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Dec. 23rd, 2009 04:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stormdogMechanic Juan looked at Igor the Neon after replacing a ball joint on Posi's car yesterday. Looks like I bent a tie rod pretty badly. The front end is a little lower than it ought to be too, so there may be more issues. The extra play on the wheel is causing something to dig into my tire and there's a gouge all around the outside in one place. He said first I should replace the tie rod, then see if we can figure out what else is up. In the meantime, there's enough play in the wheel facing (maybe an inch) that, as soon as there's any slickness in the road, my steering gets sloppy. The passenger front wheel doesn't always want to swing across that divide from right to left and back right away, and when it does, it does that inch all at once. So, I need another tire before any kind of distance (I guess I'm doing pretty well to have made it all the way back from St. Louis plus in and out of Chicago a few times), and I need a new tie rod pretty soon too.
With the other accumulating issues on the Neon that I won't bore you by listing, I'm thinking it's time to look for a replacement vehicle. I should be able to get the money I lent to my brother for law school books back soon, at which point I'll probably be in a good position.
So, what I'm looking for after talking to Juan is a late nineties VW Golf TDI hatchback. A manual transmission would be nice. Juan is a huge proponent of diesel and I'm beginning to agree with him. He's currently driving a pretty little VW that he got for free (not working of course) and fixed up with a new injection pump. It gets about 50MPG, and this is not atypical for TDI diesels. I want one. (And even if I can't have a Beetle right now, I have a soft spot for VWs.)
I don't need one right away, so I'm going to start watching Craig's List again. I'd also be willing to consider another Aveo, though the mileage isn't as good. But I really want something with a hatchback. If you happen to be aware of anything suitable, please let me know? I think I might consider anything small with good gas mileage and a good price.
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The bumps on my hip are nothing terribly serious. This is good.
I only have another hour or so of being tied to work and plans for the weekend are coming together. Things are pretty ok. I'm excited about seeing all of my extended family again for Christmas Day, and about spending another beautiful Christmas morning with my parents and brothers and near-sister and partner, eating my dad's typical sumptuous breakfast and being a family.
With the other accumulating issues on the Neon that I won't bore you by listing, I'm thinking it's time to look for a replacement vehicle. I should be able to get the money I lent to my brother for law school books back soon, at which point I'll probably be in a good position.
So, what I'm looking for after talking to Juan is a late nineties VW Golf TDI hatchback. A manual transmission would be nice. Juan is a huge proponent of diesel and I'm beginning to agree with him. He's currently driving a pretty little VW that he got for free (not working of course) and fixed up with a new injection pump. It gets about 50MPG, and this is not atypical for TDI diesels. I want one. (And even if I can't have a Beetle right now, I have a soft spot for VWs.)
I don't need one right away, so I'm going to start watching Craig's List again. I'd also be willing to consider another Aveo, though the mileage isn't as good. But I really want something with a hatchback. If you happen to be aware of anything suitable, please let me know? I think I might consider anything small with good gas mileage and a good price.
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The bumps on my hip are nothing terribly serious. This is good.
I only have another hour or so of being tied to work and plans for the weekend are coming together. Things are pretty ok. I'm excited about seeing all of my extended family again for Christmas Day, and about spending another beautiful Christmas morning with my parents and brothers and near-sister and partner, eating my dad's typical sumptuous breakfast and being a family.
