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el_espiritu
07-06-2007, 07:09 AM
Hi everyone,

I'm from Germany and since Tuesday this week I'm a proud owner of an Oldsmobile (Chevrolet) Alero :cool:

It's a 1999 model in gold metallic and it has the 3.4 V6 engine. It has about 70.000km (about 43000 miles). I don't know exactly the outfit type, I'm not sure if there were much in Germany and if they were the same like in US...

Alero was sold as Chevrolet in Germany, but yesterday I ordered the original Olds-Emblems for front and back :coolio:

It's my first US-Car, I used to drive Honda before. I changed now cause there was no model available which I could pay for, neither in purchase nor in upkeep...

Hope I have no problem with the Alero, currently there are some small things which don't work (heater blower on first two steps and handbrake), but overall I'm very satisfied with the car. Very smooth ride and the engine seems to be very good, I like it's style overall :yahoo:
Alon Alero
07-06-2007, 09:03 AM
Welcome!!!
antichrysler
07-06-2007, 09:35 AM
Welcome!
If the fan doesn't work on the first two steps it's the blower motor resistor, very common problem on these cars, located under the dash on the passenger side. Handbrake probably just needs to be tightened.
Oldsnut
07-06-2007, 10:36 AM
Guten Tag el espiritu. Good luck with your new ride.
Daytona
07-06-2007, 12:51 PM
Welcome aboard!
jackal2000
07-06-2007, 01:25 PM
welcome
billytheman1188
07-06-2007, 01:30 PM
welcome to the site!!!! do you have any plans for the car?
antichrysler
07-06-2007, 02:35 PM
welcome to the site!!!! do you have any plans for the car?

to make it better than yours lol
el_espiritu
07-06-2007, 05:17 PM
Thanks 2 all.

Yeah, the dealer meant the garage where he had the car has already changed the resistor.....I'm not sure.
How big is the chance that the switch itself is damaged? Is this also a known problem? Otherwise, I think it's the best if I check the resistor if they have really changed it.....I assume you see if it is broken, don't you?

I really wish to do some small changes, but you don't get parts for Alero in Germany. Additionally, you need for nearly all parts permission paper for german TÜV which is a problem which US-Users don't have.
antichrysler
07-06-2007, 05:28 PM
He might've put a defective one in. The switch itself usually isn't a problem. The blower motor resistor isn't that hard to check, just a pain in the ass to get out. You can usually see burn marks inside it if it's gone.
p1mptress
07-06-2007, 09:35 PM
Welcome! What part of Germany are you from?
el_espiritu
07-07-2007, 03:07 AM
He might've put a defective one in. The switch itself usually isn't a problem. The blower motor resistor isn't that hard to check, just a pain in the ass to get out. You can usually see burn marks inside it if it's gone.
OK, thanx :)

@p1mptress
Western part, near Frankfurt.