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Put the $$$ into a one of your 401K or even a 2% CD and use it for any repairs. Warranty from a dealer is PROFIT. .

Disregard!! Had a Dent expert that I found on Craigslist (with refs) come out to the house and look at it. $50 and a half hour later, dent is gone, Minor scratch is hardly noticeable and will buff out. Check out Paintless Dent Repair on YouTube.

Over the weekend, I noticed that I have a nice ding/dent on the crease line on the front of my hood. Spouse claims she never noticed it. Dent Wizard says it is on a crease and they do not believe it can be massaged out. Various body shops want $500 - $650 to repair!! CarPart.com has no hoods available. Anyone have any leads on a RED Edge Hood?? adTHANXvance!

Just picked one of these up for my daughters car- http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...&CatId=3422 originally sold for $220. Cannot tell from new.

FYI- This may not apply, but I use this link for a filter cross ref- http://www.trasko-usa.com/ I originally used it because GM went to smaller capacity filters on some of their cars, and I wanted the larger filter for my old Riviera.

I find that if you leave all the windows open near a construction site for several days, the glare is less noticeable.

I have Illinois plates and never put the front ones on for the past two autos I have owned. I put the extra plate under the rear carpet if I get stopped. I was NEVER stopped for the plate on my cars. I had a 1998 Aurora with that nice shovel nose front end and a plate would ruin the look. My Riviera has a built in notch for the front one, so a plate goes there. My wife was stopped at a seat belt inspection location and was asked about the plate. She said the dealer never installed the bracket and the plate was in the trunk. The officer nodded and said okay. (!!)

For the past half hour I have been trying to find the switch to lower the tailgate glass and, for the life of me, I cannot locate it!

BAMRers and ski racks don't mix, though I may try a couple of rounds from my .38 special if it would help!

Nope, I tried cracking the windows, fronts, backs, partially down partially up, halfway down, quarter up, still have the resonance no matter. It appears to be a design problem (at least for me). AND- with the radio cranked up, which is how I usually listen to it, the resonance is even more of a nusance!!

Since Mother Nature has decided to delay summer this year, I have enjoyed low humidity, 70 degree days around here and have tried driving around with the drivers window down and hanging my elbow out the window. However, I cannot do this for long because of the terrible sympathetic resonance which you cannot stand for long. Matter of fact, when you roll down any or all of the windows, you get the womp, womp, womp! Is it the design of the body or the design of the interior? Either way, you HAVE to drive windows up and air on. Frustration.

I agree COMPLETELY!!! I use Total Cycle Cleaner on my bike and on my other cars. It WILL remove tuff stains and not harm the orignal finish. I don't believe there are any harsh chemicals, but I always try it on an inconspicuous space first. It is a great product!!

I didn't get the seat heaters either. I also didn't like the way the drivers seat felt. I am 6'2" 230lbs, with long legs. The seat seemed way back, down and too low for me. I had the leather drivers seat reworked by an upholstery shop who added a denser foam and reworked the bolsters. He also added custom brackets to the power seat which moves the seat farther back, but -unlike the OEM- does not put you down lower and reclined. I sit upright with good thigh support and enuff headroom. While I was getting this done, I noticed the trim shop had seat warmers. For $200, I had a nice custom 2 stage bun warmers installed with the switches placed on the front lip of the bottom cushion. Really nice pro job. Check with a local auto trim shop and explain the problem.

I opted for the FWD drive this time because of all the problems I had with our late lamented Explorer. Chicagoland has had it's share of snow, and the FWD has handled it with no troubles. I can break the rear end in deep snow or ice, but with the OD off, it plows right through.

I drove through 30 below in Wisconsin last week, and 20 below Friday night in Dekalb trying to start my son's Escape. The Edge heater was frying my feet right throught the Thinsulate boots!! Sounds like a local problem.