I love cars....

[FordFan86]

I've just forked out $170 for a new tyre as last nite i had a bolt go thru mine, it was run flat long enough to f-u-c-k the sidewall completely (from what i can tell, the handling off the car was noticably different at speeds only just over 100, in a 100 zone) got into an 80 zone after this, took off from a set of lights, bump bump bump bump... ah yeah could be the road, then i turn the music right down.. and hear that sound of a rim running on a tyre (work in a servo, hear it often) pull over and have a look, right rear is flat, smells like i've just pulled a huge burnout and the tyre is damn hot, so i'm sitting there at 630pm down a sidestreet in christies beach changing my tyre. (adelaide guys think elizabeth of the south, vic guys think frankston...)

I Also got my wheel alignment fixed which had caused my front right to wear unevenly on the inside (toe out), this was fixed and the car steers straight perfectly, aswell as having the weheels rotated.
Then i decide to go down to where my cousin got the car serviced before he sold it to me and ask for a copy of what was done (holy $255 a side for rear window regulators) a bunch of minor faults i picked up and the the ones that will need attention sometime soon: idler pulleys worn, engine mounts split, trans mount sagged, upper trailing arm bushes worn... the rear shocks and brake fluid were also noted, i have had them done since i've had the car.

So after today, and reading Ghia5l's post about his diff issues i've decided that for now i'm just going to keep the car running well and get it how i want it (hence why I alos got some diff oil to replace the old stuff with, oil and oil filter, and some more kitten interior cleaner, this stuff works miracles) So to keep myself happy i went and got a tickford snorkel so i can atleast do some sort of 'mod' to the car :P
Thanks for your time

-Jimmy