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Old 09-10-2010, 02:37 AM   #1 (permalink)
RandomFact314
My Goal: 35 MPG All Day
 
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1NZ-FE (Year 1) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
Team Toyota
Last 3: 34.02 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Year 2) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 33.32 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Year 3) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 35.32 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Year 4) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 34 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Year 5) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 26.87 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Years 6,7,8) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 28.6 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Years 9,10,11) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 27.8 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Years 12,13,14) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 32.4 mpg (US)
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*Poll* Transmition Fluid Change Help

Ok, I already know what you guys are thinking "NOOOOO, don't ever change it!!!!!" -- thats what most people say anyways...

My argument against this: You also hear "either do it every 30,000 miles or NEVER do it at all"

Why I think I could still do it:
I bought a carfax, and where im from we do not have any rego inspections so most of our cars are crap... My new 1997 Accord came from Massachusetts and Rhode Island where the DO have rego inspections, so I got to see on my carfax that this car has passed ever rego inspection it has ever been though (although there is no records of a trans fluid change) I believe from the records I looked at, the 2 people who owned the car before took great care of this car and so I believe that they may have got trans fluid changes...

So, do the poll, yay, nay... Please comment if you have any "extra" comments about it

A little car info:
-I DO want to change the trans fluid just to keep it running great
-Has 154,000 miles on it
-1997 Honda Accord
-4 speed Auto Trans that shifts a little hard but that is mentioned in the recall info as a design problem
-Has a very good looking carfax


To be more specific here is some of the carfax, these are in order and start in 1997 and end in 2010:
Four wheel alignment performed
state safety inspection completed
front brake pads rplaced and rotors resurfaced
vehicle inspected
engine/powertrain computer/module checked
trasnission checked
window repaired
vehicle serviced
vehicle inspected
oil and filter changed chassis lubricated
Passed safety inspection
passed emissions inspection
passed safelty inspection
^^2 above x4 over the next 6 months


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