Well..lets see. When I first got my Altima, one day I started it and the engine started shaking back and forth.. it hasn't done that since. Then my driver and passenger side windows quit rolling down and I had to replace the switches and the motors. One day I was driving down the interstate at 70mph during rush hour and the engine stopped. The dealer said it was due to a rod or gasket and sludge in the engine. I replaced the engine with a used one and now when I start my car it makes this loud screeching noise until the car warms up. It only makes that noise when it is cold outside. Oh, and I have a power steering leak.
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You mustn't have hated the car too much if you drove it for 82k, and anything with 170k on it must have been a pretty decent car.
Your car must have had a few bad motor mounts.. They are very good and reliable and have good performance...