[Super_Dave]

We got the front struts and installed them. Rids real nice now. Wife said she probably wouldn't know the difference... nothing surprising there.

1A split the order into two shipment and didn't let me know about it... so shot off an after-hours e-mail complaint. Remaining struts should be here tomorrow.

Manufacturers recommend getting an alignment and her car does track to the right and the steering wheel is off-center... so that will get done real soon before she scrubs the tread completely off the front tires.

This girl is really rough on cars... front brakes last barely over a year... rotors needing turned or replaced. Every stop is a stabbing emergency situation... she just can't get the hang of taking her foot off the go peddle when approaching a stop.

And brake lights... well let me tell you, any sign of a brake light causes a grand mal seizure emergency stop. So, about every 12-18 months we rebuild the entire front brakes.

Being her passenger is no fun. I keep a supply of Quaaludes in the glove box, recline the seat and wait for the sound of screeching brakes and crunching sheet metal. Getting home in one piece is cause for getting out of the car and kiss the ground repeatedly.