Originally posted by m4gician:
..The rotors on the other hand, is there anyway you can live without them or are they warped really badly? IF it comes to a point where spending all the $2500 is necessary I would invest in another car right there and then.
LOL. My tolerance is a little higher. Rotors are maintenance items. Even when you buy a new car, you will have to plan on spending money on it in 4 years or so. I have spent $800 this year on maintenance items (2 tires, ball joint, wheel bearing, alignments, etc.). And expect another $1500 to $2000 next year (2 tires, brakes, probably suspension items, etc.). And maybe $3000 the next year (probably time for new precats and main cat then).
My insurance now is $450/yr (comprehensive) and personal property tax is $40/yr. With a new car, I can expect to pay $2000 in insurance and $1200 in personal property tax per year. In addition to a yearly car payment of about $5500 for the next 5 years. So when I think about it, $2K to $3K per year seems cheap compared to $8700 per year for the next 5 years. 
"Always do the cheap and easy ones first."
1996 V6 ATX 96K miles
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