Sorry hun, thats life. I just looked at a T-bird, 1993 they were ready to change cats on (for a VERY exuberant price, there's two cats built into the Y-pipe something like 1200 dollars, way more than the car is worth) because it wouldn't accelerate, Took it for a ride definitely felt like it wasn't getting air in, or out. after a trip around the block, I unplugged the MAF (Mass Air Flow) sensor. Car runs like new again. Tells me several things, A) the cats arn't clogged up, B) the TPS (throttle position sensor) is good, and C) there's an air metering device thats bad. I'm not sure that that car had a MAP (Manifold Absoloute Pressure) sensor, if it did it could be that or the MAF, I'm guessing MAF. I'll test it out Monday when I have time to look at it, but for now he can drive it on the primary programming with no serious effects, just won't be getting optimal milage, which for the 5 miles a day he drives the damn thing he's not worried about it. By unplugging the MAF I forced the computer to fall back on it's primary programming and just run off the 3 basic sensors. It worked. This means that one of the advanced sensors is bad. what pisses me off is the 3 shops he's had it at before couldn't figure this out, one being a reputable Ferd dealer in the area. It took me all of 10 min to if not solve the problem, severely narrow it down to 2 choices. So remember that when you take your car into a dealer. There are maybe one or two actual mechanics there. the rest are parts changers. Hook the computer up, change what the computer says. file it and ship it. In order to get to the 'Mechanic' you've got to either have a SERIOUS problem, or a very expensive problem and good credit, or you have to have gone through all the parts changers.