[maxnine11]

just a couple of notes. --tire wear-- alignment specs changed for '96. if you have a '95, make sure they do an alignment to the later specs. You will still go through tires quickly. they do not wear in a weird pattern because of a design flaw, but because the way the rear suspension is designed - it gets a lot of work out of those back tires when braking and cornering. they just wear quickly because of the torque of the car, the weight of the car, and the rubber compound used in the tires of the most popular 993 tires (they are popular because of the grip they give). The windshield squeak. the windshield is fixed to the body of the car with adhesive. very rarely, this adhesive becomes loose. the cause of the noise is the lip of the seal rubbing against the body as the chassis flexes. to eliminate the noise the lip of the seal must be lubricated so it does not 'chatter' against the windshield frame. on the 996 porsche prescribed a cord impregnated with a silicon based lube placed between the edge of the glass and the windshield frame. some guys have used this on their 993s. Most use pedro's ice wax. a water resistant wax manufactured for bicycle chains/sprockets. it is what i use, with great results. lasts at least six months after the first two applications. if you want more info on how i apply the ice wax, send me a PM. max