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So everything looks great - my mechanic said I've got a good one (no pun intended, but it's there I suppose)

A/C lines are corroded, so when I'm wealthy (in about 50 years) I'll have those replaced.
Rear air shocks probably deflated and are rusty, he's not bothered about those unless I ...

Did a child run out of the house and take the photo?

No, a fat middle-aged guy waddled out of the house and took it.

You want a signed copy?

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He's prolly just jealous that there was too much awesome to fit in one ohoto, so some bits had to be cut ...

Ultra Magnus wrote:Did a child run out of the house and take the photo?

No, a fat middle-aged guy waddled out of the house and took it.

You want a signed copy?

You're not being a bother. Just put it in perspective. The car is 17/18 years old (based on in-service date), with over 100k on it with Dexcool.

Right. Part of me wishes I could have wandered into a dealer and purchased a new (or at least much newer) car. I test drove a Mitsubishi Mirage though ...

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I had a brief fling with this marvelous machine, but when my wife and I became Foster Parents it had to go (replaced with a Buick Rendezvous that didn't quite have the same handling capabilities). As you can see, the typical clearcoat failure on these cars was ...

nos4blood70 wrote:Welcome from a fellow Chicago guy!

Thanks! I'm out in Warrenville (Wheaton/Aurora/Naperville area). Stock '01 SLE, Silver/Gray leather, Zxxxxx, I know Chicagoland's a small area so you'll probably see me rolling around soon

If you do, come say hi!

Loving the car so far.

I know I'm a year late (new 'ville owner as of two days ago), but I'm about five minutes slow drive from Herrick Lake - so if a mini meet that my stock '01 SLE would be allowed to attend is ever planned (there or anywhere else in the Chicago area) I will be there schedule permitting.

Thanks for the friendly welcome and very helpful comments. Much appreciated!

OK thanks, sorry to be a bother, but that was very helpful. Unless my mechanic suggests otherwise, I'll leave it as it is and stop obsessing over it....

Now, what about the transmission?

Thanks for the welcome via my post in the Introductions section. Will take my own photos soon, but for now here is the link to the photos the dealer used to reel me in... Not sure how long the link will be live, as it has been SOLD. To me!

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OK, been reading through the owners manual... Didn't realize they actually tell you to use nothing but Dexcool. Did Pontiac/GM ever admit that they made a mistake with that? Does GM agree that Dexcool causes damage to the original gaskets that were used? What if my car has had replacements - would ...

Congrats. What happened with the Olds you were talking about above?

I looked more closely at the photos and there was some damage/corrosion on the hood. Or it was just a poor photo. Either way, I didn't even go check it out.

Very happy so far - my second pre-purchase test drive was on a short ...

Well, I bought it! Officially a 'villeain now.

Yup, I knew I'd get that immediate response! And basically I agree - but the ZX4 was FUN to drive! I was very surprised. Lots of internet dwellers love that one, and the '05-'07 Focus seems to get pretty good reliability all round from what I can tell on various sites. But yeah, nothing like sitting ...

Very grateful for the responses. To be clear, there will be no chance of me digging in to any maintenance myself - have neither the knowledge or the location to do more than check the oil and refill the windshield wash. Could probably change a tire on a good day with an extra bowl of Grape Nuts for ...

Thanks for the help! Here's my deal: Been off work since 2011 due to heart failure (pacemaker working well now) and my credit is shot. SS taken my disability away from me because my heart function is much better, which is a good thing! Got a great job that I'm starting 7/10, it involves a lot of ...

hi, welcome to the club!! you may want to look further into what has and hasn't been done - great bargaining tool to knock down the price.


ask seller for proof of intake manifold gaskets if SSEi and manifold itself for other trims - there should be green antifreeze in the rad, not dexcool orange ...

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Never thought I'd even consider one of these machines, but after my 2000 Toyota Solara V6 SLE blew a rod (250K) over the weekend it was time to go hunting. Apparently for a high mileage, old, cheap car the PB is a ...