>Over the years I have stopped all the rattles and squeaks in my SIII. The
only
>thing left is the windows. When rolled down, they rattle when when I hit a
>bump. Before I spend hours at the unpleasant task of finding the rattle I
>would like any words of words of wisdom that may be offered. Also, if
anyone
>has a shifter boot ring (the chrome thing that holds the boot in place)
they
>would like to sell let me know.
>
>I would also like to related a quick story. My brothers owns a ' 71
porsche
>911 which had sat in his garage for a year without being driven. I really
>liked the car so I thought that I might buy it and sell my Alpine. My
brother
>was ready to be rid of it and suggested I take it home and drive for a
while.
>I go it started and gave it a tune up. It's just a Beetle with two extra
>cylinders. I then drove it on weekends for about two months. It handles
like a
>skate and reaches 120 mph in no time at all. But, I found out that even
>though my Alpine's handling is only OK and the acceleration is weak at
best, I
>enjoy driving it more. I love the challenge of driving it on mountain roads
>and 90 mph in the Alpine is just as scary as driving 120 mph in the
Porsche.
>Plus in the Alpine people wave at me, they give me the thumbs up instead of
>the finger, and when I stop for gas kids say "Cool car". In the Porsche I
>just annoyed people. I kept the Alpine. Crazy, but true!
>
>Chris in Georgia
>
>