[s-cars] Things I want to know...

[Kirby Smith]

What do you mean, detract from value on resale.  Why would you ever sell
one of the greatest cars ever built.  :)

kirby, who still owns his first car, a 1966 turbo Corvair (some assembly
required).


Rfeagleye at aol.com wrote:
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> Ok, was working on the car(s) yesterday, and have been thinking about a few
> things and want your opinions, etc.
>
> First, what do you guys think about painting these cars? I have some
> clearcoat issues on a black 1993 S4 and was thinking about getting the car painted
> after the winter. Do you think it is foolish or worth it? Will it detract from
> value on resale? I think it would be nice to have better paint and don't see a
> downside, except cost, and the fact it will deteriorate again from driving.
>
> I noticed that the screens under the wipers in front of the windows have
> broken in some areas. The car is garaged, so no debris gets in there (I hope!),
> but are these replaceable? Do you have to replace the whole panel under the
> wipers?
>
> Recently I had new tires installed. I was getting some bad tramlining and
> road noise. The tramlining stopped with the new tires (and an alignment!), but I
> still get some road noise that sounds like it is wheel bearings. But the front
> wheel bearings and strut bearings are new. I was wondering if the rear wheel
> bearings can go bad similar to the front? Has anyone had the rears replaced
> and found road noise decreased? The road noise is similar to wheel bearings, a
> bit louder than what I have experienced with just tires.
>
> Regarding the above, I get some shaking when stopping the car from highway
> speeds. It has an ECS Big Black kit. It seems to be a lot like a warped rotor.
> Has anyone had this? Could this be the culprit behind the noise in the
> paragraph above?
>
> Rob Eagleye
> 1992 S4 (For sale, might be parting her soon...)
> 1993 S4
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