Last night I noticed that the Azera's accelerator was starting to feel a bit sticky. When I drove it last (possibly May), I recall it being nothing but smooth and happy to dig into those 263 horses. On the stickymeter, it's not that bad, but anything that starts to remotely feel like the crap can Chevy Cavalier I had to drive in driver's ed makes me perk up with concern.
I also noticed a rattle emanating from the rear parcel shelf...
It doesn't happen a lot and seems to be caused by the odd deep note from the subwoofer embedded in the parcel shelf. Mind you, I guess if I was listening to Xzibit rather than talk radio it would've been slightly more problematic. I'll check back when I can find some X to the Z to cruise in the A to the Z with.
James Riswick, Associate Editor @ 14,479 miles
gloss says:
09:42 AM, 07/27/07
Iiiiee sticky thump, who'dve thunk, lying drunk on a wagon to...uh...
Whatever. And let me know if you figure out what's causing the rattling in the back. I've got a similar issue in my Mazda and I'm too lazy to go back there and scope it out.
heydave says:
09:57 AM, 07/27/07
What's the update on the grimy leather of the driver's seat? Is it a defect in materials or is it a maintenance issue?
http://66.160.188.111/roadtests/.ee9bc31
SubyTrojan says:
10:07 AM, 07/27/07
Wow, heydave! You beat alpha01 to bringing that up again! I, too, wonder what the deal is with that.
alpha01 says:
10:48 AM, 07/27/07
LOL, I swear I wasn't going to mention it!
;)
And James, be careful when hatin' on the J-cars... some owners seem pretty fierce and mean business....
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/26/cavalier-love-gone-too-far/
jriz says:
11:16 AM, 07/27/07
I'll give good money to the dude who does that with a Cadillac Cimarron.
firstwagon says:
01:01 PM, 07/28/07
Am I the only one who sees the irony of complaining J-cars in a post about Hyundais?
Cavaliers may have been turds but they sure were better then the Hyundais of the 80's and 90's.
heydave says:
08:29 PM, 07/29/07
I asked, SubyTrojan, because its been almost six weeks since the last mention of it by a staff member and I am curious as to the resolution. Period.