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Old 06-25-2007, 08:05 PM
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Default Re: Buying '06 used advice, for extreme cold.

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To go a little off topic for a minute, is this why it does not sound like a normal car on startup? You know the usual starter cranking noise, it just seems to go from off to run with little other noises.
Yeah............ no starter per se... it uses one of the electric motors/generators that power the wheels. needless to say that motor is just a tad more powerful than your typical starter motor.
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