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Jim--
The brakes are just a hard pedal all the time-- I can hear(sometimes) a vacuum hiss when I push the pedal to release the parking brake and shift to reverse when leaving the house. The calipers are due as well, and lines might as well be changed, as they're from 1979. If they were bad, however, I'd assume the pedal would go spongy?
With the rear suspension, it's just not as high as it should be. The shocks improved the ride and handling(prior, the car would fishtail a bit in turns-- not after they were replaced) but not the ride height. In the front, the nose likes to rear up when I'm accelerating, and to dive when I'm braking. The steering system has new tie rods as of about a year ago, but I've fit a steering damper on my short list and will adjust the steering box and see where we are after an alignment.
The transmission is about due for a service, and I am thinking of taking it to an indy shop and having them look it over and adjust it while they're doing the fluid/filter change. That'll give me some idea of what's going on there.
The alternator is what it is, and I'm not worried about it too much.
I know I've already said it, but it's OK to repeat it--
Thank you!
It is a tremendous help to just talk about the issues with the car and not hear: "Why'd you buy it in the first place? You should have bought a Honda." as I do with my carchat friend.
If I speak with my Father about it, and say: "The car needs part X." He automatically flies into "Part the piece of **** out and get it out of my driveway!" mode. Which is mostly just a knee-jerk reaction to the false assumption that I want HIM to pay for the repair, and that it will be expensive.
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