfortable at speed because when i'm going 140K (90 mph) it's nice. The problem is doing 100K (60 mph). I think marketing insisted 'Americans like the Buick ride' and Albert dialled in the adaptive programming to...

Lemme see on my way home tonight MurlinatoR.

It's the torque converter which is not a mechanical connection to the engine. When the car is idling at 900 rpm, the wheels aren't moving but you're in gear. That's the hydraulic 'slip' doing it's job. At higher rpm the slip reduces eventually becoming practically zero at redline. So between...

My manual mode would be used for cruising among tall buildings at 20 to 30 km/hr and listening to the sweet sounds of the mill under the hood. Pure boyish play. I agree the tranny shifts beautifully for power driving on two lanes. As I've experimented lately, it automatically shifts better...

This is a general request to all ECU hackers: HELP! The Stinger needs a real manual mode. Pull on both paddles to go into manual (without shifting), pull on both to go back to automatic.

Trust me. There is no body roll worth mentioning. Alas, the tranny nanny is also a problem. Waiting on a software patch for that. These early adopter issues I'm okay with because I'm glad they made the car. The market needed it and they are/were scared they wouldn't sell any. With the...

Hi all. I'm in Toronto. Same climate as Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Pittsburgh. I've been driving on the summer set for 8 weeks now. Temps to 5 deg F for a couple weeks of the cold blast, about 5 snowfalls of 3" or more, roads poorly cleared by Ontario's bankrupt snow clearing contractor...

In answer to your question, the springs are too soft. Plain and simple. The shocks are too soft. Plain and simple. I stiffened the springs and the majority of the problem is solved, but stiffer shocks yet would improve more. Suspension is complicated and dynamic. I have 7 years OEM...

Hey benjaminearle, I installed a set of Eibach's and it solved 90% of the problem. I'm very happy with the car overall now as the springs are softer in the first inch of travel (yes for a ride improvement) and way stiffer for the rest of the travel which means high resistance to too much...

Thanks for the nice description of what you have with the Acura dtrayers. I'll share everything I know here. Unfortunately the Stinger is quite a different setup. I have not found the procedure that has the tranny stay in manual no matter what. However, I have had it hit redline without...

According to the mechanic when it was on the hoist, he said there is no camber adjustment. Then he described a slot with a lead-in that the top of the strut plugs into.