93 pontiac gm Worth putting$650? HELP!

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:01:21 -0500, "john graesser"
wrote:

>
>"nail_tech_vic" wrote in message
>
>> 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!!??
>
>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.
>
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 .
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"80 Knight" wrote:

> 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.

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.

--
"Did Father shoot him? I will eat Grandfather for dinner."
- Helen Keller, on learning of the death of her grandfather
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For 650 you get a used car that runs ok.. Where are you going to get a used
car that runs ok for 650.

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> On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:01:21 -0500, "john graesser"
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"nail_tech_vic" wrote in message
> >
> >> 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!!??
> >
> >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.
> >
> 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 .
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"REP" wrote in message

> In article ,
> "80 Knight" wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> 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.

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.
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"80 Knight" wrote:

> "REP" 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
> > 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.
>
> 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.

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.

--
"Did Father shoot him? I will eat Grandfather for dinner."
- Helen Keller, on learning of the death of her grandfather
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"REP" wrote in message

> In article ,
> "80 Knight" wrote:
>
>> "REP" 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
>> > 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.
>>
>> 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.
>
> 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.

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.
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