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Maintenance & Repair To Fix Up or Trade Up, That is the Question
536 messages, Last post on Jul 24, 2009 at 9:12 AM
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Replying to: boomchek (Dec 11, 2008 9:29 am) I bought the parts myself and had them installed by my mechanic (too cold to do it myself). Parts and labor cost me around 600CDN...which is less than a quote I got for just for the UIM. A big thanks to everyone who helped out. Hopefully, this car will run until the summer!! I'll be back with anymore problems.
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Replying to: bartron36 (Dec 14, 2008 4:58 pm) |
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My son put a nice sized dent in the front bumper of our 1999 Honda Civic, and the hood release cable is also broken, and all things said and done, it will cost about $700 out the door to fix both. My question is, is it worth it to put $700 into this car, when neither problem is a major mechanical problem, or should I just keep driving the car? I plan on selling the car in about 2-3 years, just before the car is due for another timing belt at 180K miles. |
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Replying to: jchan2 (Jan 10, 2009 9:49 pm) Having said that however, I'd fix the hood release. That should be cheap to fix, and I think there is an expectation that someone would be able to pop the hood open when needed to get to the engine. If that was NOT working at the time of sale, then I'm sure it will be a $$ negative since people will instantly think....sheez, if they didn't fix something as simple as a cable, what ELSE is wrong with it and they didn't fix. |
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"If that was NOT working at the time of sale, then I'm sure it will be a $$ negative since people will instantly think....sheez, if they didn't fix something as simple as a cable, what ELSE is wrong with it and they didn't fix." That, and when was the last time the car received regular maintenance if the hood doesn't open easily? The bumper damage is primarily a cosmetic issue, so whether or not to repair it depends on how much the appearance bothers you. If it were me, I'd probably choose to have it repaired, even knowing that, as Kaiwah pointed out, you will only get back a fraction of the cost of repairing it when you sell the car.
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Replying to: jchan2 (Jan 10, 2009 9:49 pm) |
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Jan 11, 2009 8:22 am) The bumper is strictly whether it bothers you enough to be worth the money. My daughter's 99 Camry has all sorts of cosmetic issues - none of which were actually her fault. It's not worth it to me to fix. Mechanically it's fine these days. |
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Replying to: jchan2 (Jan 10, 2009 9:49 pm) 
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Replying to: jchan2 (Jan 10, 2009 9:49 pm) If it's an indent on the corner of thre bumper you might be able to pop it out. If it's a cracked hole, then I guess you can't. I agree with others though. Fix the hood release, but leave the cosmetics alone. |
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Replying to: euphonium (Jan 11, 2009 7:25 pm) We've decided to fix the hood release and leave the bumper- afterall, there's another teenager learning to drive right now who will inherit the car in a year. Why bother fixing the bumper when it will be dented/scratched/damaged in some other way within 2 years?
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