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NH Mechanic & 4kcsq front end noise?




Hello all,

I've just recently relocated southern New Hampshire and I was wondering if
anyone could recommend a good mechanic in the area? I'm in the 
Nashua/Manchester area but I don't mind driving a bit out of my way if the
service is good. I've checked the archive on Q mechs in the area and they
all seem to be in Massachusetts, strange for a state that seems to be so
full of Audi's. 

My other question is actually the reason for the first. My car is an '87 w/
~190K miles on it. I know that it needs new springs (serious
rear-end-sag) and struts and that some of the bushings are shot just to
give a little background. I would like to have this work done soon. The
problem is this: when traveling at highway speeds and making even a slight
left-hand turn the car starts to make a noise that sounds like I'm driving
over railroad tracks. Sometimes it feels like the car comes unglued from
the road and other times it's fine. I have no problems turning right and
nothing noticeable when going slower. What's the deal? 

I'd like to have a handle on this before take my car in to be worked on so 
I can tell the mech exactly what's going on and get it fixed when I take
the car in for the other work. For all I know this is just a symptom of the
bad springs etc. and will go away with the new parts. OTOH, maybe I
should be looking for a new car ;)

BTW, any suggestions on what other work should be done on the car while
it's torn apart would be greatly appreciated.

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