Fuk of the Mountain

I went shopping tonight for a car my kid can use at college.
I found a '99 Integra LS with 62K miles, body in good
condition, automatic, nice trick options... however, it jumps into
second and third gear with a jerk... which I take as not normal... but
I've never driven a Honda before... anyone know about this car? tia

E. Meyer

On 7/12/04 9:33 PM, in article r9i6f09826dfnjo4kdbmbdvttm4gncb222@4ax.com,
"*** of the Mountain" <klusterfuk@awww.fukit> wrote:

> I went shopping tonight for a car my kid can use at college.
> I found a '99 Integra LS with 62K miles, body in good
> condition, automatic, nice trick options... however, it jumps into
> second and third gear with a jerk... which I take as not normal... but
> I've never driven a Honda before... anyone know about this car? tia

Integras don't have the smoothest automatics, but it should be relatively
smooth. Sharp jerks are not normal. Pull the dipstick and smell/see the
fluid. Pink & not burnt smelling, its probably OK. Anything else, pass it
up. You say it has some other trick options. If the "tricks" are anything
beyond cosmetic, pass on it.

Fuk of the Mountain

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 02:40:24 GMT, "E. Meyer" <e52.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org>
wrote:

>On 7/12/04 9:33 PM, in article r9i6f09826dfnjo4kdbmbdvttm4gncb222@4ax.com,
>"*** of the Mountain" <klusterfuk@awww.fukit> wrote:
>
>> I went shopping tonight for a car my kid can use at college.
>> I found a '99 Integra LS with 62K miles, body in good
>> condition, automatic, nice trick options... however, it jumps into
>> second and third gear with a jerk... which I take as not normal... but
>> I've never driven a Honda before... anyone know about this car? tia
>
>Integras don't have the smoothest automatics, but it should be relatively
>smooth. Sharp jerks are not normal. Pull the dipstick and smell/see the
>fluid. Pink & not burnt smelling, its probably OK. Anything else, pass it
>up. You say it has some other trick options. If the "tricks" are anything
>beyond cosmetic, pass on it.


....much appreciated.... thnx

motsco_ _

*** of the Mountain wrote:
> I went shopping tonight for a car my kid can use at college.
> I found a '99 Integra LS with 62K miles, body in good
> condition, automatic, nice trick options... however, it jumps into
> second and third gear with a jerk... which I take as not normal... but
> I've never driven a Honda before... anyone know about this car? tia

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Any Honda automatic will change gears like a slamming door if the owner
has substituted non-Honda ATF. It might be a good sign, in a way . . .
at least they cared enough to change the tranny fluid. Three
drain-n-fills with Honda aTF will probably have it running like a clock.
A google/groups search will explain more.

'Curly'