Very happy with the car so far, as it's exactly what i've been wanting, even with all the transmission problems. Drove it home and around town a little before I found out that the girl who owned it before me didn't have the timing belt replaced (car's at 144k miles at the moment) so I immediately jacked it up and ordered a kit with a tensioner, timing belt, water pump etc. Those have all been replaced and as of now i'm just waiting on a front passenger side engine mount to come in as I found the one in mine to be broken. Anyways, now that you know a little about my CL i'd like to ask some questions.
1.) Transmisson, it's on it's way out far as I can tell. I keep it in D4 as it does not seem to grind gears and get torque converter shudder when prevented from going into fifth. Is there anything I can do to help extend the life of the tranny? I just bought the thing for 2,200 USD and I don't really want to spend another grand on a transmission so soon.
2.) Seat covers, I need em for the two front seats. I've tried universal fits but they don't seem to fit the type s's seats at all. Can you recommend any cheap ones that'll fit good in my car? Reason I need them so bad is that the girl left her dog in there one day when she went into the store and it tore the seats all up.
3.) Where can I get a new autodim mirror cheap? The chemicals in there have pretty much destroyed the mirror I have in there now.
Also any tips you guys can give on caring for the car are much appreciated.
1.) Transmisson, it's on it's way out far as I can tell. I keep it in D4 as it does not seem to grind gears and get torque converter shudder when prevented from going into fifth. Is there anything I can do to help extend the life of the tranny? I just bought the thing for 2,200 USD and I don't really want to spend another grand on a transmission so soon.
2.) Seat covers, I need em for the two front seats. I've tried universal fits but they don't seem to fit the type s's seats at all. Can you recommend any cheap ones that'll fit good in my car? Reason I need them so bad is that the girl left her dog in there one day when she went into the store and it tore the seats all up.
3.) Where can I get a new autodim mirror cheap? The chemicals in there have pretty much destroyed the mirror I have in there now.
Also any tips you guys can give on caring for the car are much appreciated.