Really, I try to be careful with my cars. Way too much money involved to throw it away by purposefully running them ragged.

The transmissions: It was the first (and only) year Mitsu used that type of transmission. They found that using that particular set-up of having a hardened steel pin hitting a soft aluminum case was a recipe for disaster. As dumb as way back in '72 when a lot of companies (Plymouth -- I know about), used aluminum windings inside the alternator.

The Toyota CD player, I misspoke (really mis-typed)-- I'm on my third CD player: Two of them, after playing CD's for more than 3 hours at a time during trips, the heat from the CD player got hot enough to warp the CDs so they couldn't eject.

John


2007 TCH -- Desert Sand, Bisque -- Original Equip: Leather Seats; NAV; Moonroof; Heated Seats
Completed Mods: Moved the side "HYBRID" emblem/badge to trunk lid; Mud Guards (Colored); Back-up Sensors; Door sill protector; ScanGauge II; Front Bra (Clear LLumar); Window Tinting (40 % Charcoal LLumar); Rear Deck Lid Spoiler
Mods in progress: None
Future mods: Rear bumper appliqué, Sliding Center Armrest