*sigh* and yesterday felt so good...

[acroyear]

I *SO* was hoping I'd go a few more days (weeks?  months?) before needing this icon...

On this, well, not much we can do except be thankful we have a few bucks saved up and I make enough to hold us for quite a while.  Bright side is I can go to her office to get her stuff so it doesn't have to sit in a friends' house.

Because I already have the car back, without doing anything to it...and not for a good reason.

Forget about it.  Cylinder damage.  Repair cost will, yes, exceed its trade-in value.

I note shit like that happens (well, is discovered) just as you say "we'll keep it for one more year than get something new based on new requirements...".

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[neadods.livejournal.com]

Aw, damn! I'm sorry, for both of you.

[eac.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Hope something better comes up PROMPTLY for faireraven, and I'm quite sorry about your car.

[fiona64.livejournal.com]

I note shit like that happens (well, is discovered) just as you say "we'll keep it for one more year than get something new based on new requirements...".

Yep ... that's how I wound up with a new Corolla, and Agape Villages wound up with an old Ford Probe.

Yikes. It seems that it never rains but it pours. You guys are in my thoughts.

[rsteachout.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Did you guys piss off the Flying Spaghetti Monster or something? Sorry about all the trouble.

I note shit like that happens (well, is discovered) just as you say "we'll keep it for one more year than get something new based on new requirements...".

I know what you mean. We got the minivan when the Subaru blew its transmission right in the middle of the Cumberland Gap, and when we'd been thinking about a newer car later in the year. And the water heater blew last month just weeks before we were going to replace it, meaning we also had to replace the carpet.

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

Did you guys piss off the Flying Spaghetti Monster or something?

i don't see how? i've got a brand new fresh can of parmesean and everything...

[maguire708.livejournal.com]

aw crap, I'm so sorry! hug each other for me!

[rsteachout.livejournal.com]

But did you use ground beef, sausage, or ground veal for the meatballs? You *know* how picky it is about that.

[celtink.livejournal.com]

Sorry about this. I hope she will find something better soon so she can look back and say....."Wow if it hadn't been for that, I'd never have this awesome job."

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

chef boyardee - i figured going for the professional evangelist should have helped.

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

initially, she was saying that about this job...'til this year started.

[javasaurus.livejournal.com]

What kind of cylinder damage? Are you actually noticing performance problems? And don't base your decision on the dealer's estimate.

It might cost more than it's worth to fix it, but it will still be cheaper than a new car, or even most used cars.

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

the trade off is cost for the fix / time left after the fix, vs cost for a new (used). if a fix is great for now at 4k but the car still doesn't last much longer for whatever other reason, then its not worth it.

i made that mistake before. I spent 2K getting my civic's engine redone which should have bought 3 more years out of the car -- only to have an accident wreck the (brand new) radiator. and i wasn't going to have my insurance handle that because it would go on my record as a bad-driver single-car accident when the reality is that i hit the curb i hit in order to *dodge* some other asshole and avoided a 3-car collision that might have killed me (result there was no collision and thus no official record of what happened). i hate being punished for doing the right thing.

cost in itself is not the issue - its the cost divided by the time before a replacement is needed. just like light bulbs - i can buy a cheap bulb and replace it in a year, or buy a great bulb at higher price and get 5 years out of it...but if expensive bulb is more than 5 times the cost, its not worth it.

if i go and replace this and then wreck something else and still lose the car within the year, 4k is most definitely not worth it. better to get something fresh.

however, yes, i intend to go ahead and get a second opinion from a non-dealer repair shop.

[rsteachout.livejournal.com]

Well, that explains it then.

[cozit.livejournal.com]

We've hit that point as well... but are pushing it longer if possible. Chances are pretty good that a year from now we won't have to take the dog into consideration when buying a car (and dog takes up more room than you'd think... she's *not* really a crateable dog). Big difference between space needed at that point, vs space needed now (even taking into consideration that we can always rent a mini-van for those few weeks it's needed during the year...).

Good luck with the car search! (and with the car holding out until you find what you *want*)