I also think that my grandmother was taken for a ride when she bought this car-- two of the front panels and the front bumper do not seem to be original to the car; they don't quite match the color of the body. Well, that and the fact that the bumper began to relentlessly peel on my daily commutes to work. As one of my current co-workers described it, "wow! It looks like you drove through the sun!"

As if all that weren't bad enough, I was rear-ended at a red light while we were living in Indianapolis, which loosened the rear passenger side of the back bumper and scratched the plastic a bit. I figured the car already had so many cosmetic "issues" that I wasn't going to worry about fixing it or filing a claim, especially since no damage was done to the other person's all metal 1970s behemoth.

Now, the latest addition to the "personality" of my car was a fender-bender in a rainy parking lot last night that resulted in similar detachment of my front bumper. It's really starting to look like the Trashmobile. As it was practically a free car, in that I paid cash for it and have put over 50,000 miles on it, I really can't see bothering a whole lot about repairs that don't relate to keeping the thing running. But really, there is my pride.

i thought that dent in the rear bumper was from backing into that little old lady who darted out behind you in the parking lot.

on a serious note, that wiggling at high speeds could be from faulty tires, ones in which the steel bands have shifted. recently happened to me, even though the tread was evenly worn and deep.

I've had it looked at many times. The bent wheel rims is causing uneven wear on the tires. I just had new tires put on and it seems to be a lot better now. I just have to make sure I rotate them regularly. Every 10,000 miles, B.