Another (late) update of my to-do list! (In no order, really)

1. The car occasionally shivers. So. I just read an email from November (Oh how I've neglected this site!!! I had to graduate college, though.) about the MAF sensor. I feel much more educated now. I will first disconnect the MAF sensor to see if the car is running smoother without it connected. (The connection could be bad, too, so I will look at the connector to see if it has any buildup, etc.) My car has just passed the 125k mark, so.... it's about time for this to go bad, but I'm hoping it's not this. Anyways, I'm going to go ahead and change out the plug wires, dist. cap and rotor. I can actually do this for cheaper than I thought - the total in parts from FCP would be around $95.00, which is about the cost of a set of wires from the dealership. We'll see where this will take us...

2. Rear driver side passenger door lock - I have destroyed the assembly completely, so I'm just going to buy a new one, at my favorite place fcp. Hopeing to have this done by March.

3. Brake Service - My dad is AWESOME at this. I can't wait to have his trademark brake service. Makes them nice and responsive (one touch to stop!) and not kinda muggy, like they are now. They're not awful, but I would like him to take a look at it.

4. Front passenger red door light. Must've slammed onto the seat belt buckle and chipped. Just another small, cosmetic thing. Asked the dealership - $26.00! I kinda expected this, but I held off, I might check a junk yard or something. Hmmm. I'll probably go to the dealer.... eventually.

5. Drink holder between fron seats. One of the rings are missing. Found some replacements on ebay, for about $45. Though I have thought about trying to fix the one I have. Could go the junk yard route again.

6. Dent by the trunk on the top side panel. Not too bad, but a pet peeve of mine. My boyfriend's brother knows how to paint... but I might take it to get it done at a paint place. You know what they say about family and business. I rather be mad at someone I don't know. Eh. I might get him to do it after all. I want him to paint the back bumper, too.

7. I'd like to add a cargo net to my trunk. It'd be cool! Don't know how I will anchor it in, though.

8. Small teeny rust spot by the sun roof and one on the hood. (probably from a rock, chip or something. Some light touch-up work ought to fix it.

9. Shift microswitch needs to be replaced - a $20 piece that I could replace within an hour. I'll probably get to this this month.

10. I need new wiper blades. They're not awful, but I need new wiper inserts, really, and I can't find a pair that fit, since the blades are not OEM.

11. Tires. My tires are supposed to be new, but there is somethign wrong with them. They aren't round completely, so the ride is just a tad bumpy. They're wierd tires, because the pressure is higher. Something from Wal-mart. Go figure. Their warranties are non-transferable. But I don't have to have new ones at the moment. I might wait for spring to come. Couple of months and I'll go ahead, give in and get 4 new goodyears or something.