OK bringing it in tomorrow but a quick update on what I'm feeling exactly.
The car is always pulling to the left at least a little bit. The faster I'm going the more it pulls, same for the harder I accelerate.
Today however I noticed cruising at 80 on a smooth road with my hands on the wheel so it can't pull, at times I can feel the front end going to the left for a few seconds.. then the right.. then the left.. etc. To someone that doesn't know much about cars it feels like something is just... loose and moving and causing the car to not be stable like it use to be. I imagine the front end being on some kind of swivel that is just free to move as the road/air resistance decides. This is with my hands tight on the wheel so the car isn't actually sliding much, but I still 'feel' the movement.
Make any sense?
That does. It could be a number of different things. Either way it sounds pretty scary and you should get it to a mechanic's ASAP. It doesn't sound safe to drive, whatever is loose could fail with no warning.