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Everyone will remember 2020 as the year of COVID19, except for me. I will remember it as the year that I unexpectedly restored Money Pit. I finally got the car back together after 5 months and $5000 in parts and services to-date. My basement is empty of parts for this Sky with only two exceptions. I still have to install the wind deflector, and I held off installing the original hood insulator, thinking of buying a new one.
I am not out of the woods yet. I have fluids to change, brakes to replace, TPMS sensors to remove, and tires to balance. I have to research a loud howl in back that occurs under the slightest of torque. Hopefully a differential fluid change will quiet it down. O maybe it is a bad CV axle. I have a bad paint chip in the hood and the top of the rear bumper's clear coat isn't looking too good. I will see how much motivation is left in me in dealing with those two cosmetic issues.
To date I have refused to let my wife even sit in the car, let alone go out for a drive. It was so pathetic when I drove it home from Georgia. I think it's time she experiences our Sky. I have forewarned her how rough a ride it offers, and how loud the driving experience is. That rear end howl under any amount of torque surely needs to be resolved to improve our joy-riding experience.
I am not out of the woods yet. I have fluids to change, brakes to replace, TPMS sensors to remove, and tires to balance. I have to research a loud howl in back that occurs under the slightest of torque. Hopefully a differential fluid change will quiet it down. O maybe it is a bad CV axle. I have a bad paint chip in the hood and the top of the rear bumper's clear coat isn't looking too good. I will see how much motivation is left in me in dealing with those two cosmetic issues.
To date I have refused to let my wife even sit in the car, let alone go out for a drive. It was so pathetic when I drove it home from Georgia. I think it's time she experiences our Sky. I have forewarned her how rough a ride it offers, and how loud the driving experience is. That rear end howl under any amount of torque surely needs to be resolved to improve our joy-riding experience.