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Welcome to the 900 universe!!! It's a tad different from the 9000 world (I have an '88 SPG, and my fiance has a '96 9000 CS - so I'm fairly familiar with both)
In order:
1. If the power steering system isn'y leaking, the source of your problem may be in the tie rod ends. They do wear out , and loosey goosey can sometines be a manifestation of that problem. If they're not worn, I wouldn't pursue it to much further. I've owned bunches of 900's, and they all smell the same but they all felt different.
2. Shocks might be the issue, but check your ball joints first. Every 900 I've owned, I had to replace the ball joints at some time or another. Also, check your rims and tires; these tend to be a major source of vibration if all is not according to hoyle.
3. Body rust. Pretty self explanatory, and nothing more to say really; other than, we all know what has to be done to prevent it and fix it. It's either Maaco, or mister anally rententive auto body shop man, that will charge you 3 grand for a new fender and complete paint job. I don't mean to sound so cynical, but I have yet to meet a cheap indie body work shop that's deperate for work and doesn't want to charge you more than the car is worth. A 3rd alternative is fix it yourself - (don't ask me about this, because I can barely make plaster on a wall smooth)
4. Ahh... Central locking... I just dealt with this very issue this past week. It turned out that it was the central locking control unit. (Search my previous posts for further details...)
5. A/C- The system might be empty. No point indealing with it during the winter because it'll be difficult to determine if it's really blowing cold; plus after a certain temperature the A/C won't kick in anyway. So, next spring stop by a Napa or similar and pick up a R134 retrofit kit. The tree huggers will hate me for the next step...
Kill some ozone and release the any remaining freon in the system, and try to recharge with R134. Others on this board will scoff at this suggestion, but I say try it for 2 reasons:
A. If you bring it to a shop, you can almost certainly be assured of at least a $200 bill. Spending $30, and wrecking the environment minutely is well worth the gamble.
B. Again, I hate to be a cynic, but every 900 I have ever owned, featured more urgent problems then the A/C not working. If you don't have a more urgent repair, just wait until your transmission starts whining or until your water pump starts issuing fine metal dust... All the sudden you'll forget that the car came equipped with A/C to begin with !!!
Have fun with your new addition to the family, and good luck!!!
posted by 24.91.16...
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