I fix my own car, so repairs are not that expensive. Parts for the Caprice,
my car, are usually pretty cheap. Its the mechanics who make repair
expensive. Cut those people out, do it yourself, and its cheap. I just put a
transmission in my car, bought a used one for $350 and installed myself. The
car has 210,000 miles and the engine is in perfect condition. I recently
stripped it down and looked inside and it didn't have any noticeable wear.
Damn transmission died though ,so that's why I just replaced it.
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On 11/15/10 5:33 PM, "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It's tricky - I'm doing that with the old gas powered Pajero (MontereyShogun)
> but when do you decide it's 'fallen apart'? I've been saying for some time
> that the next catastrophic failure is the end of the road for it but...I
> burned out the clutch recently. You don't scrap a car because of a clutch,
> even if it does cost $700 to replace. Now it has to earn back that outlay. The
> heater has failed (it leaks coolant into the cabin) and it would cost $500
> plus to fix but, it that sufficient reason? Not really, not here where it
> doesn't snow and the air con still works. A couple of the tyres need replacing
> soon and they're pricey so I will look for a couple of second-hands from a
> wrecker's yard I suppose. Like I did last time. Sigh.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 16/11/2010, at 4:54 AM, Mike Lazzari wrote:
>
>>> I'll drive my car till it falls apart, then buy something else.
>> Actually the best thing you can do for the planet.
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