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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: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 30, 2009 3:07 pm)
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Replying to: fezo (Apr 30, 2009 6:20 pm) Of COURSE Sam Walton can afford to drive an old pick-up truck - he has money! If anything goes wrong with his truck, he just drives one of his other cars and has it fixed. Cigarette burn in the upholstry? Replace the seat. Scratch in the paint? Have the truck repainted. He can AFFORD to repair whatever's necessary. A poor guy can't afford to own an OLD car and make those repairs - he needs a NEW car with a warranty so somebody else will pay for the repairs. I'm not sure I actually believe all that, but it shut him up for a looooong time 
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Replying to: lokki (May 01, 2009 6:18 am) It's not easy to spend $3600 a year on an old used car that you desperately need for work, but I'm sure some people are doing that very thing as we speak.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 01, 2009 8:09 am) There is peace of mind knowing what repairs have been made in your present car vs the "what's next" in an unknown replacement.
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Replying to: euphonium (May 01, 2009 9:05 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 01, 2009 9:15 am) When its junky - junk it. 
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Replying to: euphonium (May 01, 2009 12:24 pm) |
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I need advise. I had an accident yesterday with my 1995 Ford Taurus SHO. I rear-ended a woman who was merging but changed her mind suddenly. Must have hit her in a bad way since she had almost no damage but I will probably need a hood, headlight and turn signal assembly and radiator work. Haven't shopped around yet for body work but a casual quick estimate was about $3000. I dropped collision insurance last year due to the age of the car and the fact that it is not driven much. The car is supposedly somewhat rare and coveted. It is an automatic 1995 Ford Taurus SHO with 107,000 miles on it. Runs perfectly. A slight amount of rust (garaged most of the time). May need dual exhaust system in a year or two. Has new tires, brakes. Like all SHO's it has lots of upgrades. Was never abused, we are original owners, and it still is fun to drive since it has the coveted powerful engine. Fix it up or donate it to charity in its damaged condition or fix it? The car is liked but will it hold it's value to make it worth the costs? Hate to see the fine and fun 95 SHO sent to the graveyard due to a stupid accident, but can I justify the expense of repairing it? Any advise? |
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Replying to: maryh3 (May 02, 2009 2:36 am) Your only other option, which is also the only way there can be any upside to this situation, is for you to find all the pieces you need at a wrecking yard, all in the same color as your car, and install them yourself and drive the car around as it is. |
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Replying to: maryh3 (May 02, 2009 2:36 am) Our 95 T Bird has been repaired several times by such a bodyman and the work is perfect. Right now, he has a 55 T Bird in his shop. If you can find a retired or moon lighting body mechanic as outlined above, fix it. 
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