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#61 of 536 Shifty's Absolutely Right by hpmctorque May 27, 2005 (10:49 am)
The financially prudent thing to do is to replace the timing belt, pay your car off, then begin saving the equivalent of your monthly payments for a new car, for as long as your car is safe to drive. This way you can make a larger down payment on your next car, pay it off sooner, and begin getting ahead of the game. .
#63 of 536 Re: To Fix up or Trade up, that is the question. [larry767] by tazuko Jun 10, 2005 (8:38 am)
Replying to: larry767 (Dec 14, 2004 7:20 pm) My opinion is fix it if you can. I am restoring a 1981 Dodge Aries K car     and I'm looking for 4 exterior door handles. Any ideas where they can be found                                                Tazuko                                        Email----btgrantnorthwestel.net Replies to this message: crankshaft (Jun 12, 2005 5:10 pm)
#64 of 536 Fuel guage took 180 degree turn by dhall7745 Jun 11, 2005 (7:53 pm)
I have a 1997 olds cutlass, I disconnected the battery and replaced it. I went to start the engine and noticed the fuel guage was at the 6 o'clock postion.and when engine was started it peg out at the bottom of the empty peg....Please help
#65 of 536 Re: To Fix up or Trade up, that is the question. [tazuko] by crankshaft Jun 12, 2005 (5:10 pm)
Replying to: tazuko (Jun 10, 2005 8:38 am) you would be amazed the amount of misc.small parts can be found on e-bay.
#66 of 536 Repair or Bury by ohiopackerfan Jul 08, 2005 (5:56 pm)
I have a 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager with 150,000 miles on it. Yesterday it developed major problems as the cooling fluid found its way into the transmission fluid. Got it limped to the dealership. Today they tell me it needs a new radiator and major transmission work or a reworked transmission. The price is $1900 to $3400 depending on my choice. The body and interior are in very good shape. Is it worth my while to have it repaired or do I cut my losses and buy a new vehicle? If running, it is worth about $3,000. If I do not repair, what is the best way to dispose of it? Thanks - any advice is appreciated. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 08, 2005 8:17 pm)
#67 of 536 Re: Repair or Bury [ohiopackerfan] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jul 08, 2005 (8:17 pm)
Replying to: ohiopackerfan (Jul 08, 2005 5:56 pm) Well you're not going to buy a clean, good running van for $3,000 very easily. I'd say go for it. You might be able to take a lower miles transmission out of wreck (fi they will warranty it) and save a lot of money. No sense putting a brand new trans in a vehicle that's probably not going to go another 150K. The radiator I'd buy new though.
#68 of 536 repair or bury by jproc Jul 12, 2005 (6:05 am)
Two years ago we had a similiar dilemma.Our 93 Chrysler with about 140k miles sprouted a leak in the radiator.Got it to the local mechanic we use and it needed a radiator,head gaskets were going and tranny was shot as well.   We told him that we didn't want to put the money into it and he offered us $ 500.He then fixed it up and sold it.   I'd talk to my local mechanic and see if he is interested in it.Dealer probably won't be. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 12, 2005 6:17 am)
#69 of 536 Re: repair or bury [jproc] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jul 12, 2005 (6:17 am)
Replying to: jproc (Jul 12, 2005 6:05 am) Well that's a very different situation....you have a passenger car vs. a van, and bad head gaskets AND a bad tranny....that one was a slam-dunk decision but the van is supposedly otherwise in fine shape. Also I am quite surprised your mechanic could make a nickel on that car if he did in fact fix all those things.
#70 of 536 iproc/shifty by hpmctorque Jul 13, 2005 (1:52 pm)
"...I am quite surprised your mechanic could make a nickel on that car if he did in fact fix all those things." Hmmm, sounds to me as though maybe the mechanic exaggerated the problems so he could buy the '93 Chrysler for below market value. Not that we'll ever know, and I certainly wouldn't want to impugn the reputation of an honest mechanic, but it's a possibility.

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