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If there's a competent independent, yes, else no
Posted by Spiros Trianta (more from Spiros Trianta) on Mon, 26 Apr 2004 18:14:45
In Reply to: Looking for brutal honesty, NewProf, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:32:46
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It boils down to whether you have a competent indie, and how fast you get to the point of no return, or, as my Geo dealer said, "repair exceeds value of vehicle". A 92 9000 should be around 2-3 grand, and pouring $1k a year on a car of that vintage is not what I would call a good idea.
12 years, even at low miles per year, still would look like 150k miles minimum. You could be the eternal optimist and consider that you could get 50 k miles out of it, but in practice, if the tranny explodes in 3 k miles you're done.
There's also the issue of your driving patterns, i.e. do you want to take long trips, you have a long commute, etc? There are all kinds of issues to consider from that angle as well.
Spiros
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Posts in this Thread:
- Looking for brutal honesty, NewProf, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:32:46
- Re: Looking for brutal honesty, tomg, Tue, 27 Apr 2004 20:06:35
- If there's a competent independent, yes, else no, Spiros Trianta, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 18:14:45 <-- Viewing This Message
- I would say you'll spend $1000/year, ChipJ, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:45:11
- Re: Looking for brutal honesty, Garry, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 12:56:56
- check with your local mechanic, nt moore, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 12:34:18
- You've got mail. n/m, Clay McNeely
, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 12:21:24 - Re: Looking for brutal honesty, compaqted, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 12:16:29
- Re: Looking for brutal honesty, Mark G
, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:41:58 - Re: Looking for brutal honesty, Noel, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:48:33
- Read, read, read, records records records, Bert K, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:27:44
- its a bad preconcieved notion, Adam
, Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:57:46
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