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my ful pump went out and i need to know if its worth putting $650 in this car, or is it just time to get a new USED CAR? help!!?? :cry: sounds like alot for a fuel pump? is there something else wrong with it aswell? > my ful pump went out and i need to know if its worth putting $650 in > this car, or is it just time to get a new USED CAR? help!!?? :cry: Hard to say. How many miles? Any thing else needs to be done? Do you like the car? There is no guarantee that another used car will not cost you a lot in repairs too. > sounds like alot for a fuel pump? is there something else wrong with it > aswell? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards > > Topic URL: http://www.autoforumz.com/Pontiac-93-gm-Worth-putting-650-HELP-ftopict139849 .html > > Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: > > http://www.autoforumz.com/eform.php?p=676899 A couple of years ago, I drove a '91 Grand Prix. It was spray-painted all over (done by me, and due to the fact that the other paint was no good), the rocker panels were more holes then metal, I had already put tons of $$$ into it and then the engine went. What did I do? I put another engine in it. Cost me a lot of money, but I liked the car, and trusted the car. If this Grand Am of yours has proven itself to be a trustworthy car and you like it, then I do not see a problem with putting money into it. At least with your Grand Am you should already know all that is wrong with it where as if you go out and buy another used car it may have many problems you won't find out about for a few weeks. Basically, no one but you can decide if the car is worth it or not. You know its condition, you know its value to you, and you know what problems it has. I shall now end my Rant and say, Good luck > my ful pump went out and i need to know if its worth putting $650 in > this car, or is it just time to get a new USED CAR? help!!?? :cry: > A couple of years ago, I drove a '91 Grand Prix. It was spray-painted all > over (done by me, and due to the fact that the other paint was no good), the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Basically, no one but you can decide if the car is worth it or not. You know > its condition, you know its value to you, and you know what problems it has. Excellent post! I, too, put a good amount of money into an '86 6000LE because it had a very good engine and had been very reliable. That repair was a good decision; I got four more years out of the car. If it were me, and the car had no other major problems and had been reliable, I'd check a few other shops to see if the repair could be done for less, and have it done.  Signature"Did Father shoot him? I will eat Grandfather for dinner." - Helen Keller, on learning of the death of her grandfather >> A couple of years ago, I drove a '91 Grand Prix. It was spray-painted all >> over (done by me, and due to the fact that the other paint was no good), [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > reliable, I'd check a few other shops to see if the repair could be done > for less, and have it done. Ahh yes. The 6000's. We have had at least 4 of them, and the last three we drove well over 300,000 KM's right until the bodies had more rust then metal. Great cars. Very reliable too. > "REP" <rep@inanna.com> wrote in message > > Excellent post! I, too, put a good amount of money into an '86 6000LE > > because it had a very good engine and had been very reliable. That [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > drove well over 300,000 KM's right until the bodies had more rust then > metal. Great cars. Very reliable too. Mine had over 200,000 miles when the head gasket blew. By then, it was old enough and had enough other problems that with great regret, I let it go (and got a '97 Grand Am). My 6000 had the nicest, smoothest, cushiest ride ever and was fun to drive. Not the 'coolest' car (and mine was two-tone burgundy and copper) but I still miss it. Signature"Did Father shoot him? I will eat Grandfather for dinner." - Helen Keller, on learning of the death of her grandfather >> "REP" <rep@inanna.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > cushiest ride ever and was fun to drive. Not the 'coolest' car (and mine > was two-tone burgundy and copper) but I still miss it. Out of all of ours, I think I liked our '87 the best. It was black with the factory goldish rims, and the tanish colored interior. Buckets in the front, and the full dash package. I loved driving that car, but when it got to the point where, like I said above, there was more rust then metal, we had to send them to the scrap yard. That one had almost 400,000 KM's on it by that time, so I can't complain that we didn't get a good run out of her. > my ful pump went out and i need to know if its worth putting $650 in > this car, or is it just time to get a new USED CAR? help!!?? :cry: Is it up north or near the coast so that the salt has chewed the car to rust? I know my 93 is worth anything I need to do to keep it running. It looks and runs better than a coworker's 2002 or so Malibu. The mere fact that you asked, says to me that the car is beaten all to hell and after the repair will be worth at best $651. >> my ful pump went out and i need to know if its worth putting $650 in >> this car, or is it just time to get a new USED CAR? help!!?? :cry: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >asked, says to me that the car is beaten all to hell and after the repair >will be worth at best $651. Many people balk at spending $50 to fix an otherwise good older car - muchless $650 - but will buy an unknown used vehicle for $5000 to replace it - with an excellent chance IT will require $650 worth of work within the first 3 months ---. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't -- UNLESS you KNOW yours is in bad shape otherwise. If the body is soft, particularly the underside, get rid of it and get something solid. If the body is still good, and it is generally in good mechanical condition, fix it . For 650 you get a used car that runs ok.. Where are you going to get a used car that runs ok for 650. > >> my ful pump went out and i need to know if its worth putting $650 in > >> this car, or is it just time to get a new USED CAR? help!!?? :cry: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > underside, get rid of it and get something solid. If the body is still > good, and it is generally in good mechanical condition, fix it . |
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