[Shotimes] Hold it a minute.....was: Re: SHO replacement

[Neno]

Just to touch a few...

-----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of James F. Ryan III


> I've never owned a car before where,
> the brake rotors warp from normal driving and braking (no racing).

Many VWs seem to experience this. Also, ALL chrysler products seem to do
this, as well. Especially with highway driving.

> I've never owned a car before where,
> the rear brake lines rusted SHUT and pretty much incapacitated the rear
> brakes.

Me either! Sounds like tons of deposits building up. Have you ever looked
under The typical Fleet car? Cavialers, Crown Vics, etc... Give them 5
years, the bottom end of the car looks like it was sprayed in rust!

> I've never owned a car before where,
> the rear springs sagged so badly after so few miles of normal driving (no
> towing or unecessary heavy loads in the trunk).

Look at our beloved counterparts, GTPs. Maximas.. They all begin to squat.
It's a semi-powerful FWD 4 door car thing. 

> I've never owned a car before where,
> the alignment is so difficult to have performed properly.

What's so difficult about the SHO?! Drilling out spot welds?! Or is it
turning an eccentric bushing? Tie Rods, perhaps?! Try doing an alignment on
a Nissan.. BUZZ! You wont. All you have is toe on all 4 corners. Ditto with
80% of cars out there, minus the RWD cars, which are commonly only a front
end adjustment. SHOs aren't that hard. Have you SERIOUSLY done your own
alignment? Not meaning to bash you, but this is literally my JOB! Lol...

> I've never owned a car before where,
> in order to achieve proper front alignment the FACTORY recommneded fix is
> to drill out spot welds in the body.

Hey, beats having to stick with what camber you do have! The OEM spot welds
aid keeping the front camber from knocking too hard with strut removals,
etc. Sure, it's a nasty task having to drill or air hammer the spot welds
apart, but it's not the end of the world!

> I've never owned a car before where,
> in order to acheive proper rear alignment you swap in superior parts from
> another major auto manufacturer.

You've never heard of upgrading control arms is what you're telling us? Why
is it so UNBELIEVABLE to hear that a design 10 years newer than our '86
based chassis uses is better?!?

>I've never owned a car before where,
>the entire HVAC system was so problematic.
>I've never owned a car before where,
>the A/C lines were destroyed by battery acid because they were routed
>underneath the battery tray.
>I've never owned a car before where,
>the A/C compressor clutch gap went out of a adjustment.
>I've never owned a car before where,

Kinda redundant wouldn't you say?! I can agree with the poorly designed AC
system, but really don't care for it. I try to enjoy using my moonroof as
much as possible! :)

>the HVAC blend door motor........need I say more.
>I've never owned a car before where,
>the HVAC blower control relay........need I say more.
>I've never owned a car before where,
>the HVAC control unit buttons crack from normal use (gee, that's on par
>with the brakes).

Buttons busting are the same thing as buttons falling apart. And that, my
friend, I see ALL the time. In fact, I'd rather have a damned button crack
than fall off entirely! Blend doors go bad. It's a wearing part. Everytime
it operates, a chunk of its life is flushed down the toilet.

>I've never owned a car before where,
>the headlight circuit is so poorly designed and one wire (the brown wire)
>overheats, melts, and almost causes a fire.

You haven't? The OEM circuit is just FINE for normal output bulbs. Higher
output, in effect, is a modification, which isn't necessarily covered by OEM
specifications. Besides, you've never heard of aftermarket wiring
harnesses?! Again, stabbing bloody wounds with no motive there.

>I've never owned a car before where,
>the factory stereo head unit is so poorly designed that its capacitors leak
>and render the unit inoperable after a few years of service.

My '91 and '89 both had stock head units with both ranking in over 120K mi.
My '89 has 170K on the body.

>I've never owned a car before where,
>the antenna breaks so frequently from normal up/down operation.

Other than bending from high speed driving (140mph+ listening to the radio),
both my '89 and '91 had perfectly operating antennas. Both were manual
powered antennas and both had working switches.

>I've never owned a car before where,
>the sunshade of the moonroof uses a water soluble adhesive that loses its
>ability to hold the material if it gets wet, ONCE.

My moonroof seals leak and constantly seep in water. Although it's beginning
to stain the material, nothing has fallen off.

I've never owned a car before where,
the front subframe can disconnect from the unibody because of a poorly
designed mounting system/bolts.

It's called salt, buddy. Besides the problem was acknowledged.. god knows
what it took to get there, but it was solved.

I'm too tired to go on...

Neno