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good money after bad (high mileage car repair)

Henry0Reilly
My wife is very sentimental about the 08 Chevy Aveo (130k miles) that she bought which enabled her to get a job and divorce her second husband, but she never drives it any more since my 120# dog has been riding in the passenger seat and stained it.

The fuel economy dropped from 30 to around 20 and I put about $900 into it for complete tune up, service the transmission, and new catalytic converter and I drive it for my job. Just put 2 new tires on last month.

Yesterday I pulled into an intersection when I shouldn't have, masked down on the accelerator and something broke, probably the accelerator position sensor. I was able to drive it home at idle speed.

I'm undecided about whether to repair it or tell her we have sell it.
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  • David Nunn
    My truck has somewhere over 200,000 miles on the clock.

    Previous owner rebuilt the engine, brakes, suspension, and replaced the heater core and radiator.

    I had the truck about a year when the transmission started to fail. Yes, I paid somewhere around $1,400 to have it overhauled.

    The question to answer is: If I didn't already own it, would I pay $1,400 for it with freshly rebuilt transmission? No brainer.

    Oh yeah...It's a Ford, made in 1997.
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  • mnrivrat48
    More likely the cable broke, but either that or the sensor is an easy fix.
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  • mnrivrat48
    More likely the cable broke, but either that or the sensor is an easy fix.
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  • mnrivrat48
    More likely the cable broke, but either that or the sensor is an easy fix.
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  • mnrivrat48
    More likely the cable broke, but either that or the sensor is an easy fix.
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  • Rocky Raab
    Ironic isn't it? We call it good after bad, but in fact the original purchase was the good money, and throwing resources at it now should be called the bad.
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  • remingtonoaks
    If it's been maintained properly (oil changes, transmission fluid changed, differential changed on schedule) then your car isn't even half wore out...

    I have a 1996 Toyota t100 (full-size pickup) that has 234,000 that the engine and transmission life expectancy is 400,000 (if maintained properly)

    And I just bought a 1998 Honda Civic GX (runs on Natural Gas) with 214,000 miles for Community that has the life expectancy of 500,000 miles

    I know your car is a Chevy Eveo, so don't expect near those numbers because consumer Affairs gives it a 1 star out of a 5 star rating...

    So the question you have to ask yourself is... Did I maintain it properly, or did I not... Let that be your deciding factor whether you dump it or not..

    But again like I said, Consumer Affairs rates the Chevy Eveo with a one-star out of a 5-star rating. So maybe you ought to fix it, then dump it on some sucker for as much as you can get out of it and run to the bank with a smile on your face...
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  • droptop
    If you can't house (car) break your dog repair the old one (car). Dog that pee in seats are meant for older cars.
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