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Interesting problem....... Posted by Herb Hirsch [Email] (#114) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Herb Hirsch) on Sun, 18 May 2008 17:10:15 In Reply to: 1992 Saab 9000 - Fix it, or Sell it, H. B., Sun, 18 May 2008 14:30:38 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
First, you could probably address the problems you've listed for far less than the cost of a replacement car.
1. Windshield replacement - $400
2. Mirror (passenger side) - $89.10 from eEuroparts. I'd definitely shop for the whole unit at Goldwing or English-Swedish Spares.
3. Caliper - $69.90 from eEuroparts. Alternatively, you could rebuild it yourself for $8.99.
4. Smell of burning oil - this could be as little as a leaking oil pressure sensor ($3.99 from eEuroparts). Or, a whole lot more.
As you can see, fixing up the stuff necessary to get through inspection could run $563 or less if you rebuild the caliper yourself...AND the oil smell is due only to a leaking oil pressure sensor.
The point is that the above is cheaper than buying a car for $5,000. However, after you've spent this money you have no way of knowing what might break next, especially on a car with 225K miles on the odometer.
Not to scare you off but at 225K miles things that can go suddenly include the catalytic converter, fuel pump, throttle body, to name just a couple. Any one of these items can set you back several hundred dollars.
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