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Posted by davebob (91 GXE) on June 08, 2002 at 21:16:54:
In Reply to: I miss my car==> posted by delerium75 on June 07, 2002 at 21:22:44:
: So I took the car in today to the dealer--I was getting a clunking noise when I lifted on and off the gas, clunking when slowing down as the tranny downshifted, yadda yadda yadda plus an oil change and to get the tensioner ordered (needed one when I got the timing belt done in December but didn't have the $$). Anyway, the clunking was from a worn driver's side axle, they had the part. But, it also needed a new hub, which they didn't have and apparently no parts shops in town had one either so there rests my car, on a hoist, sorta torn apart and me wheeless until the service guy says they can get me a loaner for the weekend. Turns out my car for the next 72 hours is a '99 Suzuki Esteem. And that thing is so sorely misnamed. I have no self esteem driving that thing. It's small, it's cramped and it has a damn power moonroof with no sunshade. Odd when you consider it has manual windows and locks, no cruise control and yet has a CD changer too. Ugh. I guess in the grand scheme of things it could be worse (though not very) and it mad me realize very quickly how highly I still regard my minor rust spotted, 150K miled, smokey smelling, on-occaision money pit. Long live the Max!