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OK, did a search, nothing turned up, so I'm asking for help.
Just purchased an '06 Exige from joshallen88 (texige's old car). It has 11K on the clock and has obviously been taken great care of. Anyway, today was the first time I've driven the car other than the 735-mile trek home from Vidor Texas, stopping only for fuel, and driving it like it was made out of glass.
Immediately upon taking my first mildly spirited right hand turn today I heard a metallic grinding sound coming from what seemed to be the driver's side rear, right behind the seat. I drove the car around for a bit, no odd noises whatsoever, but as soon as I made another quick right turn, the noise reappeared. I immediately tested a left turn...no grinding sound. Did some spirited straight line acceleration, as well as some aggressive braking. No odd sounds. One more right turn, and there it is. :sad:.
So I got out, inspected the outside of the car, the engine bay, and even underneath (as best I could), but everything seemed to be in order.
My wife and I then take the car to an open parking lot to really isolate the sound. She gets out and listens while I get dizzy making circles. From inside the car it sounds as if it could be coming from the front or the back, mostly the back, but from outside the car she swears it's coming from the driver's front wheel area. My first thought was that the tire was making contact with the inner fender, as I had read about that before, and I know the tire is a little large at 205, but common on these cars, same with the rear (245). However, there is no scuff on the inside of the front or rear tire, and the noise sounds more metallic than what I *think* rubber can produce.
If you have any idea what this could be, please respond, my closest dealer is 100+ miles away (yes, I know, it was crazy to purchase this car with the dealer being that far away, but I wanted it that bad).
Thanks in advance for any help
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Just purchased an '06 Exige from joshallen88 (texige's old car). It has 11K on the clock and has obviously been taken great care of. Anyway, today was the first time I've driven the car other than the 735-mile trek home from Vidor Texas, stopping only for fuel, and driving it like it was made out of glass.
Immediately upon taking my first mildly spirited right hand turn today I heard a metallic grinding sound coming from what seemed to be the driver's side rear, right behind the seat. I drove the car around for a bit, no odd noises whatsoever, but as soon as I made another quick right turn, the noise reappeared. I immediately tested a left turn...no grinding sound. Did some spirited straight line acceleration, as well as some aggressive braking. No odd sounds. One more right turn, and there it is. :sad:.
So I got out, inspected the outside of the car, the engine bay, and even underneath (as best I could), but everything seemed to be in order.
My wife and I then take the car to an open parking lot to really isolate the sound. She gets out and listens while I get dizzy making circles. From inside the car it sounds as if it could be coming from the front or the back, mostly the back, but from outside the car she swears it's coming from the driver's front wheel area. My first thought was that the tire was making contact with the inner fender, as I had read about that before, and I know the tire is a little large at 205, but common on these cars, same with the rear (245). However, there is no scuff on the inside of the front or rear tire, and the noise sounds more metallic than what I *think* rubber can produce.
If you have any idea what this could be, please respond, my closest dealer is 100+ miles away (yes, I know, it was crazy to purchase this car with the dealer being that far away, but I wanted it that bad).
Thanks in advance for any help
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