Funny story, sorta
@hayabuser with a CRX. A past GF had one,newer model than the one you got going there...anyway she had a "mechanic" living next door. She mentioned to him one day her CRX had a squeek in it going over speed bumps was when the noise was heard. Well,Mr.Mechanic diagnosis the prob a squeeky lower control arm ball joint. The fix: He pokes a hole in the ball joint boot,and ....wait for it....fills it up with WD40. My GF is impressed. "That only took you 5 mins she says. Can I give you some money?" Oh no he says...all in a days work and a favor for a pretty lady blah blah blah. She tells me this later...after the fact. I am unknowing to all of these events. So fast forward a couple weeks...GF says she's taking me out for my birthday...cool. Out for din-din we go. All dressed up,so we take her car,not my bike. I'm driving,flying around a corner at maybe 70 K (in the city) when 00ps....left front wheel turns left...right front wheel turns right.
Lower control arm ball joint (the unservicable type) has let loose. Nose of the car on the drivers side scrapes the ground CV joint is dancing under neath having been pulled from the trans etc...
Wow she says..."That was good driving." Ya not bad I guess.
Here's the warning part my brother...the "mechanic" is the head "mechanic" at Howie's Car Coral on the Colwood strip.
Might want to let friends and fam in on that PRIOR to a purchase from Howie. Anyway,I threw it back together properly,L & R A-arms,CV's etc...wasn't that much dough,took me 2 hours or so.
Thanks for the batt offer,I would have taken you up on that. Incidently...car battery in a backpack with a bad shoulder etc on Busa ...no fun. LOL.
Rubb.