# I saw a premature death today **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 1, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-saw-a-premature-death-today/143467 "2019-07-01T23:37:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-saw-a-premature-death-today/143467/1 "2019-07-01T23:37:18Z")
I was crossing a street in Center City Philadelphia today, in front of a line of cars waiting for their light to turn green. The first car in line was a very recent model Impala, and it looked sharp. As I was even with the center of the grill, a main bearing started loudly knocking. I expected the driver to shut it down, but no. The light turned green, the car made it to the far side of Market Street (4 lanes) before shutting down in a cloud of white smoke. I’m willing to bet the owner will be complaining forever after about “that lemon”. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-saw-a-premature-death-today/143467/2 "2019-07-02T01:17:57Z")
I suspect that was a turbo 4 that has been put in everything to please the EPA. I drove one and it was very peppy but I don’t like turbos. ---
**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 5:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-saw-a-premature-death-today/143467/3 "2019-07-02T05:29:49Z")
Unless the owner ran the engine low on oil, it really _was_ a lemon, so what exactly is your point? ---
**Author:** ![Marnet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/marnet/32/41_2.png) [@Marnet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Marnet)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 6:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-saw-a-premature-death-today/143467/4 "2019-07-02T06:13:41Z")
The Impala of the past few years has been a very sharp looking sedan. I like its looks. And the 2014 model I test drove multiple times before deciding to buy my Camry had a very, very comfy ride, nice handling, and was quiet. I was very, very tempted to get it. But I’ve not only been pleased with my Camry, I have been glad I passed on the Impala due to the problems that year Impala has proven prone to according to what I’ve read. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-saw-a-premature-death-today/143467/5 "2019-07-02T14:02:43Z")
The point is when you hear a loud knock from the engine, you shut it off. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-saw-a-premature-death-today/143467/6 "2019-07-02T14:50:14Z")
> [@Marnet](#): > > The Impala of the past few years has been a very sharp looking sedan. I like its looks. And the 2014 model I test drove multiple times before deciding to buy my Camry had a very, very comfy ride, nice handling, and was quiet. Business trip last month I drove an Impala. I’ll give it extremely high marks for smoothness of ride and quietness. And give it extremely LOW marks for ergonomics. I’m 6’3 and to be comfortable I have to have the seat all the way back. The pillar between the front and back door was no lined up with my mid-thigh. So in order for me to get out of the car I had to scoot forward about 6" and then squeeze my legs out. Extremely difficult for someone who’s tall to get in and out of. My co-worker who was with me was 5’11" and he found it very uncomfortable too. ---
**Author:** ![mperry\_153483](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@mperry\_153483](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mperry_153483)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-saw-a-premature-death-today/143467/7 "2019-07-03T01:28:16Z")
> [@old\_mopar\_guy](#): > > The point is when you hear a loud knock from the engine, you shut it off. Agreed. I wonder how long the check engine light was on. “Hey, it just makes that noise, but still goes.” ---
**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 2:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-saw-a-premature-death-today/143467/8 "2019-07-04T02:21:13Z")
Probably as long as the low oil light 🤪