| All these problems can be traced back to a bent frame. Jayru, I don't mean to add insult to injury but going forward on a bent frame was an extremely risky decision. I'd say you lost that battle long ago and stayed with it too long. I respect your tenacity but there are limits to that too. I had a somewhat similar experience with my '93 NA. I put an enormous amount of time and money into that car seemingly trying to track down a ghost problem. I sunk $5,511.53 over 2 years into that car before realizing I had to cut bait. When the opportunity came I bought the TT... even before selling the NA. That was financially risky too. In the end it was absolutely the right decision. Of course I moved a lot of the investments over from my NA to the TT. I have put a lot of time and $1,749.76 into my new TT but nowhere near as much time and heartache as was poured into the NA. The result is I've driven the TT pretty much problem free for the past 2 year! The TT has been truly 1/3 the "effort" the NA was and I know that sounds like a contradiction but in my case it's true. The Z is intriguing for many reasons, but I think the costs and more importantly the risks we in the Z community are willing to take are understated, exorbitant, and often times not recognized up front. The Z IS like a bad relationship! Escalation of commitment is definitely the diagnosis for me too. It's been one hellofa learning experience for me. My recommendation would be you spend more $$ up front, take lower risks, and be more conservative in your expectations. IMHO there's no shame in throwing in the towel and moving onto a better Z shell, a different car altogether, or getting out completely. Sometimes it's the right thing to do. Each individual situation is unique and luck, or lack thereof, makes a huge difference.
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