A full buyback would be ideal. I like the car enough to consider a new one if it was completely sorted with no evidence of flaws. I would need to go over it with a fine tooth comb and have a flawless test drive before I would part with my money again on one of these.
If Toyota made a car...
I asked the service manager why they dropped the engine and he said that is how they do the job. The first dealer did not drop the engine but did pull the rear bumper cover off.
Also, they are required to reassemble the transmission to return it in the same box the new one comes in.
I picked up my 2022 CT4V BW Manual Transmission car new in January of 2023. In June of 2023 a local dealership replaced the transmission because it would get stuck in second gear. As noted in my 12/14/23 post, a different dealership noticed the same whining from the replacement transmission...
I have about 4,500 miles on my replacement transmission - 5,650 total miles on the car. The car was recently in the dealership getting the wiring harness recall fixed and the technician noticed the same transmission whine/howl that I have been noticing lately. They could not address this at...
In regard to the dealership you use, I would recommend you call around and find one that is familiar with the car and can do warranty work on a BW. Then go there and make sure their lifts have lifting pads, not narrow metal blocks that will damage your undercarriage. The BW cars have tricky...
Star Cadillac in Quakertown has the correct lifts to not mess up the undercarriage of the car. Also, there is a tech there whose father bought at CT5 BW so I feel comfortable going there. I met them at Spring Mountain driving school.
Congratulations, the car looks great. You have been through a lot so it’s good to see the story end well.
How is the shifting compared to other BW cars you have driven?
Just curious, are the dealers still marking them up?
Glad to hear you got your car back and it is livable. I am about 2,500 miles into my new transmission and it is just okay - like yours now. The 1st manual BW I drove was at a dealership about 30 miles from my home. That car was great but it was highly optioned with carbon, etc. - a little...
Door and fender gaps are good, the car tracks well, still rips around the back roads, no weird rattles or anything, all the fasteners are back in place. It’s just annoying AF to know there is a bent part underneath that should not be bent and would never be bent under my care. We spend a lot...
New transmission is installed. I picked up the car from the dealer yesterday and put about 50 miles on it today. The 1-2 shift is improved but probably never will be as good as it should be. It is livable and the car is fun to drive.
The dealership had a lift that is more designed for...
Tomorrow will be the 9th day that mine has been at the dealership. They told me they are replacing the transmission, but I don't know when it will get there. They said it will still be 2 days of work after the trans comes in. I think Tremec needs to find a better place to manufacture...
My 4V BW manual transmission is currently at my local dealer in the air with the transmission out because something in the trans wasn't seated correctly when it was built. The dealer is either going to fix the transmission or replace it. I will find out which tomorrow.
To say I am...
The dealer pulled the transmission and the clutch assembly looked fine. They opened the case and found that one of the internal parts was not seated correctly. They are checking on parts availability to see if they replace the part(s) or the whole transmission.
I dropped the car off at the dealership on Tuesday and they had gone back and forth with the engineers at GM for several days before taking action. One of the GM engineers said it could be a problem with the skip shift solenoid. I let the service writer know that the car doesn't have the skip...
I’ve tried HP MTF and it didn’t help so I went back to Dex III and it helped only a little. I went to the dealer today and had their “manual transmission guy” drive the car while I was in it. He agreed that it isn’t right and experienced the same issue with the car getting stuck in 2nd after...
It sounds like a trip to the dealer is in order. If they try to tell you your car is normal you can point to your experience at Spring Mountain to tell them your car clearly has something wrong after driving one that was not messed up. I’m very interested to hear how you make out. Please...
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