all good points:
i will check on the alignment & since Costco supplied 4 new Michelins ... and it's been a while ... probably time for a rotation. My mechanic will change the fluids and make sure the rest of the work was done right.

Many new parts on this vehicle that i've put in over the years ... the list is long and for the curious, i've placed the list on Google Drive: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0As3-0weSlvJvdEtZa1MzTklBdTVzakZQMDlTenlfUnc&usp=sharing


max i was doing was 35 ... just came out of a blinking yellow light for the school zone, with my little one strapped in the kids' seat. Granny went thru a red light and turned right in front of me ... about 10 feet before I entered the intersection. The factors not helping: pavement being wet from a light snow ... had a second if that to slam on the brakes ... skidded & bamm ;-(