what happened?

chain noise seems a little quieter now, i'll have to obsess over that later ;)

now i hear the valve tap more clearly i think.

interesting about flex plate chatter.

i was told once that turning the crank backwards would adjust the timing chain tensioner, was wondering if it could work in reverse somehow...

anyway, i hear you, realistically i couldn't get a saab with a new tranny, new brakes, cooling system, di, etc.... for anything less than a new saab, and i think i'm up to about $7000 so far spent in almost two year including car...

my last non saab was a 3 year old legacy wagon i bought for $6500 and drove for 3 years and put about $4000 into (all engine seals went, alternator, sensors, tires I think, brake pads/rotors), and this 9000 is still nicer than the subaru overall..

so, yes, but the thought of not having to pay with labor/money to fix car is so attractive sometimes...

a couple months ago we looked at a 2003 vw jetta wagon with 23K for about $12K with the vw certified warranty, which took it 3 more years and/or up to 80K miles. numbers might be off a little, but it was considerably a good warranty for a peppy little German car (1.8 L Turbo). I figure I could have driven it a few years and sold it for about $7000 if well-maintained and it would still be low mileage for a used car (under 100K), those numbers work well... (until you factor in insurance and tax and registration).

good luck with BMW

aaron

posted by 65.2....

• new trans - runs and drives - good and bad news., aaron, Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:56:59
  • love the new shift, very smooth, upshift seems earlier, aaron, Sun, 12 Mar 2006 20:09:41
    • Re: love the new shift, very smooth, upshift seems earlier, yaofeng, Mon, 13 Mar 2006 03:33:41
      • yes and question about timing chain., aaron, Mon, 13 Mar 2006 05:13:26
        • Re: yes and question about timing chain., yaofeng, Mon, 13 Mar 2006 05:43:41
          • yes, anal about 9000..., aaron, Mon, 13 Mar 2006 07:25:29
            • I love to focus on silly stuff...., PeterH, Mon, 13 Mar 2006 08:54:04
              • Re: New car, BobS, Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:18:21
              • yes, nothing to fix, but more time to admire it...., aaron, Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:15:42
                • Noise...., David Ingram, Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:17:15
                  • sorry to hear about BMW..., aaron, Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:31:22 <-- Viewing This Message

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