Thanks for the reply;

No pics of the headliner yet, but I am not sure if I will be able to take pics as it is at the front corner of the headliner, but I will give it a try with the digital camera tomorrow.

No suspension mods yet and there don't appear to be any done by the prior owner. I don't know if they had the spring guards put on and that is what is causing the noise, but it seems that the steering is not as tight as it should be although the springs and struts seem okay. I plan on driving the car cross country on a 2-3 week trip, so I would like to to handle as well as possibile. Afterwards I will mainly use the car to commute between NC and NY City. I plan on getting a BAT suspension set up looking for a fair compromise between good handling and good ride (since the car will spend about 20% of the time on bad NY City streets), but want to make sure the base suspension is sound first, and I do have a warranty on the vehicle as well. Right now I have stock 15" wheels and I plan on adding some 16x7.5, don't want to go 17 as that might rough up the ride a bit too much. I was told by the dealer that the vehicle was owned by an older couple that traded it so again I don't think it was moded or driven hard, but I also don't think it was lovingly cared for either.

Any help would be appreciated.