@jerzone so... this is a 2013 ford focus with a DPS6 transmission, 160,000 miles, wet timing belt, rotting out quarter panels, and broken A/C.

so i'm not so much in the "improving it" phase as i am in the "keep it moving until something catastrophic happens" phase.

pulling the carpet means if i get another 20,000 miles out of it, at least they won't be a stinky 20k.