Son just bought this. Came with both CarFax and all the Motor Pool Work Orders. Appears it was the Zeeland Michigan Police Chief's Car and records show it was very very well maintained. Also unlikely it was ever involved in high speed chases or left idling for long periods. Oil/Filter every 3-5K, both batteries replaced every two years, radiator replaced at 3 year intervals!!??, coolant reservoir replaced at 70K d/t leak and thermostat replaced. New starter put in ~75K and rebuilt tranny installed at 79K in 12/2019. Only driven 4K in the last two years. Here's our things to do list:
1) We need to remove the interior panels from the back seat doors to reattach window controls and the door handle cables. Any advice, forum posts, or http links, on how to do this without breaking mount clips would be appreciated.
2) It is going to be used by Mom to run kids to school and shop locally - mostly 5 mile trips on paved roads and 30 mile trips for medical appointments. We are 15 miles South of Lansing Michigan so will have some snow storms to deal with. What's a good plan to deal with this RWD in snow?
3) Audio system has perfectly fine sound, but no blue tooth to stream music from smart phones. Any thoughts on how to add blue tooth?
4) Work order present from late 2020 to remove electronics ("to put in Chief's new truck"). There's a large bundle of wires tied together and laying on the floor below the center of the dash. Any advice on removal, leaving in place, or tucking away out of sight?
5) Third row seat was "deleted". Does this mean there's no built-in anchor points located beneath the vinyl floor in the back?
6) Any other "been there and did this" stories you'd share to make transition easier?
Thanks in advance.
1) We need to remove the interior panels from the back seat doors to reattach window controls and the door handle cables. Any advice, forum posts, or http links, on how to do this without breaking mount clips would be appreciated.
2) It is going to be used by Mom to run kids to school and shop locally - mostly 5 mile trips on paved roads and 30 mile trips for medical appointments. We are 15 miles South of Lansing Michigan so will have some snow storms to deal with. What's a good plan to deal with this RWD in snow?
3) Audio system has perfectly fine sound, but no blue tooth to stream music from smart phones. Any thoughts on how to add blue tooth?
4) Work order present from late 2020 to remove electronics ("to put in Chief's new truck"). There's a large bundle of wires tied together and laying on the floor below the center of the dash. Any advice on removal, leaving in place, or tucking away out of sight?
5) Third row seat was "deleted". Does this mean there's no built-in anchor points located beneath the vinyl floor in the back?
6) Any other "been there and did this" stories you'd share to make transition easier?
Thanks in advance.