The Issue...
One of the common complaints here on 3si is how we fail to welcome new users and new owners to the board. In an effort to strengthen the community and make 3si a more user-friendly place, I wanted to take the initiative to advance this section.
One thing that some people fail to realize is that new members are a very valuable part of this community - for the sole reason that as time passes, old members sell their cars and it is these new members that help keep this board flowing for years to come. Many of these new users bring new ideas and personality to this board, and we should welcome that with arms wide open if we wish to continue to expand.
Some may be tired of hearing the same questions asked over and over again (one of the main reasons that old members discredit what new members have to say), but the truth remains that at some point in our lives we were once in that same position: not knowing the true difference between the trim models, not sure what the common problems are with these cars, etc. This is what I hope we can all chip in to change, however.
The Solution...
This thread is intended for us members to work together and put together a Frequently Asked Question sticky that is
dedicated to New Owners. One easy-to-find thread that will cover nearly everything that is repeatedly asked in this section.
Now, I can sit down and dig up each question and write detailed responses to them myself - but I figured we'd make this a community effort to show all of these new owners how willing
we truly are that they are now part of our community. Below is a list of "new owner" commonly asked questions that I can think of, and if you have a moment I encourage you to select one and write a detailed response to it. Consider this the LAST time that we'll ever have to write the answer to these questions (as they will be referred to by very many different new owners multiple times), so - by all means - please take the time to answer it thoroughly.
By doing this, we will be clearing this section up tremendously. We will save ourselves the frustrations of seeing the same questions over and over again, and it will save the new owners the frustration of trying to come up with an answer on their own. These New Owner FAQ's will help educate, and by educating we could only hope that it will allow the New Owners to further involve themselves on the board here to take part in advancing the wonderful 3000GT/Stealth platform.
As these questions are being answered and new questions are being suggested, I will be keeping this thread clean and organized. Once we have everything answered, we will go through and critique them and add any info that was left out. In the end, we will have a very easy to follow informational sticky in this section that we can all take pride in having part in.
Thank you, in advance, to anyone that contributes to building this new FAQ.
3S FAQ-
- What is the difference between a Stealth and a 3000GT?
- What is the difference between the Stealth Base/ES/RT/RTTT?
- What is the difference between the 3000GT Base/SL/VR4?
- What changed throughout the nine years that the 3000GT was produced?
- What changed throughout the six years that the Stealth was produced?
- What is the difference between the "gens" (generations)? How many generations were there?
- What are the most suggested modifications ("must-haves") for a non-turbo 3000GT/Stealth?
- What are the most suggested modifications ("must-haves") for a twin-turbo 3000GT/Stealth?
- I'm about to buy a new Stealth/3000GT Twin-Turbo, what are some of the things I should look out for when purchasing?
- I'm about to buy a new Stealth/3000GT Non-Turbo, what are some of the things I should look out for when purchasing?
- What needs to be done at the 60k Service?
- What are the common problems with these cars, and how much does it generally cost to fix it?
- My car has this really annoying ticking noise, what is it and how do I fix it? (lifter tick)
- Answer #1 Issued By: inperfectdarkness - 12/7/04
- When taking a corner, I notice a yellow colored indicator light flashes on my main cluster. What is that and why does it only flash while on turns?
- My brake light turns on when I give my car some hard acceleration. Why does it do this, especially since my emergency break is down?
- How do I know if my turbos are bad?
- My dash lights and rear tail lights just went out, what happened?? (fuse)
- My windows and locks are acting up, they have a mind of their own!
- What is double-clutching?
- Answer #1 Answered By: inperfectdarkness - 12/12/04
- I'm getting a lot of white smoke while sitting at idle, why?
- My car was sitting in the rain, and when I got back to my car I noticed a puddle of water in my interior. Where is it coming from?
- Why are my tour/sport lights flashing?
- What is the SRS light and why is it always on?
- I'd like to modify my car - what are some websites/stores that sell parts for our cars that I should purchase from?
- Why does my Twin-Turbo Stealth/3000GT sound like an owl when I accelerate?
- My power windows are jerky, broken or are making strange noises!
- Can I use regular unleaded in a Non-Turbo 3000GT/Stealth?
- Anwser #1 Issued By: inperfectdarkness - 5/20/05
- Add your own questions below....
Now, lets have at it. Lets make 3si a better place, starting one section at a time.