What's the Crown Vic's role?
I have a ford escort that I bought for 500$ still haven't put any repairs into it yet, only oil change every month.
I have a ford escort that I bought for 500$ still haven't put any repairs into it yet, only oil change every month. It has a lifter tap that's sorta maybe could be quiet loud??? Bought it to save miles off my jeep and to go to work mainly. Wanting to get a year plus out of it.
I've told myself that anything over 100$ breaks I'm just going to toss it in the trash and buy another. But I'll probably not learn and keep putting money into it.
I've done that before...not fun.I always find the breaking point too late. After I've already had it fixed with too much money I realize I should have scrapped the car before repairs.
I've done that before...not fun.
My breaking point I think will be if the mechanic comes back with a 1k+ estimate.
If so, I'll have to seriously evaluate my situation - while I could afford about 1k in repairs, I'd have to make a bet that I'd have no issues for a while.
Quiet loud? This confuses me. It is on the loud side of quiet, or is it the quiet side of loud?
This is true. In that case I'd be all for it and would do what it took to make it work.Its all relative though. If a $1k fix will make your car driveable for another X years, its probably worth it, as it would be hard to sell it in a broken state then use that little amount of money + $1k to buy something else in unknown condition.
What if all you need was 1,000 to stick a turbo on the Jeep?
I sometimes wonder how close you could get with a come-along and a tape measure.Unless I get a frame straightener.
I sometimes wonder how close you could get with a come-along and a tape measure.