I can finally say that my new Verde is running better than my old Verde. I spent another day rolling around underneath the damn thing working on it. I now have a driveshaft free of annoying vibrations, and a rather quiet exhaust. I tightened up a few belts too... Remaining action items are pretty easy, with the exception of getting the front end aligned. Just little things like cleaning electrical contacts, and solving some interior vibrations. Oh, and installing the radio. I haven't listened to NPR in weeks. On a side note: Why does dirt give my hair such amazing body? I hate the feel of it, but after a long day working on the car my hair looks great... appropriately wild and textured. It picks up an amazing amount of dirt. Just ask Deb. When I rinsed my hair this evening the tub went momemtarily black. Ewww.