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well, I was afraid of that
Time for a new engine in my car, to the tune of more than the car is actually worth at this point. My decision now is: 1) drop the money to replace the engine and fix the leaking exhaust manifold into this car and keep driving it; 2) buy a beater for about an equivalent amount of money; or 3) suck it up and just go hunting for a new car and hope to get $250 or so for trade-in on my poor little Protege.
It's not completely unexpected news, but I was hoping that wasn't going to be the answer.
On the positive side, after the last couple of days I can recommend Ferris Automotive. You wouldn't think a mechanic would recommend buying a new car rather than giving them a several-thousand dollar job. I wouldn't anyway, not based on previous experience with different mechanics. Now I'm kicking myself for not having gone to them first.
It's not completely unexpected news, but I was hoping that wasn't going to be the answer.
On the positive side, after the last couple of days I can recommend Ferris Automotive. You wouldn't think a mechanic would recommend buying a new car rather than giving them a several-thousand dollar job. I wouldn't anyway, not based on previous experience with different mechanics. Now I'm kicking myself for not having gone to them first.
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I've been looking at cheap new Japanese matchbox cars... the Toyota "Yaris" and one called "Fit" from Honda. There's also the basic Scion model too. All can be had for under $15K (the Fit goes for around 10). I would figure payments on something like that couldn't be all THAT bad. Not that I have any credit mind, you.
Anyway, sorry to hear about the car. This sucks indeed.
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The car gave me almost no problems for more than nine years, so it's been a good run. I'm not 100% convinced the recent damage wasn't made worse by my last mechanic prior to Ferris, but I can't prove anything either way.