by chuchurocket » Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:21 pm
having a few problems? yeah
anything in particular that ppl can't live with? well, none
the most significan't one is the left-drift, and to be honest with you, it is annoying to a certain degree, but it really is not a "drift" as some of u might be thinking. it's not like if u let go of the steering and the car will start to turn in a huge circle by itself over and over again. if u are traveling down a straight road and you let the steering go, MOST of the time the car is still gonna go straight. what you feel while driving this car is, the "left" direction of the steering is lighter,(or easier to turn to compare to right direction) so any kinda bumps, dent and/or elevation on the ground will make it go left instead of bumping to right sometimes. that's it. i can honestly say you won't feel it most of the time.
rattle: the rattle in my experience only comes up in cold weather, again i might be wrong, but rattle comes up really rarely, and when it does come up, it is not a Harley engine or a chain-saw, it's hardly even a ticker. it's minimal noise for a period of couple second, and again it comes up very rarely. when it did come up again, you won't even remember when's the last time that happened.
window wind-noise: i believe all frame-less window car has that problem, sometimes the window is pressed to tightly onto the rubber underneath it create a tiny gap. so once u leave the window down for a long time and roll it back up there's an small opening between ur window and the rubber moulding beneath. give it a little push, or, in my case, one trip to the dealer, tell them to put on brand new rubber moulding, and 30 minutes after u have a perfectly sealed-shut window.
the acceleration lag: i have the four cylinder, so i don't know much about it.
i've seen german-built car that are much much more pricier and offer not much more in return (or even less) that has more problems such as malfunctioning window/moonroof where the window just ceased to function, transmissions and most often electrical gizmos that just dies on you. compare to camry and corolla or other near-problem free car, solara does loose it's edge a little. but like i said, anything that will ananoying or frustrate you? none
