Rant: moral support for denial enhancement

[c dyer]

Thanks, Doyt--from a man who knows! I too replaced a
lot of the items you mentioned (mine "only" has about
225k mi).

I guess I'm freaking a bit cuz all these items hit at
once, and w/labor it'll be around $1300 or so! 

Civic lease, anyone..?

--- "Doyt W. Echelberger"
<doyt at mail.buckeye-express.com> wrote:
> At 03:41 PM 3/23/2005 -0800, you wrote:
> >WARNING: RANT ON!
> >So this ol' '87 5kcstq needs, tho none of it time
> >critical, strut bearing replacment (I just ok'ed
> the
> >wrench to do that), pwr pump & 2 high pressure
> hoses,
> >valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket. Apparently I'm
> >personally responsible for the L.A. beaches'
> >pollution.
> >
> >Looking for advice/experience/etc.: do I get all
> this
> >stuff fixed? (prolly not all at once, but monthly
> >based on funds and triage level) Sell it for a wee
> >amount? Get a better "trouble-free" one? (paging
> Ben
> >Swann...audifans...)
> >
> >I'm leaning towards getting the junk fixed cuz, ya
> >know, it's a great car. And in the 0-4k price
> range,
> >what else is there to buy? A 15 yr old Sentra?
> Don't
> >think so.
> >*CLAP* Rant Off.
> >
> >
> >Chris Dyer
> >(310) 479-0060 home
> >(310) 567-9863 cell
> >11625 Texas Ave. #204
> >Los Angeles, CA 90025
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> 
> Hello Chris........
> 
> You didn't tell the mileage. That matters a lot.
> These cars need lots of 
> systems refurbished about every 100k miles.
> 
> I have an 87 5ktq at about 300k miles, and (counting
> the original part as 
> the first)it is on its third clutch, third radiator,
> fourth hydraulic 
> accumulator, second set of fuel and brake lines, and
> umpteenth set of pads 
> and rotors and calipers, plugs, plug wires, dizzy
> caps, etc. And I 
> disconnected the anti-lock brake system because the
> CV joint cogs all 
> corroded and gave false signals. That probably won't
> happen in California.
> 
> I replaced all the sub-frame bushings and some tie
> rod ends and a few 
> steering racks. And the front and rear struts. And I
> did all the wheel 
> bearings at least 4 times.
> 
> I've replaced the shifter linkage once, even the
> deep stuff.
> 
> And the windshield.
> 
> And the headliner.
> 
> You are on a slippery slope.....this is a
> sophisticated vehicle and it eats 
> wheel bearings and steering racks for sure, and in
> the salt belt the 
> calipers tend to hang up and require lubrication
> every year. Your decision 
> to start fixing things will lead you to just keep
> fixing things, year after 
> year....because "the car" was built to be a frame on
> which the owner could 
> hang parts as long as he wanted. In Europe, they pay
> a huge tax on a new 
> car, as high as 40% in some countries. So everybody
> tries to avoid buying a 
> new car and they just keep fixing the old ones, to
> avoid the huge tax.
> 
> Plan on keeping it the rest of your life, and figure
> on putting it in your 
> will so one of your kids will get it.
> 
> Slippery slope. S6's are like that also.....steeper
> slope.
> 
> Doyt Echelberger
> 
> >
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Chris Dyer
(310) 479-0060 home
(310) 567-9863 cell
11625 Texas Ave. #204
Los Angeles, CA 90025


		
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