Make that x2. They can make all kinds of racket.

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x3, I thought my shocks were going out when I first bought my car but it turned out to be the links.

I would not let that garage put in a chinese replacement axle if they want to. They are cheap but there are potential problems. Good used axle is superior usually in my opinion.

Unless the garage has a lot of experience with this brand they will not Know that adding a little heavy oil to the cv joint can be helpfull. Unless you have an exceptional example running for paid service is going to require deep pockets.

The beauty of these cars is you can maintain them yourself unlike many modern cars. If a person cannot or is unwilling to tackle most things they may not be the car to own.

I know I would not recommend one to a friend if either he did not mind throwing a lot of money at it or was prepared to deal with any faults himself.

These are older cars with lots of miles on them usually and have not been well kept up by previous owners. There are exceptions of course but they are not the general run of used cars of this type available.

Then again as suggested it may only be the sway bar links as some have mentioned. From your description I would not count on it.