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I don't have any experience with cutting coils, how will the ride be affected? I should probably do it the right way with a pair of Hotchkis or Belltech lowering springs. I'm running out of money too quickly...

2wd truck, should have said that. Coils up front I believe. I'll cut a coil out of the springs before I heat them...

I just bought this '99 s10, and I like it well enough, but I think the stance is wrong. It's got the 2.2L in it, and I think the engine is just not heavy enough to make the front end sit where it should. I want to lower the front end to at least level it out, maybe give it just a slight rake, and was wondering what my options are. Is there anything quick, easy, and safe (bonus points for being cheap too!) that will deliver the desired results?

I believe Suzuki says you shouldn't use anything but kerosene to clean the chain on your SV. I think the interval for cleaning and lubing the chain is really dependant on how/when/what conditions you ride in.

I love the v-stars! I've had two of them. Completely stock they kinda suck, but with a couple of mods they wake up quite a bit. $2700 is a pretty good price, especially for the mileage. I sold a 2001 with 33k on it last April for $2750. As for the time it's been parked, you'll need to check the same things you would on any bike, dry rotted tires, fork seals, etc... V-Star specific stuff is pretty straight forward. The big thing on these bikes is the final drive. Grab hold of the drive shaft, and if it feels like it's got excessive play, stay away. The assemblers of these bikes have a bad reputation for not putting enough lube on the drive shaft splines which leads to premature final drive failure. Replacement final drives are stupid expensive, and most guys end up replacing with parts from a Virago 535.

:nopics: j/k, congrats on the bike!

That sux, looks like a pretty nice third gen. Good luck finding it whole.

Are you talking about a *new* engine, trans, and clutch (new parts never installed in anything previously, ie: jasper or equivalent) or "new" (new to the car, but purchased from a private party or salvage yard) It does make a difference. If you used truly New parts, be they OE or Aftermarket, you are definately entitled to compensation in the event of a total loss because your car is worth more with the new parts than another like model, like year, like condition '91 Talon. If you used salvage yard parts, you're gonna be hard pressed to prove increased value because the assumption is that you removed non-working parts in favor of working parts from a similar age, condition, and milage car. Unfortunately, if you don't have receipts though, you're screwed either way. The clutch isn't worth anything by the way, it is considered a wear part and no value adjustment is typically given for replacing wear parts. I went through a similar arguement with my insurance company (also my employer) about the new B.A.T. Euro Spec springs and struts I had installed in my Contour 5 days before I hit a deer and totalled it. $1500 just *poof*! Not worth anything without retaining the car.

I suspect that truck is way more built than it looks. Of course he is from Oklahoma, so you never know...

That is my dream truck right there! Pizza delivery sign on the roof and all.

I couldn't make it that far....

Your lease was up in March, and your former landlord sold the house when? I've heard of renters being kicked out when a property owner lets a house go to foreclosure, but it seems like there would have to be a law protecting a tenant when the property owner sells the property. I guess my question is: How long have you been paying rent to the current landlord? You said the current landlord told you that the place was supposed to be unoccupied when he bought it, but you've been paying rent, and I assume someone's been cashing your rent check, who was it? It seems to me that if the new property owner accepted your rent payments, then they would have had to have accepted the terms of the lease that was present on the property at the time of purchase. If the lease term was up at the end of March, and the new landlord has continued to accept rent checks for the property, I imagine you'd have some legal recourse...

You need an attorney. Get your rent into escrow (like, yesterday) and get find representation from a lawyer specializing in residential law. Avoiding an eviction on your credit report is exactly why you need representation. Eviction is not a quick process, you've got time.

Do you have copies of your original lease and notifications of transfer of property? I'd say that you need to escrow your rent payments right away until 1) property ownership is firmly established, and 2) with whom your lease agreement lies. I don't believe that you can be evicted that way...

Definitely worth the hassle. Congrats on a great place!

$60 to degunkify a pair of carbs!? What a steal! Glad you got it sorted out.

should be fully charged by now, you good?

Are you using the wall charger? I ran the battery low on mine one time, and it wouldn't charge from either the usb port on my laptop, nor the car charger. I ended up taking mine in to the Verizon store in Tampa (stuff like this always seems to happen when you're out of town) and they plugged it in to the wall charger for 2 hours, and it's been fine ever since.

It's not a huge deal, but if you're all stock, its kind of a PITA moving all the stuff to get at the carbs. It's much easier to do with the carbs off the bike, but that means pulling the seat, air box, speedo cluster, tank, AIS stuff that gets in the way, then physically removing the carbs. First time pulling them off, and putting them back on will probably take you 2 hours not including the time to take the carbs apart and clean. It goes a little faster each time you do it, though.

+1 Sounds like it's doing exactly what mine was doing before I found I had the wrong jets in it. Open the float side of the carbs and get those jets cleaned out. I'd put a new filter on it too, just to be sure.

+ rep for you, well stated. Thank you for your service!

Lemon Law only applies to new vehicles. I've not had a good experience with Layman. I bought my Cadillac there, and three months after purchase, I was replacing head gaskets. They wouldn't buy me a tank of gas either. Overall, I was thoroughly disappointed with my purchase experience there. What should have been an hour and a half deal tops, ended up taking over 3 hours. You'd think that someone coming in and doing a $1700 cash deal for one of the wholesale lot cars would at least get some gas. Hell, I did them a favor by taking that car off the lot for them!

Saw that too... Some Chinese Heavy Equipment company.

I didn't realize Penske is has the exclusive deal to sell Smart cars in the US. I hope they're able to start building Saturns again, the last several years Saturn has turned into the US' Opel. Say what you will, I want Saturn (and Penske) to succeed.

I'm good with the color, but the wheels gotta go. That car needs to have at least a little bit of a lip on the wheel.