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Old 09-21-2007, 11:38 PM
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Oh my, the SDL has been neglected a bit this summer, or just lots of things decided to break at once, either way. Its funny just when you think you have replaced everything, more things that you hadn't thought of fail!

So where to start:
1. New ignition. The old one is starting to stick, if it fails its a monster PITA to remove. You have to pull half the dash apart to get it out. So I'll replace it before it fails.
2. New tires. 20k mile Yoko's are cracking, vibrating trash. I havn't even bothered rotating them this year, don't care. Yoko's suck.
3. Antenna up button failed. Spring must have popped out. Cheap part, PITA to get to.
4. Ball joints are popping. So I need upper control arms at the very least. I probably should do the lower's as well, because they are the ones that I am probably hearing. Lowers usualy pop when you turn the wheel at low speeds right?
5. Front brakes are shot everything, calipers, discs, pads, ABS sensors.
6. Needs paint, its shot. I can probably it it sprayed for $2k. If I do a lot of the trim work, which I will.

*7* trans is real iffy, waiting for it to die. Vacuum adjustment is maxxed, shifts real funny sometimes. MB builds one heck of a trans! However my friends, girlfriends, father owns a large trans shop. Possible deal...

Damn lots of expensive stuff decided to break all at once. Temptation to ebay to some sucker strong, but must be resisted. Old MB's are so reliable they run forver and never break! They are pretty good at raping my checkbook...
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