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Originally Posted by slartyblarfast
The vibration.. does it come through the steering wheel? Does it happen under moderate to hard acceleration? If so then it's the cv axles. It's a common issue and new axles may or may not fix it. It's not a serious issue just kin of annoying...From what you describe I don't see any issues that would prevent me from buying it.  |
Yes, it comes through the steering too. And definitely under moderate to hard acceleration. I didn't feel it during very gradual acceleration or after the car reached cruising speed. Also, it was definitely within the 2500-3500 rpm range during acceleration in 1st and 2nd gears. The vibration feels almost like a powerful FWD burning the front tires as it moves off, or a normal FWD car encountering tire slippage when accelerating hard on a wet road. Does this make sense. I'm sorry I can't be more descriptive as I took it for a 5minute test drive only.
I don't see any issues that would prevent me from buying it either. I love the car and can't afford a new one. In fact, wifey wants a mini van for the business and here I am trying to convince her that the PT is just the car she's looking for as it would give us more street cred than a goods vehicle and yet the rear seats fold and remove to give 76 cubic feet of goods carrying capacity, hahaha.
