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to pay off the car. I brought it for $4175 in Jan 03, with only 47k on it on then. It hasnt been a bad car but it could have been better, I owned it for one month and had to replace the gear selector thing $120, then radiator, sensors, few things here and there.
I'm so glad I will finally own the thing. Unfortunely I will have to fix or sell it soon. Not sure what to do yet.
It needs a new MAF, serpentine belt again as well, the IAC valve has to be replaced, EGR needs to be cleaned. The passanger side headlight assembly is cracked again, looking at $40 for another replacement one, time for a coolant flush now to, getting currently about 22mpg, due to the MAF being bad.
Looks like to keep it going I will need about $300-$350.
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$4175!  Thats a LOT of hamburgers! cool. now you can spend your money on getting an education. 
oh, and ps, i dont think anybody here cares what you're doing or what you have done. 
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Cool, congrats. Mine is paid off in March, cant wait.
Look at it this way, $300-500 is cheaper than buying a new car.
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Originally posted by svt4stv:
now you can spend your money on getting an education.
i dont think anybody here cares what you're doing or what you have done.
correct and correct.
perhaps i should ignorantly suggest that his car is so dumpy that he will probably be grateful to be rid of it.....hmm, decisions decisions
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Originally posted by acrdklr:
Originally posted by svt4stv:
now you can spend your money on getting an education.
i dont think anybody here cares what you're doing or what you have done.
correct and correct.
perhaps i should ignorantly suggest that his car is so dumpy that he will probably be grateful to be rid of it.....hmm, decisions decisions
couldnt agree more 
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Originally posted by HITMANinMI:
currently about 22mpg, due to the MAF being bad.
Looks like to keep it going I will need about $300-$350.
22mpg isn't that far off from what these cars get and whats 350 bucks? 2 months worth of payments? If that fixes all the major problems for awhile then thats nothing
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When you own an 8 year old vehicle you should expect to fix things on it. Cars don't last forever, they need fixing and love.
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Originally posted by HITMANinMI:
Looks like to keep it going I will need about $300-$350.
That's less than the cost of a new car's monthly payment. The cost of full coverage insurance is another expense for a new car. New cars are not always better.
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Originally posted by RTStabler51:
When you own an 8 year old vehicle you should expect to fix things on it. Cars don't last forever, they need fixing and love.
for his car, prolly the love more then the fix 
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Originally posted by HITMANinMI:
or sell it soon.
please do and leave us alone.
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