lightngsvt
CEG'er
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2003
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- 52
Im at a point where Im wondering if it is time to move on and sell my 98.5 CSVT. I have had the car over 4 years as a DD and it has treated me well, it currently has 98k miles and overall (except the head light lenses) the car looks excellent for its age inside and out. Realistically the car is only worth ~$3000 - $3500 now, but I have some pricey reapirs looming:
$1000- Replace rear calipers, parking brake cables, pads, rotors + labor
$800- BAT struts/springs + labor (mine are original and rear springs are cracked)
$150- Replace rear toe control arm + labor
$400- tires (in spring)
$200-500- A/C repair (not currently functioning but compressor still tries to cycle)
$220- strut bearings, alignment, balance and rotate tires
$400- rust repair at door seams (starting to get some bubbling at the lower seams, not bad still repairable)
So Im looking at repairs that are the cost of what the car is worth, almost. I like the car and not sure I could replace it with any equivalent for under $15k. Its just crappy timing with Christmas and all. So shoudl I stick it out and keep the CSVT for another year or 2 and spend the cash or would you move on?
$1000- Replace rear calipers, parking brake cables, pads, rotors + labor
$800- BAT struts/springs + labor (mine are original and rear springs are cracked)
$150- Replace rear toe control arm + labor
$400- tires (in spring)
$200-500- A/C repair (not currently functioning but compressor still tries to cycle)
$220- strut bearings, alignment, balance and rotate tires
$400- rust repair at door seams (starting to get some bubbling at the lower seams, not bad still repairable)
So Im looking at repairs that are the cost of what the car is worth, almost. I like the car and not sure I could replace it with any equivalent for under $15k. Its just crappy timing with Christmas and all. So shoudl I stick it out and keep the CSVT for another year or 2 and spend the cash or would you move on?