5000CS dilemma

Stephen Sherman spsherm at msn.com
Mon Jun 4 13:20:52 PDT 2012


So I have a decision to make regarding our old, reliable 1987 5000CS Avant.

This car still runs fairly well. We have used it as a snow car for the 
last 5 or 6 years, and has performed wonderfully. Problem is that the 
car needs some minor repairs, and it is at the stage where one has to 
wonder if it is worth it any longer to put money into a car this old.  
The car needs a new steering rack (leaks fluid). Otherwise mechanically 
it is fairly sound. On the cosmetic side, it has peeling paint, 
headliner is starting to fall down, and the leather seats have tears in 
them and it could use some new rear hatch lift cylinders.

Problem is, this car is probably worth more at the crusher than sold as 
a running car even with the repairs; even though it has many years of 
life left to it, in the right hands. Even with me doing the labor, parts 
alone to fix the current problems would likely come to >50% of the 
crusher value.  Is it worth it???  I figured that if any group of people 
would say keep and fix the car, it would be this list.

Thoughts?






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