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Yeah my car shakes violently at 55

I been working on cars for decades. This is a problem with the cv axles and hubs. I can feel it worse going around curves. I'll order those from carparts.com and get that fixed within the next month. 2001 Buick regal LS with a 3.8 gm. It's a granny/grampa car but let me tell you the engine is amazing. Naturally aspirated and bullet proof. Like a tank. I didn't like v6 engines til sitting behind this one. Though the interior is tore up I've never owned a more reliable vehicle. The transmission is a 4T65E 4 speed with overdrive and is not one of the best, but with filter changes/maintenance it is smooth. I drive easy though. I never step on it, just let the transmission do what it was designed to do. I don't keep up with the pace of everyone else flooring it because the more you do that, the shorter the car's life will be. Oh yeah. It annoys people I'm sure of it but I can't afford to buy a car every other year or high mechanic bills I just do all my own work and be good to it. I've got rare Earth strong magnets at the bottom of the transmission pan. Last filter change it collected large amounts of the gray sludge. About every 30k miles I change it. No flushing! 10w30 full synthetic oil change and a fram every 3k miles. Replaced sensors, put in a new starter. Cut a hole for fuel pump access and replaced that recently. New die hard battery. New water pump. I have a new alternator that will be added soon. New o2 sensors, plugs wires and coils, new fuel filter and pressure regulator. Regan's doing real good! It's a regal so I figured name her Regan. Has new tires, gonna rotate them during axle and hub replace. I have new brake pads in the trunk too. My power steering pump is blown, it still works good, is just noisy. Fluid didn't help. Has a new serpentine belt and even my 25$ dual stereo works still 😂. Jam out to classic Heart in that car, the smell of familiarity, I love it. This might sound weird to many, but my vehicle is my best friend. It does me good if I take care of it and will always be there! It won't ever desire a different owner. I know cars don't have feelings, not gone that far.
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Jonjdw · 51-55, M
I find that Amazon has the cheapest car parts. And their tools even beat harbor freight price