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Re: dunno why you'd not keep it.
Posted by Saabinhappy (more from Saabinhappy) on Sat, 9 Apr 2011 17:28:49
In Reply to: dunno why you'd not keep it., Mark from Toronto, Sat, 9 Apr 2011 17:10:48
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Mark,
Thanks for your replies. No, you're right, I will have to "keep it" for the immediate future. However, I want to do so with minimal additional investment since every dollar spent now is going to be "spread over" a relatively short amount of time.
So "keeping it" can take on any number of forms. There's 3-4K keep it, which entails a lot of new parts, wheels and labor but buys me years in retro style with a tape deck :). There's acceptable 1.5K keep it and well there's .75K get it back on the road and keep topping 'er off for another 12 months or so.
Right now, I am operating under the assumption of a near zero resale value in 18 months (approx 180K) assuming a course of minimal maintenance. I have to be careful about the dollars spent because unlike most of you guys I don't have the know how, space and tools to do a lot of this on the weekends with a few cold ones.
oil leak $300, cv boot $325 with alignment, coolant fix if benign assume $250 w/flush that's $875 to just get back on the road.
The question is, or was, at what point do you let go and move on. I think the answer is some sort of catastrophic failure like HG or piston or major system bus malf.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Friends, it's a sad time., Saabinhappy, Sat, 9 Apr 2011 09:53:44
- $300 for 18 months. Buy something., BrianG, Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:05:30
- Time to say goodbye., Noel, Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:51:57
- btw...did you try upgrading the trans software?, jimbobjoe, Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:48:37
- Re: Friends, it's a sad time., James, Sat, 9 Apr 2011 19:59:35
- That is where these Saabs get ya..., JeffSm, Sat, 9 Apr 2011 17:34:01
- It is a parts car now, dmz789qqq, Sat, 9 Apr 2011 15:04:52
- Re: Friends, it's a sad time., AlS, Sat, 9 Apr 2011 12:07:59
- oh and add..., Saabinhappy, Sat, 9 Apr 2011 10:01:12
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