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Not sure, apart from repainting each time but maybe using a thicker (enamel based) paint in the areas that are most affected by wear?

Sounds like you have a good one there Brandon. 
The main thing is that it has been maintained correctly over the years and everything was replaced when it should have been so it suggests a responsible previous owner.
As a result it shouldn't need anything much outside of routine maintenance

key

Conditioned

On 5/28/2022 at 6:09 AM, Ralph Gregory said:

Greetings

New to the group,recently retired Auto Shop owner, Master Auto tech,specializing in European & Asian Sports Cars.

"Life is racing,everything else is just waiting"

The King of Cool  ✌️

Steve McQueen quote....absolutely spot on!

I'm off to Le Mans 24 Hours next week. can't wait to revisit the mecca of all motorsport as haven't been since lockdown restrictions and chomping at the bit

Go for it, and let us know how you get on (e.g. wheel imbalance, etc)

Acid

Cost is always a big issue when it comes to marketing a new product (cost to make and retail price) but always has to allow for profit.
Good luck with refining the end product so that it is where it needs to be in the market, I guess every small refinement helps to balance it out

taste

Bitter

I am a massive Slime fan....have used it for years in Motorbikes, Cars, Campers and never had a puncture (that I know of).

The only downside is it can lead to some dynamic wheel imbalance and also slight corrosion to the alloy rims but nothing that cannot be sealed by the Slime

On 5/18/2022 at 2:49 AM, grandpa_spec98 said:

So my question is, could the throttle position sensor have to do with my low idle, or did it trigger a failsafe somewhere in the ECM that told it to just keep running, no matter what.

The ECU would have a default preset to keep the engine idling (albeit low or high speed over the standard RPM) 

I would clear all codes give it a good run and recheck.

You may be best to remove it one wire at a time and see how that affects the rest of the car.

I have done this before and ended up removing a whole aftermarket system to put back to standard and also done it where upon removing the wiring and came across the fault.

On 5/9/2022 at 12:11 PM, dcfish said:

I like that it is Boating season here...Boat goes in next week  🙂  

How's the boating going so far?

ah so sorry to hear that Mike, it is heartbreaking to lose a loved pet and the consolation is that you know you gave him a much better life and you both enjoyed that ten years together.

Wow! that's incredible workmanship Dave and great engineering and design.
The trouble with watch boxes is that they take up a huge amount of space and your design is sleek which is how people want things nowadays I guess

On 5/22/2022 at 2:10 PM, Bykfixer said:

I don't like it when a pet gets old and feeble. 

Yes, agree with that Mike

Hi Lexusfreak.....great to have you back in the club!

If the car drives fine and you cannot find any issues then I would jump at it but would be worth asking the dealer to change the trans fluid and filter as a goodwill gesture if agreed sticker price paid, at least then you will have peace-of-mind on that front.

Let us know how it goes 

Scary

I would definitely start by removing and cleaning out the throttle body area as maybe the stepper motor is struggling with excess carbon build up

The dealership local to you should have some knowledge of trim specs, worth asking them to see if they know

Watches, especially with mechanical movements are such things of beauty!

I only have mechanical watches as I find quartz watches fail on me more than mechanical.

Would like to see the device you have created to wind the watches, have seen many mechanical watch winders but not many that change rotation as most just spin in one direction which is not good for the movement..

Ghost

I would imagine there is either a drain on the battery by having a dead short (e.g. oxygen sensor touching the exhaust, melted through and shorted wiring.
The issue with the battery and even possibly the alternator is something which you need to resolve before going any further with sensors and actuator replacement as this may be causing these issues.

If in doubt it would be worth getting the car taken to a local garage to diagnose the vehicle charging fault and go from there