Recent content by Chris S

I bought it... I appreciate the variety of replies, and I'm not going into this with unrealistic expectations. I had my mechanic check it out, and he said what many of you guys did: change the timing belt, water pump (he said the lower ball joints looked newer) and be prepared to fix things as...

Thanks Thanks for the replies. I appreciate these points of view. Other than a compression test, is there a way to judge the state of the engine? Is sounds great and drives perfectly. It's hard to process the experience driving while looking at the odometer. What's more likely if the...

This is my first post, although I have combed through this forum and read many threads. I'd like to thank everyone for making this a really comprehensive source about these neat vehicles. I've come across a '98 limited here in the SF Bay area. 197K miles. Second owner. New tires, alignment...