Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 22:25:32 -0800 From: TimeRangernopsam.com Subject: Re: Front Suspension Noise in Icy Conditions
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 23:27:10 -0500, Michael <archangelnopsam.com> wrote: >Thank you, Gavin (also TR and Fred). > >I really appreciate your feedback and suggestions. > >I've owned several very different makes and types of cars, including a '72 Dodge >Charger (in near-mint condition at over 200,000 Km), an '86 Honda Civic sedan >(my trusty little city buggy), and a '95 Saturn SL1 (I liked the sleeker, less >rounded design pre 1996), among other 2- and 4-wheeled vehicles, and in all >honesty I've never had this happen. I thought it was one of those "endearing" ><grin> Saab quirks -- crunchy shocks! It just sounds nasty when you're driving >and makes for uneasy looks from companions whenever you hit one of the thousands >of pot-holes you encounter here every day. I guess I'll just have to stock >sedatives in the glove compartment and reassure any fearful passengers that the >car will hold together just fine... (On a positive note, my Saab gets consistent >thumbs up from everyone that's experienced the "bun warmers" -- the heated seats >that toast an icy tush back to the comfort zone.) > >Montreal can't be the only "permafrosted" sub Arctic city where people drive >Saabs. Surely others have dealt with this same issue elsewhere. I'll keep you >posted when (if?) they figure out the problem and solve it once and for all. >Anyway, I adore my 9-3 and would readily put up with this nuisance. After all, >it's only for about 4 months of the year. The rest of the time, the temperature >edges its way up past the zero mark and the igloos start to melt. <wry grin> > >Thanks, once again, for your help and consideration. > > >Cheers, >Michael > Michael, I used to live in Montana where the temp would sometimes stay below zero (F) for a week at a time. Drive 8 miles to work and the flat spots (from parking) would still be in the tires. So cold that Everything in/on the car made noise. Temps of -50F were not uncommon. As we used to say "Eastern Montana-9 months of winter and 3 months of shitty ice skating". -- When a person delegates their responsibilities to another, that person loses the right to complain about the misuse of those responsibilities. -R. Shereda 1999
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