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    What a beautiful car...

    Glad to hear that it stayed in the "Family". And even better to hear that you love it.
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    Tire Recommendation

    GO on Tirerack.com and chack out the Avon's. They were recently acquired by Cooper, but don't let that turn you off. They are still made in the UK, cooper just purchased the name. They started by making the tires for Bently and Rolls. Avon partnered with tire rack and came out with a new line...
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    LS vs. STS

    I looked at the STS and the LS. I stopped looking at the STS when I found my 5spd LS. But before I kept going back to what has been stated above, REARWHEEL DRIVE. The STS and the LS are similar in cornering and wheight and most othe performance factors, BUT the LS will get off the line and out...
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    Aw, crap. I broke the windshield

    Believe it or not it will be cheaper than replacing the back windscreen, no antenae in it. Lok around on the internet and some salvage yards. I was able to track down a windshield for a buddy locally (bay area,CA) for his camry at a salvage yard for 100 bucks. The back windscreen for the LS is a...
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    What was everyone's first car?

    My 1st car was 1985 buick Skyhawk coupe 5spd. Managed to catch it on fire driving back to college from Jersey to Williamsport Pa. They don't call it fire hawk for no reason. I would still buy ahnother, had alot of fun in that thing.
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    This is driving me NUTS!

    I had this poblem and dealership replaced sway bar bushings and seemed to work.
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    Free Service Manuals

    I bought the CD off Ebay for 5 bucks. Better than the ones we had from from ford when I worked at the used car dealership. I feel like I was suckered on ebay and should have joined the group alot earlier
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    who has a manual trans?

    By the way I contact Licoln to find the actual number of 5speeds made and all I got from them was "we do not keep records according to packages..... but approximately 10% of the first two years production were manual tansimission." This was some what helpful but I read the same thing on car...
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    who has a manual trans?

    5spd I have a 00' 5 spd. That is the reason I got it. Some minor issues. Got it with 34,000 miles on it and added another 30,000 to it. Grey on grey. I recently scared the crap out of a co worker that wanted to know what the car would do while dropping him off after a work dinner is SF Going...
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    Radiator hose.

    I was just wondering if anyone else had this happen to them. About a year ago I was flying down the highway going to my summer rental and when getting off the highway down shifted into 4th and blew my radiator hose. The hose that comes off the top of the water pump and makes a 90 degree bend...
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    Venting Airbox Worthwhile?

    Venting airbox I have an '00 v6 w/ KN airfilter. I didn't cut out the whole bottom of the airbox but I did cut out around where the hole in the wheel well is. Made it about 1 inch all the way around bigger than needed. I then cut the wheel well cover and put a small piece of fine mesh over the...
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    What do we do for a living??

    Occupation I am a Marine superintendent w/ APL. Basicly Supervise the loading and unloading of cargo ships, come up with the battle plan to do this and (sorry to any longshoremen out there) Baby sit longshoremen. No kid's, no wife. I find that if you don't marry them in within 3 yrs of dating...
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    LS shopping. Need help.

    Shopping/Problems In 2003 I bought a 2000 LS V6 w/ 5 speed manaul. Awesome fun to drive. When got it I was suckered into the extended warranty. Lucky I got it though. W/ in a year and 7500 miles I needed the right ABS sensor replaced, all window reguators replaced except for the driver's, the...
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