[Vwdiesel] Should I keep or bail now?

[nwall at opei.org]

How did the starter go? Mine bagan starting very sluggishly a while back. A $35
set of starter brushes was all it needed. That's a $200+ starter, rebuilt, at
least in the  Wash DC area!

--Nate\\

Quoting Forrest L King <forrestking at juno.com>:

> pumps cost anywhere from 300 rebuilt to 525 new....  you just have to
> look around.   Why bail now?  Stick with it till you get your money out
> of it.  you are in for 1000 and expect another 400 in the next year,
> that means 1400 dollar car.  I'd make sure to drive it for at elast 1.5
> years to feel like I got a good deal.   However,  if you assume a new car
> payment is about 325 dollars,  you only need to drive it for 5 months
> (4.37) to 'save' money.  Another thing -  If you also save receipts for
> all work that is done - your car will retain value like no other.  You
> should be  able to sell a running driving diesel of any mileage for 800
> to 1000 dollars.
>
> Forrest
>
> P.S.  If you decide to sell,  don't buy the tires or the belt and I'll
> buy it for what you have in it :)
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 08 Feb 2003 07:21:08 -0500 "Andy Mann" <andymann at adelphia.net>
> writes:
> > Ok...I need some advice again. I have an 86 Jetta diesel that I
> > have currently about $600 into (purchase price + exhaust).  I need
> > to have a timing belt, starter and new tires put on. This would
> > bring
> > me up to about $1000 invested. The car has 300k on it (mostly
> > highway from previous owner) and seems to run ok. The prior
> > owner seemed very responsible and kept all records...even oil
> > changes. He also bought the car from his boss who was just as
> > responsible I'm told.
> >  My question is....where do I draw the line? I'm told the injector
> > pump starts to go around 300k and cost about $900 to repair.
> > Clutch seems ok but don't know how much life it has left. Body ok
> > as well with a few repairs but looks fine. Interior fine. Is it
> > worth
> > getting this car up to speed or should I just cut my losses before
> > I
> > get nickled and dimed to death? This car was made in Germany
> > which I hear is a plus. It started pretty good even in the cold
> > before
> > the starter went. No oil in anti-freeze or milkshakes when you open
> > the oil filler cap. The air conditioner even works! Waterpump,
> > altenator,glowplugs and brakes all done recently(by previous
> > owner).
> > What does the list think? Is it worth investing in or should I bail
> > now? What else can I look forward to going wrong? Any advice
> > would be appreciated.
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