Car troubles. Is it time to get rid of it?

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XZeroII

Lifer
Jun 30, 2001
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Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: XZeroII
Get rid of it.
WHY?

:roll:

People like you upset me, but I guess it does make it easy for people like me to buy cheap "broken" cars, fix them, and sell them for a profit. ;)

The clutch happens. It's normal maintenance items. Expect your new clutch to be good for 75,000 - 200,000 miles, depending on your driving habbits.

I'm kinda in the same boat. After I fix the worn valve stem seals on my car, I hope to get another 100,000 miles out of it without any major problems.

Remanufactured head
New clutch about 15,000 miles ago
New brakes all around
New aftermarket carburetor
New CV joints
New radiator
Thermostat, cap, rotor, plugs, wires...

Just stuff that needed to be done. Of course, I wouldn't have bought the car if I had known it needed such things in the first place, but oh well. I should have a fairly reliable car that gets nearly 40MPG all said and done.

My sister had an early 90's Escort. It sucked. She sold it back around 2000 and it was falling apart, and it wasn't even driven that hard. Literally, falling apart. It had a bit more than 100,000 miles on it. Whenever I hear that someone has an escort from back then, I advise them to get rid of it.
 

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Lifer
Oct 11, 1999
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damn, i have to keep pumping gas in my car to keep it running, should i get another one?