It can't be fixed. He lost the belt going 70. I want to get the tires (almost brand new) but then what? Who takes old cars away? The car body is perfect too. It's a 1990 Plymouth Laser.
2007-03-10 10:55:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
It was a 'turbo' . We were told by a mechanic that it most likely damaged the valves in a very horrible way. Thus, 'unfixable' .
2007-03-10 11:38:34 · update #1
Lasers, eagle talons and mitsubishi eclipses (all essentially the same car) are notorious for throwing timing belts. When this happens the valves pound into the pistons like bullets from a gun. The motor is crap, and with the value of a plymouth laser... you are right. It is garbage. Now that that is all settled. Depending on where you live call up your local junkyard (check the phonebook) and they will generally gladly come out and haul her away for you. Some require you to yank the gas tank, if you don't want to do that yourself, find a junkyard that will do it for you. The going rate around me is about $90-100 a car. You could try to sell it, but these cars or INCREDIBLY common in the exact state you're describing. This is a VERY common problem. Don't blame your son either... these cars are an absolute disaster waiting to happen. Unless proper maintenance is observed. If they would have used a timing chain as opposed to a belt this could have been avoided.
2007-03-10 11:08:31 · answer #1 · answered by fenderguy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Around here, there's ads in the paper for people willing to pay up to $300 for junk cars and they'll haul them off. The price of scrap metal is pretty high right now, so it should be easy to sell it for scrap for at least $150.
You could also list it in the local classifieds for around $500 or so as needing repairs. Many people look for such vehicles to fix up, doing the work themselves and getting a decent car cheaper than it'd cost to buy an already good running one.
2007-03-10 14:23:25 · answer #2 · answered by Mark B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you can turn a wrench you can buy a rebuilt or used engine you can probably fix it cheaper than buying a new one and it probably just needs heads if the timing belt broke then you bent your valves this is not a noninterference engine also change the timing belt every 80 to 100 thousand miles to prevent this prob on any car
2007-03-10 11:08:31 · answer #3 · answered by howdy doody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 22:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try selling it over CraigsList.org for your area:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/
If you have the 1.8L engine, it should be ok even if the timing belt broke. But, if you have the 2.0L engine, then the valves were probably damaged when the timing belt broke.
2007-03-10 11:01:53 · answer #5 · answered by bobweb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are charity groups that take old cars and will give you a tax write off for it.
2007-03-10 11:01:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Um well I used car delar will probally take it, but not for much. You could drop it of at the junk yard.
2007-03-10 10:59:27 · answer #7 · answered by Sofija 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong, anything can be fixed if you want to spend the money.
Call a junkyard or donate it to a charity.
2007-03-10 11:00:06 · answer #8 · answered by Dave 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the junk yard would probobly give you like 40 bucks or something for it
2007-03-10 11:00:31 · answer #9 · answered by Belgrademitch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where do you live?
I will take it off your hands for you.
2007-03-10 10:59:51 · answer #10 · answered by NOSSLP 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋