That's the same piece that has gone on my Tracker. I'm waiting til spring to tackle it. In the meantime, I got the rust converter and encapsulator from Eastwood (over $130.00 just in postage to Ireland - couldn't find anything comparable here). So, just when I thought I would get this under control, I began to get a loud knocking sound from under the car, whenever I hit a bump. Next adventure? The 'cab bushing' (at least that is what my mechanic calls it), from the right passenger side. He says that this is not tremendously important - only serves as to ensure cab not bounced around to much (???). So, it appears that, after 17 years of living by the sea, the structural bits of the car are starting to need maintenance. I shouldn't complain. In all this time, the only major thing that has gone wrong with the car is the computer. It really owes me nothing......However, I love this car. It's perfect for where I live (although gas mileage not the best compared to other European cars), and I want to keep it on the road. In 3 more years it will be deemed a 'classic'. Reduced reggie costs!! (which...keep your hats on....is about $600.00 A YEAR here, for 1.6L, based on the size of the engine. Don't see too many V8's around here - reggie is about $1,000 a year, to say nothing about gas over $8.00 a gallon.....)
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