Jeff Strickland ) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

> Good luck with this. You are on your own.
>
> Your car was manufactured in 1996, so it must be a 1997 model, or I
> suppose it could be a late model '96. Given we are in '05 now, this
> makes the car 9 years old, give or take a few months. I would expect a
> long list of rubber and plastic parts are looking at replacement now
> or soon.

Oh, do me a favour! Nine years and 65k miles is a LONG way from being
ancient. The stuff the OP mentioned - drive belts, wipers etc are service
items.

Still, what can we expect from a top poster who seems to be allergic to
snipping posts?