Faulty lower intake gasket

[BNaylor]

Originally Posted by GTP Dad

The New Challenger, Mustang and the upcoming Camero take their looks from the past versions which makes them (especially for us Old Hot Rodders) more desirable to want to drive.

I'll second that Lynn. Especially since we lived that era. Those were amazing days that are hard to forget. The retro idea is a great concept and I'm looking forward to seeing what the future brings.

[richtazz]

The funny thing is, the people that didn't live through the first muscle car craze don't like the retro styling. The 22-26 year olds prefer the blocky, wedgy, "way too much brushed aluminum/exposed frame structure" styling concepts. I regret selling my 70 Chevelle every day. I think Dodge and Ford stole all of GM's good sylists, and GM was stuck hiring the guys from AMC.

[wlkjr]

Originally Posted by richtazz

The funny thing is, the people that didn't live through the first muscle car craze don't like the retro styling. The 22-26 year olds prefer the blocky, wedgy, "way too much brushed aluminum/exposed frame structure" styling concepts. I regret selling my 70 Chevelle every day. I think Dodge and Ford stole all of GM's good sylists, and GM was stuck hiring the guys from AMC.

I think GM has too many former Chrysler and Ford people on board. Article I read said last year GM sold more vehicles than any other year in their history and still lost $8 billion. How can that be?
I hate the looks of the new GTO but everything I have read says it will outrun any other GTO from the past. Maybe so, but it doesn't have any soul or any styling. I've always loved the looks of my GP but even the new ones are butt ugly to me.

[GP2002]

Originally Posted by auxbar

If you just paid a professional to change your lower intake gasket, and the car died after you got it back....I would almost have to question whether or not your mechanic changed your oil after he replaced the intake gaskets. Coolant mixes with the oil during the procedure, and if you do not change the oil after an intake gasket job, then good bye motor. Please post back if your warranty does not cover it, and let us know who and where you bought the warranty/ car from.

Yes, had a professional replace the gasket, and no, I don't believe they changed the oil afterwards. I know nothing about fixing cars, but even I thought it was strange not to have changed it. We still haven't heard if ext warranty will cover the engine - if it doesn't, you can bet we'll be asking the dealer more questions. We'll post once we know.

[BNaylor]

Originally Posted by wlkjr

Maybe so, but it doesn't have any soul or any styling. I've always loved the looks of my GP but even the new ones are butt ugly to me.

Yep, a car without a soul has no character. Everytime I see an '04 and up I want to barf.

[troy1]

Originally Posted by bnaylor3400

Yep, a car without a soul has no character. Everytime I see an '04 and up I want to barf.

i hear ya there!

I love the Retro Challenger/Stang/Camaro.

[GP2002]

Originally Posted by auxbar

If you just paid a professional to change your lower intake gasket, and the car died after you got it back....I would almost have to question whether or not your mechanic changed your oil after he replaced the intake gaskets. Coolant mixes with the oil during the procedure, and if you do not change the oil after an intake gasket job, then good bye motor. Please post back if your warranty does not cover it, and let us know who and where you bought the warranty/ car from.

I finally learned late last week the GM Protection Plan will cover the replacement of a new motor, and they approved a reman over a rebuilt, thank goodness. The GM adjuster took forever to visit the dealership, and we were getting concerned they were blowing us off - we were preparing to fight. However, they finally took care of everything.