LOL. An 11 year old Honda with a blown head gasket.
Five years ago I took my ’90 Civic in with a lengthy list including head gasket, all four shocks, and exhaust. When my mechanic phoned me he prefaced the estimate of around C$ 2,500.00 (That was close to what I expected.) with something like: “You’ll probably wish to look at purchasing a newer vehicle…”
Immediately after he detailed the estimate I said: “Yeah. Go ahead. Do it all, and while you’re at it, change the timing belt and water pump.” ...Silence… So I added: “I’d rather repair a vehicle that I know is in overall good condition than have to deal with a car salesman.”
Last Sept. it got a new clutch. I blame that on my 23 YO son learning to drive a standard <g>, but more likely my commute’s traffic congestion.
Thursday it goes in for a starter problem (in the starter motor’s brush area), and I’m going to get him to check the alternator and probably replace the brushes. It has over 150,000 miles on it.
I tend to drive ‘em till they die. The definition of die is???
Sometimes the best used car that you can find is the one that you are presently driving.
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