My 98 has 112k on it with no signs and I haven't heard of too many 98 or 99's doing it. My car was actually produced in November of '97, which follows his reasoning of the new design past 5/01/97.
I don't know, just to get something going in here, post up when your car was produced, if it's walked, and how many miles are on it. You can check your production date by the sticker in the driver's door jam.
