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Factory parts for an older car? Good luck

Chagrined do-it-yourselfer Richard Truett found a replacement liftgate strut for his 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser at a dealership, but the part, redesigned to fit many model years, was shorter and required new mounting hardware.
November 02, 2013 05:00 AM

I'm averse to debt, so I paid cash for the cleanest Ford Taurus SHO I could find, a 1995 green-over-gray car with just 76,000 one-owner miles.

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