I've had tie rods replaced twice in its lifetime (once at ~32K miles, just past warranty, and again at ~68K), as well as a whole lot of suspension work (bushings, etc, forget what exactly and my files are not here). The steering has been better after the latest suspension work but still not quite as tight as other cars I've driven on the highway. I've given up spending tons of money "improving" and repairing the car, in favor of just flat-out replacing the thing when I graduate in 2006 with a decent car, or earlier with a semi-decent car if anything more breaks.
